Critical and Creative Thinking Seminar (VCAA)

Monday 20 March 3.45-4.45pm This professional learning presentation will explore the components of the Critical and Creative Thinking curriculum and the importance of this knowledge and skills for learning and everyday life.    

Let’s talk recognition—a children’s art exhibition (Geelong Gallery)

14 March 2017, 1:30-3:00PM Students and educators from a range of schools and year levels explore the theme of Reconciliation through classroom learning and workshops.   The program included the Kaleidoscope—an applied learning experience across the curriculum, ‘Our cultural landscape’ which involved rotating activities at Geelong Gallery, Geelong Performing Arts Centre, Geelong Regional Library Corporation and […]

Outer West Visual Art Teachers Network PL Day

Friday 10 March 2017, 8.45am-3.00pm Join us for a day of collaboration, networking,  fresh ideas, catching up with old colleagues, sharing, connecting and  meeting new faces at the Outer West Visual Art Teachers Network PL Day. This annual PL day, developed by us, for us, will uplift, empower, inspire and remind us all how important Visual Arts […]

Sovereignty Professional Development Program (ACCA)

Explore how the artists and works in Sovereignty, an exhibition focusing upon contemporary art of First Nations peoples of South East Australia, provides opportunities to engage students with critical historical and contemporary issues in Australian society. Led by co-curators Max Delany and Paola Balla, explore the thematic contexts within the exhibition: the celebration and assertion of […]

VCE Studio Arts 2017 School-assessed Task Professional Learning Sessions

Wednesday 22 February 2017, 9-4pm   These full-day sessions are designed to provide teachers with a clear understanding of how to apply the assessment criteria and descriptors for the School-assessed Task in the relevant study. There will be a practical component to the day, where assessment criteria will be applied using sample student work. Teachers of Art, […]

Educator Exclusive | Simon Grennan (Deakin University Art Gallery)

 15 February 2017, 5.30-7pm Join us for this small group (still) life drawing with Simon Grennan, Lecturer in Art and Performance, Faculty of Arts and Education, Deakin University. In addition to using Sam Jinks sculptures rather than live models, participants are invited to submit 1-2 drawings for a curated online exhibition of their work (DUAG […]

Educator Exclusive | Ken Scarlett (Deakin University Art Gallery)

8 February 2017, 5.30-7pm   Join us for a fascinating talk by Ken Scarle OAM, an independent curator, writer, educator, and author of the first complete survey ever written on Australian Sculpture. Ken Scarlett is regarded as one of the country’s leading authorities on Australian sculpture. He is the author of a number of books, […]

VCE Art 2017 School-assessed Task Professional Learning Sessions

Wednesday 15 February 2017, 9-4pm   These full-day sessions are designed to provide teachers with a clear understanding of how to apply the assessment criteria and descriptors for the School-assessed Task in the relevant study. There will be a practical component to the day, where assessment criteria will be applied using sample student work. Teachers of […]