VicTESOL Professional Learning

Factors influencing EAL teachers’ uptake of AI for teaching and implications for professional development 15 August 2024, 4:30pm - 5:30pm AEST, Online The education sector has recently witnessed a growing appetite for teaching and learning applications powered by AI and Generative AI. While many teachers have adjusted to these advances in technology, they have also […]

"Eye-opening": How we can use multimodal texts with school staff to support more inclusive school and classroom narratives. 5 September 2024,5:00pm - 6:00pm AEST, Online As EAL teachers, or as mainstream teachers who work closely with EAL students, we often advocate for our English language learners. We may discuss ideas with staff and leadership about what it means to […]

What Grammatical Knowledge is Powerful for Specialist Language Teachers? 10 September 2024. 5:30pm – 6:30pm AEST, Online This session describes the approach to grammar used in a Masters level subject for specialist language teachers. The subject focuses mainly on grammatical ‘know-how’, skills in using a scholarly resource, The Grammar Book. It also addresses  grammatical ‘know-that’, […]

Metacognition and EAL Teaching 17 September 2024. 4:30pm – 5:30pm AEST, Online Research has shown that EAL students benefit the most when engaged in metacognitive thinking. This can only be possible when teachers are aware of metacognitive teaching and learning strategies. In this presentation, we look at what we already know about metacognition and metacognitive […]

2024 VicTESOL Online Symposium Supporting students from refugee backgrounds: what helps, what hinders? The 2024 Online VicTESOL Symposium will unpack the perspectives of youth with refugee backgrounds.  It features a keynote presentation by Melanie Baak, Senior Lecturer in UniSA Education Futures, who presents her research on the exploration on how schools foster resilience for students […]

Refugee education in Australia: what helps, what hinders and what needs to change (2024 VicTESOL Symposium) 11 November 4:30pm – 5:30pm AEDT, Online Previous research has established that young people from refugee backgrounds may have experienced loss and trauma prior to coming to Australia, may experience  ongoing racism and discrimination in their host country, and […]

Pre-recorded Interviews: The Experiences of Students from Refugee Backgrounds (2024 VicTESOL Symposium) 13 November 2024 from 4:30pm - 5:30pm, AEDT Hear the unique experiences of senior secondary school students who arrived in Australia through humanitarian pathways. Please note that the pre-recorded interviews will not be made available to those who do not purchase tickets to […]

Panel Discussion (2024 VicTESOL Symposium) 18 November 4:30pm – 5:30pm AEDT, Online Come join the multidisciplinary team of panelists who will unpack the keynote session and discuss their experiences working with students with refugee backgrounds; The panelists will discuss their own experiences, not only from a teaching of English language perspective but will discuss a […]

Impacts of Trauma on Learning and Behaviour (2024 VicTESOL Symposium) 20 November 4:30pm – 6:00pm AEDT, Online In this workshop participants will build collective understanding of how traumatic refugee experiences impact children and young people’s learning, wellbeing, and development. In this session you will: explore frameworks and tools to support trauma-informed practice work with colleagues […]