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Dear Principals and School Leaders,
We are pleased to announce that the Professional Development Program for Semester 1, 2023 is now READY!
We've brought back some in-demand relevant topics and presenters for you. We're also continuing with a mix of In Person and Online sessions. The In Person sessions will continue to be in Carlton for now.
Click HERE to download a PDF of the Semester 1, 2023 PD Program.
Please register each participant in your school using this online form:
https://bit.ly/PD-SEMESTER1-2023
Please submit ONE form per participant. For the In Person sessions, as they are limited to 25 participants, only successful registrants will receive a confirmation email.
You should receive a confirmation email approximately 1 week prior the in person sessions and 3 days prior the online sessions.
If you cannot attend a session, it's greatly appreciated that you send me an email to let me know.
LEARNING OUTCOMES
Classroom Management & Mixed Levels with Dr Teresa De Fazio (ONLINE)
Learning Outcomes
- Identify and examine challenges that arise in mixed level language classes
- Explore and develop practical activities to support working in challenging mixed level classroom settings
- Analyse approaches to classroom management in relation to accommodating and harnessing mixed levels
Group Activities To Enhance Learning Using The Curriculum with Elizabeth Karakehagias (FACE-TO-FACE)
Learning Outcomes
Participants will learn to:
- Collaborate in group tasks and shared experiences
- Interact in class activities using questions, statements and responses to enhance, demonstrate and share understanding.
Effective Instructional Model for the Language Classroom with Majida Ali (ONLINE)
Learning Outcomes
Teachers will take away with them an instructional model that includes the following:
- The Gradual Release of Responsibility (I do, we do, you do)
- The use of technology to teach language
- Empowering students with Voice, Agency and Leadership.
- High Impact Strategies
- Teaching Principles
Managing Challenging Classroom Behaviours with Dr Teresa De Fazio (ONLINE)
Learning Outcomes
- Identify challenging behaviours and explore consequences
- Explore practical techniques to address challenging behaviours and engage students in positive ways
- Reflect on ways to ensure teacher resilience and creating a strong collaborative culture in the classroom
Classroom Strategies: Aiming for a Calm, Productive Learning Environment with Elizabeth Karakehagias (FACE-TO-FACE)
Learning Outcomes
Participants will learn to:
- Create a Sense of Order and Routine.
- Positively Reinforce Good Behavior.
Unpacking the High Impact Teaching Strategies Part 1: Using the HITS to Improve Writing by Dr Andrea Truckenbrodt (FACE-TO-FACE)
Learning Outcomes
In this workshop, teachers will be introduced to three effective teaching strategies (HITS) that promote student learning:
- HITS #3 Structuring lessons
- HITS #4 Worked example
- HITs # 5 Feedback
Teachers will become more familiar with what these HITS are and what they look like in the Languages classroom.
The workshop will show how to scaffold students’ writing by:
- sequencing the learning activities, linking reading and writing
- explicit teaching using modelling and think aloud, and
- different ways of giving useful feedback
Assessment (Formative and Summative) and Reporting of Students Learning with Majida Ali (ONLINE)
Learning Outcomes
Teachers will learn:
- The difference between formative and summative assessment.
- the importance of formative assessment to inform planning
- how to use summative assessment to report on student learning.
Meaningful Intercultural Language Teaching Strategies and Classroom Ideas with Dr Teresa De Fazio (FACE-TO-FACE)
Learning Outcomes
- Explore notion of intercultural language teaching in the community languages setting
- Examine practical ideas to support using intercultural language teaching methods to engage students
- Unpack ways of assessing intercultural language teaching in the classroom
Planning an Effective Lesson Plan In Line with the Victorian Curriculum with Majida Ali (ONLINE)
Learning Outcomes
Teachers will learn:
- The 4-step process to designing an effective lesson plan.
- About learning intentions and success criteria.
- How to link their topic to the Victorian Curriculum description and achievement standards.
Problem-Based Learning Approaches To Engage Student Interest with Dr Teresa De Fazio (FACE-TO-FACE)
Learning Outcomes
- Consider challenges and opportunities for deep learning through problem-based learning approaches
- Explore practical application of problem-based learning approaches to support good learning and teaching
- Analyse concepts around problem-based learning to facilitate further teacher development
Engaging Students Through Positive Classroom Techniques with Dr Teresa De Fazio (ONLINE)
Learning Outcomes
- Create a positive classroom culture through a range of key activities
- Explore opportunities in the classroom to create an engaging learning program
- Examine practical activities to use in the classroom and how to evaluate effectiveness
Revised VCE Study Design, CCAFL Languages (For VCE teachers of CCAFL Languages) with Maria Dikaiou (ONLINE)
Learning Outcomes
Participants of this workshop will:
- Become familiar with the key features of the revised CCAFL study designs
- Know where to look for further information
- Know who to contact for further information
This workshop is only for teachers of the following languages offered in the VCE:
Armenian, Bengali, Bosnian, Chin Hakha, Croatian, Dutch, Filipino, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Karen, Khmer, Macedonian, Persian, Portuguese, Polish, Punjabi, Romanian, Russian, Serbian, Sinhala, Swedish, Tamil, Turkish, Yiddish.
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If you have any questions or need assistance with anything or even wish to suggest some Professional Development Topics you would like to have us organise please send me an email, I love hearing from you!
Kind Regards,
Heba El-Hakim | Project Coordinator
Community Languages Victoria / Community Languages Australia
Mobile: 0430 744 094
Email: heba.elhakim@communitylanguages.org.au
Website: CLV / CLA
I acknowledge the Traditional Owners of the land on which I work, and pay my respects to the Elders, past, present and emerging.
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