Welcome to the 2018 AVID Australia Summer Institute page. Here you will find all the information to plan and register for this year’s Summer Institute. We invite all AVID schools to join our growing community for AVID Australia’s premier professional learning event.
Event details
When: 8:00am Wednesday 5 December – 4:30pm Friday 7 December, 2018.
Where: Victoria University, Ballarat Road, Footscray, Melbourne
What’s new this year?
This year’s Summer Institute will be hosted at a new venue, with a new format for the Opening Session, an adjusted schedule and several strand changes.
Venue: We have a new venue!! Victoria University is proud to host the 2018 AVID Australia Summer Institute at our Footscray Park campus.
Schedule: Timing for each day has been adjusted to allow for extra travel time, so please consider that when you are booking accommodation.
Opening Session: Summer Institute is a unique event in the AVID calendar as it brings together teachers from every AVID school around Australia. We have listened to request from the AVID community about how we can create an additional networking opportunity for teachers at Summer Institute … and we think we have found the answer. Instead of having our Opening Session at the start of Day 1, we will shift it to the end of Day 1, followed by an hour of networking drinks and nibbles. Sound good? … We thought so too.
Strands: A total of 18 strands will be available for selection this year. Five of those strands will be offered for the first time and three strands have been extensively revised.
New strands:
- Digital Teaching & Learning,
- AVID Academic Language and Literacy: A Schoolwide Approach for Students for whom English is an Additional Language,
- High Engagement Strategies for Higher Education,
- Bridges to Success – A Schoolwide Approach,
- Content Area Writing: A Schoolwide Approach,
Revised strands:
- Primary Implementation (K-6)
- Primary Maths (K-6) – revised with support from the Sidney Myer Fund as part of the AVID-Myer Primary Maths project
- Leadership for Schoolwide Implementation.
Early bird registration
$815 (booking fee inclusive) + GST per participant
Ends Friday 19 October
Full price registration
$920 (booking fee inclusive) + GST per participant
Ends Friday 16 November
Late registration
$1000 (booking fee inclusive) + GST per participant
Ends Friday 23 November
Registration Instructions
Registering for the AVID Australia Summer Institute 2018 is a simple process.
The AVID coordinator or a nominated representative is responsible for submitting the registration form for all staff members attending Summer Institute. This year, the registrations for Summer Institute are to be submitted via our new online registration form. Please follow the instructions below.
Please follow the following steps:
- Complete the Summer Institute registration form, below
- Enter your school details, including your contact details and finance contact information.
- Click on the yellow ‘add entry’ button to add a new participant. Please specify the strand preferences (you must include two preferences for each participant), an email address and food allergies for each participant.
- Ensure each participant’s email address has been entered correctly. All Strand related communication and event updates will be sent to each participant.
What happens next?
- Each participant will be sent login details to the AVID Australia Launches eLearning course. All participants will be required to complete online Launches prior to the event.
- Your finance contact will be issued with an invoice after Summer Institute. Please read about our refund policy in the FAQs.
Saving your progress in the registration form
You will be able to save your progress and return to the registration page to complete your school’s registration later. Once you save your draft, a link will be sent to your email address which you can then access later.
Please note that the link will only last for 30 days and that you will have to submit your full entry before the registration deadline closes. We won’t have access to any of your registrations until you have fully submitted your registration by clicking the “submit” button.
Adding or substituting registrations
What do you do if you have already submitted your school’s registration form and you need to add a teacher to your school’s registration or substitute one registrant for another?
It’s simple, just submit another form and tick either the “new” button for additional registrants or the “replacement” button for substitute registrations.
Please note: Only licensed AVID schools and schools who have committed to start implementation in 2019 are eligible to attend Summer Institute. If you would like further information about how to become an AVID school please contact AVID Australia (AVID.Australia@vu.edu.au).
Register Now!
Refund policy
A full refund will be issued if you need to cancel your registration 14 days before the event. A 50% refund will be available if you cancel your registration up to two days prior to Summer Institute. We are unable to provide refunds for cancellations less than two days’ prior to the event.
Registration transfers
In the event that a participant is unable to attend Summer Institute due to unforeseen circumstances, their registration may be allocated to another staff member. See instructions above for adding and substituting registrations.
