isLearn 2021

View our upcoming learning events, month by month.

Together with our local and global partners, we’ve created a suite of digital programs that centres around collaboration and connection.

20 January | Teaching VCE Biology Units 1 & 2
21 January | Teaching VCE Chemistry Units 3 & 4
22 January | Teaching VCE Biology Units 3 & 4
22 January | Teaching VCE Chemistry Units 1 & 2

1 February | Bold Moves book club
1 February | Building academic vocabulary
1 February | PL in a box: effective feedback
1 February | PL in a box: effective differentiation
9 February | Funding for students with disabilities: The NCCDSSD and Sate Support
12 February | Connect and create: the school musical
13 February | Bold Moves Collaboration 2021
17 February | Learning within and from outside environments
17 February | Financial literacy
18 February | 6 concepts that leverage learning
22 February | Exploring challenging scenarios
22 February | Assessment: moderation
23 February | The teachers’ lounge: conversations that count (Mathematics/Science)
23 February | The teachers’ lounge: conversations that count (Primary years)
23 February | Designing a culture of student inquiry
23 February | Strategies for auditing your curriculum
24 February | The teachers’ lounge: conversations that count (English/Humanities)
24 February | The teachers’ lounge: conversations that count (Visual Arts)
24 February | Leading performance and development
24 February | Building a professional portfolio: what constitutes evidence?
25 February | The teachers’ lounge: conversations that count (Performing Arts)
25 February | The teachers’ lounge: conversations that count (Languages)
25 February | The nationally consistent collection of data on school students with disability
25 February | Round table community

1 March | Challenging conversations
1 March | Global voices
2 March | Building a culture of capability growth
2 March | Risk managers’ network
2 March | Supporting student wellbeing: how to notice, inquire and provide
2 March | The Learning Landscape book club
3 March | High impact student leadership
3 March | New leaders: develop the skills of an effective leader
3 March | Creating a system where coaching can thrive
4 March | HRM Network Meeting
4 March | Survival guide for casual relief teachers
4 March | Amplify your unit planning
5 March | Activating the student voice
10 March | Planning for professional conversations
10 March | Critical thinking and shared inquiry in the junior primary years
11 March | Art of cognitive bricklaying
16 March | Learning about coaching conversations
16 March | Classroom observation: a research-informed overview
16 March | Indigenous cultural competency in the workforce
16 March | Raising student achievement
17 March | Create and propel the mediated learning experience in primary classrooms
17 March | Staff resilience is student resilience
18 March | Designing learning through concepts
18 March | Leaders of teaching and learning network
22 March | Developing a school strategic plan
23 March | Being informed and strategic about professional learning
24 March | We all have the same amount of time: how do we use it?
24 March | Case notes and record keeping
24 March | Quick wins and SMART goals for a mentally healthy community with Be You
25 March | The impact of dyslexia on maths performance
26 March | CrisisID coaching program: Reset.Rethink.Reward
26 March | Problem-based learning
30 March | Assessment: feedback and feed forward
31 March | Assessment: an overview
31 March | Assessment: formative

1 April | Maths weaknesses or dyscalculia: assessing the student
20 April | Introduction to OHS for new and inexperienced managers
21 April | Developing a global mindset through service-learning
21 April | Instructional leadership: high impact K-12
22 April | Building effective teams
23 April | Contemporary approaches to middle years learning to maximise engagement
23 April | Strategies for auditing your curriculum
26 April | Next steps for your leadership development
27 April | How language processing, sequencing and memory difficulties affect learning of number/algebra
27 April | Behaviour management 101 for new and beginning teachers
27 April | Round table community
28 April | Real world problem-solving
29 April | Effective feedback
30 April | Restraint and seclusion: applying DET guidelines

3 May | Assessment: authentic practice
4 May | Student Assessment Project: inattention and behavioural issues
5 May | Building social innovation projects through STE(A)M
5 May | Developing number sense and arithmetic skills of students with dyscalculia
6 May | Using video to improve teaching
7 May | Occupational Health and Safety for experienced managers
7 May | Hazard management, incident management and injury management
10 May | Feuerstein Instrumental Enrichment (FIE) basic program
12 May | Feuerstein Instrumental Enrichment standard one
12 May | Teaching the language of maths and word-problem solving to students with dyslexia
13 May | The Occasional Counsellor ™
14 May | Emerging principals
14 May | New Business Managers’ program 2021
17 May | Assessment: involving parents
19 May | Differentiation in the classroom using thinking routines
20 May | Getting on top of those challenging conversations
20 May | Using multisensory instruction to teach students with dyscalculia number and algebra
21 May | Making thinking routine: cognition in action
25 May | Aspiring leaders: get ready for your first leadership role
26 May | Like Schools Network
28 May | Assessment: student reporting
28 May | Verbal de-escalation: crisis management
31 May | Leading change

1 June | Risk managers’ network
2 June | HRM Network Meeting
4 June | Beginning teachers’ workshop
15 June | Cognitive Coaching Seminars®
17 June | Round table community
18 June | Understanding culture
22 June | Indigenous memory methods for primary years
23 June | Indigenous memory methods for secondary years

14 July | Enrolments: VRQA Minimum Standards
15 July | Student focused assessment
19 July | Building effective teams
19 July | Designing learning through concepts
20 July | Contemporary approaches to middle years learning to maximise engagement
20 July | Overseas trips: emergency and risk management
20 July | Raising student achievement
21 July | Being informed and strategic about professional learning
21 July | Classroom observation: a research-informed overview
22 July | Effective feedback
23 July | CrisisID coaching program: Reset.Rethink.Reward
23 July | Working with parents/carers to reduce disruptive behaviour in primary schools
27 July | Amplify your unit planning
28 July | Planning for professional conversations
28 July | VRQA School review
29 July | Introduction to restorative practices
30 July | Designing a culture of student inquiry

2 August | Learning about coaching conversations
3 August | Keeping well amongst the busyness
6 August | Instructional leadership: high impact K-12
10 August | Exploring challenging scenarios
10 August | Activating the student voice
10 August | Student welfare: VRQA Minimum Standards
17 August | Assessment: formative
17 August | HRM Network Meeting
18 August | Assessment: an overview
20 August | Working with parents/carers to reduce disruptive behaviour in secondary schools
24 August | Leading performance and development
24 August | Risk managers’ network
24 August | OHS for property managers
25 August | Problem-based learning

1 September | Challenging conversations
7 September | Developing a whole school integrated model of behaviour management

5 October | Assessment: authentic practice
8 October | Assessment: moderation
11 October | Feuerstein Instrumental Enrichment (FIE) basic program
13 October | Feuerstein Instrumental Enrichment standard one
14 October | Building a professional portfolio: what constitutes evidence?
15 October | Connect and create: the school musical
18 October | Developing a global mindset through service-learning
19 October | Critical incident management
20 October | Assessment: involving parents
21 October | Art of cognitive bricklaying
21 October | Assessment: student reporting
22 October | Leading change
26 October | Create and propel the Mediated Learning Experience in primary classrooms
26 October | Risk managers’ network
28 October | Student Assessment Project- Moving Forward: social/emotional issues

2 November | Round table community
8 November | HRM Network Meeting
10 November | Cyber risks, data security and use of cloud technology
11 November | Assessment: feedback and feed forward
16 November | Strategies for auditing your curriculum

What else is in store for 2021?