The new VCE English and EAL study design
The new VCE English and EAL study design Kellie Heintz December 6 from 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm Summary Kellie Heintz, as the EAL Curriculum Manager of the VCAA, presented a clear […]
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LWA and LMERC at the 2022 Symposium
2022 VicTESOL Symposium LWA and LMERC at the 2022 Symposium Alfredo Landeros and Ruth Woolven LWA LWA were pleased to share a table with LMERC (Languages and Multicultural Education Resource Centre) at the VicTESOL Symposium […]
Panel of Experts: The ACTA EAL/D Roadmap
2022 VicTESOL Symposium Panel of Experts: The ACTA EAL/D Roadmap Chair: Margaret Corrigan (Carringbush Adult Education) Panelists: Dr Michael Michell (University of New South Wales), Mark Melican (Blackburn English Language […]
Unpacking of Keynote and panel sessions
2022 VicTESOL Symposium Unpacking of Keynote and panel sessions Facilitated by various VicTESOL Committee Members Summary Following the keynote video presentation and panel discussion, symposium participants broke into four groups to […]
Panel of Experts: Finding the Common Ground
2022 VicTESOL Symposium Panel of Experts: Finding the Common Ground Chair: Assoc. Prof. Russell Cross (Melbourne Graduate School of Education) Panelists: Rebecca Paic (Catholic Education Commission Victoria), Angela DiSciascio (Gordon Institute of TAFE), Mairead Hannan (Collingwood […]
Learning Through Languages: Plurilingual Pedagogy in the English Classroom
2022 VicTESOL Symposium Learning Through Languages: Plurilingual Pedagogy in the English Classroom Michelle Andrews (Preston North East Primary school), Hien Webb (Collingwood English Language School), and Assoc. Prof. Marianne Turner […]
Impacts of Traumatic Refugee Experiences on Learning and Behaviour
2022 VicTESOL Symposium Impacts of Traumatic Refugee Experiences on Learning and Behaviour Allison Green and Matt Roger (Foundation House) Summary In their session “Impacts of Trauma on Learning and Behaviour”, […]
Creativity and collaboration: Teachers’ approaches to integrating oral skills in beginner-level adult EAL classrooms
2022 VicTESOL Symposium Creativity and collaboration: Teachers’ approaches to integrating oral skills in beginner-level adult EAL classrooms Skye Playsted (University of Queensland) Summary Syke Playstead (University of Queensland) offered a […]
Reframing Early Childhood educator professional learning needs in culturally and linguistically diverse early childhood contexts
2022 VicTESOL Symposium Reframing Early Childhood educator professional learning needs in culturally and linguistically diverse early childhood contexts Dr Yvette Slaughter (Melbourne Graduate School of Education), Dr Gary Bonar (Monash […]
Developing English through an understanding of how languages work
Developing English through an understanding of how languages work Summary On 17 November, presenters from Lexis Education showcased how they use a Systemic Functional Linguistics approach in their classrooms. Payal […]