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Language Teacher Network – Sydney South – Term 4 meeting

27/11/2018

The Language Teacher Network – Sydney South will hold its Term 4 meeting on Tuesday 4 December 2018.

Agenda:
1. Years 7-10 assessment samples – how to design assessment for Years 7-10 (Andrea Gale and Vickie Hu, Sydney THS)
2. Embedding Aboriginal education (Aboriginal Education and Wellbeing team – TBA)
3. TeachMeet – new K-10 syllabus programming discussion, resources/ideas swap (Gaelle Homma)
4. eTAMS – how to use eTAMS to record your PD to maintain your accreditation (Ke Fan)
5. Next steps – planning for 2019

Please enrol via MyPL – search for course code NR18042, then choose the appropriate session.

Date: Tuesday 4th December 2018
Time: 3:30-5:30pm
Venue: Common Room, Kogarah High School

For further information contact the network leader Ke Fan on 02 9587 5815 or at ke.fan4@det.nsw.edu.au.

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 Network – Sydney East/CBD – Term 4 meeting

21/11/2018

The Language Teacher Network – Sydney East/CBD will hold its Term 4 meeting on Thursday 6 December 2018.

Date: Thursday 6 December
Time: 4:00-5:30pm
Venue: NSW School of Languages
35 West St Petersham (parking via West St)
Agenda: New K-10 syllabus assessment

Teachers must register to attend through MyPL, under course code RG04161, then choose the appropriate session.

This workshop will contribute 1 hour and 30 minutes of NESA registered hours.

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, please contact the network leader Christin Anggrahini.

Language Teacher Network – Central West NSW – Term 4 meeting

21/11/2018

The Language Teacher Network – Central West NSW will hold its Term 4 meeting on Tuesday 4 December 2018.

Please enrol via MyPL course code NR18042 and choose the appropriate session.

Date: Tuesday 4 December 2018
Time: 4:00-5:00pm
Venue: Adobe Connect
Link to virtual meeting room: https://connect.schools.nsw.edu.au/centralwestlangteachers/
Agenda:
- Central West languages fair
- Partner schools
- New syllabus
- General business

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, Shery Pirie.

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 – Macarthur – Term 4 meeting

21/11/2018

The Language Teacher Network – Macarthur will hold its Term 4 meeting on Thursday 29 November 2018.

Please enrol via MyPL course code NR18042 and choose the appropriate session.

Date: Thursday 29 November 2018
Time: 3:30-4:30pm
Venue: Elderslie High School
Agenda: Implementation of the new K-10 language syllabus

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, Fred Tan.

Language Teacher Network – Central Coast Term 4 meeting – 17 December

19/11/2018

The Term 4 meeting for the Language Teacher Network – Central Coast will be held on Monday 17 December.

Date: Monday 17 December
Time: 4:00-5:30pm
Venue: Gosford High School – languages block
Agenda:
- TeachMeet session by Mel Rose on a "Virtual Trip to Japan" unit of work and assessment task
- New K-10 syllabus – where to from here?
- 2019 and future events for the network

Teachers must register to attend through MyPL under course code NR18042, then choose the appropriate session.

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, please contact the network leader Katherine Brownlee.

Michael Clyne Lecture 2018

16/11/2018

Professor Joe Lo Bianco is giving a free talk on language education and language learning on December 5th at Sydney University. He wrote The National Policy on Languages in 1987 and has advised on languages to the Council of Europe, Sri Lanka, Ireland, Wales and the UK, Italy, Slovenia, Canada, Vietnam, Singapore, South Africa, Thailand, Timor Leste, Papua New Guinea among others. He is known internationally for his work. He is a really engaging and practical speaker. Places for this talk will go quickly, to register click on the following - SICLE Seminar Series - Michael Clyne Lecture 2018

Language Teacher Network – Sydney South West – Term 4 meeting

13/11/2018

The network for language teachers in the Sydney South West area will hold its Term 4 meeting on Thursday 6 December 2018 from 1:30-3:30pm.

Venue: Granville Boys High School
Agenda: Writing a scope and sequence/unit of work based on the new K-10 language syllabus

Presenters:
Merryl Wahlin
Languages Consultant, AIS NSW

Suzanne Safi
Language Network Leader, Sydney – South West
EAL/D and Languages teacher, Holroyd High School
Curriculum Coordinator, Saturday School of Community Languages, Liverpool Boys HS Centre

Teachers can register to attend through MyPL under course code NR19050, then choose the appropriate session.

Participation at this meeting can contribute 2 hours of Teacher Identified professional development towards maintaining Proficient Teacher accreditation in NSW, meeting standards 6.2 and 7.4 from the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers.

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

Term 4 statewide Adobe Connect recording

8/11/2018

The Languages and Culture team held the Term 4 statewide Adobe Connect on Wednesday 7 November – thank you to all the teachers who joined in!

If you were unable to join us, you can access the 30 minute recording at https://connect.schools.nsw.edu.au/p0az5fcdz5do/

Participants enjoyed a fantastic TeachMeet presented by Kate Wang, Chinese teacher from Rouse Hill HS, on a Stage 5 assessment task which highlighted authentic language use by providing students with a context and a purpose – perfect for the new syllabus!

Please share with your colleagues and networks.