Teacher training for more active students
Staff at Ettalong Public School will begin training in iPlay, following planning days held at the school earlier this month.
"Staff will begin training in iPlay which is an initiative that we will implement across our great school," said relieving principal Ms Jodie Campbell.
"iPlay is designed to promote better health and fitness as well as promoting higher levels of school engagement and brain development."
According to the school sport unit of the Education Department, the iPlay Project is a teacher professional development research program aimed at improving the quality of physical education and school sport in NSW primary schools.
"It provides teachers with the skills, strategies and resources to conduct quality physical education and school sport lessons and help their students become more active during and outside of class time.
"Teachers learn the iPLAY through a mix of face-to-face and online learning, along with individual feedback provided by an experienced mentor."
Teachers who complete the program receive 14 NESA-registered proficient TPL hours, with opportunities for up to three teachers per school to receive 13 NESA-registered highly-accomplished hours.
SOURCE:
Newsletter, 8 Jun 2021
Jodie Campbell, Ettalong Public School