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MINISTRY OF EDUCATION Tauranga, Western BoP, Te Puke

Courses and Workshops for

Educators

2016

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INTRODUCTION

Dear Colleagues

I am very pleased to send you our programme of professional development workshops for 2016.

In offering this programme of courses and workshops, we aim to promote participation, engagement and achievement by children and young people. I hope that by accessing our 2016 programme, you will enjoy learning and sharing alongside otherprofessionals.

We are repeating some of the courses we put together last year and we have some other exciting courses, which we hope will inspire you to enrol. The courses and workshops are designed to support and strengthen your professional practice.

Please complete the enrolment form at the end of this booklet: pg 23. Once receiptedand attendance is confirmed, this will become a taxable invoice. Payment must be sent with the course enrolment form.

Cheques should be made payable to Ministry of Education.

Refunds will only be accepted and processed if a cancellation is advised two days prior to course date.

Any enquiries regarding enrolments or cancellations:Email:

[email protected]

Phone: 07 571 7800

We would appreciate enrolments being made more than two days before the course date. However, as there is a limit on course attendance numbers, we dorecommend early enrolment.

We very much look forward to seeing you.

Jane Sheward District Manager, Special Education Ministry of Education

mailto:[email protected]

Contents Date Course Title Time Facilitator/s Page

25 February

Students with Hearing Loss

A Course for Teachers and Teachers’ Aides

9.00 – 3.00

Debbie Crate – AODC

Resource Teachers of the Deaf - KDEC

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16 March Safe and Enjoyable Eating at School

12.30 – 2.30

Helen Lamont Deb Spencer Robyn Currey Debbie Oorjitham

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7 April Digital Learning Environments 12.30 –

2.30 Ayn Harris Chris Mills

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12 May 26 May 9 June

Developing Social and Emotional Skills

12.30 – 2.30

Chris Mills Jennifer Dyckman Deb Spencer Robyn Currey Debbie Oorjitham

8 & 9

31 May Assistive Technology Workshop – iPad APP Explore

9.30 – 3.30 Di Edlin 10

15 March 31 May 23 August

Supporting the Role of the SENCO in Western Bay of Plenty

9:00 – 2:00 SENCO Support Group

11 - 12

17 May 31 May

Much More Than Words 3.30 – 5.30 Speech Language Therapists

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23 June Talk to Learn 3.30 – 5.30 Speech Language Therapists

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16 February to 31 May (14 sessions)

Incredible Years – Parents 12 – 2.30 Dawn Vogt and team

15 - 17

10 February9 March 13 April 18 May 15 June

Incredible Years – Teachers

Emphasis on Māori kaupapa8.30 – 3.30

Ruth Fletcher RTLB and team

18 - 20

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Date Course Title Time Facilitator/s Page 6 July 21 Sept = (refresher)

11 February10 March 14 April 19 May 16 June 7 July 22 Sept = (refresher)

Incredible Years – Teachers This is a mainstream course 8.30 – 3.30

Ruth Fletcher RTLB and team

18 - 20

25/26 August

17/18 November

Non Violent Crisis Intervention - NVCI

9.00 – 3.30 Michael Foxx and team

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Students with Hearing Loss A Course for Teachers and Teachers’ Aides

This course is designed to give you an understanding of basic audiology, support services for deaf and hearing impaired students, communicationand classroom management, listening technology and an awareness of challenges to a deaf student’s language development.

Date: Thursday 25 February 2016

Venue: Hillier Centre 31 Gloucester Road Bayfair, Mount Maunganui

Time: 9:00am – 3:00pm

Target Group: Professionals working in mainstream settings with students who have hearing impairments.

Costs: $50.00 per person, per course and a group discount is offered at $25 for each extra person attending from the same school. A light lunch is provided.

