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New resources from NESA

30/1/2020

NESA has published K-10 scope and sequences for Arabic, Modern Greek, Turkish and Vietnamese. They are now available on NESA’s website. These identify concepts and show linguistic progression from Kindergarten to Year 10.

Sample Stage 6 formal assessment tasks are also available on NESA’s website for Year 11 and 12 Beginners and Continuers courses. Go to ‘Sample formal assessment tasks’ on individual syllabus pages.

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Welcome to 2020!

30/1/2020

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Welcome back from your well-deserved summer holidays – we hope you all enjoyed a fun and relaxing break and are feeling refreshed as we start the 2020 school year.

For those teaching Chinese, French, German, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean and Spanish, you should now be using the new K-10 syllabus documents with all students K-10.

For those teaching Arabic, Modern Greek, Turkish and Vietnamese, you should be using the new syllabus documents with K-6, Year 7 and Year 9.

Make sure you bookmark and check out our curriculum support website to access our professional learning events and resources. We apologise that not all resources went up last term, as planned. The "back-end" of our website moved to a new platform, which resulted in a freeze to uploads for several weeks. We will ensure Stages 4 and 5 are fully populated by the end of this term.

Primary – staffing update
- Konnie Zagrimanis continues in the role of Languages Adviser, K-6.
- Stephen Nogher continues in the role of Languages Officer, K-6.
- Anastasia Casimatis has joined the team as Languages Resource Development Officer.

Secondary – staffing update
- Elisabeth Robertson continues as Coordinator, Languages and Culture.
- Evia Kyriacou is A/Languages Adviser in Term 1, while the position is being recruited.
- Coreena Allen, Marcela Ayas and Maxine Acosta continue as Language Officers, joined by Shanelle Ingram for Term 1 (relieving for Evia).

We are looking forward to working with you all again in 2020, and have lots of exciting events planned, including "Assessment and reporting in 7-10" workshops, network meetings and conferences for language teachers in the Hunter/Central Coast region and for Japanese teachers.

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Seeking network leaders for Armidale, Macarthur, Sydney South and Tamworth areas

30/1/2020

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The Languages and Culture team invites expressions of interest from language teachers in NSW public secondary schools to lead a languages network for 2020 in the areas of:
- Armidale
- Macarthur
- South Sydney
- Tamworth.

Networks are a vital component of teacher professional learning and support, and strengthen links between our team and schools.

Network leaders are provided with comprehensive support in order to fulfil the requirements of the role, including training and relief.

If you are interested, please complete and email the attached EOI form, including your principal's endorsement and the selection criteria.

Applications close Friday 7 February 2020.

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

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Mentoring program for beginning secondary languages teachers 2019-2020 – VLMN

28/1/2020

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Virtual Languages Mentoring Network (VLMN) – mentees

The Languages and Culture team supports beginning language teachers 7-12 through the VLMN. A beginning teacher is one in their first 2 years of teaching in metro areas or in their first 5 years in rural and remote NSW.

The VLMN provides targeted support over an 18 month period, with beginning teachers (mentees) matched to experienced teacher mentors on a 2:1 ratio.

Expressions of interest are invited from beginning teachers of languages 7-12 (mentees) who would like to join the second cohort of VLMN for 2020.

The VLMN:

- identifies professional learning needs for mentees and mentors
- implements evidence-based mentoring practices to develop the capacity of mentees
- supports teachers of languages in working towards and maintaining accreditation at a range of career stages
- builds the capacity of virtual and face-to-face language teacher networks.

The 2019-2020 VLMN cohort began in Term 3 2019 and will continue until the end of Term 4 2020. In facilitating mentoring support, the Languages and Culture team provides teacher release to participants to attend targeted professional learning. A 2-day conference will be held on 6 and 7 April 2020, and mentees are required to attend. Relief costs are provided, together with travel and accommodation, where required.

Selection criteria:
Contact Evia Kyriacou, A/Languages Adviser or call 02 7814 2820 to find out more.

Expressions of interest should be submitted by 5pm on Friday, 14 February 2020.

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Registrations open for Hunter/Central Coast Language Teachers' conference

24/1/2020

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The Hunter/Central Coast Language Teachers' conference will be held on Saturday 22 February 2020 at the Rydges Hotel, Newcastle. This event is open to all language teachers from all regions and sectors including preservice teachers.
Cost of the conference is $150 for teachers and $50 for preservice teachers. The conference will run from 8:30am-4:15pm with morning tea, lunch and afternoon tea provided.
For session and registration information please refer to the conference form. Numbers are limited and are on a first come, first served basis. Registrations close on Friday 7 February.
For further information please contact Coreena Allen.

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New resources from NESA

Welcome to 2020!

Seeking network leaders for Armidale, Macarthur, Sydney South and Tamworth areas

Mentoring program for beginning secondary languages teachers 2019-2020 – VLMN

Registrations open for Hunter/Central Coast Language Teachers' conference

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