Online webinars - wherever you are

Our 2020 webinar series offers a diverse range of topics. As the year unfolds we will explore and discuss new and exciting material regularly. Enjoy our first release of titles...

Each webinar offers insights, practical examples and inspiring stories of practice. Our focus is to support you in the context of your work with children and your team. We aim to engage you in thinking which moves and improves practice and contributes to the meaningful work you undertake daily at early and middle childhood education and care sites or remotely. Connect up for these 1 hour web-sessions and be inspired to make a difference.

Facilitated over online video technology, you will still have the opportunity to ask questions and engage with the facilitator - all from your home or workplace.

Cost: $50.00 plus GST

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FREE SPECIAL WEBINAR EVENT

Wed. 15 April at 5.00pm (EST)

It’s okay to feel not okay: self-care in this challenging new world of COVID-19

with Psychologist Jason Mueller

Psychologist
Medicare and WorkCover Specialist Provider
Full Member of the Australian Psychological Society

This is a challenging time, both nationally and internationally. It is time to pause, check-in and see how you are travelling emotionally. The early years' sector has had increasing stress of late given the requirement to remain open amongst the nation-wide closures. In this online session, Jason will be exploring issues of stress, anxiety and the unknown. He will offer evidence-based solutions to assist you to not only cope but thrive in these moments of uncertainty.

Jason is the founder and director of Solution Focus Psychology, a Sydney based private practice. His training was initially in Health Psychology, and he places a strong emphasis on finding balance in life through appropriate lifestyle behaviours. He is committed to health education as a means of improving mental health and enjoyment of life

As a therapist, Jason typically treats a wide variety of presenting issues but also specialises in people with Depression, Anxiety-Related Disorders, Stress, Personal and Emotional Growth issues, and Relationships. As well, a good portion of his practice focuses on treating low Self-Esteem through individual and group therapy. He provides coaching and self-actualisation programs to promote personal insight and growth. These programs provide a collaborative, guiding and mentoring service to those who wish to set and reach personal goals.

Documentation Solutions: Making learning visible

Wed. 8 April: 11:00am – 12:00pm

Thurs. 23 April: 1:00pm – 2:00pm

If programming, planning and documentation are on the top of your professional development list, then this webinar is the right one for you and your team. By working through the processes of documentation, we will show you how to achieve documentation that has relevance and impact.

We will explore a range of topics, including what forms of data can be collected to inform documentation. What it means to notice, how these noticing's can come to life in documentation and how we might support the entire team to be part of the collection of data and documenting of learning.

The role of the educational leader in supporting pedagogical transformation

Thurs. 9 April: 10:00am – 11:00am

Mon. 20 April: 2:00pm – 3:00pm

Educational leaders are more than compliance police. Unfortunately, for many, the role has been reduced to checking peoples' documentation and making sure their written work is up to date. If compliance isn't on the agenda for the role of the educational leader, then what is the alternative? Join us as we explore how educational leaders can increase the intellectual capital of their team. How they can support educational improvements and inspire those they lead to find their passion.

The planning cycle: Closing the loop from observing to planning to documenting

Wed. 22 April: 11:00am – 12:00pm

Wed. 15 April: 1:00pm – 2:00pm

The early years planning cycle provides education staff with a systematic process of planning and documenting. It is systematic in that each component of the cycle is critical to the next component of the planning cycle. Working through the planning cycle with you, we will share strategies that provide for closure of the planning loop, ensuring education staff aren't over documenting for the sake of documenting. We will explore each component of the cycle and what this looks like in practice.

Am I okay? You matter right now!

Fri. 17 April: 12:00pm – 1:00pm

Fri. 24 April: 10:00am – 11:00am

For many of us, what we are experiencing right now is like nothing else we have experienced. We have no recollection of similar times. These times are challenging, and we can spend a lot of our energy checking in on others and very little time checking in on ourselves. It is now time to stop and ask yourself 'Am I okay?' This webinar is about pausing. It is about knowing your well-being matters right now and that it is okay not to be okay, but we can work through this. Let's stop, check-in and tap into the resources we have to work through this turbulence around us.

I'm a room leader: Now what?

Mon. 27 April: 11:00am – 12:00pm

Fri. 1 May: 2:00pm – 3:00pm

You have the title, and you might be thinking 'Now what'? Room leadership takes skill, some technical knowledge and a whole heap of resilience to bounce back when things don't go as planned. Designed for room leaders, this webinar provides some great tips and tools to support your role. It offers a range of suggestions to overcome some of the challenges enabling you to be more confident in your work alongside and leading a team of educators.

Working with reflective practice: More than a reflective diary in the staff room

Tues. 14 April: 2:00pm – 3:00pm

Tues. 21 April: 12:00pm – 1:00pm

Asking people to reflect daily seems to be the way to go with reflective practice, but does it deliver the goods? To be reflective is to explore some challenging aspects of your work in a more detailed way and in a way, that results in effective and systematic change. Being reflective takes time. It also requires a particular approach. Join us as we reflect on reflection and unlock how reflective practice might look like at your education site.

Assessing learning: The what, the when and the how

Thurs. 17 April: 2:00pm – 3:00pm

Fri. 24 April: 12:30pm – 1:30pm

When you hear the words' assessing learning' what comes to mind? Assessing learning is not about measuring children, nor is it about grading children. It is a way of understanding and knowing what children can do. It is integral to the work of an educator. Understand and know unlocks the ways in observing and planning can inform documentation. It is strengths-based and is and should be about assessing children beyond that of just the EYLF outcomes. Join us for a refreshing webinar on assessment; the what, the when and the how.

Working with hope in turbulent times: keeping your spirit alive

Wed. 15 April: 11:00am – 12:00pm

Tues. 29 April: 1:00pm – 2:00pm

Keeping your spirit alive right now is necessary. Hope is the currency of the moment; during turbulent times, we crave certainty. This will not be on the agenda for some time to come. How might we tap into hope, both as individuals but also as a team? How might we behave if we had more hope as a sector? There ways to explore hopefulness in ways that keep us positive. We will explore these ideas and more in this webinar.

Positivity in the workplace: Now more than ever

Tues. 14 April: 10:00am – 11:00am

Fri. 24 April: 2:00pm – 3:00pm

We must remain positive. Being positive does not mean we can't explore or experience other emotions. It does, however, mean that a mindset focused on what can and has gone well, might be what we need as a world right now. Positivity in the workplace offers us greater opportunities to connect with our colleagues and can be the catalyst for some tremendous change. Showcasing what it takes to bring positivity into the workplace, this webinar offers insight - how we might make this a reality rather than a dream.