VCE EAL Exam Webinar – Meet the Assessors
Glynis Rose & Rosemary McLoughlin Tuesday 16 February 2021, 4-5:30pm, Online event In this session, Glynis and Rosemary provided feedback on student performance in the 2020 VCE EAL exam, including […]
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VCE EAL Reading and Creating Texts – Online presentation and small group discussions
Stephanie Georgiou & Maddy Oh Tuesday 9 February, 4-5:30 pm Online Event Presenters: Stephanie Georgiou has more than 18 years of experience in teaching EAL. She has worked in the […]
Teaching Pronunciation: It’s never too early – Jacky Springall
Jacky Springall Tuesday 10 November 2020, 4:00-5:30pm AEDT Online Workshop This practical workshop was based on the premise that EAL teachers need to be pro-active in integrating a focus […]
ACTA Webinar: The Refugee Experience – Resources for Teachers
Dorothy Hoddinott, AO, Ambassador No Child Left Behind Campaign 2020 and Samuel Dariol, Refugee Council of Australia Wednesday 28th October 2020, 7:00-8:00pm AEDT ‘Refugees’ describes the situation of people, but […]
Culturally Diverse Literature
Stories are powerful. They shape the way we think about the world, ourselves and each other. The stories we choose to present to students at school, as teachers and librarians, […]
Preparing students for the VCE EAL Exam
Online Presentations and Discussion Rooms, Tuesday 6 October, 4-5:30 pm Naomi Weiler, Stephanie Georgiou, and Maria Papasotiriou Are you preparing students for the VCE EAL exam? Get ideas and strategies […]
Meeting graduate standards for working with EAL/D learners – Dr Jenny Barnett
Tuesday 8th September 2020 If you expect to work with EAL/D learners in your teaching career, then you will want to be familiar with the EAL/D Elaborations of the Australian […]
Teaching Grammar: A Deductive Approach
Julia Lippold, Lauriston Girls School Thursday 30 July 2020 Online webinar ‘Students working things out for themselves.’ This principle is at the heart of Julia Lippold’s approach to […]
Translanguaging in the Classroom- Dr Sue Ollerhead (Macquarie University)
In this workshop, Dr Sue Ollerhead discussed the important role that students’ home languages play in their classroom learning. She explored the rationale for using translanguaging as a pedagogical approach […]
Learning from home: Supporting EAL students remotely – Participant contributions
The ideas compiled here are from teacher comments and discussions during a number of professional learning sessions that VicTESOL has run since the move to online and remote learning began. […]