During Summer Institute, Canvas will be your eLearning platform to access materials and resources. Communities of Practice will be facilitated as interactive, in-person sessions, with participants accessing and contributing to resources on the eLearning platform as required.

Please follow the steps below and familiarise yourself with the platform prior to coming to Summer Institute. Click here to access the AVID Australia Canvas login page.

Logging into Canvas

1. Using Chrome or Firefox, go to the AVID Australia Canvas login page.
2. Click on Forgot Password?
3. Enter the email address that you used to register for Summer Institute.
4. Click Request Password.
5. Check your email for the Forgot Password: Canvas email from AVID Australia Summer Institute.
6. In the email you receive, click on Click here to set a new password.
7. Enter and confirm a new password for your Canvas account on the page that opens.
8. Use your email and new password combination to log in on the page that follows.
9. You should now have access to your Canvas dashboard.

OR if you have an existing AVID Australia Canvas login, you can use it to access your materials for Summer Institute.

Contact AVID Australia if you are unable to log in or if your Canvas dashboard does not display your Summer Institute Community of Practice.

MyAVID is an online repository of evidence-informed, high engagement teaching and learning resources, that are regularly updated with new AVID materials. MyAVID will be used throughout Summer Institute, so please test your existing MyAVID login or create a MyAVID account if you do not have one.

If needed, consult the MyAVID Guide on how to create a MyAVID account.

For Summer Institute, please bring:

Your own device and charger,

headphones,

own water bottle (no water bottles will be provided)

and your own bag.

You may also bring your own coffee cup if you choose.

Summer Institute is AVID Australia’s biggest networking and professional learning event of the year. Summer Institute 2025 will bring educators from across Australia together to enhance their teaching practice and strengthen the AVID community. Over three days, participants will learn and practise evidence-informed, high engagement teaching strategies and best instructional practices, led by experienced Australian and US Staff Developers.

Participants attend one Community of Practice (CoP) where they will engage in face-to-face professional learning for three days.

A CoP focuses upon applying AVID approaches to diverse school environments, year levels and learning areas. This provides an immersive learning experience and an opportunity to meet with colleagues from around Australia to plan and enhance their AVID implementation.

At Summer Institute participants can attend one of the eleven Communities of Practice on offer.

If you would like a Certificate of Participation for Summer Institute, please email [email protected].

All participants can download an AVID Australia – A Year-Round Resource 2025-26 Handbook from their Community of Practice.

We recommend that you check your SPAM/Junk folder to check whether AVID Summer Institute emails are there.

If there are no AVID Summer Institute emails in your SPAM/Junk folder, please email [email protected] and we will assist you.

Morning tea will be provided on all days and lunch will be provided on Days One and Two.

Please advise any dietary requirements during your event registration. If you are unsure if your dietary requirements were submitted during registration, please email [email protected].

There are two train stations within walking distance of the venue:
Flagstaff Station
Melbourne Central Station
There are also several tram and bus stops located near the tower, which you can find using the Transport Victoria Journey Planner.

There is no parking available at VU City Tower. Listed below are a few parking options located close to the venue:
Flagstaff Parking
460 Lonsdale Street
Bourke Square Car Park
You can also search Secure Parking for further options.

VU City Tower is located within the Melbourne CBD, with a range of hotels nearby.

Yes, you can register one or several people. To register multiple people, follow the steps below:

1. Follow the link to the Summer Institute registration page.
2. Select the number of registrations you require for each Community of Practice.
3. Enter the name, email address, and dietary requirements for each participant within the Community of Practice that they will be attending.

Each registration must have a unique email address.

There are two payment options available: either select Invoice my school or Credit Card as your payment method.
AVID member schools and AVID non-member school participants will be invoiced from the week following the registration closing date.
If your school requires payment to be made by a certain date, please notify us by email at [email protected].

Requests to change the choice of Community of Practice must be submitted via email to [email protected] prior to… However, AVID Australia does not guarantee availability of places within another Community of Practice if the maximum number of participants has been reached.

Requests to cancel registration must be submitted via email to [email protected].

Cancellations submitted:
prior to… will not incur a fee.
after… will incur 50% of the registration fee.
on the week of Summer Institute will be charged 100% of the registration fee.
Should you have an unforeseen emergency or special circumstances, please contact [email protected] or call +61 414 642 063.
Participants unable to attend Summer Institute due to illness are eligible for a full refund upon submission of a medical certificate to [email protected].

If your school requires an invoice prior to…, please email [email protected], and we will arrange this.