2009 has been a busy year so far, just some of the highlights have been:
1. Working long term with some schools in Queensland conducting regular PD afternoons focussing on topics that have emerged from their analysis of NAPLAN results. We find this approach works well as it provides regular contact and feedback and enables us to address issues that are of critical importance to the school concerned.
2. An excellent day with over 200 teachers from the the Catholic Education Office in Melbourne where we 'workshopped' on Multiliteracies and the codes and conventions of still and moving images.
3. A similar day with the Association of Independent Schools Victoria (AISV).
4. Commencing a long term (18 month) Action Learning Project with the AISV on changing pedagogies through multiliteracies. This project involves working with groups of teachers from five Independent schools in Melbourne and surrounds as they identify and carry out an action learning project and investigate their pedagogy.
5.The ALEA/AATE National Conference in Hobart where we presented two workshops. This was a wonderful conference with great international speakers.
Some of the highlights to come in the remainder of the year:
1. Returning to Melbourne to work further on the Action Learning Project with AISV and teachers from the five Independent schools.
2. Speaking at a Book Week function for the ACE in Toowoomba.
3. Traveling to New Zealand to conduct professional development in various towns on the North and South Islands for the New Zealand Reading Association.