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• 2019 Network: Pedagogical Leadership for EAL Learners

  • Start
    14 Feb 2019
  •  
    9:00 AM
  • End
    13 Nov 2019
  •  
    4:00 PM
  • Location
    Catholic Education Conference Centre, 116 George Street, Thebarton

  Registration is closed

  Network: Pedagogical Leadership for EAL Learners
  

  NETWORK FOCUS

  • Re-imagine EAL in schools - What does this mean for our EAL Students? What does this mean for leaders/teachers, school communities and the Catholic Education system?
  • Collectively support schools to implement strategic plans for accelerating English as an Additional Language learning; informed by key CESA documents
  • Support development of learning partnerships within the network and beyond in which participants learn with, from and on behalf of others, to generate new knowledge and inform system change
  • Build leadership capacity through a focus on developing social emotional intelligence, for working effectively with colleagues and leading professional learning 
  • Engage with research based learning about pedagogy and language that promotes high quality teaching and learning and builds a culture of high expectations for EAL learners

  Network members and their colleagues will have the opportunity to access specific professional learning: Scaffolding language and literacy within the curriculum (previously known as Reading to Learn). further information will be disseminated upon registration for the EAL Network.

  
  Click here for Further information
  
  

  NETWORK MEETING DATES:
  Term 1, Week 3 - Thursday 14 February, 9.00am - 4.00pm 
  Term 2, Week 3 - Tuesday 14 May, 9.00am - 4.00pm 
  Term 3, Week 8 - Wednesday 11 September, 9.00am - 4.00pm 
  Term 4, Week 5 - Wednesday 13 November, 9.00am - 4.00pm 

  Four additional days, to be advised, for Scaffolding Languages and Literacy within the Curriculum (R2L)
  
  Last day to register: Friday 14 December 2019                  
  

  AITSL NATIONAL PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS FOR TEACHERS INCLUDE:
  Standard 5 - Assess, provide feedback and report on student learning
        5.1 Assess student learning
        5.4 Interpret student data
  Standard 6 - Engage in professional learning
        6.3 Engage with colleagues and improve practice
  
  INTENDED FOR:
  Educators with a school-wide responsibility for leading the implementation of a school improvement priority in EAL. At least two participants from a school are encouraged.

  Cost: no fee
  

  Catering: morning tea and lunch will be  provided
  
  

  FACILITATORS:
  Leading Learning Consultants
  
  For Further Information regarding registration:
  Chris Virgin
  chris.virgin@cesa.catholic.edu.au
   8301 6851

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• Literacy and Numeracy R-9 Network

  • Start
    20 Feb 2019
  •  
    9:00 AM
  • End
    11 Nov 2019
  •  
    4:00 PM
  • Location
    BeacHouse, Colley Terrace, Glenelg

  Registration is closed

  Literacy and Numeracy R-9 Network

  
  

  Last day to register: Thursday 14 February 2019
  

  NETWORK FOCUS

  The Living Learning Leading Framework aspires for learners to be thriving people, capable learners, leaders for the world God desires. The Literacy and Numeracy R-9 network will support school leaders and teachers to build onto school based strategic plans, curriculum reform and innovation strategies to address local school needs and achieve improved outcomes in literacy and numeracy.

  This Network will focus on:
  

  • the process of leading improvement in schools
  • building the capacity of pedagogical leader(s) to lead professional learning in literacy and/or numeracy
  • exploring contemporary research and the implementation of evidence based strategies that positively impact on the teaching and learning of these core areas
  • building understanding of the general capabilities as a vehicle for adding depth and richness to learning

  For further information please click here 
  
  

  NETWORK MEETING TIMES
  Wednesday 20 February, 9.00am - 4.00pm
  Monday 08 April, 9.00am - 4.00pm
  Wednesday 29 May, 9.00am - 4.00pm
  Monday 01 July, 9.00am - 4.00pm
  Tuesday 20 August, 9.00am - 4.00pm
  Monday 23 September, 9.00am - 4.00pm
  Monday 11 November, 9.00am - 4.00pm

  Location: Venue to be confirmed closer to the dates                   

  AITSL NATIONAL PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS FOR TEACHERS INCLUDE:
  Standard 5 - Assess, provide feedback and report on student learning
        5.1 Assess student learning
        5.4 Interpret student data
  Standard 6 - Engage in professional learning
        6.3 Engage with colleagues and improve practice
  
  INTENDED FOR:
  Educators with a school-wide responsibility for leading the implementation of a school improvement priority in literacy and/or numeracy. At least two participants from a school are encouraged. To ensure success of learning throughout the school, the Principal or the Principal's delegate will be required to attend nominated sessions.
  Network participants, including CEO consultants, will be co-researchers in order to learn with each other and from each other, as well as learning on behalf of CESA as a system. 

