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.
Next Professional Learning session: Catholic movie festival – How to choose and use films for the RE classroom
Date: 10 September, 4.30 -5.30 pm AEST
Speakers: Peter Malone, Anne Rennie, Michael McVeigh and Laura Kings
Peter Malone is a longtime film reviewer and author of a number of books, especially on themes of religion and spirituality in films. He is a Missionary of the Sacred Heart and has lectured in theology and Scripture at the Yarra Theological Union and the Heart of Life Centre and was head of the international Catholic organisations for Film and for Communications, currently SIGNIS.
Ann Rennie writes the regular ‘Unguarded moments’ column in Australian Catholics magazine. She is a teacher at Genazzano FCJ College in Melbourne, and has written a number of books bringing together faith and spirituality.
Michael McVeigh is a master of writing aboout how to view popular culture through a Catholic lens and is responsible for some of our most engaging articles. The editor of Australian Catholics for more than 15 years, Michael was appointed director of publishing in 2021. He has worked across digital and print publications Eureka Street, Madonna and Pray.com.au. He is a former president of the Australasian Catholic Press Association and member of the Australian Catholic Bishops Conference Media Council.
Laura Kings is an experienced teacher, with a background in English, Media Studies and Religious Education. She has a keen interest in creating quality teacher resources and engaging students, beginning her teaching career as coordinator of Film and Television at Saint Stephen's College on the Gold Coast. She is also an experienced journalist who has worked in radio and print.
Teaching idea: novel active viewing activities
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 will need to 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 2024
TERM 4
The great teaching ideas swap meet!
Suggested date: 22 October
Join us and bring along some of your favourite classroom ideas to swap with your colleagues. Our assistant editor education and youth, Laura Kings will also bring along some of ours.
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.