2010 Conferences

It is highly recommended that each eUP school nominates at least one teacher to become an eUP Coordinator. It is envisaged that the eUP coordinators in a school will provide support to teams of teachers planning with eUP.

In order for these curriculum leaders to have the skills and confidence to assist with planning, an eUP Coordinators network was formed 2008. This network will continue in 2010 with a series of four conferences to be held - one in each term.

These conferences will be relevant to teachers in schools who have already subscribed to eUP and those who are considering subscribing. eUP Coordinators are encouraged to attend.

The aim of the eUP Coordinators Network is to provide information and professional development to eUP Coordinators, so they can:

support teachers in their schools when planning curriculum
provide information to teachers in their schools about innovations and improvements to eUP

TERM ONE – Wednesday March 10th

The focus for the Term One conference is on how eUP promotes inquiry-learning, the principles of backward design, the construction of Rich Assessment Tasks (RATS) and using cooperative tools.

TERM TWO – Wednesday June 2nd

The focus for the Term Two conference is on the Thinking Processes Domain within VELS which requires teachers to teach and assess students' abilities in being able to use graphic organisers to assist them in organising their thoughts.

This conference will provide an opportunity to keep building units commenced in the Term 1 conference with a view to including appropriate and stimulating tasks that include a variety of graphic organisers.

TERM THREE – Wednesday September 1st

The focus for the Term Three conference is ways to consider the Multiple Intelligences when planning tasks.

This conference will provide engaging and exciting opportunities to enhance curriculum planning and classroom practice in order to meet student needs.

eUP provides teachers with a wide range of possible tasks that engage students when employing different Multiple intelligences. These tasks have been placed against the levels of Bloom’s Taxonomy to enable the selection of simple to complex tasks within each intelligence.

Links between Personal Learning Standards in VELS and Multiple Intelligence theory will be provided.

The units that have been developed at the previous conferences will be enhanced with tasks that focus on Multiple Intelligences.

TERM 4 - Wednesday November 24th

The focus for the Term Four conference is on incorporating the Habits of Mind into planning.

Habits of Mind are 'ways of thinking intelligently when you don't know the answer.' They provide a valuable dimension to curriculum planning and can be incorporated into units of work in a number of different ways. This conference will focus on practical ways to introduce the Habits to students at all levels through movies, historical references, novels, fairy tales and personal reflection. An explicit link will be drawn between VELS and Habits of Mind.

The units that have been developed at the previous conferences will be enhanced with tasks that focus on Habits of Mind.

Please note Attendance at any or all conferences is not a prerequisite for attendance at a conference of your choice. All participants are asked to bring a laptop.

Venue for all eUP Conferences

Best Western Wheelers Hill International
242 Jells Road
Wheelers Hill 3150
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Time: 9.00am - 3.30pm (Registration from 8.30am)

Cost: $165 per participant (includes GST)

Catering: Morning tea and lunch will be provided. Please notify of any special dietary requirements.
Payment: Cheques payable to eUP Pty Ltd
(ABN) 98 122 664 5 91
PO Box 284
Bentleigh, 3204

Registrations close 7 working days prior to the conference date.

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