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Designing a Middle School Outdoor Education Program

Covering the essential components and sequence of course design, this workshop will be especially useful for any OE teacher or manager who is faced with the challenge of setting up their first OE program for middle school students. Participants will be invited to bring their real-world program design cases to this workshop for some practical exercises.

Wednesday 24 September
9.30am – 4.30 pm
VOEA, 150 Palmerston St, Carlton

Members $105
Non-members $140
Morning Tea, Lunch, Afternoon tea included

Enquiries jodie@voea.vic.edu.au
To register: mail, fax or email this form

Facilitation Techniques

Are you and your students getting the most out of your teaching?
Spend a day with Glyn Thomas (Latrobe Uni) and Tony Carden (VOEA), exploring effective teaching techniques to use in your program so that students are not just “doing” activities or journeys. Discover ways to more effectively facilitate learning from the experience, helping students to extract and retain useful meaning that relates to their program’s aims. Improve your awareness of when that teachable moment is occurring in your program/class/journey and explore methods of managing those moments to increase the chance that meaningful learning will result.

Thursday 25th September
9.30am – 4.30pm
VOEA, 150 Palmerston St, Carlton

Members $105
Non-members $140
Morning Tea, Lunch, Afternoon tea included

Enquiries jodie@voea.vic.edu.au
To register: mail, fax or email this form

VCE OES Exam Prep for teachers

This ½ day workshop will be an essential part of exam preparation for VCE OES teachers. Andrew Mannion – Chief Examiner in 2006 & 2007 – will show you the best way to prepare your students for their exam.

Friday 26th September
9.30am – 1.00pm
VOEA, 150 Palmerston St, Carlton

Members $60
Non-members $75
Morning Tea and Lunch included

Enquiries jodie@voea.vic.edu.au
To register: mail, fax or email this form

NOVEMBER

SAC Writing Workshops FREE!

The Victorian Outdoor Education Association will deliver a series of four 3-4 hour sessions on preparing and designing School Assessed Coursework (SAC). Facilitated by Sue Parry - State Reviewer, and current VCE OES teachers, these workshops will be a most valuable experience for any VCE Teacher engaged in the writing of SAC.

The workshops have been scheduled in November, 2008. Details of specific dates and locations will be available soon.

Please email the VOEA to register.

Wilderness First Aid
For upcoming Wilderness First Aid courses visit www.wmi.net.au/wmi/calendar

Outdoor Recreation Industry Council (ORIC) Conference

Delve into possibilities
Discover new potentials
Determine to make a difference

23 & 24 August, 2008
Novotel Hotel, Sydney Olympic Park
Sydney, NSW

Keynote Speakers:
The Hon. Justice Paul Brereton, Judge, Supreme Court, NSW, speaking on:
Aspects of Law for Outdoor Educators - Inherent risk and Risk Waivers - Negligent infliction of grevious bodily harm
Dr. Sue Roffey, University of West Sydney, speaking on:
Circle TIme - Skills leading to better Relationships, Resilience & Responsibility

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BATNet Forum 2008

Desert Journeys
1 – 5 September, 2008
Alice Springs, NT