Recent Professional Development


2021-24 Diocese Catholic Education - Catholic Values - Bishop's Inservice Days
2023 - 2024 QCAA - Australian Curriculum Version 9
2024 QCAA - New Senior Syllabus Implementation
2021 QCAA - Master Teaching Senior History (5.5 hours)
2021 Schoolbox Training - Technology in the Classroom (10 hours)
2021 Queensland Curriculum Assessment Authority - Attributes of Quality
Assessment (2 hours)
2021 Queensland Curriculum Assessment Authority - Assessment Item and
Instrument Construction (2 hours)
2021 Queensland Curriculum Assessment Authority - Understanding and Using
Marking Guides (2 hours)
2020 IBO Diploma Program History Category 2 (Singapore 12 hours)
2020 IBO DP Extended Essay in Focus Category 3 (Singapore 6 hours)
2019 IBO Investigating Inquiry Category 2 - Deirdre Fischer (Hong Kong 12 hours)
2018 IBO Interdisciplinary Teaching and Learning in the MYP Category 3
(Doha 12 hours)
2018 Masters of Education – Final Masters Project - FEEDBACK (40 hours)
2017 Masters of Education – Methods and Techniques of Educational Research
(40 hours)
2017 Teaching and Learning Forum Presenter – Qatar Foundation Education
Development Institute. (5 hours)
2017 IBO Delivering the MYP Curriculum – Individuals and Societies Category 2
- Martin McCurragh (Doha 12 hours)
2017 Masters of Education – Seminar of a Reflective Teacher (40 hours)
2017 Masters of Education – Google Suite (40 hours)
2017 Masters of Education – Instructional Design and Problem Solving with
Technology (40 hours)
2016 Mini NESA Presenter – Essential Skills in Behaviour Management. Doha
(5 hours)
2016 Masters of Education – Evaluation in Education (40 hours)
2016 Masters of Education – Internet for Educators (40 hours)
2016 IBO MYP - Pedagogical Leadership Category 3 (Dubai 12 hours)
2015 Differentiation: Strategies for Teaching Boys and Girls (10 hours)
2015 Masters of Education – Authoring for Educators (40 hours)
2015 Masters of Education – Networking for Educators (40 hours)
2015 Masters of Education – How Language Works: Advanced Issues for
International Educators (40 hours)
2015 IBO MYP – Inclusive Classrooms Category 3 -Ana Castro (Dubai 12 hours)
2015 Literacy – Text Types Training at Qatar Academy – Stephen Graham (3 hours)
2014 MYP – Conceptual Planning - Andrea Muller MYP Consultant (3 hours)
2014 MYP Conceptual Planning - Angelika Kuster QA MTP Co-ordinator (4 hours)
2014 Approaches To Learning Training - Cherie Mar QA ATL Co-ordinator (3 hours)
2013 -2014 Art and Science of Teaching (25 hours)
2013 The Accidental Counsellor (10 hours)
2012 Smart Classrooms – ICT Skills for Teaching (3 hours)
2012 Developing Performance Framework – Presenter (4 Hours)
2012 Michael Carr-Greg Learning and Well Being Seminar (2 hours)
2012 Anaphylaxis, Resuscitation and First Aid Recertification (3 hours)
2011 Lead and Learn for Heads of Department -Technology in the Classroom
(10 hours)
2011 Presenter - Essential Skills for Classroom Management – (5 hours refresher
course)
2011 Qld Studies Authority – Planning Pathways to a Qld Cert. of Education,
SET Plans (7 hours)
2010 Year 8 & 9 Teacher Professional Development Program –Literacy (25 hours)
2009 Suicide Assist (10 hours)
2009 Triennial School Review – Committee Chair: Staff Welfare
2008 Bullying in schools- What Teachers, Parents & Students Need to Know (5 hours)
2007 Queensland Curriculum Assessment Reporting Essentials Training (5 hours)
2004-2006 QSA Grade 12-11 Modern History Syllabus Workshop, Stepping Out
Literacy Strategies, Productive Pedagogies, Student Protection, Code of Conduct,
Behaviour Management Micro-Skills, Peer Coaching– all revisited and updated.
Referees
Malcolm Pritchard - Head of School
Nicholas Forde - Principal Secondary
Independent Schools Foundation Academy, Hong Kong
852 22022010
Dr Howard Menand IV
Principal Middle School, Qatar Academy Doha, Qatar
974 5529 6732
Sarah Wade
Principal Amity International School, Amsterdam
(formerly Assistant Principal Qatar Academy Doha)
31 0203454481
Chris Gill
Principal Bundaberg SHS, Qld Australia
61 429 487 743
Robyn Kent
Principal Bundaberg North SHS, Qld Australia
61 401 095 549