Category: 7-10

A guide to assessment FOR learning in Stages 4 and 5

27/5/2020

As students return to school in Term 2, student assessment continues to be an important tool for identifying student progress, designing your next steps and reporting. This guide addresses the different ways to use assessment FOR learning, with one of the focuses being on how it can be used to inform reporting.

Content:
- What is assessment? (a quick refresher)
- Assessment FOR learning – getting to know your students and planning the next steps
- Ways to use assessment FOR learning
- Planning your journey – the link between assessment FOR and assessment OF learning
- Digital tools
- Advice as students return to school (post COVID-19)
- Reflection

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Seeking participants in workshop trial for "Assessment and reporting in 7-10 – new language syllabuses”

14/2/2020

The Languages and Culture team is currently finalising our new workshop, “Assessment and reporting in 7-10 – new language syllabuses”, which will be rolled out statewide in Terms 1 and 2.

As with all our professional learning events, we will be running a trial event with teachers, to ensure the content and delivery are of the highest quality.

We’re looking for 8-10 teachers to participate in the trial event, from a range of school contexts.

The workshops, including the trial event, are for teachers 7-10 from NSW public schools only.

Event date: Wednesday 4 March 2020
Venue: Level 1, 105 Philip Street Parramatta
Times: 8:30am-5pm (note that participants must commit to this timeframe, to allow time for feedback to the presenters)

Relief costs will be met for all participants. Travel and accommodation costs will also be met for rural and remote teachers.

If interested, please email marcela.ayas@det.nsw.edu.au by 5pm on Friday 21 February 2020.

The workshop will be NESA-registered for 5 hours.

Term 1 statewide Adobe Connect – Wednesday 19 February – games that bring language classrooms to life

3/2/2020

As promised and as part of our new direction of our statewide Adobe Connects, we will be running short professional sessions to better support teachers in the classroom.

On this term’s agenda, we will be delving into games that develop language skills, build positive relationships in the classroom and bring language classrooms to life.

All language teachers 7-12 in NSW public schools are invited to participate. The webinar contributes towards 30 minutes of teacher-identified professional learning addressing Standards 6.2.2 and 6.4.2 of the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers.

Join us online via the Secondary Languages Adobe Connect room on Wednesday 19 February from 3:30-4:00pm.

As the webinar runs as a one-direction session, you will not need a microphone or be required to speak.

For participants new to using Adobe Connect, please see the attached how-to-guide below.

We look forward to meeting you in the secondary languages meeting room.
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Registrations open for Hunter/Central Coast Language Teachers' conference

24/1/2020

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.

Languages 7-10 – new support just published

21/11/2019

The Languages and Culture team has published new resources to support teachers of Stages 4 and 5 in implementing the new syllabuses.

We have published the following resources:

- sample assessment tasks which showcase how to assess a range of outcomes and macro skills through authentic tasks
- information and resources to support intercultural understanding and communication
- sample scope and sequences for Stage 4 Indonesian and Modern Greek.

Remember, all K-10 language syllabuses (2017 and later) are underpinned by the Languages K-10 Framework so it's worth looking at materials for all languages, not just the one/s you teach.

Our support continues and we will add more materials as they become available.

All our resources are housed on our website.

Term 4 2019 statewide Adobe Connect – recording now available

7/11/2019

Yesterday we delivered our first "new look" statewide Adobe Connect session, kicking off with our top 10 favourite assessment tasks developed by teachers, which were submitted via the programming workshops or eCourse.

We think the live feedback from participants says it all...
David: Gosh, this is like going to the best faculty meeting ever!!
Clare G: Thank you! There were some amazing assessments there!
Pina: This was great, succinct and informative. Great work!! Grazie
Renetta: Loved it! Such an effective use of 30 mins!!!
Deborah: Thanks so much Marcela!! Great presenting :0 We loved all the assessment ideas especially the food VLOG!! YAY!

