The Languages and Culture team is offering Stage 6 school-based assessment in languages professional learning, NESA accredited for 2.5 hours.
 
This course builds teachers’ capacity to understand and apply mandatory Stage 6 school-based assessment in languages. It unpacks NESA’s current school-based assessment requirements including examples of best practices. Provision of sample tasks based on syllabus outcomes, combined with collaborative discussions, support teachers in developing their own non-exam based assessment tasks.

​This course will enable participants to:
- understand the requirements of school-based assessment in Stage 6 Beginners, Continuers and Extension language courses
- implement a range of assessment strategies in Stage 6 Beginners, Continuers and Extension language courses
- design an effective assessment task for Stage 6 Beginners, Continuers and Extension language courses.  

There are 4 components that will need to be completed in order to receive the registered hours of professional learning:
- pre-task – identifying and demonstrating the mandatory weightings and components of assessment tasks, which will be emailed to you one week prior to the workshop participation in
- webinar/workshop – developing an understanding of the legislative and syllabus requirements
- post-task – designing an effective assessment task to be used with their Stage 6 language class(es) which will be assessed using the post-task marking criteria
-the post-event evaluation.  

You may select to attend any of the following sessions:
- Thursday 17 October – 4:00-6:00pm - Sydney CBD
- Saturday 30 November – 2:00-4:00pm - Parramatta
- Tuesday 3 December – 3:30-5:30pm – Adobe session  

To enrol, browse for course code RG04979 and select the session you wish to attend.

​The course is for NSW public school teachers only.
 
For further information, please email Evia Kyriacou or call on 9244 5573.