Professional Learning

Fostering self-efficacy and autonomy in the classroom

Now that classrooms are returning to ‘normal’, it’s important to focus on ways of supporting our students in their educational pursuits.

In this Professional Learning session Liam Frost-Camilleri, academic at Federation University and President of VALBEC, will share research and strategies that will help you to foster student self-efficacy and autonomy.

Belief in the self is a key ingredient for student engagement and success in the classroom as is the ability to create independent learners who are able to take control of their learning.

Using strategies that help to expose thinking, develop rapport, and engage students, Liam will use his professional experience teaching in TAFE classrooms and university enabling programs to highlight the best ways a teacher can foster self-efficacy and autonomy in their students.

Who  Liam Frost-Camilleri

When: Wednesday 3rd May 2023, 5-6 pm AEST

Where: Zoom

Cost: VALBEC Members Free; non-Members $25

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Welcome to VALBEC’s 2023 conference titled: REFOCUS: Learner Centred Practice.

For this conference we are excited to showcase all of the exciting things that are done in our educational spaces. With the COVID pandemic impacting so greatly, there is no better time than now to start re-focussing on our students and the practices that help us engage and connect with them.

There are three focus areas for presentations: ‘Classroom Practices’, Programs of Innovation’ and ‘Workplace Connections’ which promise to create an amazing array of spaces for us all to learn from.



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Funnetics: Putting the /fʌn/ back into phonetics!

Facilitator: Catherine Bunard
When: 15th June, 5 – 6pm AEST

Funnetics aims to demystify phonetics for teachers who need a little encouragement using pronunciation activities with students. This is followed by 'Funnetic' participation in breakout rooms where teachers try out Catherine’s pronunciation activities. Whatever you thought of phonetics before, this webinar is going to be PHON! 

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VALBEC are able to offer reimbursement of conference or professional development expenses. Click below to download the application form.

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Webinar – Meet the Makers

Facilitated by: The VALBEC Professional Learning Team
When: 6th April @ 5:00pm AEST

Join Clare Harris, Bernard Miles and Lauren Piovesan; three independent Australian publishers, writers and designers of adult learning resources, talking about their resources and the stories behind writing them.

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