Description
Do you want to grow your Languages program and have healthy senior enrolments?
This program is aimed at secondary language teachers who want to inspire, engage and retain senior students, creating lifelong second language learners and users.
The study of second language becomes an elective in most CESA Schools from year 9 and this transition to senior secondary typically sees a significant drop in Languages enrolments. Silvana Bianchet (previous Italian teacher at Saint Aloysius College) continued to maintain good numbers of senior students and outstanding SACE achievement. Her involvement in the CCQ project and case study ‘Using student feedback about the learning environment as a starting point for co-construction,' fuelled Silvana’s desire to develop and contextualise her own strategies and techniques to boost student engagement and retention. The workshops will explore essential elements and strategies that teachers can incorporate into their own practice and classrooms, as well as the opportunity to hear from Silvana’s past students and their personal experiences and perspectives.
The topics will revolve around visible student growth and empowerment, engagement and motivation strategies, building capacity, mastery of L1 through L2, data collection, and exploring relevant, limitless themes and concepts whilst having fun.
Teachers will be encouraged to collect pre and post workshop student surveys and keep a professional practice journal as evidence to discuss and share ideas at online meetings.
Online meeting times and plan will be sent via email to registered participants.
Attendance at 2 full day workshops and 2 online meetings (dates TBA) is required, to participate in this professional learning series. Registering for this event signifies your commitment to attend all sessions.
AITSL National Professional Standards for Teachers Include
Standard 1: Know your students and how they learn
Standard 2: Know the content and how to teach it
Standard 3: Plan for and implement effective teaching and learning
Standard 6: Engage in professional learning
Intended Audience: Secondary Language Teachers, Years 8-12 (All Languages)
Facilitator: Kirsty Castillo - Education Advisor, Languages & Cross Curriculum Priorities & Silvana Bianchet, Education Consultant
Enquiries: kirsty.castillo@cesa.catholic.edu.au / T: 8301 6839
Registration Enquiries: adeline.mcloughlin@cesa.catholic.edu.au
Deadline for Registration: COB Thursday 7 March 2024
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CESA Registration Centre Membership is required, to register for this workshop. If you have changed schools since your last event registration, please update your membership details.
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