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Term 4 workshops – save the date – assessment and reporting in 7-10

25/9/2020

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 in NSW public schools, and are NESA registered for 5 hours.

This workshop leads language teachers through the changes they will 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.

Full details, including enrolment details will be published Week 1, Term 4.

Statewide staff meeting recording and slides now available

3/9/2020

Thank you to the 79 teachers who joined us on Wednesday afternoon for our statewide staff meeting on blended learning. The PDF version of the presentation is below and the recording is now available on our YouTube channel.

blended-learning-t3-wk7-statewide_staff_meeting-final.pdf
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Languages statewide staff meeting

24/8/2020

Please enrol for our upcoming statewide staff meeting which will take place on Wednesday Week 7, 2 September at 3:30pm. The focus of the session will be on blended 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: RG12390
Agenda: Blended learning
Date: Wednesday 2 September 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, to be logged as TIPD.

For further information, please contact Coreena Allen via email or call 0436 851 211.

MLTA's The marketing plan webinar – registration closes today at 4pm

18/8/2020

A reminder that the cut-off is today at 4pm to register for MLTA's The Marketing Plan webinar with Liberty Campbell. Only those who have registered will be able to attend this free NESA-registered webinar on Wednesday 19 August. A reminder that both members and non-members can register to attend. A link and information on how to join the Marketing Plan Webinar with Liberty Campbell will be emailed to registered participants. You can register at this link.

Languages statewide staff meeting

22/7/2020

Our first statewide staff meeting for Term 3 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.

Free online course (MOOC) – Teaching and Learning Languages in Primary Schools (Putting Research into Practice)

17/6/2020

A free online course (MOOC) on teaching and learning languages in primary schools starts on Monday 6 July.

A team of researchers at the Universities of Southampton, Essex and Reading has developed the course to encourage research-informed practice in primary foreign language classrooms.

The course will focus on key themes such as motivation and engagement, language development and literacy.

Each week, participants will be guided through some of the answers research has provided to these issues and draw out the pedagogical implications of these findings. There are 3staged pathways (evaluator, reflector and innovator) which will encourage participants to explore and trial the pedagogical principles. Participants will have many opportunities to reflect on the practical implications of the research and to listen to 'stories' from other teachers about their own innovative primary foreign language practice.

To register, visit: https://www.futurelearn.com/courses/teaching-languages-in-primary-schools-putting-research-into-practice/1

Statewide staff meeting reminder for tomorrow

9/6/2020

The Languages and Culture team is holding our next statewide staff meeting on Wednesday 10 June 2020. Please join us on Adobe Connect for a registered professional learning afternoon for language teachers.

The focus will be on using a variety of Google tools and apps in the language classroom, presented by the T4L team.

https://connect.schools.nsw.edu.au/google/
Hope to see you there!

Date: Wednesday 10 June 2020
Time: 3:30-4:30pm
Online platform: Adobe Connect
Enrolment details: MyPL
Course code: RG19135

Two eCourses for language teachers – Stage 6 school-based assessment in languages AND Languages K-10 syllabus familiarisation and planning

1/6/2020

As teaching life begins to return to normal, just a reminder that we continue to have 2 eCourses available for language teachers 7-12 in NSW public schools. Both are registered, and available in MyPL.

1. Course code RG10281 – Stage 6 school-based assessment in languages
2. Course code RG08902 – Languages K-10 syllabus familiarisation and planning

You can complete them at your own pace, in your own time.

Statewide staff meeting – online assessment

18/5/2020

The Languages and Culture team is holding an extraordinary statewide staff meeting on Monday 25 May 2020.

Please join us on Microsoft Teams for a registered professional learning afternoon for language teachers. The focus will be on adapting existing Stage 4 tasks for online assessment. At the end of the presentation, we will also be available to answer any questions you may have on assessment and reporting.

Date: Monday 25 May 2020

Time: 3:30-4pm
Online platform: MS Teams
Enrolment details: MyPL
Course code: RG19123

For further questions, please contact Evia Kyriacou.
We look forward to seeing you there.

TODAY'S PL – IMPORTANT INFORMATION and DIRECT LINK

8/5/2020

If you're attending for today's PL, Collecting evidence of learning in Languages, you should have received an email by now. In the email:

click on the link - this will take you to the Evenbrite site
click on 'View your order' in the top right
on the next page, click on "View links"
on the next page, click on the larger image at the bottom of the page - this opens the Teams app, where the PL will occur..

Any dramas - the direct link is https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_MGZiNTI3NmMtMTdhZi00ZjFkLTk5MDgtMDllZmU2NjU0MTNh%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%2272f988bf-86f1-41af-91ab-2d7cd011db47%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%228f6fe073-09e5-4479-a10d-6b1c2e30db5f%22%2c%22IsBroadcastMeeting%22%3atrue%7d