Introducing the Mining Minds 2018 Project CalendarProject Manager: Angela Thompson Phone: 0400 877 531 Email:angela@semannslattery.com
To register for any or all of these events simply click the 'Register Interest' button or for more information contact the Mining Minds team at the Community Hub.
Administration: Hayley Scrivens Phone: 0459 824 026 Email:hayley@semannslattery.com
Mining Minds is located in the Community Hub, shop 8 Roxby Central, Richardson Place, Roxby Downs. Ph: 8671 2461 Transforming Pedagogy Project with Professor Alma FleetThe Transforming Pedagogy Project with Professor Alma Fleet is open to all educators in the Olympic Dam region. This practitioner enquiry based project supports educators to engage with educational change to improve outcomes for their site and/or classroom and to support the development of critically reflective practice. It will engage you in consideration of the principles associated with pedagogical content and practices that value the learner's perspective in decision-making and the educator as co-researcher with children/students. Participants will pursue site-specific projects associated with topics being investigated (or foreshadowed) locally. These are to be determined by the participant in consultation with site leadership. Opportunities exist to pursue partnerships such as that with Arid Recovery and BHP and to imagine broad directions that can be developed with relevance for diverse groups of learners such as STEM based enquiry. The project offers the opportunity to become part of a professional learning community, overcoming classroom isolation and providing time for grappling with issues of professional practice. Initially it will introduce participants to the practitioner enquiry cycle and its potential as a component of educational change. It will cover areas such as:
As part of this program participants will be required to undertake a site based project with a focus on transforming pedagogy. Participants will be provided with ongoing coaching in regard to their projects of least 2 hours. Delivery:
This training links strongly to the Aitsl and Principal Standards across the spectrum from graduate to lead proficiencies. Participants will be assisted to use the content to develop a portfolio linking to standards.Save the date! Transforming Pedagogy
Associate ProfessorAlma Fleet
Dr Fleet is an Adjunct Associate at Semann & Slattery. She has a particular interest in qualitative research methodology, educational change, practitioner enquiry and diverse cultural ways of understanding the world, pedagogy and teaching. Dr Fleet is an Honorary Associate Professor within the Institute of Early Childhood, Macquarie University, Sydney. Malaguzzi“Teachers- like children and everyone else- feel the need to grow in their competencies; they want to transform experiences into thoughts, thoughts into reflections, and reflections into new thoughts and new actions. They also feel a need to make predictions, to try things out, and then interpret them…education without research or innovation is education without interest.” Malaguzzi, L. (1994) Coaching and Mentoring Projectwith Lorraine Madden and Colin SlatteryDevelop localised coaching skills to support educational and community change initiatives:
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One-on-one coaching Coaching is described as a goal focused conversation. Accordingly, individual coaching sessions will be facilitated using Whitmore’s (1992) GROW model to structure the coaching conversation and inform the action steps participants will take to make continued progress towards their identified goals (Greene & Grant, 2003). Action steps will be completed in between coaching sessions, with participants asked to reflect on and share what happened (i.e. what worked well, what didn’t work so well, and what they might do differently) to inform subsequent conversations and determine the best next steps. Coaching sessions may be conducted virtually or face to face. Coaching will be provided by Lorraine Madden and Colin Slattery, who both possess a Master degree qualification in evidence based coaching. Delivery
This training links strongly to the Aitsl and Principal Standards across the spectrum from graduate to lead proficiencies. Participants will be assisted to use the content to develop a portfolio linking to standards.Senior AssociateLorraine Madden
Lorraine is a Senior Associate at Semann & Slattery. She is a highly skilled researcher and facilitator. Her strong relationship building skills allow her to work closely with clients to gain greater understanding of their specific needs so she can provide the most appropriate professional support possible. Director & founderColin Slattery
Colin is a Director and founder of Semann & Slattery. He has held a range of senior executive positions with government agencies, the private sector and NGO's. Colin is a highly sought after change facilitator and coach for individuals and organisations. His unique leadership coaching and mentoring style encourages participants to embrace change on a personal level enabling positive change to occur on a professional business level. Save the date!Coaching and Mentoring
Leadership Project with Colin SlatteryWorking in a school setting and leading in this space is different to leading elsewhere. Effective site based leadership requires new and experiences leaders to understand both the context in which they are leading as well as a detailed understanding of their own leadership strengths and challenges. This three days program will focus on the following: Day 1 - Developing people - The aim of this module is to build the capability of school leaders to develop a strong positive, professional culture that fosters ongoing learning and development. Day 2 - Developing relationships - The aim of this module is to equip leaders with understandings and strategies that can be used to reinforce a constructive culture so that everyday conversations and interactions are positive, collaborative and generative. Day 3 - Developing self - The aim of this module is to develop school leaders’ personal capacity for sustained, impactful leadership through increased self-awareness and greater understanding of their impact on others. As part of this program site based leaders will be required to undertake a site based project with a focus on enhancing their leadership skills. Participants will be provided with ongoing coaching in regard to their projects of least 2 hours. Delivery: Colin Slattery
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Student Leadership Summitwith Lorraine MaddenThis year the Student Leadership Summit will be run as 3 half day events for students across all schools in the region. Please register below if you will be one of the teacher's accompanying student's to the Summit. This project is designed to develop student voice, student leadership and student wellbeing. There is no cap on registrations, please direct any questions you may have to Angela Thompson or Hayley Scrivens of Mining Minds at the Community Hub via email, phone or in person. Consultations with students highlighted the need to make learning more interesting, enjoyable and inspiring and to provide teachers who “make learning fun”. They also requested supported study lessons and tutoring and mentoring programs. With regard to wellbeing, students asked that we try to understand how they feel: “What hurts us and what makes us feel great”. They also wanted us to listen to their ideas and give them an “opportunity to imagine”. Current research suggests that student voice, when it involves students having a genuine say in their learning, has served as a catalyst for change in schools. Positive outcomes include: helping to improve teaching and learning; improving teacher-student relationships; increasing student engagement with their learning; and raising student self- esteem and efficacy (Fielding 2001; Mitra 2003, 2004, 1995; Rudduck & Flutter 2000). Delivery: Lorraine Madden Each Student Leadership Summit will run as follows:
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Director & founderAnthony Semann
Anthony is one of the Directors and founders at Semann & Slattery. Anthony is a researcher, consultant and manager who has worked with a broad range of government, non-government and private organisations across Australia and around the world. Anthony has an exceptional capacity to challenge organisations and people to reflect on how their approaches to communication, leadership, diversity, values, relationships and workplace culture affects their services, business and ultimately the community. This year Anthony will not be delivering our projects, but should he be visiting and available for leadership consultations or hosting any other session later in the year we will be sure to let you know with as much notice as possible. |