PD Program Semester 2 is now ready for registration!

Dear Principals and School Leaders,

The Professional Development Program for Semester 2, 2022 is now READY!

We have an exciting lineup of topics for you this semester and we have re-introduced Face-to-Face for some of the sessions!

Click here to download a PDF of the program.

Please register each participant in your school using this online form:
https://bit.ly/PD-SEMESTER2-2022

Please submit one form per participant. Only successful registrants will receive a confirmation email.

If you cannot attend a session it's greatly appreciated that you send us an email to let us know.

LEARNING OUTCOMES FOR EACH SESSION

FACE-TO-FACE SESSIONS

Classroom Management Techniques for the Community Language Classroom with Dr Teresa De Fazio
Participants will be able to:

Consider classroom management challenges and identify various approaches to respond to these challenges
Enhance their skills in addressing classroom management issues
Develop confidence in their skills and understandings to establish a respectful learning and teaching culture in the classroom

The Multi-Layered Classroom: How to Navigate Classrooms with Mixed Ages and Abilities with Elizabeth Karakehagias
Every classroom has many layers of attainment and achievements. This brings challenges that can be addressed through careful planning.

Participants will be able to:

Participate collaboratively in shared class experiences
Develop ability and confidence to respond to questions and use key features of the language

Respectful and Inclusive Teaching Practices for the Community Languages Classroom with Dr Teresa De Fazio

Participants will be able to:

Identify various teaching practices which reflect an inclusive approach and why this is important in the community languages classroom
Develop an approach to ensuring that students and staff feel included, free from discriminatory and othering behaviour
Understand how they might support students in developing better skills in responding to challenges

Unpacking the HITS: How Can I Use These Strategies to Improve Outcomes For My Language Learners? (Primary Focus) with Dr Andrea Truckenbrodt
Participants to this workshop will deepen their understanding of the High Impact Teaching Strategies (HITS) through a range of activities and professional discussion. We will consider what the HITS look like in language learning classrooms for the different skill areas and how and why they can improve student learning. Participants are asked to come to the seminar with a short written description of a favourite teaching tool, technique or text and be prepared to share how it is used in their classroom.

Increasing Students' Engagement Using Problem-Based Learning with Dr Teresa De Fazio

Participants will be to:

Understand the fundamentals of a problem-based language learning approach
Develop confidence in their skills and understandings to develop PBLL based lessons to engage student curiosity and enhance learning
Explore aspects of PBLL and how it might be used in their particular teaching context

Intercultural Language Teaching Activities with Dr Teresa De Fazio
Participants will be to:

Consider how to design intercultural language teaching activities to engage student curiosity and learning.
Enhance their skills in responding to challenges in implementing intercultural teaching approaches in the languages classroom
Develop confidence in their skills and understandings to establish a curious growth mindset around intercultural learning

Assessing and Reporting Student Learning with Majida Ali
Learning Outcomes to be updated soon

An Effective Instructional Model for the Language Lessons with Majida Ali
Learning Outcomes to be updated soon

ONLINE SESSIONS

How To Set Up Google Workspace to Manage Your CLS with Heba El-Hakim
In this session you will learn:

How to organise your important schools files using Google Drive
How to create an online enrolment form and other useful forms for your school
How to create a tracking sheet for student registrations and admin tasks
The importance of self-auditing every term to ensure your documentation is up-to-date

The VCE CCAFL Study Design for Teachers New and Returning to VCE CCAFL Languages with Maria Dikaiou

This presentation provides teachers with

an overview of the VCE Study Designs and other relevant VCAA documents that can be used to plan their teaching and learning programs and to develop assessment tasks for Units 1-4.
participants must have their study design with them.

This session is specifically for teachers of the following CCAFL languages: Armenian, Bengali, Bosnian, Chin Hakha, Croatian, Dutch, Filipino, Hebrew, Hindi, Karen, Hungarian, Khmer, Macedonian, Persian, Polish, Portuguese, Punjabi, Romanian, Russian, Serbian, Sinhala, Swedish, Tamil, Turkish, Yiddish.

How To Set Up ClassDojo to Manage Your CLS with Heba El-Hakim
In this session you will learn:

Your 3-Step Schoolwide ClassDojo Setup Plan
Becoming a ClassDojo Mentor for your school
How to get parents involved in their children's learning journey through ClassDojo