Description

‘Language teaching is best when (1) we forget being the talented/passionate linguists we are and wear the hat of the average adolescent millennial learner with their interests, motivation and finite cognitive resources and (2) asks ourselves: why should they buy into this?’ – Dr Conti

Catholic Education South Australia (CESA) and the South Australian Association for Teachers of Italian (SAATI) are pleased to welcome back Dr Gianfranco Conti, as he delivers a workshop titled 'Designing the EPI Curriculum.' This workshop is recommended for ‘experienced users’ of the 'Conti method' who have attended previous professional development with Gianfranco and understand and currently implement and use EPI, MARSEARS framework and sequencing, sentence builders, narrow reading texts, modelling as listening, etc.

Topics include:

• Elements of Extensive Processing Instruction(EPI).
• Key components of EPI curriculum design.
• The principles underpinning effective short-, medium- and long-term planning.
• The procedures involved in design, implementation, and evaluation of a course.
• Acquisition-enhancing strategies, for example, recycling, interleaving, universals, fluency training and their application to curriculum design.
• The role of assessment as a means to advance learning and how to embed it in the curriculum in SA context.

Practical activities, examples, techniques and strategies will be explored, that teachers can take back to the classroom to implement. Participation in this workshop may count towards EPI teacher accreditation.

This event is open to all Catholic Education SA Language teachers and SAATI members. Please use the password provided in your email to register.

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: All CESA Language Teachers and Current SAATI Members

Facilitators: Kirsty Castillo - Education Advisor, Languages & Cross Curriculum Priorities & Dr Gianfranco Conti

Enquiries: kirsty.castillo@cesa.catholic.edu.au / T: 8301 6839

Registration Enquiries: adeline.mcloughlin@cesa.catholic.edu.au

Deadline for Registration: COB Wednesday 1 May 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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