Category: Assessment

Stage 6 languages – developing a notice of assessment

30/11/2021

The Languages and Culture team at the NSW Department of Education has just published a guide for teachers of Stage 6 languages which provides information on the thinking, intentions and design that go into a notice of assessment.

A notice of assessment is the formal written advice you provide to your students about the assessment requirements of each assessment of learning task for their language course.

The guide highlights the importance of backward mapping and outlines suggested considerations which can impact planning, programming and assessment. It includes 3 sample notices of assessment, which meet NESA’s school-based requirements.

You can find the guide on our Stage 6 page.

Assessment resources for primary language teachers

19/5/2021

We are very happy to share assessment resources to support primary language teachers.

These resources support teachers in implementing evidence-based assessment practices throughout the teaching and learning cycle, in the context of both communicative language tasks and practice activities.

The resources include:
· Stage 1 – chatterbox unit starter
· Stage 3 – restaurant unit
· Stage 3 – restaurant assessment task
· Stage 3 – assessment rubric
· Multi-Stage – intentional observation checklist
· Multi-Stage – rubric for communicative tasks
· Multi-Stage – peer and self-assessment for communicative activities
· Multi-Stage – using a chatterbox in the language classroom video.

Statewide staff meeting – recording and PPT

12/3/2021

On Wednesday 10 March 2021, we delivered our second statewide staff meeting for 2021. Thank you to the teachers who joined us live for the session on "Assessment schedules 7-10". For those who weren't able to make it, the recording is now live on our YouTube channel and the slide deck is attached.

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Languages statewide staff meeting

5/3/2021

Have you enrolled yet?

Our next statewide staff meeting is fast approaching! Please join us at our statewide staff meeting, which will take place on Wednesday 10 March. It will focus on creating assessment schedules in 7-10.

Enrolment details are on MyPL.
- Course name: Languages statewide staff meeting
- Session: Languages statewide staff meeting – Week 7, Term 1, 2021
- Time: 4-4:40 pm with QandA
- Enrol by: 10 March (4 pm)
- Platform: Microsoft Teams

The link to the meeting will be sent to you with your enrolment confirmation from MyPL. Please enrol prior to the event to ensure you receive the link in time.

Everyone is welcome!

Can’t make the live session? The link to the recording will be posted on the Languages NSW blog and our statewide staffroom.

For further information, contact Evia Kyriacou.

Assessment and reporting in languages 7-10 – professional learning available in Term 1

11/2/2021

This term, the Languages and Culture team is delivering Assessment and reporting in 7-10 – new languages syllabuses workshops online, via Microsoft Teams.

The workshops are for language teachers of Stages 4 and 5 from NSW public schools. This course is Interim Accredited PD until 31 July 2021. Course completions for this course will be transferred to teachers' NESA eTAMS accounts as Accredited PD.

This course leads you through the changes you'll need to make to assessment and reporting in order to align with the new K-10 syllabuses.

There are 5 workshops planned for Term 1:
Tuesday 16 February
Thursday 25 February
Monday 15 March
Tuesday 23 March
Monday 29 March

More events, both through Teams and face-to-face workshops, will be available later in 2021.

The learning intentions of the course are:
- understand the difference between assessment as, for and of learning, and a task-based approach to assessment of learning
- understand the Common Grade Scale and the newly released Course Performance Descriptors for languages and understand their application in determining student achievement of course outcomes
- explore sample marking guidelines and draft marking guidelines differentiated across 5 grades (A-E) for one task
- write quality assessment tasks and design marking criteria that clearly describe student achievement
- understand how to report on student achievement in line with the new syllabus and tailored for the school context.

Enrol via MyPL, by searching for the course or following this link. Places are limited.

Stage 6 school-based assessment in languages eCourse reminder

14/10/2020

This registered course builds teachers’ capacity to understand and apply mandatory Stage 6 school-based assessment. It unpacks NESA’s current school-based assessment requirements, gives guidance in developing interrelated and interdependent tasks and supports teachers in developing their own non-HSC style assessment tasks.

This course enables participants to:
- understand the requirements of school-based assessment in Stage 6
- implement a range of assessment strategies in Stage 6
- design an effective assessment task for Stage 6.

The course can be completed at your own pace and support is available if needed.
The course is available in MyPL via code RG10281 – Stage 6 school-based assessment in languages.

For further support or information please contact Coreena Allen or Marcela Ayas.

Assessment and reporting in languages 7-10 – registered PL available in Term 4

12/10/2020

In Term 4, the Languages and Culture team is delivering Assessment and reporting in 7-10 – new languages syllabuses workshops.

The workshops are for language teachers of Stages 4 and 5 from NSW public schools, and are NESA registered for 5 hours. They will be delivered through Microsoft Teams.

This course leads you through the changes you'll need to make to assessment and reporting in order to align with the new K-10 syllabuses.

There are 4 workshops planned for Term 4:

Monday 26 October
Friday 6 November
Thursday 12 November
Tuesday 24 November.

More events, both through Teams and face-to-face workshops, will be available in 2021.

The learning intentions of the course are:
- understand the difference between assessment as, for and of learning, and a task-based approach to assessment of learning
- understand the Common Grade Scale and the newly released Course Performance Descriptors for languages and understand their application in determining student achievement of course outcomes
- explore sample marking guidelines and draft marking guidelines differentiated across 5 grades (A-E) for one task
- write quality assessment tasks and design marking criteria that clearly describe student achievement
- understand how to report on student achievement in line with the new syllabus and tailored for the school context.

Enrol via MyPL, course code RG09900. Places are limited.

Statewide staff meeting recording now available

14/8/2020

Thank you to all the teachers – close to 130! – who joined us on Wednesday afternoon for our statewide staff meeting on assessment for learning. You can access the recording here.

Languages statewide staff meeting

3/8/2020

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.

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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