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The new High Potential and gifted education policy is for implementation in schools P-12 from 2021, replacing the 2004 Gifted and talented policy.

There are some major shifts in the new policy, including:
- a strong focus on students with high potential, and on recognising underachievement and potential
- 4 domains of potential – creative, intellectual, physical and social-emotional
- understanding the diversity of high potential students
- a focus on developing talent, to move students from high potential to high performance.

​This session will provide an introduction to the new policy, the characteristics of high potential and gifted students and ways to implement the policy within the languages context. We will also explore the differentiation adjustment tool, which will support you to adjust your existing activities to meet the needs of individual students.

You must enrol in the session on MyPL to receive the link to the online meeting. Search for course code NR29242, and select the session for Thursday 13 May.

We look forward to seeing you there!

The session will be recorded for those unable to join us.

Language teachers 7-12 in NSW public schools ​– if you only do one thing today, please check your notifications are correctly set up in our statewide staffroom in Microsoft Teams. 

If you're not a regular user of Teams, go to the little circle at the top right, with your initials or your photo. Click on the circle, then select Settings, then Notifications, then set 'Missed activity email' to Daily. This way, you'll get an email once a day summarising anything you've missed. Note: You do need to be using the Teams app, not the internet version  – you download the app from Microsoft Office 365 within the portal.

We're just finding many teachers are missing important dates or information because they're not using Teams regularly, so email notifications will help avoid this.

If you're a regular user of Teams, you've probably already set up notifications in a way that works for you.

If you haven't joined the statewide staffroom yet, please take our 1-minute entry survey, logging in with your @det email.

PS We know you actually have a million other things you'll need to do today, but we just wanted to get your attention. :-)

The Central Coast Language Teacher Network will hold its Term 2 meeting on Thursday 29 April. 

Date: Thursday 29 April 2021
Venue: Zoom
Time: 4:00-5:30 pm
Agenda: 2021 goals and challenges – what is one new thing you’ve tried so far this year and how has it gone? TeachMeet 5-7 min per person – you might want to share updates on using CI techniques from 2020, new assessment ideas, feedback strategies, HPGE, differentiation, classroom management, anything!

For more information and details on how to join, contact the network leader Katherine Brownlee.

The South Coast Language Teacher Network will hold its Term 2 meeting on Thursday 29 April. 

Enrol via MyPL:
Date: Thursday 29 April 2021
Time: 9-3 pm
Course code: NR25838
Venue: Bega High School

Everyone is welcome. For further details, contact he network leader Takako Teranishi. 

University of Sydney is seeking placements for Master of Teaching Year 2 and Combined Degree Year 4 preservice teachers in the following languages:

Master of Teaching Year 2:
Chinese – 4
Period of placement: 3-21 May (15 days)
Remuneration: $510 per student
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Combined Degree Year 4:
Spanish – 2
Korean – 1
Chinese – 3
Period of placement: 3 May to 4 June (25 days)
Remuneration: $850 per student     
 
Please contact the Office Secondary Professional Experience Coordinator at Univeristy of Sydney if you are interested in supervising preservice teachers. 

In Week 4, Term 2, we will be running a statewide staff meeting on the High Potential and Gifted Education (HPGE) policy – do you have questions about its implementation within the Languages KLA?

To help us to tailor the session to best meet your needs, please send us you questions in advance by completing this short survey. Please respond by Friday 26 March 2021.

The Far South Coast Language Teacher Network will hold its Term 1 meeting on Wednesday 24 March. 

​Enrol via MyPL:
Date: Wednesday 24 March 2021
Time: 3:30-4:30 pm
Course code: NR18042
Venue: Zoom
https://nsweducation.zoom.us/j/8266367118?pwd=eGxnRlRIejNoZlMvNStEMmRyT3padz09
Meeting ID: 826 636 7118
Passcode: 870119

Everyone is welcome. For further information, contact the network leader Takako Teranishi.

The Queanbeyan Language Teacher Network will hold its Term 1 meeting on Tuesday 30 March. The agenda will cover 'games for the language classroom'. 

Enrol via MyPL
Date: Tuesday 30 March 2021
Time: 4:00-5:00 pm
Agenda: Games for the language classroom
Course code: NR18042
Venue: Zoom
URL: https://nsweducation.zoom.us/j/5887871421?pwd=SWdvVDcvTzNLaXRGV2ZRRlFtVU5KUT09
Meeting ID: 588 787 1421
Passcode: 837388

Everyone is welcome. For further information, contact the network leader Amanda Rowe.