Category: K-10

Draft K-10 syllabuses consultation – Modern Hebrew and Russian

4/6/2019

The draft K-10 syllabuses for Modern Hebrew and Russian will be released on 11 June. This also includes a review of the Life Skills outcomes and content.

The syllabuses documents are available for download via NESA’s website.

Have your say by attending a consultation meeting held between 4-6pm on the following dates and venues:
- Monday 24 June Club Rose Bay

- Wednesday 26 June NSW School of Languages, Petersham
- Saturday 27 July St Alexander Nevsky Russian Saturday School, Homebush.

Life Skills targeted consultation meeting will be held on:
- Wednesday 3 July NESA Office, Sydney City.

Draft syllabus consultation meetings contribute to 2 hours of NESA Registered PD addressing 6.2.2 and 7.4.2. Please visit NESA’s syllabus development page for more information.

NESA releases new course performance descriptors for languages K-10 syllabuses

3/6/2019

New course performance descriptors are available for the following syllabuses:
- Arabic
- Chinese
- French
- German
- Indonesian
- Italian
- Japanese
- Korean
- Modern Greek
- Spanish
- Turkish
- Vietnamese.

View the new course performance descriptors.

For more information, contact:
Penny Vlies
Senior Project Officer, Curriculum and Assessment

New Languages K-10 syllabuses

25/2/2019

NESA has released new K-10 syllabuses for the following languages which are now available for familiarisation. They can be downloaded as PDF and Word documents from the NESA website:

Arabic
Modern Greek
Turkish
Vietnamese

In 2019 schools will continue to deliver the current (2003) syllabuses.

Timeline:
2019 – familiarisation and planning
2020 – implementation K-6 (if a school has a languages program), Year 7 and Year 9
2021 – implementation Year 8 and Year 10

Implementation of the new syllabuses will commence from Term 1 2020. See syllabus pages for more information.

New K-10 syllabus implementation resources available – NESA

26/11/2018

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.

Language Teacher Network – Sydney Greater West – Term 4 meeting

21/11/2018

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.

Language Teacher Network meeting Thursday 13 September – Sydney CBD/East

10/9/2018

The Language Teacher Network – Sydney/CBD will hold its Term 3 meeting this week on Thursday 13 September at the NSW School of Languages in Petersham.

Title: New K-10 syllabus implementation

Code: RG03802 (Registration is via MyPL)
Link:
https://myplsso.education.nsw.gov.au/mylearning/catalogue/details/8a15829d-f899-e811- b4ae-0003ff147cab
Date: Thursday 13 September 2018
Time: 4:00-5:30pm
Venue: NSW School of Languages, 35 West St, Petersham
Agenda:

- Brief overview of the syllabus
- Objectives, strands and outcomes
- Beyond the topic
- Learning intentions, success criteria
- Formative assessment
- Idea generation workshop

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: Christin Anggrahini – Network Leader – 9381 4811
christin.anggrahini@det.nsw.edu.au

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Language teacher network meeting – Sydney South West

9/9/2018

The network for language teachers in the Sydney South West area will hold its Term 3 meeting on Wednesday 12 September 2018 from 1:30-3:30pm.

Venue: Wiley Park High School
Agenda: Programming the new K-10 syllabus (focus on 7-10)

Teachers can register to attend through MyPL under course code NR19050.

Further details can be found on 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.

If you are interested in joining the network contact the network leader Suzanne Safi at Suzanne.safi@det.nsw.edu.au

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Language teacher network meeting – Sydney South

26/6/2018

The language teacher network – Sydney South will hold its Term 2 meeting on Wednesday 27 June.

Focus for the meeting will be the new K-10 syllabus and supporting teaching and learning strategies.

All language teachers K-12 teaching or living in the area are welcome to attend.

When: Wednesday 27 June 2018
Time: 3:30-5:30pm
Venue: Common room, Kogarah High School, Gladstone Street, Kogarah

Afternoon tea will be provided.

Agenda:
- Education Perfect
- adapting to the new syllabus by Andrea Gale
- collegial discussion and sharing of resources and programs
- planning for Term 3.

See attached flyer for more information.

This meeting will contribute 2 hours of Teacher Identified professional learning.

To register, go to MyPL. If you have any difficulty using the link, you can search for MyPL course code NR18042.

Being part of your local language teacher network is a great way to stay up-to-date with the latest developments in language teaching, get new inspiration and collaborate with colleagues.

If you would like to join the Language Teacher Network – Sydney South, contact the network leader Ke Fan.

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Languages K-10 syllabus familiarisation and planning workshops – additional venue

28/5/2018

Due to the popularity of our syllabus familiarisation and planning workshops, we are offering an additional workshop for 7-10 language teachers in NSW public schools.

The workshop will be held on Friday 27 July 2018 at the Liverpool Catholic Club.

There are still some places left in other workshops in the Greater Sydney, Illawarra and Newcastle/Hunter region.

We recommend you register ASAP to ensure you get a place in your preferred location. To register for a metro workshop go to: https://www2.regodirect.com.au/languagesk10frameworksyllabusworkshopsnsw/home/

If you are located in regional NSW, we are offering 12 workshops around the state. These workshops are free for teachers of all Stages from all sectors.

Term 2 2018
Albury – Tuesday 19 June
Wagga Wagga – Wednesday 20 June
Goulburn – Thursday 21 June
Bathurst – Tuesday 26 June
Dubbo – Wednesday 27 June
Griffith/Hay – Friday 29 June

Term 3 2018
Port Macquarie – Tuesday 31 July
Coffs Harbour – Wednesday 1 August
Lismore – Thursday 2 August
Tamworth – Tuesday 7 August
Moree – Friday 10 August
Narooma – Tuesday 14 August
Register now for a regional workshop.

New K-10 syllabuses – infographics to download

23/5/2018

We've had many requests to share the infographics we have created to support your understanding of key elements of the new K-10 syllabuses – we've published them previously on the blog and on Twitter.

You can download the infographics in the one file attached – you may like to display them at networking days, programming days or in the staff room.

They were created using www.canva.com – a free, online design platform which enables you to create social media graphics, posters, magazine covers, presentations and so on. There are a range of templates to choose from, with drag-and-drop features. You could use www.canva.com to create classroom resources, and it is also available to students aged 13 and over – just check the terms of use first.

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