TA TALK

Issue 50

December 2019

As the year comes to a close, we would like to acknowledge and congratulate everyone who attended our live events and participated in our professional development this year. We are always in awe of your commitment to making a difference to student learning in schools across Australia. With your dedication, we are sure to be raising Australia's PISA ranking in the future!

 

We would also like to acknowledge the hard work of our team and guest experts from our partner organisations who have contributed significantly to our mission of improving student outcomes. Our sincere thanks go to:

 

• Susan Ballandin - Deakin University
• Elessa Impey - Thrive Approach
• Karen Clarke - From Bullied to Brilliant
• Denyse Ritchie - The THRASS Institute
• Sheree Chevalier - VET International Fellowship

 

As we are an online organisation, we value the expertise of our website team, Aspedia, who ensure you, our ATA members, have uninterrupted access to our resources throughout your membership. Thank you Lynne, Mike, Yurii and team for your superior support again this year.

 

We will be signing off for 2 weeks shortly, from 23 December 2019 until 3 January 2020. We wish you a happy and safe Christmas holiday and we look forward to seeing you back in 2020 for another amazing year of professional learning and student success.

 

Warm regards

 

Stella and Mandy

 

Do you find advertising for new teacher aide positions with large commercial sites costly?

 

Effective now, you can advertise on our JOB BOARD, free of charge, provided you are a member school. 

 

Member schools will be able to:

- advertise on a dedicated industry site with over 20,000 views per month

- recruit casual and permanent support staff

- save on recruitment costs, (non-member schools pay $200)

Jacque Mengel's Story

At this time of year, we would like to acknowledge the wonderful job you all do in schools by sharing Jacque Mengel's story of passion, dedication and positivity. Jacque is from Maribyrnong Primary School in the ACT and is our 2019 Australian Teacher Aide of the Year.

 

We will be publishing more teacher aide stories next year. Stay posted!

BIG WRITE and VCOP

Do your students view writing as fun, or as a chore?

 

Big Write and VCOP is a fun, oral-based program that assists students to transfer their verbal skills to written skills to improve writing.

 

ATA partner, Samantha Taylor of Andrell Education, has recently contacted us to offer our member community a discount of $100 off the normal price when attending one of her 2020 Big Write and VCOP workshops. 

 

The first 3 are for our Queensland community, delivered in Brisbane and on the Gold Coast.

 

There are also limited places for workshops being presented in other parts of Australia. For information about workshops in other states and territories, go to the Andrell Education website.

 

Be quick though, as Samantha can only hold a limited number of places for ATA members.

Clever Classroom

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The vote is in; we all need a holiday! Almost 100% of you saw the beach before the car door!

Do you have communication boards at school like this?

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Such a great way for nonverbal students to communicate with others. Our FB followers either already have communication boards at school or LOVED the idea and want them installed asap!

WELCOME TO ATA!

St Catherine of Siena Catholic Primary School, VIC 
St Dominic’s College, NSW

Hillcrest Christian College, VIC
Glenella State School, QLD 
Farnborough State School, QLD
Mulwaree High School, NSW
St Emilie's Catholic Primary School, WA
Mission Beach State School, QLD
Salisbury State School, QLD
Bates Drive School, NSW

Corpus Christi Catholic High School, NSW
St Laurence's College, QLD
RMIT University, VIC 
Wollondilly Anglican College, NSW

Mary Mackillop College Nundah, QLD
Mater Dei Catholic College Wagga Wagga, NSW

Bray Park State School, QLD
North Metropolitan TAFE, WA
Maryborough State High School, QLD

Clarendon Primary School, SA

Kangarilla Primary School, SA
Willunga Primary School, SA
McLaren Flat Primary School, SA
McLaren Vale Primary School, SA
Aldinga Beach B-7, SA
Myponga Primary School, SA
Willunga High School, SA
Rapid Bay Primary School, SA