Any enquiries please contact Anne Shorland 09-827 4859 or [email protected]

Register online at www.kdec.school.nz/courses

Refer to Terms and Conditions on the KDEC website.


http://www.kdec.school.nz/courses


Safe and Enjoyable Eating at School

Course presenters Helen Lamont – Speech Language Therapist Deb Spencer – Speech Language Therapist Robyn Currey – Speech Language Therapist Debbie Oorjitham – Occupational Therapist

Course designed forTeachers, teachers’ aides and those responsible for the feeding or

supervision of a student eating at school

Course Eating at school should be a safe and enjoyable experience for both student and teaching staff. In this workshop you will learn

about: preparation before eating

best posture and positioning for safe eating

increasing your awareness of a possible risk of aspiration or choking

develop opportunities for language development and socialinteraction.

Date Tuesday 16 March 2016

Time 12.30 – 2.30

Course venueSpecial Education Level

3, Regional House 1 Elizabeth Street

Tauranga

Course cost Free of charge

To attend RSVP to: [email protected]

Phone: 571 7800



Digital Learning Classrooms

Course presenters Ayn Harris – Classroom Teacher

Chris Mills – Special Education Advisor

Course designed forSENCOs, teachers, specialist teachers, teachers’ aides.

Course This practical workshop will demonstrate how the features of modern

teaching and learning environments can support the provision of inclusive educational practice.

Topics covered Universal design for Learning

Inquiry-based learning

Environmental adaption

E-learning

Date Thursday 7 April 2016

Time12.30 – 2.30 pm

Course venue Arataki School

4 Kaimanawa St, Mount Maunganui



Phone: 571 7800



Developing Social and Emotional Skills

Course presenters

Chris Mills – Special Education Advisor Jennifer Dyckman – Psychologist

Deb Spencer – Speech Language Therapist Robyn Currey - Speech Language Therapist Debbie Oorjitham – Occupational Therapist

Course designed for

SENCOs, specialist teachers and teachers’ aides

Course

This “hands on” workshop will identify the stages of social emotional development and outline strategies and resources to help those working with students with special needs in mainstream settings. This includes strategies to help students make choices, become more independent, manage challenges, regulate their emotions and be able to develop authentic peer relationships.

Dates 12 May: 12.30pm to 2.30pm

Teachers’ aides, SENCOs and specialist teachers

Overview of social emotional development and common barriersexperienced by students.

26 May: 9.30am to 11.30amSENCOs and specialist teachers only

Overview and examples of assessment and programming for students

26 May: 12.30pm to 2.30pmTeachers’ aides, SENCOs and specialist teachers

Practical ways to encourage children’s social and emotionaldevelopment using descriptive language and play.


9 June: 12.30pm to 2.30pmTeachers’ aides, SENCOs and specialist teachers

An opportunity for everyone to share resources and experiencesputting learning into action with their students.

Course venueSpecial Education Level

3, Regional House 1 Elizabeth Street

Tauranga



Phone: 571 7800



Assistive Technology Workshop iPad APP Explore For Beginners

Course presentersDi Edlin – district assistive technology coordinator

Course designed forSENCOs, teachers and teachers’ aides, RTLBs, parents at beginners level.

- Course

Morning: Settings, restrictions and accessibility

- Afternoon: Exploring apps for learning and literacy

Participants are expected to bring their own iPad. A list of free apps to have downloaded onto your iPad will be sent to participants prior to the workshop.

Date Wednesday 31 May 2016

Time 9.30am – 3.30pm

Course venue Arataki Community Centre

Zambuk Way Mount Maunganui

Course cost $10 (cash or cheque payable to Ministry of Education)

Morning tea provided, BYO Lunch


Phone: 571 7800



Supporting the Role of the SENCO in Western Bay of Plenty

Course presenters All coordinated by your SENCO support

Group Programme

Topics to enhance SENCO knowledge and skills

Networking to build and maintain a community of practice to support yourpractice

Visiting speakers, workshops, sharing best practice, cool ideas, time-saving strategies, and nice healthy food!

