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The Languages and Culture team is looking forward to hosting the 2024 NSW Japanese Teachers’ Conference and bringing together teaching colleagues from NSW and beyond, for a day of professional learning, collaboration and networking. A range of quality professional learning awaits with sessions suitable for teachers of all stages and contexts. This conference is suitable for beginning teachers through to experienced teachers – there is something for everyone. The conference theme is Empowering teachers, inspiring learners. Venue: Novotel Parramatta Sydney Date: Friday 3 May 2024 Time: 8:30 am-5:00 pm Attending the NSW Japanese Teachers' Conference 2024 will contribute 5 hours and 30 minutes of NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA) Accredited PD. To register or to find out more information, visit the conference website.

The NSW Department of Education has just published a full unit of work for Stage 4 German, aligned to new syllabus outcomes and content. The unit showcases explicit teaching, and embeds examples of current language learning pedagogies. You can effectively 'pick up and teach' the unit - it's like a textbook chapter with matching workbook activities, designed just for Term 2 German. You'll find 46 resources, fun activities and games, as well as formative and summative assessment opportunities - you'll just need to make refinements to meet student need in your context. Check it out now at the department's German 7-10 web page. If you'd like to learn more, why not attend the launch? All sectors welcome. Enrol via MyPL. Date: Wednesday 27 March 2024 Time: 4-5 pm Course code: NR29242 Session name: Modern Languages K-10 Syllabus - launch of German support (The meeting will have the title 'Languages statewide staff meeting'. Please click on this link, click 'sessions' and you will then see the German support session. Then click on 'Attend session' to enrol.)

Carrousel Theatre are touring NSW in May this year and still have availability for schools. These bilingual puppet shows are interactive, with language content adapted for each audience. They are aimed at students in primary or Years 7, 8 and 9. Puss in Boots is available in Chinese, French, German, Italian and Spanish. The Jungle Book is available in Chinese, French, German, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese and Spanish. Janguru bukku is available in Japanese. Contact info@carrousel.com.au for more information.

The Languages and Culture team runs 18 language teacher networks acoss NSW. Networks are cross-sectoral, so teachers from all sectors are very welcome. :-) Enrol via My PL. If you don't have an account, it only takes a moment to create one. Here's what's coming up in Term 1. All meetings are focusing on engaging activities in the languages classroom, unless otherwise indicated. Far North Coast - Wednesday 20 March, 3:30pm, course code NR38472, online Queanbeyan - Tuesday 26 March, 4pm, course code NR38472, online Macarthur - Wednesday 20 March, 4pm, course code NR38472, Campbelltown Office Sydney Northwest and West - Thursday 21 March, 4pm, Melonbah HS (contact the network leader Alicia North for details) Illawarra - Tuesday 19 March, 3:45pm, course code NR38472, The Bistro @ Figree HS Mid North Coast - Wednesday 20 March, 4pm, course code NR38472, online Sydney North - Friday 15 March, 2pm, course code NR25533, online (sharing materials for the new extension courses for French and Japanese) New England - Wednesday 27 March, 3:30pm, course code NR25533, online Sydney South - Tuesday 26 March, 4pm, course code NR38472, online (engaging activities + strategies to promote langauges + using AI to make our jobs easier) Virtual - Monday 25 March, 4pm, course code NR38472, online Lower North Coast - Tuesday 26 March, 3:30pm, course code NR38472, online South Coast - Wednesday 27 March, 4pm, course code NR38472, online If you need help, contact your local network leader.

The NSW Department of Education has just published downloadable posters to support language teachers and faculties to articulate what’s observable in classrooms and why these aspects are important, in relation to the Modern Languages K-10 Syllabus. They can be used for teacher self-reflection, lesson observations and faculty discussions. The aspects include: using the target language to communicate, focusing on a spiral approach to language learning students interacting with spontaneity, exchanging and negotiating meaning content linking directly to students’ personal worlds all students being central to lesson design, with inclusive language, approaches and resources backward mapping of content to allow for strong foundations for future learning. Download the posters from the Planning, programming and assessing languages 7-10 page - scroll to the bottom of the page, where you see 'Staffroom posters'.

Registrations are now open for the Japanese Teachers' Conference which will be held on Friday 3 May at the Novotel Parramatta. The theme is Empowering teachers, inspiring learners. Registrations are now open until 26 April or when places have been filled. Please visit the Japanese Teachers’ Conference 2024 website for further information on pricing, the agenda and to register.

The Languages and Culture team at the NSW Department of Education is seeking teachers to present at the NSW Indonesian teachers' workshop 2024, to be held on Friday 17 May 2024 at 105 Phillip Street, Parramatta. The theme of the workshop is Connection, collaboration and revitalisation. EOIs must be endorsed by your principal and submitted by 5pm on Monday 18 March 2024. Further information can be found on the EOI form. For further information, please contact Coreena Allen, Languages Advisor on 0436 851 211 or at coreena.allen@det.nsw.edu.au.

Did you miss the Languages and Culture team's statewide staff meeting on Wednesday? No need to stress - the recording of the meeting is now available. During the meeting, the team shared 10 activities, aligned with the Modern Languages K-10 Syllabus, with variations to support all learners. Attached to this post are 3 of the activities the team shared - story cubes, task boards and the 'Find someone who ...' activity.

Do you teach languages 7-12 in a NSW public school? If you're not already a member, the best place to access support from the NSW Department of Education is through the Languages statewide staffroom - join via their entry survey. Currently the team is publishing fortnightly support for Stage 4 - ideas and resources, aligned with the Modern Languages K-10 Syllabus. Here's one of the ideas from Week 1... Greetings board game (attached) This board game offers a variety of simple, everyday scenarios, helping students to practise basic social interactions and build foundational vocabulary in the target language. It's an excellent way to engage students and enhance their verbal communication skills in a relaxed and enjoyable setting. This game can address the following syllabus content dot points from the ML4-INT-01 outcome: Socialise with peers Use features of the sound system in spoken interactions Use language that is appropriate to cultural practices and values to interact

The Languages and Culture team at the NSW Department of Education warmly invites all language teachers to their first statewide staff meeting for 2024 on Wednesday 21 February, 4-5 pm. The team will share 10 engaging activities for the languages classroom, including ideas for how to differentiate them. They will also show how the activities align with the Modern Languages K-10 Syllabus' outcomes and content, and provide activity templates so you can use them in your context. To enrol, please go to MyPL and search for course code NR29242, then select the session Languages statewide staff meeting, Term 1 2024. Remember, if you have attended a SWS meeting before, it will say 'Completed'. Ignore that and click on the course, then select the upcoming meeting by clicking the circle next to its name. Then click the red 'Re-enrol' button at the top of the screen. Course code: NR29242 Session name: Term 1 statewide staff meeting - 10 engaging activities for the languages classroom Date: Wednesday 21 February Time: 4-5 pm Venue: MS Teams - the link to the meeting will be emailed to you with your enrolment confirmation from MyPL

The Languages and Culture team at the NSW Department of Education has a new structure, and some new faces: The team's role is to provide support for language teachers 7-12 in NSW public schools. If you're at an independent school, you can still access loads of support, including network meetings and statewide staff meetings.

The Languages NSW YouTube channel hosts recordings of all statewide staff meetings led by the Languages and Culture team. You'll also find the launch sessions for the Chinese, French, Japanese and Spanish resource sets for the Modern Languages K-10 Syllabus, which unpack the resources and underpinning pedgagogy. Our videas have had over 3,000 this year alone.