Place Value And The Four Operations

Rob Vingerhoets

​Come and enjoy a fabulous, thought provoking numeracy session by a master presenter. Then enjoy the afternoon in beautiful Stirling in South Australia!
Find out about a range of minimum preparation, engaging and mathematically worthwhile place value activities from Reception to Year 8.
The  session will cleverly link place value skills with the four operations, using them to actually understand why and how addition, subtraction, multiplication and division work.
Rob's session will look at some highly effective problem solving methods that are easy entry and provide a high ceiling for all students .... his approaches just work, and you'll never look back.
Early Bird saving until 2nd March. TRT's and preservice teachers ask about our further discounts

​DATE:  23rd March 
9.00 - 1.00pm  Saturday
AUDIENCE: Teachers/Leaders
VENUE: St Catherine's School, Stirling

Phonics in Context R-3
​with David Hornsby

Phonics in Context R-3 with David Hornsby This whole day practical session will explore in detail the expectations of the Australian Curriculum around meaning making in order to teach phonics explicitly and systematically. Implications for the classroom will be discussed.
It is a practical follow up to the symposium held last November in partnership with the University of Sydney, the University of South Australia, the Australian Literacy Educators' Association, Early Childhood Organisation Inc, Lisa Burman Consulting and Cue Learning.

Cheers,

​Phil Callen and Lisa Burman
M: 0400 799255 (Phil)   M: 0411260972 (Lisa)

DATE:  15th April
9.00 - 3.30pm  Monday
AUDIENCE: Teachers/Literacy Leaders/ School Leaders/ Speech Pathologists
VENUE: Immanuel College

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Her translation to action:  Some of the strategies discussed fit exactly what my students are needing, so I'll be trying some of these over the next 2 weeks. This has also given me some thinking points that I'll be reflecting on in my planning for literacy over the next month . . . it's been so valuable."  
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