dern2.acer.edu.au

barkerinstitute.com.au

No Hands Up – Barker Institute

http://www.barkerinstitute.com.au/no-hands-up

The Barker Institute is already finding itself at the coalface of current educational thinking. One such theory that has reared its head in the media during the last week addresses the age-old teaching strategy of asking students to put their hand up in class, particularly when answering a question. One such article. On 5 June, and another. August 6th, 2015. Share This Story, Choose Your Platform! About the Author: Ruth Dimmock. Some Exciting Events on the Horizon. Parent workshop a great success! Years ...

barkerinstitute.com.au

Resources – Barker Institute

http://www.barkerinstitute.com.au/professional-learning/resources

Here you will find a range of published papers, presentations and related articles from the topics covered by our guest presenter. If you find an article that would be valuable to others and can be shared, please email the Barker Institute. Feel free to download these for your own reading or research. Parent Workshop with Dr Bartek Rajkowski. Barker College, 91 Pacific Highway, Hornsby NSW Australia. Phone: ( 61 2) 9476 1364. Email: info@barkerinstitute.com.au. Australian Council for Educational Research.

barkerinstitute.com.au

Professional Learning – Barker Institute

http://www.barkerinstitute.com.au/professional-learning

Key to the ongoing development of staff is access to authentic, professional learning experiences that foster the interest, capacity and understanding of one’s own practice. It is most successful when it is situated in the learning environment and developed through the ongoing sharing of ideas within the learning community. Other professional learning will be forthcoming, including ongoing delivery of updates relating to the Australian Curriculum, the Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadersh...

barkerinstitute.com.au

Innovation – Barker Institute

http://www.barkerinstitute.com.au/innovation

Critical thinking, creativity and innovation are essential skills that all students need to embrace as part of their broader educational experience. At Barker College, we place an emphasis on encouraging students and teachers to be innovative in the ways that they undertake their work. In 2015, staff are engaging in the creation and delivery of an iPad curriculum for our new Year 7 students. Here they are encouraged to innovate and create experiences that employ diverse strategies and activities....The B...

barkerinstitute.com.au

Parent Workshop Resources – Barker Institute

http://www.barkerinstitute.com.au/parent-workshop-resources

Australian National Inquiry into the Teaching of Literacy. Australian National Inquiry into the Teaching of Literacy Executive Summary. How to Tell if a Young Child may be At-Risk of Dyslexia. Published in SPELD (SA) Autumn 2003 Newsletter. Helping people with dyslexia: a national action agenda. Report to the Hon Bill Shorten, Parliamentary Secretary for Disabilities. And Children’s Services, from the Dyslexia Working Party. Brain Imaging Study Shows Physiological Basis of Dyslexia. Email: info@barkerins...

barkerinstitute.com.au

Staff – Barker Institute

http://www.barkerinstitute.com.au/about/staff

Director of the Barker Institute. Director of Teaching and Learning. Barker College, 91 Pacific Highway, Hornsby NSW Australia. Phone: ( 61 2) 9476 1364. Email: info@barkerinstitute.com.au. Australian Council for Educational Research. Center for Curriculum Redesign. Digital Education Research Network. Australian Institute for Teaching School Leadership. RSVP to Event Name. How many people in your party? Find my RSVP for Event Name. We have to look up your RSVP in order to change it. We found your RSVP!

barkerinstitute.com.au

Parent workshop a great success!! – Barker Institute

http://www.barkerinstitute.com.au/parent-workshop-a-great-success

Parent workshop a great success! Parent workshop a great success! Talking about synthetic phonics. Barker Institute 2015 Parent Workshop.pptx. It was great evening and it was fantastic to see the broader community and parents engaged in such an important part of the learning process. Here are some comments from those attended the workshop. Informative with specific strategies to use. I also realised that the facts I held about dyslexia are false. Fascinating information presented in an engaging manner.

barkerinstitute.com.au

Neuroscience and Music Education Forum – Fascinating! Dr Anita Collins. – Barker Institute

http://www.barkerinstitute.com.au/neuroscience-and-music-education-a-great-success-dr-anita-collins

Neuroscience and Music Education Forum – Fascinating! Neuroscience and Music Education Forum – Fascinating! Thursday afternoon and evening saw two fascinating presentations from Dr Anita Collins, as she shared her extensive knowledge of Neuroscience and Music, examining the connections with learning. Her presentation picked up on the themes presented in her highly acclaimed TedEd talk and video “How playing an instrument benefits your brain” which has been viewed 3,500,000 times! The interest and comment...

barkerinstitute.com.au

Articles – Barker Institute

http://www.barkerinstitute.com.au/category/articles

Parents get the message from Dr Judith Locke. On Tuesday August 9, well over 400 parents were engaged by Dr Judith Locke, clinical psychologist and presenter in the latest Barker Institute event. After presenting a session to the staff in the afternoon, she covered a wide array of strategies and identifiers to watch out for in our students, ranging from PreK through to [.]. August 10th, 2016. Year 8-9 Parent Evening and Forum. June 23rd, 2016. June 8th, 2016. Raising the awareness of Mental Health - Crai...

sfx-library-information.wikispaces.com

sfx-library-information - Quotes

http://sfx-library-information.wikispaces.com/+Quotes

Skip to main content. Create interactive lessons using any digital content including wikis with our free sister product TES Teach. Get it on the web. Berwick Library Home page. Library facts and figures. Students of today should be creators of ideas,not consumers of information. Elliot, Camilla Learning from FUSE-a great story FYI, Volume 15, No 3, Winter 2011.P27. Digital Education Research Network;. Students reading from tablets have higher comprehension than on-line reading or from a textbook. Stand u...