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Senior Health Uncovered - Online Workshop

Friday 17 February 2023 This online workshop aims to provide teachers with the foundations and a greater understanding of the overarching approaches, frameworks and resources of Senior Health. It is aimed at those teachers new to the subject as well as teachers returning to the subject after a break or have taught for a little while but wanted to build their confidence in the subject. Draft Program The program for this event is currently being developed and will be updated when finalised. See below for the draft program of what is being intended on being delivered for the day (subject to change) Time Topic Presenter 9:00am Welcome – Setting the scene for the day Dr Hugh Shannon, QUT 9:15am Salutogenesis – Understanding the river of life Dr Louise McCuaig, Matthew Flinders Anglican College 10.20am BREAK 10.30am Overview of the overarching approaches, frameworks and resources of Health Education Carolyn Jones, QCAA Principal Education Officer Dr Hugh Shannon, QUT 11.30am Using the health inquiry model for a purpose (Unit 1) TBA 12.45pm BREAK 1.15pm Assessment design and assessment decisions Carolyn Jones, QCAA Principal Education Officer 1:45pm Effective data collection and analysis Dr Hugh Shannon, QUT 2.45pm Panel Discussion – Q&A All Presenters 2.55pm Wrap up Dr Hugh Shannon, QUT Presenters Dr Hugh Shannon will facilitate the program. Hugh lectures at the Faculty of Health - School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences at Queensland University of Technology. Carolyn Jones is a Principal Education Officer at the QCAA in the Health, Physical Education (HPE)/Technologies learning area. Carolyn has held the role from the implementation of the new QCE system and is primarily responsible for the Health General Syllabus and the Applied Sport & Recreation Syllabus. Dr Louise McCuaig currently serves as Head of Flinders Discovery Institute at Matthew Flinders Anglican College. For over 30 years, she has been an educator in Queensland schools and universities. Louise’s research on health literacy and salutogenesis underpinned the development of the Australian Curriculum: Health and Physical Education and Queensland Senior Health Syllabus. Cost The cost of the workshop is $220 for ACHPER QLD members and $280 for non members. Sign into your myACHPER account or if you haven't registered previously, create a new account to register for this event.

Australian Curriculum: HPE Workshop (7-10)

Online Workshop - Friday 17 March 2023 This online workshop is a professional learning opportunity for teachers in Years 7-10. It will build on the themes from previous workshops, with a focus on the purpose and aims of the curriculum document. The workshop will provide ideas and guidance on unit planning and assessment, using the structure of the refreshed v9.0 curriculum to inform teachers when making decisions about teaching and learning. Interactive tasks will guide participants to further explore flexible approaches to the delivery of rich, integrated learning for students. DRAFT PROGRAM Time Session Session Outline 8:15 am – 8:30 am Registration Login open 8:30 am – 8:45 am Welcome Using the online platform Interactive tasks Sharing experiences 8:45 am-10:00 am Investigating AC:HPE V9.0 Implementation timelines and advice Identifying Positive, Challenging, Interesting features Blog discussion 10:00 am – 10:30 am Break 10:30 am-12:30 pm Planning for Alignment – a process Planning with the end in mind Revisiting the key ideas Achievement standard Content Descriptions Content Elaborations 12:30 pm – 1:00 pm Break 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm Unit development Front-ending assessment Designing quality assessment Other planning considerations 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm Putting it all together Working across the Strands Movement as a medium and context for learning 3:00 pm Workshop concludes Workshop evaluation We are pleased to announce Glenn Amezdroz as our Expert Facilitator for the Workshop. Glenn is an experienced educator with a demonstrated history of working in the education management industry. He is skilled in mentoring, curriculum consulting and planning, resource development, lecturing, and educational technology. Glenn was previously Principal Education Officer (Physical Education) at the Queensland Curriculum and Assessment Authority. He has served on various QCAA Moderation Panels and Subject and Syllabus Advisory Committees, as District Panellist and District Review Panel Chair. The cost of the workshop is $220 for ACHPER QLD members and $280 for non members. Sign into your myACHPER account or if you have not registered previously, create a new account to register for this event.