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  • Planning for 2025's projects….your future you will thank you!

    • 22 Nov 2024
    • 09:00 - 15:30
    • Jasper Hotel Melbourne
    • 60
    Register

    Planning your 2025 projects - your future you will thank you!

    Friday November 22 – Jasper Hotel Melbourne

    Be 2025 ready!

    Covering VCE-VM units 1, 2, 3 & 4 and VPC

    Ideas? Structure? Problem Solving? Time to sort it all out?

    This full day workshop, hosted by multiple applied learning award recipients Geoff Bird, Narelle Bean, Shelley Muir and VALA's Natalie Purves and Helene Rooks will see you combine your student's interest and aspirations, your (and your teaching team's) strengths and passions with the needs of your community, to develop a dynamic project/program that will have you 2025 ready.

    Attended this workshop late last year? This is a great opportunity to continue working on your plan, receive expert feedback on the progress you made over summer and fine tune your 2025 delivery!

    Topics covered include integrating curriculum, working with varied individual student needs, creating community partnerships, tracking student progress, assessment, templates, project timelines and project funding.

    There will be dedicated time for you to design your program/projects that allows student agency whilst meeting the Key knowledge and Key skills/ Learning Goals outlined in the curriculum designs with support from our team . 

    Projects will be shared on the day so you will walk away with MANY future ideas.

    Bring yourself (and your team) and we'll bring ours!

    Cherie Osta is an extremely committed and motivated teacher who develops meaningful and practical projects in collaboration with her students and the community. This has been acknowledged through multiple VCAA VCAL awards, including the 2017 VCAL Teacher of the Year Award and 2022 Chair’s Award. Highly regarded for her contributions to Applied learning at local, regional and state levels, Cherie is a dynamic conference presenter with over 18 years of working in applied learning at Lorne P-12 College.

    Geoff Bird was instrumental in setting up Lorne-Aireys Inlet P-12's highly regarded and multiple award-winning applied programs. A highly experienced, committed and motivated teacher and workshop presenter, Geoff is a master in demonstrating how to develop and construct meaningful and practical projects in collaboration with the community.

    Narelle Bean is an Assistant Principal at Werribee Secondary College. She was awarded the VCAA Chair’s Award for 2019 as well as the 2016 VCAA VCAL Teacher of the Year Award. Narelle has developed and shared her vast experience in, and passion for, applied learning in a number of settings at all three levels of VCAL. With over 20 years of experience in education, she is a firm believer that relationship development and experience in the workplace is integral to student success in applied learning programs.

    Shelley Muir

    Natalie Purves  - VALA Professional Learning and Development Manager



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  • Planning for 2025's projects….your future you will thank you!

    • 29 Nov 2024
    • 09:00 - 15:30
    • Mercure Hotel - Ballarat
    • 81
    Register

    Planning your 2025 projects - your future you will thank you!

    Friday November 29 – Mercure Hotel - Ballarat

    Be 2025 ready!

    Covering VCE-VM units 1, 2, 3 & 4 and VPC

    Ideas? Structure? Problem Solving? Time to sort it all out?

    This full day workshop, hosted by multiple applied learning award recipients Geoff Bird, Narelle Bean, Shelley Muir and VALA's Natalie Purves and Helene Rooks will see you combine your student's interest and aspirations, your (and your teaching team's) strengths and passions with the needs of your community, to develop a dynamic project/program that will have you 2025 ready.

    Attended this workshop late last year? This is a great opportunity to continue working on your plan, receive expert feedback on the progress you made over summer and fine tune your 2025 delivery!

    Topics covered include integrating curriculum, working with varied individual student needs, creating community partnerships, tracking student progress, assessment, templates, project timelines and project funding.

    There will be dedicated time for you to design your program/projects that allows student agency whilst meeting the Key knowledge and Key skills/ Learning Goals outlined in the curriculum designs with support from our team . 

    Projects will be shared on the day so you will walk away with MANY future ideas.

    Bring yourself (and your team) and we'll bring ours!

    Cherie Osta is an extremely committed and motivated teacher who develops meaningful and practical projects in collaboration with her students and the community. This has been acknowledged through multiple VCAA VCAL awards, including the 2017 VCAL Teacher of the Year Award and 2022 Chair’s Award. Highly regarded for her contributions to Applied learning at local, regional and state levels, Cherie is a dynamic conference presenter with over 18 years of working in applied learning at Lorne P-12 College.

    Geoff Bird was instrumental in setting up Lorne-Aireys Inlet P-12's highly regarded and multiple award-winning applied programs. A highly experienced, committed and motivated teacher and workshop presenter, Geoff is a master in demonstrating how to develop and construct meaningful and practical projects in collaboration with the community.

    Narelle Bean is an Assistant Principal at Werribee Secondary College. She was awarded the VCAA Chair’s Award for 2019 as well as the 2016 VCAA VCAL Teacher of the Year Award. Narelle has developed and shared her vast experience in, and passion for, applied learning in a number of settings at all three levels of VCAL. With over 20 years of experience in education, she is a firm believer that relationship development and experience in the workplace is integral to student success in applied learning programs.

    Shelley Muir

    Natalie Purves  - VALA Professional Learning and Development Manager



    Show details

  • Planning for 2025's projects….your future you will thank you!

