Category: Hunter/Newcastle

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.

Registrations open for the Hunter Head Teacher network meeting – 24 October 2019

16/9/2019

Registrations are open for substantive and relieving Head Teachers subscribed to the Hunter Head Teacher learning network to attend the Hunter Head Teacher Professional Learning network meeting. One language teacher from each school may also attend.

Date: Thursday 24 October
Time: 9am-3pm
Venue: Kurri Kurri TAFE – Hunter Valley Hotel Academy McLeod Road, Kurri Kurri NSW 2327

To register, please refer to the attached agenda.

Registrations close at 5pm, 26 September 2019.

For further information, please contact Rebeca Tamas.

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Newcastle and Hunter Language Teacher Network – Term 3 meeting

9/9/2019

The Language Teacher Network – Newcastle and Hunter will hold its Term 3 meeting on Thursday 12 September. The meeting will contribute 1 hour of Teacher Identified hours towards maintaining proficient accreditation.

The focus of the meeting will be on:
- assessment with the new syllabus
- multimodal tasks and assessment rubric
- Last Word film competition
- Hunter Network update and connecting schools
- Hunter HT day update
- teach swap.

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

Date: Thursday 12 September 2019
Time: 4:30-5:30pm
Venue: Maitland Grossman High School
Enrol: Course code NR18042
Session name: Hunter Network Meeting Maitland Grossman High

For further information please contact Coreena Allen.

Language Teacher Network – Hunter/Newcastle meeting

11/6/2019

The Language Teacher Network – Hunter/Newcastle will hold its Term 2 meeting on Thursday of Week 8.

Date: Thursday 20 June 2019
Time: 4:30pm-5:30pm
Venue: Hunter School of Performing Arts, Broadmeadow.

Everyone is welcome.

Please enrol via MyPL course code NR18042 Hunter Network meeting Term 2 2019.

For further information, please email Coreena Allen.

Hunter Head Teacher Professional Learning Network – Semester 1 meeting 2019

19/3/2019

The Hunter Head Teacher Professional Learning Network will host its Semester 1 meeting day on Wednesday 22 May 2019.

This network meeting is open to all substantive and relieving head teachers or language faculty coordinators in a school with a current subscription to the Hunter Head Teacher Professional Learning Network. In addition, one language teacher from each school may attend.

Agenda:
1. Formative language assessments
2. Reporting matrices, marking criteria, assessment and activities to engage students in language learning and personal program development for new syllabus

3. Support in applying for NSW Premier Scholarships

4. Discussion of Semester 2 2019 Head Teacher Professional Learning Network Day ideas

Please enrol via MyPL – search 'Kurri Head Teacher Network Meeting', click on your relevant KLA and at the bottom, click on 'sessions' and 'attend session'. Applications close on 11 April 2019.

Date: Wednesday 22 May 2019 (Term 2, Week 4)
Time: 9:00am-3:00pm
Venue: Kurri Kurri TAFE – Hunter Valley Hotel Academy, McLeod Road, Kurri Kurri

Language Teacher Network – Hunter/Newcastle – Term 4 meeting

21/11/2018

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.

Language Teacher Networks Term 3 meeting Thursday 20 September – Hunter/Newcastle

12/9/2018

The Language Teacher Network – Hunter/Newcastle will hold its Term 3 meeting on Thursday 20 September at Francis Greenway High School.

Enrolment is via MyPL. Search for course code: NR18042 then choose the appropriate session.

Date: Thursday 20 September 2018
Time: 4:00-5:00pm
Venue: Francis Greenway High School
Agenda:

- Assessment for new K-10 syllabus
- TeachMeet resource sharing
- Future directions

For further details please see the attached flyer.

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.

Contact: Coreena Allen – Network Leader

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Language teacher network – Hunter/Newcastle meeting on 28 June

28/6/2018

The Hunter/Newcastle Language Teacher Network will hold its second meeting on 28 June at 4pm at Warners Bay High School.

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

Any teacher who can't get to the meeting is welcome to join via Google Hangouts. Please contact the network leader Coreena Allen.

Agenda:
Focus on classroom teaching and learning activities
4:00-4:30 Language games explained: Battleships/Paper Bingo
4:30-4:45 Stage 4 and Stage 5 TL breakout group discussion (based on survey feedback)
4:45-4:55 Stage 6 breakout groups
4:55-5:00 Film competition panel and next steps

The meeting will also pay tribute to the recent passing of Meredith Engel – Newcastle High School (Japanese/French).

For further information, contact the network leader Coreena Allen.

Hunter/Newcastle language teachers network meeting – 8 March 2018

21/2/2018

The newly-established Hunter/Newcastle Language Teacher Network will hold its first meeting on 8 March at 4pm at Merewether High School.

All language teachers, 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 would like to join the Hunter/Newcastle Language Teacher Network, please complete the survey at https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/HunterLanguages2018

For further information, contact the network leader Coreena Allen.