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Workshop 15: **Leading the Way – Your supervisory role with EARS/TARS Processes** Ross Gorrie (DP) Di Baker (HAT) - Dubbo College Target Audience: All

This workshop will provide working documents that could be in your school to satisfy the Teacher Assessment Review process. The documents are formulated around the Professional Teaching Standards and are therefore, an effective mechanism to focus on the strengths and areas for development of staff. Essential to any supervisory role is the need to conduct sometimes difficult conversations in the specific area of teacher performance. Workshop activities will include participation in scenarios that will develop your understanding of the techniques useful in providing effective feedback to your staff. Electronic copies of these documents will be made available so that interested schools may adjust them according to their specific requirements.

Jessica Neilsen (HAT) Michael Ostler (Principal) - Parkes East PS Target Audience: Primary
 * Workshop 16:** **Practical Approach to Building Teacher Capacity**

This workshop will provide participants with a model to action change through Peer Coaching that has been embedded to increase teacher capacity in enhancing student outcomes. The Peer Coaching model presented demonstrates links for leadership development, NSW Institute of Teaching standards for Professional Accomplishment and Professional Leadership, quality context based professional learning and supervision and accountability.

Mick Sloan (DP) Michelle Barrett Helene Hamilton (HT-Admin) - Orange HS Target Audience: Secondary This workshop will outline the Orange High School context and the planning processes of the Orange High School 3-4 year whole school teaching learning leadership plan with particular emphasis on
 * Workshop 17:** **Leading the Orange High School staff towards an innovative and sustainable learning culture. **
 * **The executive buy-in process ** using futures focussed planning, critical reflection and scenario development, links to professional teaching standards and institute of teachers and TARS/EARS procedures
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">Use of **localised data collection instruments** including a student survey identifying best teaching and learning practices at Orange High School through the eyes of students and observations from feeder primary schools
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">A “reality check” **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;"> - faculty analysis of NAPLAN and 10 year trend z score data, leading to a critical reflection, SWOT analysis and evaluation of current procedures and practices in terms of effective quality teaching and learning.

<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 15px;">Richard Skinner (Principal) Debbie Head (DP) - Dubbo College <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 15px;">Target Audience: All <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">So you want to learn how to be the next, “Outstanding Candidate!!!!,” and win an executive position at a plum school. This workshop is directed towards all aspiring Head Teachers and Head Teacher who wish to improve their understanding of and success within the Merit Selection Process. <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">Applying for a promotional position is an end point which should have followed years of growth as an educational leader in your school. This workshop will identify the steps that need to be taken on this journey and will support your understanding of how to best prepare for Merit Selection, information offered by a Principal who has read CVs both good and not so good. He claims to be a guru and offers every player a prize!! <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">Participants will examine the General Criteria, analyse its multiple components and learn how to respond appropriately. Various styles will be discussed and participants will work on their own inadequate documents in an effort to reach perfection and that promotion they believe they deserve. <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">This workshop will also explain the process involved in facilitating referees preparing for the interview.
 * Workshop 18:** <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 15px;">**From Application to Promotion**

<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">Colleen Alchin - <span style="font-family: 'Helvetica','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">pre2 Coordinator Target Audience: All <span style="font-family: 'Helvetica','sans-serif'; font-size: 16px;">pre2 <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">is a collaborative venture amongst nine public primary schools and aims at expanding the learning environments of the schools through video conferenced, linked lessons, innovative pedagogy, collaborative excursion offerings, and the sharing of the collective resources of all member schools. <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">This workshop will outline the journey to date including both the challenges and successes. Participants will look at how this model may be applied/adapted to their unique environments.
 * Workshop 19:** <span style="font-family: 'Helvetica','sans-serif'; font-size: 16px;">**pre2 –Creating Collaborative Learning Communities**

<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 15px;">Michelle Neaverson-Smith (PM) various Warrumbungle Leaders Target Audience: All <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">This workshop will focus on the importance of instructional leaders providing quality feedback to teachers through focused observations of lessons. The use of the National Professional Standards for Teachers will be discussed as the basis for informing judgements. <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">The workshop will include discussions around: <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">- observing lessons and recording information; <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">- strategies to support all teachers to continuously improve; <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">- recognising good/outstanding lessons; <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">- analysing multiple sources of data to inform judgements about the quality of learning outcomes
 * Workshop 20:** <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 15px;">**Feedback – the breakfast of champions!!**

<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">Sandra Huntly-Nott (AP) - Goodooga CS Target audience: All <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">“A need was identified to develop a process for using 8 Ways and Quality Teaching that was easily implemented and managed by staff and executive. The concept was to design a Toolkit that allowed effective, constructive and consistent approaches to teaching and learning in our school.” – Sandra Huntly-Nott (AP rel) <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">The workshop will guide participants through the process of identifying teaching and learning practices by utilising 8 Ways and Quality Teaching, localising the 8 Ways Aboriginal pedagogical approach, an outline of what executive and planning teams need to consider when designing tools (e.g. program proformas) to be used by teachers, including: Is the content easily understood and easy to implement? Is there adequate support available for the implementation of changes? Is there a method of evaluation available? <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">Practical workshop activities will provide participants with an opportunity to explore each part of the planning process in developing a Toolkit for a holistic approach to 8 Ways and Quality Teaching.
 * Workshop 21:** <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 15px;">**A Quality Approach to 8 Ways**