Suggestions for future topics – we welcome your suggestions – pleasecontact the SENCO Support Group

Date: 15 March 2016

Venue: Tauranga Yacht & Power boat Club, Sulphur Point, 90 Keith Allen Drive, Tauranga

Cost: Free

Visiting speakers Sir Mason Durie* will present on maximizing cultural engagement to

enhance academic outcomes for Maori.

Therese Ford, Academic Director, and Dr Mere Berryman, AssociateProfessor Waikato University, will present on Kia Eke Panuku-Building onSuccess, a programme to assist schools to support Maori students toachieve their potential


Further Dates and Venues 31 May & 23 August 2016

Arataki Community Centre (Heron and Dotterel Rooms), Zambuk Way

Mt Maunganui

Please bring your own lunch


Phone: 571 7800

All coordinated by your SENCo support Group

Christina Leef ([email protected])

Dave Merton ([email protected])

Elaine Ford ([email protected])

Jazmine Gardiner ([email protected])

Lynn Lethbridge ([email protected])

Marie Petersen ([email protected])

Nikki Keys ([email protected])

Paula West ([email protected])

Ruth Fletcher ([email protected])

Sue Horne ([email protected])

Zara McIndoe ([email protected]) John McGovern ([email protected])

Fliers for 2016 training days will be sent out separately.

*Sir Mason Durie, emeritus professor of Māori research and development at Massey University. He has

been at the forefront of a transformational approach to Māori health and higher education for

Māori. He has published widely and regularly presented keynote addresses at Iwi, national and

international conferences. “His ideas regarding Māori wellbeing...have influenced a generation of

policy makers, politicians, and in turn the education, health and social sectors” NZ Herald, July 2012.















Much More Than WordsSpeech Language Development in Preschool Children

Course presentersSpeech Language Therapists - Special Education

Course designed forThis workshop is aimed at Early Childhood

Teachers and ESWs

If you’ve ever wondered

How do children learn to talk? What’s normal?

I can’t understand this child. What can I do?

Should we do tongue exercises or blow bubbles orsomething?

Are they just being lazy?

How do language and literacy fit together?

Dates: Tuesday 17 May & Tuesday 31 May

Time: 3.30 – 5.30pm

Course Venue: Special Education, Level 3, Regional House,1 Elizabeth Street, Tauranga

Course cost: Free


Phone: 571 7800

Then this is a great workshop for you!

This course will:

help you to identify possible communication difficulties

share strategies to help you support speech language development in young children

provide opportunities for you to ask questions about the publication ‘Much More Than Words’.

raise your awareness of normal speech language development



Talk to Learn

Course presentersSpeech language therapists - special education

Course designed for:Teachers of junior classes, teachers’ aides and SENCOs

You will come away from this course empowered to:

identify children’s language needs

link language development to the NZ Curriculum

run oral language groups using the Talk to Learn programme

develop further vocabulary themes

Date: 23 June

Time: 3.30 – 5.30

Course Venue Special Education Level 3, Regional House 1

Elizabeth Street, Tauranga

Course cost: Free


Phone: 571 7800



Incredible Years Parenting Programme for Parents and Caregivers of Children aged 3 to 18 years.

Course presentersDawn Vogt and team - special education

Course designed forParents of children aged three to eight years where one child or more have significant behavioural concerns. This programme will develop the confidence of parents and caregivers to build positive family relationships, make change and learn to manage difficult behaviour with their children. Parents will come away from this course with the ability to encourage play, to praise and reward, to set limits and discipline children constructively.

