Dear language teachers,
Don't forget to enrol for our statewide staff meeting will take place in Week 4, 12 August at 3:30pm. The focus of the session will be on assessment for learning and will contribute 30 minutes of registered professional learning towards accreditation at Proficient.

Enrol via MyPL. The link to the session will be sent to you with your MyPL enrolment confirmation email.
Course code: RG12389
Agenda: Assessment FOR learning
Date: Wednesday 12 August 2020
Time: 3:30-4:00pm
Platform: Zoom
 
Can’t make the live session? The link to the recording will be shared after the meeting.

For further information, please contact Evia Kyriacou via email or call 7814 2820. 

The University of Sydney is hosting a virtual event for Years 10-12 students, teachers and careers advisers on ‘What is Languages at Sydney?’  

This is an annual event hosted by University of Sydney's School of Languages and Cultures to give high school students a chance to see and experience language study at the university.

Date: 17-20 August
Time: 4:00-4:30pm
Registration closes Monday 10 August
 
If you are interested in knowing more about this event and would like to join, register here.
For further inquiries, contact languages.admin@sydney.edu.au

The Languages and Culture team has developed videos with advice to students on how to approach the HSC Beginners and Continuers examinations. You can find the videos in the HSC hub, along with downloadable guides with advice for Beginners, Continuers, Extension, [Language] and Literature and [Language] in Context students. 
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The department's HSC hub contains high-quality, on-demand resources that teachers can provide to their students to help them prepare for their exams. Aligned to NSW syllabuses, the hub is a carefully curated central repository for items created by the NSW Department of Education, including Aurora College and WooTube. There is also third party material available. For copyright reasons, some items will require a NSW Department of Education log in. 

Our first statewide staff meeting for Term 3 will take place in Week 4, 12 August, at 3:30pm. The focus of the session will be on assessment for learning and will contribute 30 minutes of registered professional learning towards accreditation at Proficient.

Enrol via MyPL. The link to the session will be sent to you with your MyPL enrolment confirmation email.
Course code: RG12389
Agenda: Assessment FOR learning
Date: Wednesday 12 August 2020
Time: 3:30-4:00pm
Platform: Zoom
 
Can’t make the live session? The link to the recording will be shared after the meeting.

For further information, please contact Evia Kyriacou.

The Languages and Culture team are planning a 2-day conference for our Virtual Network on Monday 31 August and Tuesday 1 September.

The Virtual Network aims to support teachers who are unable to attend regional language teacher networks.

This conference will provide targeted professional learning and opportunities for collaboration and connection between colleagues and the Languages and Culture team.

If you are interested in attending, please complete this survey to assist with planning by Friday 24 July 2020.
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For further information please contact Evia Kyriacou. 

Melissa Gould-Drakeley, Inspector Languages at NESA, will be presenting a free webinar on "Remote teaching and assessment – shifting towards blended models of delivery” for the Association of Language Learning London (this is the UK version of our AFMLTA).

If you are interested in joining, register here.

Date: Saturday 25 July, 7-8pm Sydney time
​Duration: 1 hour

We are circulating this information on behalf of our colleagues at NESA, who have received a number of inquiries this year regarding Languages Life Skills courses in Stage 6.
· Schools with eligible students can develop a School Developed Board Endorsed Course for a Stage 6 Life Skills course in any language.
· Applications for these courses are submitted to NESA via Schools Online. Applications should be submitted by the end of Term 1 in the year before the course is planned to commence.
· Objectives, outcomes and modules are pre-filled in the application form. Schools determine the topics they will deliver (in relation to the modules provided), and the content that will be taught in each topic (suggested content is provided in supporting documentation attached to the application form).
· The objectives and outcomes within the application are based on the Stage 6 Beginners Languages courses.
· Once endorsed, the course can be delivered by the school and count as 2 units towards a student’s pattern of study.
Further inquiries from schools can be directed to Marina Laing or Melissa Gould-Drakeley.

The University of Sydney is seeking placements for second year Master of Teaching preservice teachers in the following languages:
- Spanish
- French
- Chinese
- German
- Modern Greek 
- Korean.
The internship will run from 20 July to 18 September 2020.
Please contact the Office Secondary Professional Experience Coordinator at Sydney University if you are interested in taking preservice teachers.