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Go Hanyu! is back - ready for your Chinese classes!
The NSW Department of Education has just republished Go Hanyu!, including lots of great new updates. 'Go Hanyu!' is an interactive resource for students learning Chinese in Stage 6 as well as advanced proficiency Stage 5 students. This updated resource features a series of videos with accompanying student activities (digital and print), transcripts, and a teacher guide. Tasks are designed to build language skills while exploring different text types, providing opportunities f
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New support for CCAFL Continuers courses
Are you wondering how to best prepare your students for the CCAFL Continuers oral examination? The NSW Department of Education has just published a new support resource to help you interpret and prepare students for the CCAFL Languages Continuers oral examination. The 'CCAFL Languages Continuers - understanding the oral examination' provides practical guidance to support consistent interpretation of the oral examination across all CCAFL Languages Continuers courses. It clarif
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Effective feedback in preparing for the HSC in Languages
If you teach Stage 6 languages in a NSW public school, please join the Languages and Culture team on the Term 3 School Development Day for 'Effective feedback in preparing for the HSC in Languages'. The session will explore practical feedback strategies that support students preparing for the HSC in Stage 6 Languages courses. 📅 Monday 20 July - School Development Day (Term 3, Week 1) ⌚ 1:00–2:30 pm 📌 Online Register now via MyPL (course code TPL01703).
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Effective feedback in preparing for the HSC in Languages
If you teach Stage 6 languages in a NSW public school, please join the Languages and Culture team on the Term 3 School Development Day for 'Effective feedback in preparing for the HSC in Languages'. The session will explore practical feedback strategies that support students preparing for the HSC in Stage 6 Languages courses. 📅 Monday 20 July - School Development Day (Term 3, Week 1) ⌚ 1:00–2:30 pm 📌 Online Register now via MyPL (course code TPL01703).
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Jul 21 min read
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Term 2 statewide staff meeting - recording now available
If you missed the Term 2 statewide staff meeting on 'To the textbook and beyond - transforming textbook use to enrich language learning', the recording is now available.
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Term 2 statewide staff meeting - all welcome!
We'll be looking at 'To the textbook and beyond – transforming textbook use to enrich language learning', exploring practical ways to move beyond traditional textbook use to create engaging, meaningful and student-centred language learning experiences. This session will explore moving beyond the textbook to: - connect to real world experiences - differentiate for all learners - learn across all outcomes - include student choice - develop intercultural understanding. 📅 Thur
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May 61 min read
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Are you unsure if you're marking student work fairly and accurately?
If you missed the Languages and Culture team's statewide staff meeting on consistent teacher judgement , you can now access the recording...
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Aug 15, 20251 min read
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Consistent teacher judgement
The Languages and Culture team at the NSW Department of Education has opened registrations for their Term 3 statewide staff meeting on...
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Jul 31, 20251 min read
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Did you miss the meeting on using Canva in the languages classroom?
The Languages and Culture team has just published their recording of their Term 2 statewide staff meeting, Unleashing creativity: the...
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Jun 6, 20251 min read
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Love Canva but not sure how to use it? Term 2 statewide staff meeting on using Canva
The Languages and Culture team at the NSW Department of Education is running a session on Unleashing creativity: the many uses of Canva ,...
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May 22, 20251 min read
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Learn about ICT tools in languages
The Languages and Culture team has shared the recording of their Term 1 statewide staff meeting and if you love technology, it's a...
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Mar 14, 20251 min read
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Term 1 statewide staff meeting - engaging ICT tools
The Languages and Culture team is running their Term 1 statewide staff meeting on Wednesday 26 February. Everyone is welcome! The meeting...
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Feb 19, 20251 min read
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Strategies for HSC success - statewide staff meeting recording now available
At the department's Term 4 statewide staff meeting on Strategies for HSC success –developing speaking, writing, listening and reading...
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Nov 18, 20241 min read
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Strategies for HSC success - Term 4 statewide staff meeting
The Languages and Culture team at the NSW Department of Education has just published details of their Term 4 statewide staff meeting. ...
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Oct 23, 20241 min read
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Explicit teaching in languages - did you miss the SWS meeting?
Did you miss the recent statewide staff meeting on 'Explicit teaching in languages'? Don't panic - the Languages and Culture team have...
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Oct 23, 20241 min read
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Explicit teaching in languages - statewide staff meeting
The department is holding an explicit teaching statewide staff meeting to unpack what explicit teaching looks like in languages, as...
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Aug 23, 20241 min read
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Term 3 statewide staff meeting - recording now available
Yesterday, the Languages and Culture team presented their Term 3 SWS meeting on ‘Listening activities for Stage 4 and 5’. During the...
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Aug 15, 20241 min read
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Reminder - Term 3 statewide staff meeting (all welcome!)
The Languages and Culture team’s Term 3 statewide staff meeting is coming up soon, on Wednesday 14 August, 4-5 pm. The topic of the...
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Aug 9, 20241 min read
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Do your students shy away from engaging in listening activities?
On Wednesday 14 August, 4-5 pm, the Languages and Culture team is hosting their Term 3 statewide staff meeting. The topic of the meeting...
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Jul 26, 20241 min read
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Are you subscribed to our YouTube?
Language teachers in NSW - just a reminder that you can access recordings of past statewide staff meeting and resource launches at the...
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Jun 23, 20241 min read
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Term 2 statewide staff meeting - recording now available
At their Term 2 statewide staff meeting on 22 May, the Languages and Culture team looked at 'Assessment ideas for various contexts'. Here...
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Jun 5, 20241 min read
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Term 2 statewide staffroom
The Languages and Culture team's Term 2 statewide staffroom is coming up soon, on Wednesday 22 May, 4-5 pm. The team will be sharing...
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May 2, 20241 min read
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Term 1 statewide staff meeting
The Languages and Culture team at the NSW Department of Education warmly invites all language teachers to their first statewide staff...
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Feb 12, 20241 min read
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