Dates Tuesdays 16 February 23 February 1 March 8 March 15 March 22 March 29 March 5 April 12 April 3 May 10 May 17 May 24 May 31 May

Time12 noon – 2.30 pm

Course Venue Merivale School Library

25 Kesteven Ave ParkvaleTauranga

Course cost Free

Please phone Dawn on 571 7827 Or post or email your registration form to Dawn by 5 February 2016

[email protected] Level 3, regional House, 1 Elizabeth Street, Tauranga



NGĀ TAU MIHARO MŌ NGĀ MĀTUAINCREDIBLE YEARS PARENT PROGRAMME

REFERRAL FORM PARENTs/CAREGIVERs, YOU MAY FILL THIS FORM IN YOURSELF OR A REFERRER MAY DO SO ON YOUR BEHALF. WE WILL LET YOU KNOW WHEN A PROGRAMME IS AVAILABLE.

Parents/Caregivers details: Name: Name:

Relationship to child:

Relationship to child:

Address: Address:

Contact No’s Home:

Contact No’s Home:

Work: Work:

Mobile: Mobile:

Ethnicity: Ethnicity:

(List up to 3 Include Iwi)

(List up to 3 Include Iwi)

Preferred session to attend: Daytime Night Either

Own Transport: yes / no

Child/ren details:

Main child to focus on: Name: _____________________________________________________________________

DOB: ____________ Male/Female : ________

Ethnicity: ______________________________________________ (List up to 3 and include Iwi)

Name of School or ECE child is attending: ___________________________________________

Behaviour of concern: ___________________________________________________________

Diagnosis (if known): ___________________________________________________________


Number of children in whānau: ________________

Other children in the family with behaviour concerns (continued if required): Name: ______________________________________ DOB: __________ Male/Female

Ethnicity: ____________________________________________________________________ (List up to 3 and include Iwi)

Name of School or ECE child is attending: ____________________________________________

Behaviour of concern: _____________________________________________________________

Diagnosis (if known): _____________________________________________________________

Name: _____________________________________ DOB: __________ Male/Female

Ethnicity: ____________________________________________________________________ (List up to 3 and include Iwi)

Name of School or ECE child is attending: ____________________________________________

Behaviour of concern: _____________________________________________________________

Diagnosis (if known): _____________________________________________________________

Referrer’s details (only if you are referring parents to Incredible Years):

Name: _____________________________________ Role: ____________________________

Contact Phone: _________________________ Email: ___________________________

Name of child receiving Special Education service (if applicable): ___________________________

CMS (Special Education to fill in if applicable): _________________________________________

Key Worker (if applicable): _________________________________________________________

Other agencies involved with the family and/or child (if known): ____________________________

Consent to refer family Yes No

I understand my information could be used for statistical purposes only.

I understand the Ministry of Education contracts other Non Government Organisations (NGO) to provide Incredible Years Parent programmes and my referral information may be shared with them.

____________________________ ______________________________ Signature of Parent/Caregiver Signature of Parent/Caregiver

Date:________________________ Date: _________________________


THE INCREDIBLE YEARS TEACHER MANAGEMENT TRAINING

Programme Outline

The Ministry of Education, Special Education will be holding several Incredible Years (IY) Teacher Training courses as part of the implementation of the Positive Behaviour for Learning programme (PB4L).

We are seeking expressions of interest to attend these courses from early childhood services and schools/kura. If you are interested please complete the attached form.

Programme Details The IY teacher training programme is targeted at teachers working with children who areaged 3 - 8 years old. Ideally there should be a minimum of two teachers enrolled in the training from your EC service/school/kura for the programme to be most effective.

Time Commitment Teachers attend six one day sessions held over six months, and a follow-up one-dayworkshop three months after completion of the programme.

Financial Supports/Costs Each EC centre/school/kura will be paid $1000.00 per teacher attending the first 6workshops. This is paid after session 2 and the expectation is for full attendance of the next four workshops. The Ministry of Education will reserve the right to seek a refund if teachers do not attend the remaining four workshops without valid reason.

Your EC centre/school/kura will need to fund the follow-up day (Follow-up Workshop 7).

