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Macquarie University seeking placements for preservice language teachers

15/10/2021

Macquarie University is seeking placements for preservice language teachers in Sydney’s western suburbs.

Details of placements:

Chinese
20 days – 13 day block from 29 November to 15 December, plus 7 days prior to block.
Remuneration – $680
Spanish
20 days – 13 day block from 29 November to 15 December, plus 7 days prior to block.
Remuneration – $680
French
15 days – 15 day block from 8-26 November.
Remuneration – $510

Preservice teachers can complete their placements in Stages 4, 5 or 6.

For further information, please email Lillian Fattouh at the Professional Experience Team at Macquarie School of Education.

Elective PD for teachers of languages 7-10

13/10/2021

The Languages K-10 syllabuses – familiarisation and planning eCourse is available to all teachers 7-10 from all sectors for Term 4 2021.

We have now published a full version of our eCourse which saves your progress and allows full online functionality – you'll be prompted to create a password. Please disregard previously published links. If you have any issues accessing the course, please email elisabeth.robertson@det.nsw.edu.au.

As you know, NESA has published 'Maintenance of accreditation transition arrangements' for 2021 and 2022. For anyone in their current maintenance of accreditation cycle (except if you started a new accreditation cycle from 29 November 2020), please note that all hours of Professional Development (PD) logged during 2021 will count towards your current maintenance of accreditation cycle, regardless of whether the PD is Accredited (previously Registered) or Elective (previously Teacher Identified Professional Development TIPD).

Note to language teachers K-6: The primary version of this course, Languages K-10 syllabuses - eCourse for primary language teachers, is still available on MyPL, course code NR31491. This course is only available to teachers working for the NSW Department of Education. For more details about the primary course, please contact Konnie (Konstantia.Zagrimanis2@det.nsw.edu.au) or Stephen (STEPHEN.NOGHER@det.nsw.edu.au).

Language Teacher Network – Sydney South West

12/10/2021

The Sydney South West Language Teacher Network will hold its Term 4 meeting on Monday 18 October. The focus of the meeting will be Languages and literacy 7-12.

Enrol via MyPL and select the appropriate session:
Course code: NR32663
Session: Languages and literacy 7-12 - Sydney South West
Enrolments close: 15 October, 5 pm
Date: Monday 18 October 2021
Time: 1:30-4:45 pm
Venue: Online via Microsoft Teams

You will receive the link to the meeting when you enrol on MyPL.
For more information and details, contact the network leader Adele Walker or Evia Kyriacou.

Statewide staff meeting – using texts in languages

11/10/2021

The languages statewide staff meeting in Week 4 this term will explore using texts in languages. Join us on Tuesday 26 October, 4-4:45 pm. The session will be presented via Microsoft Teams.

In this session you will:
- enhance your understanding of texts and their use in our context
- build your understanding of the varying features of texts and the importance of assisting students when creating texts, through scaffolding and modelling, to support student learning and achievement.

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 Tuesday 26 October.
If you have enrolled in a previous statewide staff meeting on MyPL, you will get a notice on the top of the MyPL page that says, “completed”. Scroll down to the bottom of the page and select the Week 4, Term 4 session, then select 'Enrol' (at the top).

The link for each statewide staff meeting is different, so you need to enrol in each session we offer.

We look forward to seeing you there!

Support for Stage 4 Latin

5/10/2021

The Languages and Culture team is very pleased to announce that we have just published a sample scope and sequence and a sample unit of work with matching assessment task for Stage 4 Latin.

Thank you to our Latin writers, who were busy working on this support in Semester 1, in addition to their normal teaching loads.

University of Sydney seeking internship placements

9/9/2021

The University of Sydney is seeking internship placements for preservice language teachers.

Master of Teaching Internship 5 October – 15 November
Chinese and French
Payment: $476/student

Combined Degree Internship 5 October – 29 November
Chinese or French, Chinese or Japanese, Chinese, Japanese and Korean.
Payment: $680/student

Please contact the Secondary Professional Experience Coordinator via email if you are interested.

2021 HSC orals – NESA QandA session – recording now available

6/9/2021

For anyone unable to make today's QandA session on the 2021 HSC orals with Regine Berghofer from NESA, we have published the recording on our YouTube channel.

2021 HSC orals - NESA QandA session

3/9/2021

NESA is offering a QandA session on the 2021 HSC orals on Monday 6 September 2021, 4-4:30 pm.

Teachers from all sectors are welcome to join via Zoom:
https://nsweducation.zoom.us/j/66347496703?pwd=dGNqVG5GbVR4di82eE9wTkRuUGdvQT09

The session will be recorded.

2021 HSC orals – information session recording and presentation

2/9/2021

For those of you not able to join us yesterday, we recorded our introductory session. Attached please find the slide deck, so you have access to all the links.

hsc_orals_pl-1_sept_2021.pdf
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File Type:	pdf

HSC-style oral examination support

23/8/2021

The Languages and Culture team is organising professional learning for conducting and marking HSC-style oral examinations on Wednesday 1 September 2021, at 4 pm.

This professional learning will consist of:
a. general information session – where are we now and why?
b. general session on conducting/marking an HSC-style oral exam, addressing your concerns
c. language-specific collaborative marking groups, with experienced markers.

The session will run for approximately 1.5 hours.

Please register using this form by 5 pm Sunday 29 August. We will forward you the Zoom link on Wednesday morning, the day of the session.

The session is open to teachers of all sectors – please complete the form to receive the meeting link.

The session will not be recorded due to the use of breakout rooms.