ACTA National Roadmap for EAL/D Education in Schools briefings (released May 6th, 2022)
Summary ACTA has been undertaking a series of briefings on the release of the ACTA National Roadmap for EAL/D Education in Schools. ACTA has been concerned for some years at the erosion […]
EAL Frameworks 101 (2): How to approach delivery and assessment of a group of units
Summary On 8 June, the second in VicTESOL’s popular adult sector EAL Framework 101 series was held. 328 attendees from all across Australia were able to learn from a range […]
Primary EAL Assessment for New Arrivals
Summary In this informative and practical session, Rebekah Jones (Primary Curriculum Leader) and Barbara Dahlsen (Primary Learning Specialist) from Blackburn English Language School walked participants through a range of activities […]
Immigration Museum and VicTESOL: Integrating culture and language for EAL learners
On Thursday 19 May, Gurmeet Kaur, the Education Programs Producer at Immigration Museum, shared how the museum’s resources can be best used to engage EAL learners from primary to adult. […]
Languages in Early Childhood Education: Launch of special TESOL in Context edition
Presentation PDF: Knowing who you are: Heritage language, identity and safe space in a bilingual kindergarten, Dr Kerry Taylor-Leech and Dr Eseta Tualaulelei Languages in Early Childhood Education: Launch of […]
Enacting translation and translanguaging collaboratively between teachers and learners for knowledge building
Dr Julie Choi and Ms Kailin Liu presented a session on 24 March entitled: Enacting translation and translanguaging collaboratively between teachers and learners for knowledge building. In this session they […]
EAL Framework “101”: A Beginner’s Guide to the Victorian EAL Framework Curriculum
On Wednesday 9 March, 373 EAL practitioners from the adult sector participated in a webinar hosted by VicTESOL. Attendees zoomed in from all states of Australia, from both regional and metropolitan […]
VCE EAL Exam Webinar – Meet the Assessors Online 2022
The VCAA Chief Assessor for VCE EAL, Glynis Rose, and Assistant Chief Assessors, Rosemary McLoughlin, Jenna Gomes and Michael E Daniel, presented an overview of the 2021 VCE EAL exam. […]
Members Resource Page – Assessment and Reporting for EAL students in primary and secondary schools
Thursday November 18, 4-5pm Online Panel Discussion What does effective assessment look like? How do we give feedback that shows students their strengths and assists them to improve? How is […]
Member Resource Page – Towards a model for a hybrid delivery of EAL
Edwin Creely, Katrina Tour, Peter Waterhouse & Elizabeth Keenan Thursday 4 November, 4-5:30pm, online During the session participants contributed to these documents in their discussions. Flipped Learning : https://docs.google.com/document/d/1iINgmm2ub4pkS-nG_OsXAYP0H9r_L0GUUgvhuAirBtg/edit?usp=sharing Hybrid Learning: […]