Queensland Teacher Professional Development

The Four Foundation Senses of Early ChildhoodChild development and age-appropriate skill expectationMovement, touch, balance and sense of life - the foundation sensesBody consciousness and movement in three dimensions of spaceThe balancing act of physiological and psychological developmentCrossing mid-lines and body control - what to expectDominance - eye, ear, hand and foot. How to checkBasic checklist […]

Earth, Air, Fire and Water ChildrenThe temperaments and implications for teaching, learning and children’s destiniesOverview of the Greek humours and temperamentsHow to observe different temperament behaviourWhy temperaments are so importantTempering the temperaments - How and whyThe temperaments and literacy/numeracy skillsThe temperaments and children's potential for lifeWorking with story telling and the temperamentsHow to create engaging […]

Storytelling and Thematic TeachingHow stories and themes can be the vehicle to teach all that is needed in the early yearsWhy storytelling?Story in its evolutionary contextCreating a storytelling environmentStory and the development of imagination, intuition and inspirationThe wisdom in ancient storiesThematic teaching - lesson samples and ideasFour archetypal elements in stories that enthuse the childrenCreative […]

Australian Politics, NAPLAN and PISAHow testing and league tables can corrupt teaching and learning in the early and primary yearsOverview of Australian Curriculum Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA), NAPLAN and PISA standardised testing.Is national testing justified in the light of Finland’s and Steiner perspectives?How Finland achieved the best international PISA results with least face to […]

Child Friendly Literacy DevelopmentUsing the wisdom of the past for deep literacy skill acquisition and developmentChild readiness for engagement and learningChild development markers/milestonesGross and fine motor skills in relation to drawing and writingDrawing straights and curves - preparing for capitalsWhy the little letters (minuscules) should be taught after capitalsCreative ways to introduce the letters and […]

Child Friendly Numeracy DevelopmentUsing the wisdom of the past for deep numeracy skill acquisition and developmentHow we can help children to love number, the four operations and geometryHow to plan creative lessons which enhance the learning of number, the four operations and geometryThe ideal order of Maths faculty development“Learning readiness” and how it relates to […]

Form Drawing in the Primary SchoolUsing the wisdom of the past for deep literacy skill acquisition and development This workshop covers:Straights, curves and writing foundationsMirror drawings with straights and curvesPatterns, colour and repeating formsBasic Celtic knots - freehandAdvanced Celtic knotsBasic compass-workAdvanced compass-work and sacred geometry $150 employer funded      ***     $100 self funded/QTPD Follower     ***     $50 student/unwaged […]

Screen Time and Child Development The screen, neuroscience and intelligenceICT - an overviewScreen time statisticsEvolving human faculties in relation to information and communicationChild development, three dimensional experience and communicationThe foundation senses for information and communication developmentPhysiological and psychological development in relation to ICTInformation and communication in relation to social and moral development Prioritising information and […]

The Importance of Handwriting in Human DevelopmentWhat could be lost?Child development and age appropriate skillsAppreciation of the deeper significance of writing for human developmentA recognition of the three-fold organisation found within the human beingUnderstanding how the changes in the Curriculum may impact on child and thus human developmentClarification on the age appropriate schooling of a […]