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Students with A Hearing Loss - Sharing Professional Practice
Presented by the Panel

​Thursday 17th June 2021 ​(Term 2, Week 8)

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​Missed the workshop?
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You can still access the recording.
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AATD(SA) has created this workshop as an opportunity to share experiences, ask questions and discuss topics relevant to classroom practice.

The one hour panel Q&A session will be available to all attendees. This is followed by group discussions for face-to-face attendees, led by Teachers of the Deaf experience in your selected field. Afterwards, there will be a social dinner at the Lady Daly Hotel for those who wish to join us.
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Part 1 – Panel Session
(face to face / online / recorded) 
This one hour panel event will be available via three streams; face-to-face, streamed live via Zoom, or you can elect to access the recording. The Panel is comprised of Deaf Education professionals who will be responding to pre-prepared questions, collated in advance from attendees.
 
Part 2 – Group Discussion
(face-to-face only) 
Following the panel session, face-to-face attendees will break out into groups, based on the context that best describes the student(s) you are working with; Early Years / Junior Primary / Primary / Secondary / Special/Inclusive Education. Groups will be led and supported by Teachers of the Deaf working within these fields. This will be an opportunity to ask follow-up questions and discuss your peers relevant to your own contexts.

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PD Details

Date	Recorded Thursday 17th June 2021​ (​Term 2, Week 8)
Time	Panel: 4:30 - 5:30pm ​Group discussions: 5:30 - 6:00​pm
Location	​Education Development Centre, Adelaide
Other info.	Auslan interpreting provided When registering, please email any questions for the Panel to [email protected] Registrations/call for questions close Monday 31st of May (Week 6, Term 2).

And what was the verdict? Here's the report.

​On Thursday, 17 June, AATD (SA) presented an informal Professional Learning collaboration between TODs and mainstream educators. It was an opportunity to share experiences, ask questions and discuss topics relevant to classroom practice. We had 40 attendees who accessed the PD via a remote platform or face-to-face and representation from both the public and private sectors. The audience consisted of teachers and B/SSOs working across all age ranges; early years, primary and high school, including unique education settings, in addition to attendees from allied health services including speech pathology and occupational therapy. A large proportion of the audience was from regional areas, with over 50% accessing the event remotely.

Ben McNicholl, Greg Pedder, Hannah King, Lorraine Ferguson, Mandy Conner, Roley Stuart and Sarah Lewis were on the panel, answering various questions regarding working with DHH students. Some topics covered were personal experiences as a DHH person at a mainstream school and as a parent of a DHH child, differentiated teaching practices, auditory fatigue, supporting relationships with peers, classroom acoustics, technology, supporting challenging behaviours and different types of hearing loss.

The feedback from participants was overwhelmingly positive-

“Really enjoyed it. Especially appreciated being able to access via zoom. The practical snippets from each person’s perspective kept it relevant and functional and made it easy to maintain attention on each topic.”

“It is great to network with like-minded educators- who are passionate!”

The AATD (SA) acknowledge and appreciate the volunteering Deaf education professionals on the panel. A big thank you to Jasmine Darrie and the other members of the AATD (SA) Professional Development Team for putting this wonderful learning opportunity together, and in particular Danielle Hobbs’ efforts, in enabling AATD(SA) to improve remote access to PD events. 

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