Blog Posts

Language Teachers Network – Sydney Greater West

24/8/2022

The Sydney Greater West Language Teacher network is inviting everyone to its Term 3 meeting which will be hosted by Virginia Leghorn at Model Farms High School.

Meeting agenda:
- Stage 6 assessment - non-HSC style tasks
- Differentiation - what is working well for you? This will be a follow up from the statewide staff meeting in Week 7.

Please register on MyPL:
Course code: NR25533
Name: Greater Western Sydney Term 3 Meeting
Date: Wednesday 7 September - Week 8
Time: Afternoon tea at 3:30 pm and meeting 4-5:30 pm
Location: Model Farms High School

The network meetings are an important opportunity for languages staff to connect. All language staff K-12,
across all networks and from all sectors are welcome to attend the meetings.

If you have any questions, please contact the network leader, Alicia North.

Language Teachers Network – Sydney South

24/8/2022

The Sydney South Language Teacher Network is inviting everyone to its Term 3 meeting at Carlton Public School.
Meeting agenda:
- Primary Language Networks by Stephen Nogher, DoE Languages Advisor K-6.
- Rich Task as the final product in Community Languages Classes (CLC) by Zaklina Mihajlova, Carlton Public School.
- Promoting languages initiatives across K-12 and beyond by Marian Botros, Sydney South Language Network Leader.

Please register on MyPL:
Meeting code: NR25533
Name: Sydney South Language Network Meeting - Term 3
Date: Tuesday 6 September 2022 - Term 3 Week 8
Time: Afternoon tea at 3:30 pm. Meeting 4-5 pm
Location: Carlton Public School, 60 Camron Street, Bexley NSW, 2207. The meeting will be held in the staffroom, in the office building near the main gate of the school. Entrance is from the main gate in Cameron Street.

The network meetings are an important opportunity for languages staff to connect. All language staff K-12,
across all networks and from all sectors are welcome to attend the meetings.

If you have any questions, please contact the network leader, Marian Botros.

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.

University of Sydney – Area Studies webinar

19/8/2022

The University of Sydney is offering a free webinar to high school students next Wednesday 24 August at 4:00 pm, to give an overview of Area Studies subjects.

Area Studies is a field of study that allows students to learn about the culture, history, society and politics of a specific region of interest.

In the webinar, three lecturers from the School of Languages and Cultures will explain what Area Studies is, why it is valuable and how it can build on your students’ interests at the University level. They will also introduce a sample of the Area Studies offerings.

Students can find more info and register themselves via the link below:
Pathways to Global Literacy: What is Area Studies and why should you study it?

NESA – 'Have your say for Stage 6 CCAFL outcomes' is now open

18/8/2022

The ‘Have your Say for Stage 6 CCAFL Continuers outcomes’ is now open.
All stakeholders are invited to provide feedback during the ‘Have your say’ period from Tuesday 16 August to Monday 29 August 2022 on the CCAFL Stage 6 Continuers draft syllabus outcomes.
Complete the survey
Individuals and groups are encouraged to provide feedback by completing an online survey.
The survey closes 29 August 2022.
A national consultation was conducted in 2021 to develop the final CCAFL Framework (2021). For further information, visit the NESA website.

University of Sydney is seeking placements for preservice language teachers

12/8/2022

The University of Sydney is seeking placements for preservice language teachers from 29 August - 23 September 2022.
Payment will be $510 per student or $1020 per pair of students.
Placements are sought for:

- Chinese – 5 students
- Korean – 4 students
- Spanish – 1 student
- French/Italian – 2 students
- Japanese – 3 students.
Please check with your schools and contact the Office Secondary Professional Experience Coordinator at Sydney University if you are interested.

Statewide staff meeting – Interpreting HSC RAP data

26/7/2022

Our next statewide staff meeting will be held on Thursday 11 August from 4-5 pm, via Teams.
The topic for this meeting is ‘Interpreting HSC RAP data’, and will be presented by NESA.

Please enrol via MyPL:
Course code: NR29242
Session: Languages statewide staff meeting - Week 4, Term 3, 2022.
Time: 4-5 pm
The link for each statewide staff meeting is unique, so you must enrol to receive the link to the online meeting.

Everyone is welcome. We look forward to seeing you there!

This session will not be recorded, so please make sure to join us live.
For more information, contact Evia Kyriacou.

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 Teachers Network – South Coast

8/7/2022

The South Coast Language Teachers Network is inviting everyone to the meeting which will be held in Week 2 of Term 3. It will be a full day, during which the Languages and Culture team will present the 'Languages and literacy 7-12' course.
Following the course, we will look at:
- creating audio for listening tasks for Stages 4-6

- school excursion planning
- 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 - South Coast
Date: Thursday 28 July 2022
Time: 9 am-3 pm
Venue: Bega High School

Registration via MyPL is essential.

For more information, contact the network leader, Takako Teranishi or Evia Kyriacou.

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