Professional Development

Building creative connections between educators and kids

Eileen Chong with her Poetry Object >>Read her poem

Poetry Object Producer, Emma Smith with Poetry Object winners 2018

OutLoud Eco!Slam competition 2018 Victorian students bringing the heat

The judges OutLoud Eco!Slam poetry competition 2018

Kirli Saunders Poetic Learning Manager and Aboriginal Cultural Liaison

The poem is not a line,
but a net.
Woven with strands,
written in sand,
carried by the wind.

~ excerpt from 'Dream merchants ' by Tamryn Bennett

Professional Development for teachers with Red Room Poetry

Our Professional Development program provides in-depth workshops that enhance teaching methodologies to better engage students with poetry, creative writing, critical thinking, and imaginative investigation while enriching curriculum outcomes.

Our aim is to make poetry a meaningful and useful part of every class. Immersive workshops are lead by practicing poets and leading arts educators who guide teachers through innovative writing processes to support the development of their own creative, critical and poetic writing and teaching skills strategies in the classroom.

Designed with and for teachers, we provide accessible learning resources to support activities in and beyond the workshop. Our NESA-accredited sessions align with our projects Poetry Object, The Disappearing, New Shoots and Poetry in First Languages.

For a bespoke Professional Development session for your team, contact education@redroomcompany.org.

2019 Sessions

NESA Scope of Endorsement

The period of endorsement for Red Room Poetry is for five years from 2 September 2015 to 1 September 2020.

Career Stage - Proficient Teacher
Standard descriptor - 2.1.2

Red Room Poetry Object – inspire, create, publish! will contribute to 1 hour of NESA Accredited PD at proficient addressing Standard Descriptor 2.5.2 (also available as a digital / videoconference PD)
The Disappearing – mapping memory and place will contribute to 1 hour of NESA Accredited PD at proficient addressing Standard Descriptor 3.4.2 (also available as a digital / videoconference PD)
New Shoots: Garden of poems – Connect, Create, Publish! will contribute to 1 hour of NESA Accredited PD at proficient addressing Standard Descriptor 2.1.2, 2.4.2, 2.5.2, 3.3.2 (also available as a digital / videoconference PD)
Poetry in First Languages – Connecting to Country, Culture and Language! will contribute to 1 hour of NESA Accredited PD at proficient addressing Standard Descriptor 1.4.2, 2.4.2, 2.5.2 (also available as a digital / videoconference PD)

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For other educational organisations, we provide a certificate of participation, which can be used for self-arranged professional development with the Australian Standards of Teaching.

Red Room Poetry's workshops in your school help bring poetry to life. For more information contact education@redroomcompany.org or phone 02 9319 5090.

Free webinars for educators

Co-hosted by Red Room Poetry's Gunai author, poet and educator, Kirli Saunders and Narragunnawali's Stephanie Woerde. Produced in collaboration with Reconciliation Australia.

Webinar 2: Preparing & Evaluating Culturally Responsive Language Resources
Register to watch for free!

Webinar 1: Languages, Education & Reconciliation