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Sydney CBD/East network presents Dr Gianfranco Conti

9/9/2022

We have some exciting news! We have booked Dr Gianfranco Conti to present at NSW School of Languages (NSL) on Tuesday 20 September. NSW public school teachers from any network are welcome to attend, but places are limited.

On the day we will explore:

Developing fluency & spontaneity: cognitive and affective factors
Designing input-to-output sequences: a backward design approach
Modelling through listening & reading
Building towards output tasks
Output tasks implementation
Corrective Feedback & Assessment

Please enrol via MyPL:
Course code: NR25838
Session name: Gianfranco Conti - Sydney CBD/East network event
Date: Tuesday 20 September
Time: 9:00 am-3:00 pm
Venue: NSW School of Languages, 35 West St, Petersham NSW 2049. Please note that onsite parking is limited. NSL is closely located between Lewisham and Petersham train stations.

Cost: $100 - via interschool journal to NSL.

As places are limited, and for those who cannot attend in person, we have requested an online presentation as well - details coming soon.

For any enquiries or further details, please contact Evia Kyriacou.

Free online PL – Global Citizenship and Multilingual Competences

19/8/2022

There is a new teacher resource that has just been developed and published by the Erasmus+ Programme of the European Union. It is a series of 5 self-paced online modules for teachers of all subject areas on how to integrate inclusive, multilingual practices into their teaching. In particular, Unit 4 – “Recognising diversity – towards inclusive, multilingual practices in secondary classrooms” might be useful for language teachers.

For more information, visit the Open Language Portal or you can visit the programme directly.

This resource would also be very useful for teachers of all subjects and ITE students.

Online professional learning – Languages and literacy 7-12

8/7/2022

Our Languages and literacy PL has been rolling out through networks over the past 12 months. Central West, Central Coast, Hunter, Mid North Coast and South Coast Networks will be holding theirs during Term 3. Through this Elective PD, you gain practical tips and information for a deeper understanding and application of literacy in the languages classroom.
If you have not yet accessed the course and would like to participate, the Hunter and Central Coast networks will be offering their Languages and literacy PL jointly online and welcome other teachers to join us.
The course for the Hunter/Central Coast will run over 2 sessions in Term 3, after school via Teams, on Wednesday 20 July and Wednesday 3 August from 3:45-5 pm. Teachers must attend both sessions.

Enrol via MyPL.
Course Code: NR32663
Course: Languages and literacy 7-12 – Hunter/Central Coast networks
Dates: 20 July and 3 August
Time: 3:45-5 pm

Enrolments are now open and everyone is welcome.

For further enquiries please contact Evia Kyriacou or Shanelle Ingram.

Language Teacher Network - Central West

30/6/2022

The Central West Language Teachers Network is inviting everyone to the new Semester 2 meeting, which will be held in Week 2 of Term 3. In this meeting, the Languages and Culture team will present the 'Languages and literacy 7-12' course.
Following the course, we will look at:
- sharing ideas for engaging students

- combined languages excursions
- assessment planning
- how to promote languages at our schools.

Please enrol via MyPL for both courses:
Course code: NR32663, NR25534
Session details: Languages Network Meeting - Central West
Date: Wednesday 27 July 2022
Time: 9:30 am-3 pm
Venue: Orange Education Office

Registration via MyPL is essential.

For more information, contact the network leader, Renetta Wolfe

Statewide staff meeting – purposeful assessment design

19/5/2022

Our Week 4 statewide staff meeting explored the topic 'Purposeful assessment design – building language skills across Stages 4-6', in particular:

- the importance of marking guidelines aligning to outcomes
- how marking guidelines can be used to support student growth across Stage 4 to 6.

If you were unable to attend the live session, the recording is available on our YouTube channel and we have attached the slide deck here.

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Language Teachers Network – Sydney North

17/3/2022

The Language Teachers Network – Sydney North will hold its first meeting for 2022 as a full day event on Friday 8 April. The whole day will be delivered online.

This full day language network meeting day is made up of 2 parts. You must enrol in both sessions as we will be using ideas from part one in the afternoon:

- 9:00 am-12:00 pm – Languages and Literacy 7-12 – presented by the Languages and Culture team
- 1:00-3:00 pm – Language teachers network meeting. How can we use, alleviate and address language anxiety in:
- promoting languages at our school, (do we overtly address language anxiety)
- addressing it and overcoming it in our formative tasks
- alleviating it in assessment tasks to maximise student engagement and performance.

To enrol for the day you need to enrol in two sessions on MyPL:
1. Languages and Literacy 7-12, course code NR32663 – please select Languages and literacy 7-12 - Sydney North
2. Language teachers’ network meeting, course code NR25534 – please select Sydney North - Language Teacher Network meeting.

Please ensure you have approval from your principal and enrol by Tuesday 5 April.

For more information, please contact the network leader Margaret Wajs or Evia Kyriacou.

Elective PD – K-10 syllabus familiarisation and planning eCourse

22/2/2022

For Term 1 2022 (until the end of the April holidays), the Languages K-10 syllabuses – familiarisation and planning eCourse is available to all teachers 7-10 from all sectors.

From 2017-2019, NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA) released new K-10 syllabuses for Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Hindi, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Macedonian, Modern Greek, Persian, Punjabi, Spanish, Tamil, Turkish and Vietnamese.

The course forms part of the support offered by the Languages and Culture team (Curriculum Secondary Learners – Learning Improvement) to assist teachers in implementing these syllabuses.

You will be prompted to create a login when entering the course, so your progress can be saved.

If you have any issues accessing the course, please contact Elisabeth Robertson.

Note to language teachers K-6: The primary version of this course, Languages K-10 syllabuses - eCourse for primary language teachers, is still available on MyPL, course code NR31491. This course is only available to teachers working for the NSW Department of Education. For more details about the primary course, please contact Stephen Nogher.

Languages professional learning survey 2022

7/12/2021

The Languages and Culture team would like to thank everyone who participated in our statewide staff meetings and professional learning sessions in 2021. We have enjoyed working and collaborating with you.

As we are planning ahead for 2022, we would like to find out more about your professional learning needs. We are asking public school teachers to help us by completing this short survey and sharing with us your preferences for next year.

Statewide staff meeting – using short film in the language classroom

9/11/2021

The languages statewide staff meeting in Week 7 will explore using short film in the language classroom. Join us on Tuesday 16 November, 4-5:00 pm. The session will be presented via Microsoft Teams.

In this session we will explore ways to inspire your students to learn and use language authentically.

You must enrol in the session on MyPL to receive the link to the online meeting. Search for course code NR29242, and select the session for Tuesday 16 November.
If you have enrolled in a previous statewide staff meeting on MyPL, you will get a notice on the top of the MyPL page that says, “completed”. Scroll down to the bottom of the page and select the Week 7, Term 4, 2021 session, then select 'Enrol' (at the top).

The link for each statewide staff meeting is different, so you need to enrol in each session we offer.

We look forward to seeing you there!

Language Teacher Network – Sydney Greater West

28/10/2021

The Sydney Greater West Language Teacher Network will hold its Term 4 meeting on Friday 12 November. The focus of the meeting will be Languages and literacy 7-12.

Enrol via MyPL and select the appropriate session:
Course code: NR32663
Session: Languages and literacy 7-12 - Greater West
Date: 12 November
Time: 1:30-4:45 pm
Venue: Online via Microsoft Teams

You will receive the link to the meeting with your enrolment confirmation email from MyPL.
For more information and details, contact the network leader Amanda Singh or Evia Kyriacou.