Lorraine Chaffer has 38 years’ experience as a Geography teacher in NSW public schools and has been heavily involved in the professional development of teachers. Lorraine was a consultant in the development of the NSW Geography Syllabus K-10, has written textbooks for the Australian Curriculum Geography and the NSW Geography Syllabus K-10 and has worked with K-6 teachers across NSW to unpack the new syllabus and develop the essential knowledge, understanding and skills to deliver the syllabus effectively. Lorraine is the President of the Geography Teachers Association of NSW (GTANSW) and a board member of the Professional Teachers Council and President of GTANSW and provides professional learning for teachers of K-10 Geography Syllabus and Stage 6. Lorraine is editor of the GTANSW Geography Bulletin, has written articles for the CPL and presented on the new Geography Syllabus for CPL in 2017.
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- ONLINE - Getting Interpersonal with Grammar in English K-10 Module 2
- ONLINE - Language for Organising Text in English K-10 - Module 3
- Teaching Reading, Comprehension and Critical Thinking K-6 using the English Syllabus
- Writers for Life – Teaching Writing K-6
- Developing Music Reading Skills for Singing and Playing Instruments in Your K-6 Classroom
- ONLINE PROGRAM - Musica Viva - Music Education Skills for the Primary Classroom
- Teaching Grammar, Punctuation and Vocabulary for the NSW English K-6 Syllabus
- For the Love of Language - Teach Poetry K-6!
- Leading a School Choir in Primary Schools – As Embedded in the NSW Creative Arts K-6 Syllabus
- Spelling and the NSW English K-6 Syllabus
- Implementing a Daily English Block using the English K-6 Syllabus
- Starting a School Band in a Primary School? The Fundamentals Explained
- Teaching Visual Literacy K-6
- Effective Programming using the English K-6 Syllabus
- Exploring Problem Solving and Working Mathematically K-6
- Teaching for Growth in Reading and Writing in Years 3 to 6
- Composing Multimodal Texts in English K-6 - Visual Literacy in Practice
- Teaching English and Literacy Creatively in Primary Classrooms
- The Essentials of Teaching Mathematics K-6
- Improving Student Learning by Creating a Thinking Classroom K-6
- Differentiation: Catering for Diversity in a K-6 Classroom using the English and Mathematics Syllabuses
- Music K – 6
- Understanding the Role of Phonics in the Literacy Journey K-6: What the Research Tells Us
- Tell Me Your Story: Supporting EAL/D Students in the Primary Years
- Early Career Teachers
- Classroom Management through Effective Teaching
- Lifting Achievement in Years 7-12
- Assessment: Inside and Out of the 7-10 Geography Classroom
- Conversations about Text in the Secondary School
- Depth Studies and Student Research Projects for Science 7-12
- Developing Dialogue about Texts in Secondary Schools
- Introducing the New Mathematics Advanced and Extension Syllabuses
- Effective Decisions for Successful School Leaders
- Early Stage One Conference – From Curiosity to Independent Thinking
- Managing Difficult Situations in Schools
- Supporting Students with Autism K-6
- Teacher Librarian Conference K-6 - Talking about Texts
- A Practical Approach to the Performance and Development Framework
- Leading Aboriginal Education in Your School
- Professional Writing for Principals, Executives and Teachers - 2018
- Secondary English Conference - HSC English: Through the Looking Glass
- Introducing the New Year 12 Modern History Syllabus
