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Workshops/ Live Webinars and Videos

Educator Webinar or Workshop

Pre-Writing and Fine Motor

Development for 3-5 years

Completing this course will contribute 1 hour and 30 minutes of PD in the priority area of Delivery and Assessment of NSW Curriculum/EYLF addressing Standard Descriptor(s) 2.5.2 from the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers towards maintaining Proficient Teacher Accreditation in NSW.
Course includes:
-Pre-writing and Fine Motor Development and links to EYLF
-Pre-writing stages of development and research
-Making Connections between writing, reading and other areas
-Pencil Grip
-Name Writing
- Pre-Writing and Fine Motor Development Strategies and Activities
-Learning Centre Ideas
All participants will be asked to complete a questionnaire during the webinar. A certificate of attendance will be sent after the LIVE event.

Educator Workshop or Webinar

Pre-Reading Skills for 3-5 year olds

Completing Pre-Reading for 3-5 years LIVE will contribute 2 hours of PD in the priority area of Delivery and Assessment of NSW Curriculum/EYLF addressing standard descriptors 2.1.2, 2.5.2 from the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers towards maintaining Proficient Teacher Accreditation in NSW.

Course includes:
- literacy according to EYLF
- speech, oral and language development
- play based learning and literacy
- 5 pre reading skills explained
- vocabulary and comprehension
- effective, simple games and strategies to help with pre-reading
- ways to innovate on a text
- how to incorporate pre-reading skills into the daily routine

Participants will be sent a link to a google drive with an abundance of resources.
**Educators will be required to complete a questionnaire during the course and a Certificate of Attendance will be sent via email**

School Readiness: Literacy and Numeracy- A course for parents

(targeted age group: preschoolers 3-5 year olds)

Workshop or live webinar includes:

mathematical language/basic concepts
practical and hands on activities
number recognition and counting
understanding number value, one to one correspondence
pre reading skills explained and how to help your child with reading
fine motor and writing development
vocabulary and comprehension

AND MUCH MORE

Kindy-Year 1 Beginning to Read and Write

(targeted age group: K-2)

Workshop includes:

strategies and games to help with reading fluency, comprehension, sounding out, vocabulary, sight word recognition
strategies to help with fine motor skills and writing

AND MUCH MORE

Mathematics and Numeracy

(targeted age group:

Kindergarten, Year One/Two)

Workshop includes:

a range of strategies and games to help with place value, addition, subtraction and other important number skills
explains important parts of the new syllabus in simple terms

AND MUCH MORE

Educator Webinar or Workshop

STEAM Ahead in Early Childhood for 3-6 year olds

(Connections with Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics)

Completing STEAM Ahead in Early Childhood will contribute 2 hours and 30 minutes of PD in the priority area of Delivery and Assessment of NSW Curriculum/EYLF addressing standard descriptors 2.1.2 & 3.2.2 from the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers towards maintaining Proficient Teacher Accreditation in NSW.
Course includes:
How do children learn in today’s society?
What skills do young children need?
STEAM Links to EYLF
What is STEAM?
Why do we need to expose STEAM to our young children?
How can we approach/support STEAM in early childhood?
Scenarios using STEAM, Picture Books and STEAM, Technology and STEAM
STEAM challenge
All participants will receive all the worthwhile resources and experiments and certificates via a google drive.
All participants will have the opportunity to watch the replay within 48 hours of the live event.

Educator Workshop or Webinar

Numeracy and Thinking Skills for 3-5 year olds

Completing Numeracy and Thinking Skills for 3–5-year-olds will contribute 2 hours of PD in the priority area of Delivery and Assessment of NSW Curriculum/EYLF addressing Standard Descriptors 2.1.2 and 2.5.2 from the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers towards maintaining Proficient Teacher Accreditation in NSW.

This webinar will focus on:
- mathematical language and basic concepts
- practical and hands on activities
- number recognition and counting
- understanding number value, one to one correspondence
- linking literacy and books with numeracy
- using everyday items to teach important number concepts as well as simple and fun number games and activities
-developing thinking and problem solving skills
All those registered will receive all the exciting and effective games and other handouts via email.
Educators will receive a certificate of attendance via email.

Parents /Carers Numeracy and Thinking Skills

(1 hour and 15 minutes)

(targeted age group: 3-5 year olds)

VIDEO includes:

mathematical language and basic concepts
practical and hands on activities
number recognition and counting
understanding number value, one to one correspondence
linking literacy and books with numeracy
using everyday items to teach important number concepts as well as simple and fun number games and activities
developing thinking and problem solving skills