FREE EXPO SEMINAR ON Diverse Education

 

 

Run in a theatre on the Expo floor, EduTECH’s free-to-attend Expo Seminar on diverse education needs & inclusion is designed for classroom teachers and SENCo’s looking for new ideas and inspiration to better assist and include students with learning and behavioural difficulties.

 

 

WHO ATTENDS?

  • Classroom teachers
  • SENCo's
  • Teaching aides
  • Principal Advisors

TOPICS

  • Students with learning and behavioural difficulties
  • Teaching strategies tailored to meet individual needs
  • Aboriginal student support
  • Multicultural education
  • Supporting students with a disability
  • Educating students with English as an additional language or dialect
  • Supporting high-potential and gifted students

Diverse Education Needs & Inclusion, Tuesday 13 August 2024

Leanne Woodley
Diverse Education Needs & Inclusion
12:15

Optimising teacher practices in inclusive classrooms

This session will explore the use of data to inform teaching practices within a Multi-Tiered System of Supports.  It will focus on collaborative approaches in analysing data and making informed decisions on teaching practices to improve student outcomes.

Panel discussion
Diverse Education Needs & Inclusion
12:45

Assistive technology within the Universal Design for Learning (UDL) framework

This presentation illustrates how educators can effectively utilise assistive technology within the Universal Design for Learning (UDL) framework to proactively address and reduce barriers, ensuring all students have the opportunity to succeed.

Jilanne Littlechild, Education Officer, Sydney Catholic Schools
Lisa Giles, Education Officer, Sydney Catholic Schools
Ayesha Umar
Diverse Education Needs & Inclusion
13:15

Inclusive education in STEM

This presentation will discuss designing and implementing an inclusive education programs for STEM subjects based on an evidence-based practice. 

A case study of an inclusive education program for mathematics from Year 7 to 10 will be presented. This will include guidelines for acceleration and intervention, assessment of prior knowledge and assessment for learning, addressing knowledge gaps, evaluating student readiness to learn and increasing student agency. 

Charlotte Peverett
Diverse Education Needs & Inclusion
13:45

Using Effective Literacy Practices for Students with Intellectual Disabilities

  • High expectations leads to increased outcomes in literacy for our students with intellectual disabilities.
  • The use of Low tech-High tech in the classroom and what works for our students.
  • The gaps in technology and what we need from developers.
Donna Wright
Diverse Education Needs & Inclusion
14:15

Education Leadership - Differentiation and the Gifted Child

In this session, participants will gain valuable insights from a seasoned school leader, aimed at helping schools develop strategies to identify gifted children. The session will delve into the notion of the 'tall poppy syndrome' and advocate for extension activities and accceleeration that empower every child to achieve their maximum potential

Shane Fagg
Diverse Education Needs & Inclusion
14:45

Unlocking potential with assistive tech

Come along and explore some flexible, free (mostly) options to help students with literacy challenges share what they know. I’ll show you how Chatterkids, Clips and Minecraft can allow students to shine and share what they do know, all without the restrictiveness of pencil and paper.

MJ Raatz
Diverse Education Needs & Inclusion
15:15

Student engagement with gamification

Joshua Bowman
Diverse Education Needs & Inclusion
15:45

Minecraft: Education for everyone

  • as a tool for engaging students with autism,
  • as a tool for fostering engagement with language for EAL/D students,
  • to facilitate collaboration, respect and inclusion in a diverse classroom.
last published: 26/Jul/24 05:05