Day 1: Wednesday, 5 December
8:00am – 9:00am: Registration
9:00am – 10:15am: Strands
10:15am – 10:45am: Morning Tea (provided)
10:45am – 1:15pm: Strands
1:15pm – 2:15pm: Lunch (provided)
2:15pm – 4:00pm: Strands
4:15pm – 6:00: Opening and reception
Day 2: Thursday, 6 December
8:45am – 10:15am: Strands
10:15am – 10:45am: Morning Tea (provided)
10:45am – 1:15pm: Strands
1:15pm – 2:15pm: Lunch (provided)
2:15pm – 5:30pm: Site Teams
Day 3: Friday, 7 December
8:45am – 10:15am: Strands
10:15am – 10:45am: Morning Tea (provided)
10:45am – 1:15pm: Strands
1:15pm – 2:15pm: Lunch (provided)
2:15pm – 4:30pm: Site Teams
Strands require a minimum number of participants to run. Once a strand has been filled, it may not be possible to add further participants to that particular strand. Therefore, we ask that each participant nominate two strand preferences on their registration form. Every effort will be made to place participants in their first strand preference, however, room capacity may limit the number of strand participants. Our advice: register early to secure your preferred strand.
Strands offered at the 2018 Summer Institute:
Schoolwide Strands
- AVID Academic Language and Literacy: A Schoolwide Approach for Students for whom English is an Additional Language (new strand)
- Leadership for Schoolwide Implementation (revised strand)
- Content Area Writing: A Schoolwide Approach (new strand)
Primary Strands
- Bridges to Success – A Schoolwide Approach (new strand)
- Primary Implementation K-6 (revised strand)
- Primary Maths K-6 (revised strand)
Secondary Strands
- Critical Reading
- Digital Teaching & Learning (new strand)
- Essential Academic Skills for Year 11 and 12
- History/Social Science Through High Engagement Strategies
- Maths 1
- Maths 2
- Science 1
- Science 2
- Secondary Implementation
- Student Success
- Tutorology
Higher Education Strands
- High Engagement Strategies for Higher Education (new strand)
NB: Critical Reading, Maths 1 and Science 1 may also be taken by upper primary teachers. Primary Maths K-6 is also suitable for year’s 7-8 teachers and similarly Bridges to Success – A Schoolwide Approach is suited for years 5-7.
For more information on the strands that will be on offer this year please consult the 2018 Strand Guide. For further advice, do not hesitate to contact AVID Australia.
Once a school has registered their participants for Summer Institute, the participant will be sent login details to access “AVID Online”, the online eLearning platform for Summer Institute participants. “AVID Online” allows participants to access the Launches for their nominated strand. The Launches are a series of videos and interactive activities that are referenced and expanded upon during face-to-face sessions at Summer Institute.
All participants are expected to complete their Launches prior to attending Summer Institute.
This year’s Summer Institute will be held at Victoria University Footscray Park, which is located on Ballarat Road, Footscray 3011.
Public Transport
Use the PTV Journey Planner to plan your trip by public transport. Footscray Train Station is the closest station and a 15-20 minute walk to the university. There are also buses and trams available. A Myki Card costs a minimum of $6 and your daily fare will amount to $6.30.
Parking.
Metered street parking is also available nearby, but note the time limits and clearway restrictions.
Melbourne Airport to Footscray
There are a number of transport options between Melbourne Airport (Tullamarine) and the CBD, including:
- Taxis (around $50-$60)
- Uber (around $40-50)
Please refer to the Melbourne Airport website for further information.
Melbourne Airport to CBD
There are a number of transport options between Melbourne Airport (Tullamarine) and the CBD, including:
- Taxis (around $65-$70)
- Uber ( around 46-58)
- Skybus (approx $19).
Please refer to the Melbourne Airport website for further information.
Victoria University Footscray Park is located in Melbourne’s western suburbs, twenty minutes from Melbourne CBD. For information on accommodation both close to the university and the CBD please consult the accommodation guide below.
For further information regarding Summer Institute, please contact the AVID Australia events team at (AVID.Events@vu.edu.au).
If you would like further information about how to become an AVID school, please contact AVID Australia (AVID.Australia@vu.edu.au), AVID Australia office: +613 9919 7832
