Educator Workshops

The following workshops are designed to support educators in understanding and fostering the social and emotional wellbeing of their students. Sessions can be offered individually or combined to create a tailored experience that meets the needs of your school or team.

  • Learning Standards

    Develop the skills to design precise, meaningful learning standards that clearly define what students should know and be able to do.

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  • Proficiency Scales

    Learn how to break down learning standards into measurable levels of proficiency to guide instruction, assessment, and student growth. 

    A worksheet on a wooden table with math problems focusing on multiplication and division, titled 'Practise those of speed every day until you are really fast'.
  • Embedding Core Competencies

    Explore strategies for authentically integrating core competencies within curricular competencies to support holistic student development. 

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  • Assessment & Reporting Across All Levels

    Build a strong understanding of effective assessment practices and transparent reporting that reflect student learning at every stage. 

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  • Curricular Mapping

    Learn to create a map of your year that is aligned with core competencies, curricular competencies and embeds the First Peoples Principals of Learning

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  • Creating a Calm Classroom Environment

    Discover practical approaches to foster a regulated, respectful, and focused classroom culture that supports all learners. 

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  • Conflict Resolution Skills

    Equip students with tools and strategies to navigate conflict constructively and build positive relationships. 

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  • Fostering Student Resilience

    Learn how to support students in developing perseverance, adaptability, and confidence in the face of challenges. 

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  • Differentiated Instruction

    Gain strategies to tailor teaching approaches, content, and assessment to meet diverse learning needs. 

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  • Creating Inclusive Learning Environments

    Develop practices that ensure all students feel valued, supported, and able to fully participate in the learning community.

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Sample Itinerary

  • Workshop participants introduce themselves.

  • Char will give a presentation on the topic/topics selected by the host.

  • There will be an opportunity for a break after the presentation and before we get into the Q&A. The host can decide if they would like to provide refreshments.

  • Participants will have the opportunity to ask questions about the topic/s covered in the presentation.

Meet your instructor

Char Siddon

Char is a lifelong educator with a passion for fostering resilient, emotionally healthy kids. Known for her calm, encouraging presence, she is driven to support parents in navigating the emotional realities of raising children today.

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