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 […]

Becoming future-ready: Digital inclusion of young refugees and asylum seekers in Australia 28 November 2024. 4:30pm – 5:30pm AEDT, Online This session will explore the findings of the research on digital inclusion of young refugees and asylum seekers (R/AS) in Australia, including key issues, barriers, available support, and factors impacting their inclusion both within and […]

‘Wenesh Niin’: Laying the foundation of the Spirit Within 3 December 2024. 11:00am – 12:00pm AEDT, Online NOWPlay is proud to present “Wenesh Niin: Who Am I?”, a comprehensive teacher’s resource designed to assist educators in understanding and supporting a child’s journey. Created by educators Yvette and Jacinta Manitowabi, this resource blends Anishinaabe teachings with […]

Meet the Assessors Online 6 February 2025, 4:30pm – 6:00pm, AEDT, Online This session will provide feedback on student performance in the 2024 VCE EAL exam. In addition, the main focus of the evening will be on the features of the new Study Design, particularly in terms of preparing students for the 2025 exam. There […]

Unit 3 and Unit 4 Exams 18 February 2025, 4:30 - 5:30pm, AEDT, Online This session will offer reflections on the 2024 VCE English as an Additional Language (EAL) examination. The presenter will explore the connections between the Study Design and the examination, and consider the role of the SACs in Units 3 and 4 […]