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What resources do you use to promote Indonesian?

27/5/2016

What resources do you use to promote Indonesian as a subject to students and parents in your school?

I am looking to create a bank of resources for use in schools that focus on promoting Indonesian as a subject to students, parents and the wider community.

If you are willing to share documents, PPTs etc that you have created, or know of links to resources available online, please email to me at lyndall.franks@det.nsw.edu.au

Terima kasih banyak sebelumnnya.

Are you interested in being a Languages curriculum writer?

20/5/2016

The Board of Studies, Teaching and Educational Standards NSW (BOSTES) maintains a register of writers and reviewers to assist with syllabus development processes in NSW.

Teachers with expertise in writing and reviewing syllabuses, support documents, work samples or units of work are invited to express their interest in being included on the register.

Expression of interest forms can be downloaded from the BOSTES website. For further information, please contact Rhonda Clarke on (02) 9367 8246 or rhonda.clarke@bostes.nsw.edu.au.

Professional learning opportunity - Office 365 in Education

19/5/2016

Microsoft is offering free professional learning workshops for Department of Education teachers to build and extend their Office 365 skills. The workshops will be hands on, personalised and adapted to the skills levels of participants.
- Tuesday 24 May Sydney Distance Education High School
- Wednesday 25 May Kings Langley Primary School
- Thursday 26 May (half day) Bossley Park High School

Numbers are limited

For further details and to register go to https://sway.com/9WNKW4D5yDrJ4CkO

Secondary Languages webinar

19/5/2016

The Languages and Culture team (Secondary Education) is introducing Adobe Connect sessions to support all NSW language teachers.

Adobe Connect is a web conferencing platform which allows users to participate in an interactive, collaborative environment using any computer with an internet connection.

Adobe Connect is very user-friendly. Simply, go to the Secondary Languages Adobe Connect Meeting Room, https://connect.schools.nsw.edu.au/secondarylanguages/ and log in using your DoE username followed by @detnsw and your normal password.

Please join the Secondary Languages Adobe Connect session taking place in Week 9 on
Wednesday 22 June at 3.30-4.00pm.

You do not need to register to join the session, just log in a few minutes before the meeting begins. The sessions will be recorded if you are not available at the meeting time.

If you’re new to using Adobe Connect, a detailed how-to-guide is available below and we recommend that you complete the connection tests prior to the event as it may take a few minutes depending on the computer you are using.

We look forward to meeting with you in the Secondary Languages meeting room.

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Register NOW for the NSW Indonesian Teachers' Conference

14/5/2016

Registrations for the NSW Cross-Sectoral Indonesian Conference: Working Together to Create Engaging Learning Environments close this Friday 13 May.

Sessions will focus on the conference themes of Teaching Strategies, Promoting Indonesian and Growing Professionally. The conference is open to all teachers of Indonesian K-12, pre-service teachers and teachers from other states/territories.

Don't miss out on this opportunity to participate in a fantastic program of PL, engage with your Indonesian teaching colleagues and contribute to the growth of the Indonesian language teaching profession.

If you already have an AIS user profile please CLICK HERE to register for this event. To establish an AIS user profile please visit www.aisnsw.edu.au or contact Cecilia Waites, Course Administrator, on (02) 9299 2845 or Merryl Wahlin at mwahlin@aisnsw.edu.au if you require assistance.

Year 12 Indonesian Speaking Day - 25 June

11/5/2016

A day for Year 12 students of Indonesian to practise their speaking skills has been organised for Saturday 25 June at Monte Sant' Angelo college in North Sydney. Please let you students know about this excellent opportunity to chat with native speakers and have HSC exam-style conversations with with teachers.

To RSVP please contact Ida Harsojo, at ida.harsojo@det.nsw.edu.au by Friday 3 June 2016.

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Indonesian teacher seeking work

6/5/2016

Hello, my name is Agus Suyasa and my two method areas are Indonesian and Mathematics. I also have a background in Physics so I am comfortable teaching in that area as well.

I have developed a passion for Languages and would dearly like to go down the path of a becoming a Languages teacher.

At this stage I'm available for casual work, including blocks and single days as well as full/part-time employment. I currently live in Ashfield and I'm more than happy to travel around a bit.

I have a current teacher number and current mandatory training certificates, including Anaphylaxis and e-emergency certificates.

My email address is: agus.suyasa@det.nsw.edu.au
and my mobile number is: 0413 438 634

I look forward to hearing from you.

As a reference please contact Ms Ilian Yang (details available upon request).

MLTA NSW short film competition

5/5/2016

Details regarding the 2016 MLTA NSW short film competition LINGUAFEST are now available on the MLTA NSW website. This is a great opportunity to encourage students to combine their language, film production and digital technology skills. For further information go to: http://www.mltansw.asn.au/events-2/linguafest/