Starting any new job is likely to create some mixed reactions. It’s great to look forward to a new challenge, meeting new people and receiving a regular pay packet. But let’s be honest, it can also be very stressful, even if you have previous work experience. Every workplace has its own dress standards, protocols, procedures, chains of communication and acceptable work habits. So understanding how to fit in from the start is a crucial skill to acquire. In this program you’ll learn how to make that all-important good first impression whenever you start a new job. We’ll look at preparing to start work, induction and training, working with others and how to deal with problems along the way. We’ll also get some important tips from employment experts. A practical and informative look at your entry into a new working environment. Chapters: 1Preparing to Start Work 2.Induction and Training 3.Working with Others 4.Deal with Problems
Subjects: Personal Development
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The Education of… Ralph Klein
This one-hour documentary examines the growth and development of one of Canada’s most successful and popular political leaders, and the important role of continuous lifelong learning in that success.
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The Education of… Ralph Klein
This one-hour documentary examines the growth and development of one of Canada’s most successful and popular political leaders, and the important role of continuous lifelong learning in that success.
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Productive Pedagogies
Restructuring of the Queensland education system in the 1990s gave rise to a new educational model – the New Basics Project. An integral part of this scheme was a fresh emphasis on the value of quality teaching/learning, termed “productive pedagogy” which is based on four premises: 1) intellectual quality, 2) connectedness, 3) social support, and 4) recognition of difference.
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Mandatory Reporting of Child Abuse
This program aims to support teachers’ current understanding of mandatory reporting of child abuse in schools across Australia. It focuses on the legal aspects of mandatory reporting, including variations from state to state, and describes the process by which a teacher can form a belief that a student is being abused. Additionally it provides clear definitions of what constitutes child abuse and explores the different possible physical and/or behavioral manifestations of the impact of child abuse on children. This program provides information to teachers about the process of making a notification to a relevant child protection authority and discusses how the notification might be handled from that point.
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Integrating ICT in the Curriculum
The use of Information Communication Technology in schools is a major challenge. The task of successfully integrating ICT into the curriculum raises a number of questions. What is the role of this new tool? Does it actually enhance the educational process? How can ICT be successfully integrated into what schools are currently doing? Is ICT the change-agent that will take schools into a whole new way of learning? How do students feel about ICT? Is it just a gimmick? Does it actually engage all students, or does it turn some of them off? Through interviews and case studies, this program will assist teachers in coming to some conclusions about the use of ICT and other issues arising from this major change in the way that learning is supported in the modern classroom.
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Boys in Schools
Around the country, boys in education are in trouble. Numerous reports are advising that boys’ literacy levels are poor in relation to girls’, fewer boys achieve the national benchmarks and males comprise a huge proportion of students with disciplinary problems and school expulsion. Education, it seems, is not meeting every boy’s needs. The good news is plenty of excellent work is being done to address the cause of these problems. In this program, we talk to renowned educational psychologist Michael Carr Gregg about boys’ educational needs, see how a cluster of schools in Australia are addressing the issue and take a look at the Federal Boys Lighthouse program in action.
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Hot Tips For Classroom Management
One of the biggest challenges facing teachers today is classroom management and dealing with difficult students. This program provides practical help, offering some effective, preventative strategies, as well as ways to deal with difficult behavior when it occurs. Covering pre-planning ? establishing the rules, pre-planning ? other strategies, routine, seven steps of behavior management, the behavior interventions pyramid, depersonalizing behavior sanctions and reflection, and written by teachers in the know, this is a great professional development tool for any new teacher, or any teacher wanting to brush up on essential classroom skills.
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Health Emergencies in the Classroom
In every school there are students who suffer from medical conditions. Because of this, it is vital that teachers and other school staff are fully prepared to deal with a medical emergency. This program investigates some of the more common health emergencies that
occur in classrooms and how best to treat them. An informed look at the treatments for asthma, diabetes, anaphylaxis and epilepsy and essential professional development viewing for teachers. -
New Standards for Career Development Practitioners
This program is designed to assist careers practitioners, job networks, industries and organisations, human resources departments, rehabilitation, government departments, schools, Universities, TAFEs and other relevant organisations, with understanding the recent developments in professionalising the careers role in Australia. The program explores: the context for these developments; where Australia fits into the international careers scene; developing competencies, standards and ethics for the profession; agreed requirements being phased in by 2012; the Australian Blueprint for Career Development; and understanding the broad range of activities undertaken in the name of career development.