Reading – Writing – Spelling – Inquiry

DEB SUKARNA

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About Deb

Deb has been a leading educator for 37 years and has presented professional development programs for State, Catholic and Independent schools. She has worked in the United States and has co-authored a number of books on literacy education. In 2011 Deb was the recipient of the ACEL Hedley Beare Educator of the Year Award and received a Fellowship in Leadership from ACEL in 2014. Deb has been both a Primary Principal and Principal of a Balinese Community School. She has recently retired from Ivanhoe Grammar School as Head of Plenty Campus (Prep to Year 12) and Deputy Principal of Ivanhoe Grammar School (2004-2016). Deb has an expertise and passion for literacy and her workshops are based on her own classroom practice from ELC to Year 9.

Working with schools

Reading

Developing Deep Level Thinkers!

How can comprehension be explicitly taught?

What are features of a well organised and comprehensive Reading Program?

Writing

Are we teaching kids or fixing their Writing?

Getting that Buzz in Writers Workshop!

How can Writing time be organised in a manageable and effective way?

Spelling

How to develop metacognitive, strategic spellers?

What makes a spelling program effective?

We need to teach and not just do activities!

Inquiry

The Magic of curious and capable learners!

Why teach with an Inquiry mindset?

How can student understanding be strengthened?

Leadership

Believing in and developing our teachers!

Why an ongoing Professional Learning Program is essential?

How can we improve whole school learning for kids and teachers?

Practical Professional Development Workshops

I hope you are all staying safe, healthy, and hopeful in these difficult times. Our workshops are canceled for Term 2 and hopefully, we can reschedule to later in the year. We will stay in touch with regards our Term 3 program. Meanwhile, I am creating some Zoom videos on specific literacy topics. More information to come on that. I am in awe in the way schools have responded to student needs during this critical time. Moving online is no mean feat and teachers have been magnificent.

If you require further information please contact Paula Welham:
Email: [email protected] Tel: 0402 421 864
Please take care.
Deb

Practical Professional Development provides professional learning seminars by David Hornsby and Deb Sukarna. Most seminars are held on a Saturday, but some are held on a weekday. Each seminar focuses on one topic. Most of the Saturday Seminars are run for two different groups of teachers: Years P-2 and Years 3-6 (or 3-9). Teachers find the seminars relevant, extremely practical, and theoretically sound. For a downloadable copy of the Workshop, click on the link below.

Download 2020 Workshop calendar here

Tuesday 28 July

THE JOY OF WRITING IN THE EARLY YEARS – Focus on Organisation

Presented by Deb Sukarna for Foundation to Year 2 Teachers

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Friday 7 August

ORGANISING FOR LEARNING IN THE WRITERS WORKSHOP – Establishing a Productive and Happy Writing Culture

Presented by Deb Sukarna for Year 2 to Year 6 Teachers

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Friday 4 September

READERS WORKSHOP – Organising for Effective Teaching and Learning

Presented by Deb Sukarna for Foundation to Year 6 Teachers

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Friday 11 September

WRITING AND SPELLING ASSESSMENT THAT INFORMS PLANNING – Improving our Teaching and Student Learning

Presented by Deb Sukarna for Foundation to Year 6 Teachers

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Monday 12 October

WRITERS NOTEBOOK – The Key to an Independent Writing Routine

Presented by Deb Sukarna for Foundation to Year 6 Teachers

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Friday 16 October

TEACHING CHILDREN TO SPELL

Phonics and Spelling Presented by David Hornsby (F-2 Teachers)
Planning a Balanced Program presented Deb Sukarna (Year 3-6 Teachers)

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Friday 23 October

THE JOY OF WRITING IN THE EARLY YEARS – Focus on Organisation

Presented by Deb Sukarna for Foundation to Year 2 Teachers

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Friday 30 October

ORGANISING FOR LEARNING IN WRITERS WORKSHOP – Establishing a Productive and Happy Writing Culture

Presented by Deb Sukarna for Year 2 to Year 6 Teachers

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Wednesday 11 November

READING – Focus on Improving Text Response Reading

Presented by Deb Sukarna for Foundation to Year 6 Teachers

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Friday 13 November

ORGANISING FOR LEARNING IN WRITERS WORKSHOP – Establishing a Productive and Happy Writing Culture

Presented by Deb Sukarna for Foundation to Year 6 Teachers

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Testimonials

“Loved it! After so many years teaching, it is good to revise and learn about literacy and the better/best ways to teach this to children. I will use everything I was shown today with my class.”

Spensley Street Primary School

“Very informative and inspiring. I came out of this seminar with so many great ideas and strategies. It made me rethink some of our current practices at school, as well as reaffirm approaches we are already doing.”

Manchester Primary School

“Amazing and so inspiring and important - this stuff is a game changer. Deb is so inspirational and passionate. You make me want to be better and learn so much more.”

Plenty Valley Christian College

“As always another amazing day. You are so passionate and easy to listen to. I have pages and pages of notes to go through and many new things I want to try and implement.”

St Columba's Primary School

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