  Cost: no workshop fee
  

  Catering: morning tea and lunch will be  provided
  
  

  FACILITATOR:
  Leading Learning Consultants
  
  For Further Information regarding registration:
  Chris Virgin
  chris.virgin@cesa.catholic.edu.au
   8301 6851

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• First Years of School Literacy and Numeracy Network R-2

  • Start
    28 Feb 2019
  •  
    9:00 AM
  • End
    30 Oct 2019
  •  
    4:00 PM
  • Location
    Catholic Education Conference Centre, 116 George Street, Thebarton
  • Spaces left
    1

  Registration is closed

  First Years of School Literacy and Numeracy Network R-2
  
  

  Last Day to Register: Thursday 21 February 2019

  NETWORK FOCUS

  The purpose of this network is to:

  • build capacity of early career teachers in their pedagogical knowledge and understanding of Literacy and Numeracy in the first years of school, with the continued support of a more experienced school colleague.  Further information refer to this circular.

  The network aims to support participating teachers and schools to:

  • develop their pedagogical content knowledge of contemporary approaches to Literacy and Numeracy teaching in the first years of school (R-2)

  
  

  NETWORK MEETING TIMES
  

  Term, Week	Date	Time	Venue
  Term 1, Week 5	Thursday 28 February	9.00 – 4.00	Room 8
  Term 2, Week 2	Wednesday 08 May	9.00 – 4.00	Room 6
  Term 3, Week 4	Tuesday 13 August	9.00 – 4.00	Room 7
  Term 4, Week 3	Wednesday 30 October	9.00 – 4.00	Room 6

          

  AITSL NATIONAL PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS FOR TEACHERS INCLUDE:
  

  Standard 1 - Know 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 4 - Create and maintain supportive and safe learning environments
  Standard 6 - Engage in professional learning
  Standard 7 - Engage professionally with colleagues, parents/careers and the community

  INTENDED FOR:
  Early career teachers along with a more experienced teacher from their school. If it is not possible for an experienced teacher to attend, we encourage the early career teacher to attend.

  Cost: no workshop fee
  

  Catering: morning tea and lunch will be  provided
  
  

  FACILITATOR:
  Leading Learning Consultants
  
  For Further Information regarding registration:
  Chris Virgin
  chris.virgin@cesa.catholic.edu.au
   8301 6851

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• EAL - Assessment for Learning Using the Language and Literacy Levels - 3 Day Workshop - Term 3, 2019

  • Start
    12 Aug 2019
  •  
    9:00 AM
  • End
    19 Sep 2019
  •  
    3:30 PM
  • Location
    Catholic Education Conference Centre, 116 George Street, Thebarton
  • Spaces left
    10

  Registration is closed

  EAL
  Assessment for Learning Using the Language and Literacy Levels 
  3 Day Workshop - Term 3, 2019

  Last Day to Register: Friday 26 July 2019

  COURSE DESCRIPTION
  The Language and Literacy Levels across the Australian Curriculum: EALD students is the tool used by teachers of EAL learners to assess and plan for their language and literacy development. The Levels provide detailed information about students' written and oral language development which can be used for assessment and programming purposes.

  COURSE INFORMATION
  Registration is for all 3 days; participants are required to attend all sessions

  Term, Week	Date	Time	Venue
  Term 3, Week 4	Monday 12 August	9.00 – 3.30	Room 6
  Term 3, Week 7	Monday 02 September	9.00 – 3.30	Room 6
  Term 3, Week 9	Thursday 19 September	9.00 – 3.00	Room 6

  
  

  Location:     Catholic Education Conference Centre,  116 George Street, Thebarton
                          
  AITSL NATIONAL PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS FOR TEACHERS INCLUDE:
  Standard 5 - Assess, provide feedback and report on student learning
        5.1 Assess student learning
        5.3 Make consistent and comparable judgments
        5.4 Interpret student data
  Standard 6 - Engage in professional learning
        6.2 Engage in professional learning and improve practice
        6.3 Engage with colleagues and improve practice
  
  INTENDED FOR:
  This workshop is suitable for primary and secondary teachers who wish to learn how to use the Levels to assess oral and written language as an assessment for learning tool. 

  Maximum of 30 participants

  PROGRAM OUTLINE:
  

  • An introduction to the Language and Literacy Levels and links to the Australian Curriculum
  • Learn about the functional model of language at text, sentence and word level as described in the Language and Literacy Levels
  • Develop knowledge and skills for reliable and valid assessments of written and oral language
  • Build confidence to use the Levels to identify teaching and learning needs
  • Teaching strategies for explicitly teaching language (grammar)
  • Application to own student writing samples

  Cost: no workshop fee

  Catering: morning tea and lunch will be provided

  Facilitator: Leading Learning Consultants

  
  For Further Information regarding registration:

  Chris Virgin
  chris.virgin@cesa.catholic.edu.au
  or  8301 6851

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