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?

Then you might be interested in the Australian National Schools Network professional learning on Dimensions of Learning (DoL).

Dimensions of Learning originated through a detailed meta-analysis that examined what research says about how learners learn.

The end product is an instructional framework that incorporates the best of research and educational theories of how students learn. Dimensions of Learning contextualises successful learning in terms of five types of thinking dispositions and aims at providing strategies and skills for educators to become strategic instructors of learning.

Dimensions of Learning: 5 Types of Thinking

• Dimension 1: Attitudes and perceptions about learning
• Dimension 2: Acquisitions and integration of knowledge
• Dimension 3: Extension and refinement of knowledge
• Dimension 4: Meaningful use of knowledge
• Dimension 5: Productive habits of mind

The focus of the training will be to provide participants with knowledge and skills that will help identify how students learn. Participants will discuss and explore how to translate this information into an implementation program to help schools plan curriculum, assessment and instructional strategies.

The initial 2 days of the 5 day action learning hub will be held at Smithfield High School. Registrations must be completed by April 6th, 2009. Download flier for more information here.

Registration form is on the back page of the flier.

Date: Tuesday 21st and Wednesday 22nd  April, 2009
Time: 9.00am - 3.00pm
Venue: Smithfield State High School, O'Brien Rd Smithfield, 4878

Cost:

$750 + gst for ANSN members (5 days training)
$1000 + gst for non-ANSN members (5 days training) or
$2000+ gst for a team of 3 teachers for ANSN members (5 days training) $2400 + gst for a team of 3 teacher for non-ANSN members (5 days training)

Schools wishing to learn more about the DoL, are able to attend the first 2 days of the DoL hub days. For the following price:

$290 +gst for ANSN members (2 days training)
$340 + gst for Non-ANSN members (2 days training)

Download registration form for the 2 day workshop or alternatively email hanan.harrison@ansn.edu.au with your registration.

download 2 day registration form here.

* Individuals can choose to register for the 5 day Action Learning Hub (days 3,4 and 5 at a later date if spaces are available) for an additional costs of $500 + gst for ANSN members (3 additional days training) or $700 + gst for Non-ANSN members (3 days training).