The EC Premium Content Insider – October 2023 edition

Meet some of our fabulous Content Partners!

Dylan Wiliam

Renowned British educationalist Dylan Wiliam champions ongoing assessment to enhance teaching, emphasizing timely, specific feedback, student involvement, and instructional adjustments based on assessment data. His principles foster discussions in classrooms and encompass feedback, student engagement, and refining instruction. On EC Premium, explore a wealth of Wiliam's resources covering diverse educational topics, including learning intentions, formative assessment, teacher learning communities, and cognitive load theory.

AFL Schools

The Australian Football League (AFL) has launched a three-stage Professional Development program for primary school teachers across Australia. Through EC Premium, you will gain access to webinars, resources, and courses aligned with the Australian Professional Standards for educators. These sessions combine theoretical AFL programming with practical applications, providing insights into effective teaching methods for Health and Physical Education. The approach not only covers essential skills and game-sense strategies but also equips educators and aspiring teachers with the theoretical underpinnings for implementing effective HPE teaching in classrooms.

Kirstin Bourne

Kirstin Bourne, a bespoke education consultant specializing in literacy, offers tailored resources and training for schools and educational organizations, both in person and online. Her expertise spans the development of online training modules, whole-school disciplinary literacy strategies, and custom professional development for English departments. On EC Premium, Kirstin's course delves into addressing literacy challenges, providing methodologies to support students in comprehending and engaging with the subject-specific literacies they study. Her sessions equip educators and schools with strategies to enhance teaching, learning styles, and foster a deeper understanding of subject literacies for improved student engagement.

Lifelong Literacy

Discover how to deliver high-quality literacy instruction for all students by delving into the science of reading with Lyn Stone's new course, Reading for Life. This comprehensive guide effectively bridges the gap between research and practice, translating academic findings into practical, ready-to-use techniques. With a linguistics degree from University College London and a background in speech and language settings since 1994, Lyn creates research-informed professional development for teachers and other education professionals with the goal of helping teachers awaken linguistic curiosity in their students. 

This month’s Featured Playlist

Our Featured Playlists are included in all schools’ Learning Hubs and are a great way to see a variety of high-quality content from different providers, all with just one click!

Powerful Communication Made Simple

Effective communication is pivotal for success in personal and professional relationships. It extends beyond information-sharing, delving into understanding emotions and intentions. This playlist equips you with tools to unleash your full potential in communication, enabling trust-building, inspiration, and goal achievement. Whether providing feedback, crafting impactful emails, or managing expectations, mastering these skills allows you to communicate with impact in any scenario. By honing these abilities, you'll forge connections, fortify relationships, and drive positive change.

School Spotlight

Deniliquin High School is a government-funded co-educational comprehensive secondary day school, located in Deniliquin, a town in the Riverina region of New South Wales, Australia. The school prides itself in providing a broad academic education in a supportive and positive environment. 

To ensure all staff members, from the business manager to the biology teacher, have access to relevant professional learning opportunities, EC Premium will be offering unlimited access to a wide range of educational content from esteemed providers like University of Melbourne, Dylan Wiliam, Dr. Selena Fisk, and Parent TV, benefiting the entire staff at Deniliquin High.

Staff Spotlight

Leland is a former Adelaide teacher now living in Los Angeles with his aging parents. As EC by Go1’s Content Partner Manager, he enjoys connecting with prospective Content Partners in their work to bring high-quality content to our teachers and school staff.

Fun fact about Leland: He loves riding his e-bike up and down the LA coastline, and totally denies that using an e-bike is ‘cheating’!

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