For further information about the Incredible Year Teacher Training Programme please contact your local District Office and ask for the Incredible Years Coordinator.

For more general information visit www.incredibleyears.com

http://www.incredibleyears.com/


2016 Incredible Years Effective Classroom Management Course for Primary School Teachers of Children 5-9 years

Ministry of Education will pay $1000 towards teacher reliever costs.

Schools are encouraged to send at least two teachers per school. Some schools choose to send as many as five (ie all of a syndicate). In this case schools have reported sending a member of the management team has been valuable to support the work in school. Individual schools may choose to send some staff to one course and others to a second course. Previous participants have reported positive value to syndicate ‘teams’ attending together.

A refresher day is offered 3 months after Session 6.

Dates of 2016 Courses

Wednesdays: This course will have an emphasis on Maori kaupapa

10 February 9 March

18 May 15 June

13 April 6 July 21 September (Refresher)

Thursdays: This is a mainstream course

11 February 19 May 10 March 16 June 14 April 7 July 22 September (Refresher)

Teachers who wish to attend will need to be available to attend all seven days of the course.

Each teacher is required to complete a registration form (attached). We need aminimum of 16 participants to run the course.


INCREDIBLE YEARS TEACHER CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT PROGRAMME REGISTRATION FORM

Name: Ethnicity:

Job title:

School:

Age of children in your class:

Email:__________________________ Phone: __________ Work: _______________ Please print this clearly – this will be how we contact you

Home: __________________

Mobile: __________________

Postal address:

Please state any special dietary requirements:

Please highlight which course you will be attending

Tauranga Teacher Training Course A 10 February – 21 September 2016

Tauranga Teacher Training Course B 11 February – 22 September 2016

Time: 8.30am – 3.30pm Venue to be confirmed

Please complete and email or post to: Ruth Fletcher, RTLB Office 238 Chadwick Rd, Greerton 3112. [email protected] Phone: 021 517 335


Non-Violent Crisis Intervention (NVCI) Course designed for

Teachers, teachers’ aides, learning support teachers, school management teams, Resource Teachers Learning & Behaviour, SENCOs

Course A workshop for educators to learn the safe management of aggressive behaviour – how to prevent incidents and how to mitigate them safely.

Dates: August 25 and 26 November 17 and 18

Times: To be confirmed – full day course

Course venue: Arataki Community Centre, Zambuk Way, Mount Maunganui

You will come away from this course able to –

identify behaviours which contribute to the development of a crisis

apply non-confrontational, non-verbal and verbal techniques which canhelp to de-escalate acting out behaviour

help prevent students from acting-out so physical restraint is not needed

find ways to use the time after a crisis as a step toward preventing futurecrises (postvention).


Phone: 571 7800

Requirement: A minimum of two people per school need to attend

Cost (per person): To be confirmed



MOE Course Enrolment Ministry of Education

TAX INVOICE – GST No. 51-507-681

If you require extra course enrolment forms, please photocopy and complete this form to ensure enrolment in our courses.

School/ECE Name:

Postal Address:

Course Title:

Course Date:

Course Cost – if applicable (per person)

(Inclusive of GST)

Participants Name/s: Email Address Cell Ph No.

As there is a limit on course attendance numbers, we recommend early enrolment.

To enrol, complete this enrolment form. Once receipted and attendance confirmed, this willbecome a tax invoice. Payment must be sent with the course enrolment form.

Cheques should be made payable to Ministry of Education.

Refunds will only be accepted and processed if a cancellation is advised two days prior tocourse date.

For enquiries regarding enrolments / cancellations, contact [email protected]

(07 571 7800) If there is no payment necessary for the course, scan/email this form to Maree.

If there is payment: Please return registration form and cheque (payable to Ministry of Education) to:

Maree Branigan Ministry of Education, Special Education Level 3, Regional House 1 Elizabeth Street Tauranga, 3110

Cheque Enclosed (Inclusive of GST)


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