Successful schools work continually to develop a culture of student, teacher and leadership learning success. Cognitive Coaching(sm) is integral to this.

Participation in this intensive workshop will equip you and/or members of your team with a set of strategies, a way of thinking and a way of working that invites self and others to shape and reshape their thinking and problem solving capacities to achieve learning success.

Edited by Keith Redman

Topics covered in this edition include:

• The Intergenerational Youth Compact: An update
• New ANSN Snapshot from Research
• Introducing a new ANSN Networker
• Report from the Embedding IWBs into the Curriculum HUB
• Curriculum Planning/Coaching program: report on progress
• Curriculum Design: Breaking Down the Walls
• Bee Bots and Wonderful Readers workshops
• Dimensions of Learning (DoL) Brisbane
• Dimensions of Learning (DoL) Advanced Hub workshop report
• Report on Dimensions of Learning in the Northern Territory
• Further opportunities in Dimensions of Learning (DoL)
• Some interesting reading
• Reminders of ANSN activities, introduced in previous editions of E-News

Term 3 and 4 - 2009 dates

Has your school been implementing and exploring the Habits of Mind or Dimensions of Learning and want to find ways to further enhance your school journey or alternatively your school is interested in developing a complete learning framework that incorporates a common language to bind assessment, pedagogy and planning though a "thinking" approach?

Dr Julianne Lynch, a Senior Lecturer at Deakin University, is a member of the Gender and Information Technology (GaIT) 1 national project research team.

In this ANSN Snapshot from Research, Dr Lynch refers to findings from the GaIT study, to draw our attention to:

• the declining student interest in studying Information Technology (IT) subjects;
• the persistent gender gap in enrolments in IT subjects at school and university; and
• issues related to school IT education that might contribute to the gender gap and to the more general decline in participation in this area of study.

17th August, 18th August & 9th November 2009

This three day professional learning opportunity has been specifically designed to support teachers to develop deeper levels of understanding on how curriculum that involves community partnerships can be utilised to strengthen teaching and learning. This work draws from the 2007 ANSN Curriculum Planning Action Research Hub.

Edited by Keith Redman

Topics covered in this edition include:

• ANSN workshops – far and near
• Report on a Dimensions of Learning (DoL) workshop in Queensland
• Report of a DoL workshop focusing on Habits of Mind (Dimensions 1 & 5)
• Hanan a critical friend, as St Stephens College extends its work with DoL
• Summary of Term 2 and 3 opportunities in 2009, for ANSN Dimensions of Learning and Setting the Stage
• Embedding Interactive Whiteboards in the curriculum: New IWB Hub, for advanced users, starts Term 2
• Developing Wonderful Readers – a workshop for early years educators (QLD)
• Two Bee Bots workshops in Tasmania – Register now
• Big Picture Education Australia – Programs in Tasmania
• New report from the Brotherhood of St Laurence
• Some further interesting reading
• Reminders of ANSN activities, introduced in previous editions of E-News

Dates for the Queensland workshops 2009.

The ANSN action learning model for hubs ensures that our colleagues are provided with an opportunity to put theory into practice, so conversations can focus on professional challenges, building current repertoires of practice and celebrating successes.

Would you like to extend and refine your Dimensions of Learning (DoL) conversancy and confidence through an ANSN professional learning Journey?

When: Tuesday 19 and Wednesday 20 May and Monday 27 July
Where: Nudgee College, 2199 Sandgate Rd, Boondall Brisbane