Thank you for pointing us in this new direction of providing short professional learning sessions and thank you to all the language teachers who joined us live yesterday. If you were unable to attend, you can view the session recording.

Next session (based on the live poll): Games!

Language Teacher Network – Illawarra – targeted languages professional learning

6/11/2019

The Language Teacher Network – Illawarra will hold a professional learning day for languages on Wednesday 4 December.

The professional learning will take the form of a programming day targeting the languages taught in the schools of our area. Teachers will revisit sample templates of units of work, scope and sequences and assessment tasks available on the department's website. They will work in language-specific groups – Chinese, French, German, Italian and Japanese – and will program for Stages 4 and 5 for 2020, according to the new K-10 language syllabuses. Participants will have the opportunity to peer-review the resources created and provide feedback. The plan is that each language group will create the following resources:
- scope and sequence
- assessment schedule
- units of work
- assessment task.

Please bring along your syllabuses, assessment schedules for 2020, devices and any resources you are planning to use on the day.

Date: Wednesday 4 December 2019
Time: 8:30am-3:30pm
Venue: Smiths High School
Enrol: MyPL – course code NR25838

Please enrol via MyPL course code NR25838 and select session Term 4 targeted languages professional learning.

All teachers living or working in the area are welcome to attend.

For further information please contact Kristen Smith or Evia Kyriacou or call 78142820.

Hunter Network Film Festival

5/11/2019

The Hunter Network Film Festival will be held on Thursday 5 December at Hunter School of the Performing Arts, featuring an Aboriginal dance performance by Millabah to celebrate the International Year of Indigenous Languages.

Entries are welcome from students in Stage 4 or 5, in any language with a duration of 2 minutes each.

Schools unable to attend the film showing may still take part and be eligible for prizes. Films will be distributed for show to participating schools.
The theme is ‘A change’ with a signature item of a plant to be included in the film. There will be prizes for best overall, people's choice, best Stage 4, best Stage 5, best language film.

Films are due Wednesday 20 November via Google Drive.

For further information please contact Daniela Phillips.

OUR TOP 10 ASSESSMENT TASKS 7-10 – Term 4 statewide Adobe Connect – Wednesday 6 November

23/10/2019

As promised and as part of our new direction of our statewide Adobe Connects, we will be running short professional sessions to better support teachers in the classroom.

On this term’s agenda, we will be unpacking our top 10 favourite tasks which teachers across the state developed via our programming workshops and eCourse.

All language teachers 7-12 in NSW public schools are invited to participate. The webinar contributes towards 30 minutes of teacher-identified professional learning addressing Standards 6.2.2 and 6.4.2 of the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers.

Join us online via the Secondary Languages Adobe Connect room on Wednesday 6 November from 3:30-4:00pm.

As the webinar runs as a one-direction session, you will not need a microphone or be required to speak.

For participants new to using Adobe Connect, please see the attached how-to-guide below.

We look forward to meeting you in the secondary languages meeting room.

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New resources to support syllabus implementation in Stage 4

4/9/2019

The Languages and Culture team has published new resources to support teachers of Stage 4 in implementing the new syllabuses.

All our resources are housed on our website: education.nsw.gov.au/languages

We have published the following resources.

French

- Stage 4 scope and sequence
- Stage 4 sample assessment task
- Sample assessment schedule
- Stage 4 unit starter

Japanese

- Stage 4 scope and sequence
- Stage 4 sample assessment task
- Sample assessment schedule
- Stage 4 unit starter

Korean

- Stage 4 scope and sequence
- Sample assessment schedule

Spanish

- Stage 4 scope and sequence
- Sample assessment schedule

Remember, all K-10 language syllabuses (2017 and later) are underpinned by the Languages K-10 Framework so it's worth looking at materials for all languages, not just the one/s you teach.

We also have sample unit of work templates, programming guidelines and a planning tool available on our Stages 4 and 5 landing page, under the heading 'Programming'.

Our support continues and we will add more materials as they become available.