Click here for the 2008 program.
The Statewide Vision Resource Centre PD program - offers a reasonably priced annual program of Professional Development activities which is open to Visiting Teachers, class and subject teachers, integration teachers and aides, parents, students and members of the wider community. The Professional Development Program for 2007 appears below. Other important dates for schools also appear below.
Further details and registration - phone (+613) 9841 0242, fax (+613) 9841 0878 or email svrc@svrc.vic.edu.au
To download a copy of the program for upcoming sessions - please “click here” in the right hand column of the table below. To download the PD program for the year as a one-page Word file, click here. To see and hear past presentations click here.
How to get to the SVRC - click here for a printable map and directions, parking information, public transport etc.
Term |
Professional Development Event
2007 |
Date |
Download Flier |
1 |
Visiting Teacher Day | Monday 12 February |
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1 |
New Visiting Teachers – Orientation Day | Tuesday 13 February |
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1 |
JAWS Workshop for Students (others welcome) - BYO Laptop Lea Nagel, Senior Visiting Teacher, Eastern Metropolitan Region – 9.30am-12.00 noon |
Wednesday 21 February |
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1 |
Educational Support for Blind Students This day is designed for class and subject teachers, integration teachers and aides, therapists, parents/care-givers and visiting teachers who support students who utilize braille |
Friday 2 March |
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1 |
O&M Morning - Experiencing Vision Loss in the Community | Tuesday 6 March |
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2 |
Educational Support for Students with Low Vision – Prep
to Year 8 This day is designed for class and subject teachers, integration teachers and aides, therapists, parents/care-givers and visiting teachers who support students who have low vision (maximum participants: 80) |
Thursday 15 March |
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2 |
Mountbatten for Beginners Workshop – BYO Mountbatten Trevor Boyd, Quantum Technology – 9.30am-12.30pm |
Wednesday 21 March |
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2 |
Educational Support for Students with Low Vision – Secondary
Students This day is designed for class and subject teachers, integration teachers and aides, therapists, parents/care-givers and visiting teachers who support secondary students who have low vision (maximum participants: 60) |
Friday 20 April |
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2 |
For VTs: Computer Skills without the Mouse –
BYO Laptop Lea Nagel, Visiting Teacher, Eastern Metropolitan Region – 12 noon-1.30pm |
Friday 27 April |
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2 |
BrailleNote Workshop for Students (others welcome)
- BYO BrailleNote Ramona Mandy, HumanWare – 9.30am-12.30pm |
Tuesday 1 May |
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2 |
PacMate Workshop for Students (others welcome) - BYO
PacMate Brett Scarr, Quantum Technology – 9.30am-12.30pm |
Wednesday 9 May | |
2 |
For VTs: Settings on the Computer for Students with Low Vision
– BYO Laptop Lea Nagel, Visiting Teacher, Eastern Metropolitan Region – 2.00-3.30pm |
Monday 14 May |
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2 |
Educational Support for Vision Impaired Students with Additional
Impairments This day is designed for teachers, aides, therapists, parents/care-givers and visiting teachers who support vision impaired students who have additional impairments (maximum participants: 60) |
Tuesday 15 May |
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2 |
JAWS Workshop – BYO Laptop Trevor Boyd, Quantum Technology – 9.30am-12.30pm |
Thursday 24 May |
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2 |
For VTs: Computer without the Mouse and Settings on the Computer
for Students with Low Vision – BYO Laptop Lea Nagel, Visiting Teacher, Eastern Metropolitan Region – 2.00-3.30pm |
Monday 28 May |
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2 |
O&M Morning - Experiencing Vision Loss in the Community | Wednesday 30 May |
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2 |
Term 2 Visiting Teacher Professional Development Day | Friday 1 June |
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2 |
ZoomText Workshop – BYO Laptop Trevor Boyd, Quantum Technology – 9.30am-12.30pm |
Monday 4 June |
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2 |
MyReader2 Demonstration and Afternoon Tea Phill Hazel and Scott Freeman, HumanWare – 2.30-3.30pm |
Tuesday 5 June |
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3 |
Window Eyes Workshop – BYO Laptop Ramona Mandy, HumanWare – 9.30am-12.30pm |
Tuesday 24 July |
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3 |
Term 3 Visiting Teacher Professional Development Day | Wednesday 8 August |
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3 |
Information Forum on Adaptive Technology for Students Ramona Mandy & Scott Freeman, Humanware – 1.15-3.45pm |
Tuesday 14 August |
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3 |
MAGic Workshop – BYO Laptop Trevor Boyd, Quantum Technology – 9.30am-12.30pm |
Thursday 16 August |
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3 |
O&M Morning - Experiencing Vision Loss in the Community | Thursday 30 August |
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3 |
Mountbatten for Users Workshop – BYO Mountbatten
Trevor Boyd, Quantum Technology – 9.30am-12.30pm |
Wednesday 5 September |
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4 |
Using Your Computer Without the Mouse – BYO Laptop Lea Nagel, Visiting Teacher, Eastern Metropolitan Region – 10.00-12.30pm |
Friday 19 October |
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4 |
JAWS – BYO Laptop Lea Nagel, Visiting Teacher, Eastern Metropolitan Region – 1.30-3.30pm |
Friday 19 October |
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4 |
O&M Morning - Experiencing Vision Loss in the Community | Friday 19 October |
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4 |
Travel Training Day Lil Deverell, Guide Dogs Victoria – 10.00am-3.30pm |
Tuesday 13 November |
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4 |
Educational EXPO – Access Technology Options This day is suitable for teachers, aides, therapists, parents/care-givers, visiting teachers, STUDENTS and members of the wider community |
Friday 23 November |
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4 |
SVRC Christmas Morning Tea | Wednesday 5 December |
All welcome! |
Please note: we will also be conducting a wide variety of workshops on access technologies to which all are welcome! Watch the front page of The Bulletin for dates.
To download PowerPoint presentations, Word files and Sound files of past papers and presentations, please click here: http://www.svrc.vic.edu.au/PDpapers.html.
New Years Day Monday 1 January
Australia Day Friday 26 January
Term 1 30 January to 30 March
Labour Day Monday 12 March
Good Friday 6 April
Easter Monday 9 April
Term 2 16 April to 29 June
ANZAC Day Wednesday 25 April
Queen’s Birthday Monday 11 June
Term 3 16 July to 21 September
Melbourne Cup Day (Metro only) Tuesday 6 November
Term 4 8 October to 21 December
Christmas Day Monday 25 December
Boxing Day Tuesday 26 December
For further information about the Professional Development Program, please contact Deb Lewis.