Australian Catholics Professional Learning Sessions are for religious education practitioners to deepen their knowledge about key topics related to faith education and formation. Participants will have the opportunity to listen to our guest speakers, as well as pose questions and share their own experiences in a collaborative environment.
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Improving reading comprehension in the RE classroom
This session explores how Religious Education can support whole-school literacy by helping students better understand complex texts like Scripture. Dr Danielle Colenbrander (ACU) shares literacy research insights, while Leesa Battistello offers a practical classroom perspective grounded in her work on a hermeneutical communicative model for RE.
Speakers
Lecturer for the Advancement of Literacy, Dr Danielle Colenbrander from The Australian Centre for the Advancement of Literacy (ACU); Leesa Battistello, is a former Catholic primary school teacher currently undertaking a Doctor of Ministry in Religious Education at ACU. Her thesis will be promoting a hermeneutical communicative model for RE classrooms.
Join us Tuesday 29 July, 4.30-5.30pm AEST
Accreditation
Accreditation is available in the dioceses of Melbourne, Sale, Sandhurst, Ballarat, and in Armidale and Lismore.
Teachers in Victorian dioceses wishing to receive accreditation for this event must supply your VIT Registration Number and School as part of your booking. Attendance will be checked on the day, so only those attending the live session will receive accreditation.
If you are in a Diocese that is not listed above (but have an AC+ subscription), please check with your Catholic Education Office to see if it can be accredited with them also.
Upcoming professional learning sessions in 2025
This list provides an overview of what to expect in our professional learning program for 2025, but may change, subject to the availability of the speakers.
TERM 3
Film in the RE classroom
Date: 19 Aug, 4.30-5.30pm AEST
Speakers: Fr Richard Leonard SJ
Session TBC inspired by our upcoming issues
Date: 23 September, 4.30-5.30pm AEST
Speakers: TBA.
TERM 4
More fresh ideas for the RE classroom
Date: 21 October, 4.30-5.30pm AEDT (3.30-4.30pm AEST)
Speakers: TBA.
If you have feedback or ideas around these sesisons then please drop us a line
If you are not an AC+ subscriber send us an email to [email protected] and we can tell you more about how it works.