The Middle Years of Schooling: Issues and Responsibilities

Friday 25 May 2007

teachers in a workshop

Overview

What are the key issues challenging middle schooling? This one-day workshop will focus on the questions identified in current research. Strategies for dealing with these issues will be explored, based on research and the presenter’s experience from the AGQTP and the MYAR projects. Topics will address:

  • learning needs and effective learning strategies with middle years learners
  • research on problems of middle school learners and strategies to deal with these
  • how other schools have learnt and implemented in relation to middle schooling
  • behaviour and classroom management of middle years students
  • research in relation to brain growth and its implications for learning and teaching in middle school years.

Participants will be invited to present examples/documentation from their own context to address transition and other middle school issues.

Presenter

Dr David Smith

Format

Full-day workshop 9am–4pm

Fees & Registration

$210 GST inclusive

Download a flyer with registration form

Infomation for visitors

Venue:
Education Building - A35
Manning Road
The University of Sydney
Camperdown NSW

Download a PDF map of the campus. The Education Building is located near the geographic centre of the campus just north of 'The Square' and next to the Manning Building.

Please find University of Sydney Camperdown campus parking information here.

Please find public transport information here.

Contact

Please direct enquiries to at the DPL.