    • 6 Dec 2024
    • 09:00 - 15:30
    • Waurn Ponds Estate - Geelong
    • 78
    Register

    Planning your 2025 projects - your future you will thank you!

    Friday December 6 – Waurn Ponds Estate - Geelong 

    Be 2025 ready!

    Covering VCE-VM units 1, 2, 3 & 4 and VPC

    Ideas? Structure? Problem Solving? Time to sort it all out?

    This full day workshop, hosted by multiple applied learning award recipients Geoff Bird, Narelle Bean, Shelley Muir and VALA's Natalie Purves and Helene Rooks will see you combine your student's interest and aspirations, your (and your teaching team's) strengths and passions with the needs of your community, to develop a dynamic project/program that will have you 2025 ready.

    Attended this workshop late last year? This is a great opportunity to continue working on your plan, receive expert feedback on the progress you made over summer and fine tune your 2025 delivery!

    Topics covered include integrating curriculum, working with varied individual student needs, creating community partnerships, tracking student progress, assessment, templates, project timelines and project funding.

    There will be dedicated time for you to design your program/projects that allows student agency whilst meeting the Key knowledge and Key skills/ Learning Goals outlined in the curriculum designs with support from our team . 

    Projects will be shared on the day so you will walk away with MANY future ideas.

    Bring yourself (and your team) and we'll bring ours!

    Cherie Osta is an extremely committed and motivated teacher who develops meaningful and practical projects in collaboration with her students and the community. This has been acknowledged through multiple VCAA VCAL awards, including the 2017 VCAL Teacher of the Year Award and 2022 Chair’s Award. Highly regarded for her contributions to Applied learning at local, regional and state levels, Cherie is a dynamic conference presenter with over 18 years of working in applied learning at Lorne P-12 College.

    Geoff Bird was instrumental in setting up Lorne-Aireys Inlet P-12's highly regarded and multiple award-winning applied programs. A highly experienced, committed and motivated teacher and workshop presenter, Geoff is a master in demonstrating how to develop and construct meaningful and practical projects in collaboration with the community.

    Narelle Bean is an Assistant Principal at Werribee Secondary College. She was awarded the VCAA Chair’s Award for 2019 as well as the 2016 VCAA VCAL Teacher of the Year Award. Narelle has developed and shared her vast experience in, and passion for, applied learning in a number of settings at all three levels of VCAL. With over 20 years of experience in education, she is a firm believer that relationship development and experience in the workplace is integral to student success in applied learning programs.

    Shelley Muir

    Natalie Purves  - VALA Professional Learning and Development Manager



    Show details

  • Planning for 2025's projects….your future you will thank you!

    • 14 Feb 2025
    • 09:00 - 15:30
    • Jasper Hotel Melbourne
    • 84
    Register

    Planning your 2025 projects - your future you will thank you!

    Friday February 14 – Jasper Hotel Melbourne

    Be 2025 ready!

    Covering VCE-VM units 1, 2, 3 & 4 and VPC

    Ideas? Structure? Problem Solving? Time to sort it all out?

    This full day workshop, hosted by multiple applied learning award recipients Geoff Bird, Narelle Bean, Shelley Muir and VALA's Natalie Purves and Helene Rooks will see you combine your student's interest and aspirations, your (and your teaching team's) strengths and passions with the needs of your community, to develop a dynamic project/program that will have you 2025 ready.

    Attended this workshop in the past? This is a great opportunity to continue working on your plan, receive expert feedback on the progress you made over summer and fine tune your 2025 delivery!

    Topics covered include integrating curriculum, working with varied individual student needs, creating community partnerships, tracking student progress, assessment, templates, project timelines and project funding.

    There will be dedicated time for you to design your program/projects that allows student agency whilst meeting the Key knowledge and Key skills/ Learning Goals outlined in the curriculum designs with support from our team . 

    Projects will be shared on the day so you will walk away with MANY future ideas.

    Bring yourself (and your team) and we'll bring ours!

    Cherie Osta is an extremely committed and motivated teacher who develops meaningful and practical projects in collaboration with her students and the community. This has been acknowledged through multiple VCAA VCAL awards, including the 2017 VCAL Teacher of the Year Award and 2022 Chair’s Award. Highly regarded for her contributions to Applied learning at local, regional and state levels, Cherie is a dynamic conference presenter with over 18 years of working in applied learning at Lorne P-12 College.

    Geoff Bird was instrumental in setting up Lorne-Aireys Inlet P-12's highly regarded and multiple award-winning applied programs. A highly experienced, committed and motivated teacher and workshop presenter, Geoff is a master in demonstrating how to develop and construct meaningful and practical projects in collaboration with the community.

    Narelle Bean is an Assistant Principal at Werribee Secondary College. She was awarded the VCAA Chair’s Award for 2019 as well as the 2016 VCAA VCAL Teacher of the Year Award. Narelle has developed and shared her vast experience in, and passion for, applied learning in a number of settings at all three levels of VCAL. With over 20 years of experience in education, she is a firm believer that relationship development and experience in the workplace is integral to student success in applied learning programs.

    Shelley Muir

    Natalie Purves  - VALA Professional Learning and Development Manager



    Show details

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