Expanding Understandings of K–6 Personal Development & Health

Thursday 19 August 2010 | 9am–4pm

This course offers generalist and PDHPE specialist primary school teachers a chance to extend their pedagogies of personal development and health, including areas of 'sensitive' subject matter. Issues explored will cut across four content strands in the PDHPE K–6 syllabus: Growth & Development, Personal Health Choices, Safe Living and Interpersonal Relationships. Participants will:

• explore a range of classroom strategies and techniques for addressing sensitive issues
• examine and discuss a range of health and personal development school and government policies
• participate in and modify a range of classroom activities for relationships education, sexualities education and Child Protection education, and
• evaluate a variety of teaching resources.

Academic Coordinators/Presenters
Dr Louisa Peralta, Nicole Hart & Dr Kellie Burns, Faculty of Education and Social Work

NSWIT Endorsement
This course is approved as Institute registered continuing professional development for maintenance of accreditation at Professional Competence. Please provide your 6-digit Institute Number on your registration form if relevant. NSWIT Course Code C04339

Fees & Registration
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$200 Individuals | $185 Groups from the same school (Fees per person, GST inclusive)

Venue
The University of Sydney, Camperdown

Enquiries
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