Professional Learning
Professional Learning with Narelle (Price List )
Below is range of options for working with Narelle. Prices do not include GST.
After School PL (via Teams)
$450
2 hours. Introducing the Bond Blocks Core Kit / Introducing Counting to 10 and 20 with Bond Blocks
After School PL (face to face)*
$500
2 hours. Introducing the Bond Blocks Core Kit / Introducing Counting to 10 and 20 with Bond Blocks
Half Day PL (face to face)*
$700
3 hours, before or after lunch. For example, 8:30am to 12:00pm with a break for morning tea.
Whole Day PL (face to face)*
$1200
8:30 am – 3:00 pm. High demand student free days are full day only bookings.
Consultancy per hour (via Teams)
$180
Q & A, individual or small group, not staff meeting.
*Travel (from Two Rocks to Rockingham). First 30km free, then $1/km. Return trip from Joondlaup.
Regional and Interstate: send Narelle an email
Upcoming PL
Prevention and Intervention of Maths Difficulties:
Using the Bond Blocks Core Kit (Level 2)
An in depth look into the concepts and activities of the Bond Blocks Core Kit
Date
April 18, 2023
Time
9:00 am - 3:00pm
Location
Wembley Golf Course
Cost
$250 incl. GST
Core Kit PL
Prevention and Intervention of Maths Difficulties:
Introducing the Bond Blocks Core Kit
Level 1
2 hours
An introduction to the concepts and activities of the Bond Blocks Core Kit
Accessible in different ways:
School Access
- Narelle will come to you and run this 2 hour session during your staff meeting.
- Great for launching the Bond Blocks Core Kit and getting staff buy-in.
- $500 (refer to Pricing List)
Individual Access
- This course runs at different times throughout the year.
- Sessions advertised on this page and through Paul Swan’s website and socials.
- Suitable for individuals who are about to start using the Bond Blocks Core Kit, or those wanting to see if the Core Kit would work for them.
Video PL “Introducing the Bond Blocks Core Kit”
- 4-part, 100 minute video with Paul and Narelle.
- This is a one-off purchase. Useful for upskilling new staff without costly teacher relief.
- Suitable for schools who purchased the original Core Kit but not the PL.
- Please note, this video PL is included in the purchase of the updated Core Kit. Please do not purchase it twice.
$409 excl. GST
Prevention and Intervention of Maths Difficulties:
Using the Bond Blocks Core Kit
Level 2
full day (6 h)
An in depth look into the concepts and activities of the Bond Blocks Core Kit
Build your capacity to lead Bond Blocks Core Kit implementation in your school.
Suitable for:
- Classroom Teachers of Years 1 to 3.
- Classroom Teachers of Years 4 to 6 who have students who add and subtract using their fingers.
- Intervention Teachers and Education Assistants who support students with difficulties in maths.
- Numeracy Leaders looking for a whole school approach in maths.
This day is targeted to those who have started using the Core Kit and want to learn more. However, there are no pre-requisites for this session. There will be a brief review of some of the information from “Introducing Bond Blocks Core Kit PL” (level 1) but most of the day is new content.
PL Outline:
- Response-To-Intervention framework.
- Research: Characteristics of students who are at risk in maths.
- Theory: Concrete-Representational-Abstract approach
- Theory: Connecting Mathematical Language
- Theory: Explicit teaching and a Sequenced Curriculum
- Activity Boards from the Bonds of 10 and Ten Plus Bonds chapters
- Detailed look at the Placement Test, Monitoring Tools and whole-school tracking sheets.
- In depth focus on Implementation and Planning
- Time will be allocated for you to ask questions, explore the resources and network with others.
Prevention and Intervention of Maths Difficulties:
Specialising in the Bond Blocks Core Kit
Level 3
half day (4 h)
An in depth look into how to solve addition and subtraction word problems from the Bond Blocks Core Kit
Leverage your Core Kit for advanced teaching in word problems.
Suitable for:
- Classroom teachers, Intervention Teachers and Education Assistants who use Core Kit who want specialised knowledge in this difficult to teach area.
- Classroom teachers from Years 1 to 3 who do not have the Core Kit* but want to learn how to teach addition and subtraction word problems in a pedagogically sound and mathematically correct way.
- Numeracy Leaders looking for a whole school approach to solving addition and subtraction word problems.
*There are no pre-requisites for this PL. You can attend even if you don’t have the Bond Blocks Core Kit. However, if you do this, please be aware that you will take away lots of knowledge about how to teach word questions but no actual questions to use in your class. The student questions are part of the Bond Blocks Core Kit. However, by the end of the session you will be able to write your own!
PL Outline:
- Approaches that don’t work when solving word problems. This includes the ‘key word approach’ where key words are matched to a single operation.
- Comprehension of word problems using a bar model
- POLYA’s approach to problem solving
- Part-Part-Whole structured word problems
- Comparison structured word problems
- Multi-step word problems.
Counting to 10 and 20 PL
Prevention and Intervention of Maths Difficulties:
Introducing Counting to 10 and 20 with Bond Blocks
Level 1
2 hours
An introduction to the concepts and activities of the Counting to 10 and 20 with Bond Blocks resources
Accessible in different ways:
School Access
- Narelle will come to you and run this 2 hour session during your staff meeting.
- Great for launching the Counting to 10 and 20 resources and getting staff buy-in.
- $500 (refer to Pricing List)
Individual Access
- This course runs at different times throughout the year.
- Sessions advertised on this page and through Paul Swan’s website and socials.
- Suitable for individuals who are about to start using the Counting to 10 and 20 resources, or those wanting to see if these resources would work for them.
