Date/Time:

03/06/2026 - 9:30 am - 11:30 am

Event Categories:

• Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment
• Professional Learning
• Wellbeing and Inclusion

Description:

Join Australian Curriculum v.9 Network Hubs’ interactive online sessions featuring expert speakers, tailored insights, and collaborative dialogue. Explore strategies to reduce curriculum overload and elevate deep, rigorous learning. Designed for educators, leaders, and support staff across all learning areas.

Your commitment: 4 contact hours plus any required reading.

AITSL Professional Standards for Teachers: Focus areas 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.5, 2.6, 3.2, 3.4 and 3.6

Delivery mode: 2 x online workshops.

Presented by: 
Desiree Gilbert, Senior Educational Consultant, AISSA
Dr John Nicholas Saunders, Lecturer in Education, Australian Catholic University

Price: $150.00 per person (GST inclusive).

Key Dates: By registering for this series, you are committing to attend the following sessions:

3 June 2026, 9:30am-11:30am
12 August 2026, 1:30pm-3:30pm

Location: online via Zoom – a link will be sent via email prior to each session.

Registration closes: 27 May 2026 at 5:00pm.

Program Overview: Join subject-specific Australian Curriculum v.9 Network Hubs – dynamic online communities designed for teachers, curriculum and learning leaders, specialist educators, inclusive education staff, and SSOs. Each hub features expert guest speakers and focuses on participant-driven questions and priorities identified in the 2025 Network Hub Series. 

Engage in rich, collaborative discussions, strengthen your curriculum expertise, and access tailored insights and resources that support meaningful classroom practice. In 2026, all Learning Area hubs will centre on a shared challenge: how to engage with the curriculum in ways that minimise overload and maximise deep, conceptual and rigorous learning opportunities. 

These sessions are designed to be practical, responsive, and empowering, helping educators navigate curriculum demands with clarity and confidence. Whether you are refining your practice or leading change, the Network Hubs offer a valuable space to connect with peers, learn from experts, and take action. 

Each subject-specific hub pair will explore the following key focus areas: 

Join Dr John Nicholas Saunders, Lecturer in Education at Australian Catholic University, as he explores how drama can be integrated into primary and middle years classrooms through a clear scope and sequence. Drawing on research by Saunders, Adjunct Professor Julie Dunn, and Evelyn Chapman on the Continuum of Learning in Drama, the session unpacks key curriculum elements and identifies practical entry points for engaging learning opportunities. Building on Saunders’ work with Professor Emerita Robyn Ewing AM, the workshop demonstrates how process drama and drama-based strategies enrich students’ engagement with quality children’s literature while meeting English and Drama outcomes. Participants will leave with practical approaches and renewed confidence to use drama as both an art form and a teaching strategy that deepens learning across the curriculum.

Program Lead: please contact Désirée Gilbert.

Terms and Conditions: Registration for this event will incur the fee detailed above. This fee will be invoiced after the event and is payable unless written notice of cancellation is received seven or more days prior to the event.  See the AISSA’s Professional Learning Terms and Conditions for the full registration terms and conditions including the cancellation policy.