Anita McCurdie
Wellbeing in Education
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From 90-minute staff meetings and Professional Learning Team collaborations to half-day workshops, my offerings are designed to support teachers and school leaders in creating a thriving classroom environment. Sessions focus on boosting student engagement, enhancing teacher wellbeing, and refining the systems and structures that make your day and week more effective, productive, and enjoyable. Each workshop combines practical strategies, guided reflection, and actionable planning, ensuring teachers leave with tools they can implement immediately to make a real difference in both their students’ learning and their own professional satisfaction.
Improving Student Engagement
90 minute Staff Meeting
This session is a practical, uplifting session with ideas for purposefully boosting student engagement.
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Teachers will explore:
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Lesson structure and High Impact Teaching Strategies
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Hooks for learners and interactive activities
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Assessment for motivation and effective exit tickets
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Student agency and collaboration
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By the end of the session, teachers will feel motivated to create routines and structures that further engage their students. They will design a lesson plan they can implement the very next day to maximise engagement.
Investment: $300
Teacher Wellbeing
3 hour Professional Development
This session focuses on practical strategies to enhance teacher wellbeing.
Participants will explore:
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What drains energy in the classroom and what lights us up
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Time management and prioritising marking
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Efficient assessment strategies with less marking time
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Small hacks to increase energy, productivity, and presence
Teachers will engage in an uplifting session that remains them of their 'why'. They will leave with a personalised wellbeing plan to implement immediately, supporting both professional satisfaction and life outside school.
Investment: $600
Reflection on Your Practice
90 minute Staff Meeting or Professional Learning Team Workshop
This unique session provides teachers time to reflect on their practice and refine a unit plan for the term ahead.
Focus areas include:
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Engaging student hooks, pre- and post-assessments, and exit tickets
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Promoting learner agency and group collaboration
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Aligning teaching with the Australian Curriculum outcomes
Teachers will leave with an enhanced unit plan they feel confident and proud to deliver to their students. A unique experience to plan a unit of work you can't wait to teach.
Investment: $300
Rediscovering Your Why
Aligning Passion, Purpose & Practice
3 hour Professional Development
This interactive workshop is designed for teachers to reconnect with what drew them to the profession, explore what inspires them, and identify what drains their energy. Through guided reflection and practical exercises, participants will leave with strategies to align their teaching with their personal values and goals, enhancing both enjoyment and effectiveness in the classroom.
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Workshop Focus Areas:
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1. Reflecting on Your Why
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Explore what inspired you to become a teacher
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Identify what lifts you up and what pulls you down in your professional life
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Recognise the multiple roles you play inside and outside the classroom
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2. Aligning Passion with Practice
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Connect your teaching goals with your personal values
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Discover practical ways to increase engagement and satisfaction in daily classroom practice
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Learn strategies to balance responsibilities while maintaining energy and presence
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3. Creating an Individualised Plan
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Develop a personal roadmap to uplevel your enjoyment of teaching
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Set actionable steps to integrate reflection and wellbeing into your routine
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Leave with tangible strategies to sustain motivation and energy for both professional and personal life
Outcomes:
By the end of the workshop, teachers will have:
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A clear understanding of what drives and energises them
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Practical strategies to align their teaching with personal goals and values
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Tools to maintain wellbeing, motivation, and engagement in the classroom
Duration: 3 hours
Cost: $600
Uplevel Your Practice
Engaging Students, Energising Teachers
6 hour Full Day Workshop
This immersive workshop gives teachers practical strategies to enhance student engagement, improve personal wellbeing, and reflect on their teaching practice. Through hands-on activities, guided reflection, and step-by-step frameworks, participants will leave empowered, energised, and ready to implement change immediately.
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Workshop Schedule:
1. Boosting Student Engagement | 9:00–10:30am
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High Impact Teaching Strategies and lesson structures that captivate learners
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Hooks, interactive activities, and assessment for motivation
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Effective use of exit tickets and student involvement strategies
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Designing lessons for maximum engagement
2. Enhancing Teacher Wellbeing | 11:00am–12:30pm
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Identifying what drains energy and what energises you in the classroom
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Practical time management and marking strategies
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Quick energy-boosting hacks for more productivity and presence
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Creating an individualised wellbeing plan to maintain balance and sustain passion for teaching
3. Reflective Practice & Lesson Design 1:00–2:15pm
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Reflect on your current teaching practices and identify strengths
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Up-level a unit plan for the term with hooks, pre/post-assessments, exit tickets, and learner agency
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Align lesson planning with the Australian Curriculum outcomes
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Leave with a unit plan you feel confident and proud to implement
4. Reflection & Takeaways | 2:30–3pm
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Guided reflection on the day’s learning
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Identify three key takeaways for immediate implementation
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Discuss school-level accountability to ensure lasting impact without adding extra stress
Outcomes:
By the end of the day, teachers will have:
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A practical lesson plan ready to use immediately
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A personalised wellbeing plan
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An up-leveled unit plan aligned to curriculum goals
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Strategies to maintain engagement and energy for both teachers and students
Duration: Full Day (6 hours)
Investment: $900