The Language Teacher Network – Mid North Coast will hold its Term 4 meeting on Thursday 6 December 2018.

Agenda: 
1. Differentiation in the classroom
2. Disability Register (including Evidence)
3. TeachMeet
4. Funding 2019 focus

Date: Thursday 6 December 2018
Time: 9:00am-3:00pm
Venue: Orara High School

For further information contact the network leader Jody Newhouse on 66551315 or at jody.newhouse@det.nsw.edu.au  

The Language Teacher Network – Sydney South will hold its Term 4 meeting on Tuesday 4 December 2018.

Agenda:
1. Years 7-10 assessment samples – how to design assessment for Years 7-10 (Andrea Gale and Vickie Hu, Sydney THS)
2. Embedding Aboriginal education (Aboriginal Education and Wellbeing team – TBA)
3. TeachMeet – new K-10 syllabus programming discussion, resources/ideas swap (Gaelle Homma)
4. eTAMS – how to use eTAMS to record your PD to maintain your accreditation (Ke Fan)
5. Next steps – planning for 2019

Please enrol via MyPL – search for course code NR18042, then choose the appropriate session.

Date: Tuesday 4th December 2018
Time: 3:30-5:30pm
Venue: Common Room, Kogarah High School

For further information contact the network leader Ke Fan on 02 9587 5815 or at ke.fan4@det.nsw.edu.au.

New course prescriptions for the 2020–2024 Higher School Certificate for Stage 6 Extension courses in Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Modern Greek and Spanish have been published and are available to download from the syllabus section of the NESA website.

Implementation of the new course prescriptions will commence at the start of Term 4, 2019 for the 2020 HSC examination.

Schools are reminded that the study of texts prescribed for any Year 12 course may not begin before the completion of the Year 11 course and applies to the study of a prescribed text in any medium, including the film of a novel.

For more information, visit the website.

The Australian Government is providing an additional $11.8 million to expand the Early Learning Languages Australia (ELLA) program – a play-based digital application to help children learn a second language. The ELLA Foundation to Year 2 (F–2) schools trial will commence in 2019. This initiative will enable students in the early years of schooling to access the benefits of language learning through digital technology. Only 300 schools across Australia will be able to participate in the trial.

Applications are now open for schools to nominate for the trial. Applications are welcomed from schools with an existing language program and from those without.

Applications close at 5pm on 3 December 2018. Schools principals will need to apply for this trial.

For more information and to apply for the trial in your school https://www.ella.edu.au/applications/
 

​Sample scope and sequences are now available for Early Stage 1 to Stage 5 for the new K-10 French, German, Indonesian, Italian, Korean and Spanish syllabuses. 

For further information, please visit the NESA website.

The Language Teacher Network – Hunter/Newcastle will hold its Term 4 meeting on Thursday 6 December 2018.

Please enrol via MyPL course code NR18042 and choose the appropriate session.

Date: Thursday 6 December 2018
Time: 4:00-5:00pm
Venue: Merewether High School
Agenda: 
- TeachMeet on strategies and resources
- Planning for 2019

Post meeting Christmas dinner – please suggest a venue.
Please send an email to RSVP for the dinner to Coreena.Allen@det.nsw.edu.au.

​All language teachers K-12, teaching or living in the area, are welcome to attend.
​Networks are a great way to stay fresh, get new inspiration and be supported.

For further information contact the network leader, Coreena Allen.

​The Language Teacher Network – Sydney East/CBD will hold its Term 4 meeting on Thursday 6 December 2018.

Date: Thursday 6 December
Time: 4:00-5:30pm
Venue: NSW School of Languages
35 West St Petersham (parking via West St)
Agenda: New K-10 syllabus assessment

Teachers must register to attend through MyPL, under course code RG04161, then choose the appropriate session.

This workshop will contribute 1 hour and 30 minutes of NESA registered hours. 

All language teachers K-12, teaching or living in the area, are welcome to attend.
​Networks are a great way to stay fresh, get new inspiration and be supported.

If you are interested in joining the network, please contact the network leader Christin Anggrahini.

The Language Teacher Network – Central West NSW will hold its Term 4 meeting on Tuesday 4 December 2018.

Please enrol via MyPL course code NR18042 and choose the appropriate session.

Date: Tuesday 4 December 2018
Time: 4:00-5:00pm
Venue: Adobe Connect 
Link to virtual meeting room: https://connect.schools.nsw.edu.au/centralwestlangteachers/
Agenda:
- Central West languages fair
- Partner schools
- New syllabus
- General business

​All language teachers K-12, teaching or living in the area, are welcome to attend.
​Networks are a great way to stay fresh, get new inspiration and be supported.

For further information, please contact the network leader, Shery Pirie.

The Language Teacher Network – Sydney Greater West will hold its Term 4 meeting on Wednesday 5 December 2018.

Please enrol via MyPL course code NR18042 and choose the appropriate session.

Date: Wednesday 5 December 2018
Time: 4:00-6:00pm
Venue: Rouse Hill High School
Agenda: 
- Presentation by Leanne Smith
- Programming the new K-10 language syllabus

Post meeting Christmas dinner – Winston Hotel.
Please send an email to RSVP for the dinner to simone.wampfler-howie.1@det.nsw.edu.au.

​All language teachers K-12, teaching or living in the area, are welcome to attend.
​Networks are a great way to stay fresh, get new inspiration and be supported.

For further information, please contact the network leader, Alicia North.