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SUMMARY:Effective implementation of translanguaging pedagogy in TESOL classrooms
DESCRIPTION:Effective implementation of translanguaging pedagogy in TESOL classrooms\nThursday\, 9 March 2023 from 4:00pm – 5:00pm\nTranslanguaging strategies and pedagogies are growing in popularity within a variety of TESOL contexts.  Translanguaging refers to the unique linguistic repertoire of an individual in which there are no clear-cut boundaries to separate languages. Translanguaging pedagogy\, therefore\, provides opportunities for learners to engage all their linguistic knowledge (metalinguistic and cultural) to participate in the classroom environment\, enhance their language skills\, and feel that their home languages are valued. This approach to teaching and learning considers additional languages as resources for learning a new language\, rather than as a deficit or a hindrance. Drawing on 20 years of experience teaching languages around the world and extensive research in the field\, Kelly will highlight the benefits of translanguaging in TESOL contexts and specific considerations\, as well as provide examples of translanguaging pedagogies in action. The presentation will include an outline of translanguaging pedagogy\, why it is beneficial\, and how to implement it in your classroom. \nDr Kelly Shoecraft is an Applied Linguist\, currently lecturing in Linguistics and TESOL at Griffith University\, Australia. She is a lifelong educator with a passion for languages and cultures.  Having lived in Australia\, Japan\, England\, France and Canada\, Kelly has extensive experience teaching TESOL in a variety of educational contexts and to all ages.  She has taught English to surfing instructors\, hairdressers\, scientists\, CEO’s\, young children\, as well as academic English in university settings. Her current research interest in translanguaging pedagogies stems from a desire to improve language attitudes in Australia and provide inclusive spaces for all languages\, cultures and identities to be valued.  \nCost \n$10 – VicTESOL members (including members of other state TESOL associations affiliated with ACTA)\n$30 – Non-members
URL:https://victesol.vic.edu.au/event/effective-implementation-of-translanguaging-pedagogy-in-tesol-classrooms/
LOCATION:Online Webinar
CATEGORIES:VicTESOL Professional Learning
ORGANIZER;CN="VicTESOL":MAILTO:victesol@victesol.vic.edu.au
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20230302T163000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20230302T180000
DTSTAMP:20260519T011046
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LAST-MODIFIED:20230301T114510Z
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SUMMARY:Meet the Assessors Online
DESCRIPTION:In this session\, Glynis\, Michael and Jenna will provide feedback on student performance in the 2022 VCE EAL exam\, including analysis of student performance in each section and examples of student responses. There will be opportunities for you to ask questions and gain valuable insight into how the exam is assessed. They will also suggest ways to prepare students for the 2023 exam. \nPlease note that the content of this session will be similar to that presented through VATE. \nPresenters \nGlynis Rose was the chief assessor of the 2022 VCE EAL Examination. \nMichael E Daniel has been an EAL assessor since 2004\, and was an Assistant Chief Assessor of EAL in 2022. He is the Head of EAL at Camberwell Grammar School\, and has taught Years 11 & 12 EAL since 2003. \nJenna Gomes 15 years teaching experience in the public sector\, currently teaching at East Doncaster Secondary College. Taught both primary and secondary EAL. Assistant Chief Assessor in 2022 . \nCost \n$10 – VicTESOL members (including members of other state TESOL associations affiliated with ACTA)\n$40 – Non-members \nBecome a member today\, for member prices!
URL:https://victesol.vic.edu.au/event/meet-the-assessors-online/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:VicTESOL Professional Learning
ORGANIZER;CN="VicTESOL":MAILTO:victesol@victesol.vic.edu.au
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20230222T160000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20230222T170000
DTSTAMP:20260519T011046
CREATED:20221209T035313Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230219T100933Z
UID:29742-1677081600-1677085200@victesol.vic.edu.au
SUMMARY:EAL Writing Strategies in a Primary Setting
DESCRIPTION:EAL Writing Strategies in a Primary Setting\nWednesday\, 22 February 2023\, 4:00pm – 5:00pm\, Online\n‘Writing is central to EAL/D students’ learning at school. Learning writing is a platform for understanding and development of language structure\, text and academic content. It gives students the opportunity to express themselves\, and also to analyse and understand texts and concepts in detail.’ \nThe session will focus on effective EAL strategies for teaching writing. \nPresenters \nPrachi Patkar is a qualified EAL teacher and a licensed ‘How language Works’ tutor\, working in an intensive English language school for the past 11 years. She has been the Student-Learning Literacy Leader leading curriculum across primary and secondary sectors in a New Arrivals Program since 2016.   \nShe has completed her Master’s in teaching (Primary)\, followed by her TESOL degree in 2015 at Deakin University. She has been a Master Trainer for Leading Literacy for Networks through Bastow.   \nCost \n$10 – VicTESOL members (including members of other state TESOL associations affiliated with ACTA)\n$30 – Non-members
URL:https://victesol.vic.edu.au/event/eal-writing-strategies-in-a-primary-setting-2/
LOCATION:Online Webinar
CATEGORIES:VicTESOL Professional Learning
ORGANIZER;CN="VicTESOL":MAILTO:victesol@victesol.vic.edu.au
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20221206T160000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20221206T170000
DTSTAMP:20260519T011046
CREATED:20220804T125640Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221117T021337Z
UID:26765-1670342400-1670346000@victesol.vic.edu.au
SUMMARY:The new VCE English and EAL study design 
DESCRIPTION:Our upcoming event with Kellie Heintz from the VCAA will address many of the questions about the new VCE EAL study design asked in the recent VicTESOL survey of teachers. \nThis presentation will focus on the implementation of VCE units 1 and 2 EAL in 2023. New aspects of the study will be unpacked\, with a particular focus on\, the personal response to texts\, the new area of study: crafting texts\, the selection of mentor texts and suggested approaches to the teaching of writing. At the conclusion of the presentation\, there will also be the opportunity for participants to ask questions. \nPresenter \nKellie Heintz is currently employed as the EAL Curriculum Manager at the VCAA. Prior to this\, she was a lecturer in language and literacy education at the Melbourne Graduate School of Education\, where she trained pre-service secondary English teachers. She also worked at VATE\, was an educational adviser with the Teach for Australia program\, and taught VCE English and EAL in the Catholic sector for 20 years. \nCost \n$10 – VicTESOL members (including members of other state TESOL associations affiliated with ACTA)\n$30 – Non-members
URL:https://victesol.vic.edu.au/event/the-new-vce-english-and-eal-study-design/
LOCATION:Online Webinar
CATEGORIES:VicTESOL Professional Learning
ORGANIZER;CN="VicTESOL":MAILTO:victesol@victesol.vic.edu.au
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20221117T160000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20221117T170000
DTSTAMP:20260519T011046
CREATED:20220804T124752Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221109T005907Z
UID:26760-1668700800-1668704400@victesol.vic.edu.au
SUMMARY:Developing English through an understanding of how languages work
DESCRIPTION:In this presentation\, presenters from Lexis Education will explore ways of speeding up our EAL students’ learning of English and learning in English through a focus on how languages work to make meaning. This approach draws on a metalanguage (a language for talking about language) for English\, which can be equally drawn on to contrast how the students’ additional (or other or primary) languages share similarities or differences with English. \nThe presentation will include two very different contexts\, a new arrivals classroom and an Italian language classroom\, where developing such a meta understanding has been a powerful tool in helping students understand how languages work to make meaning. \n\nPresenters \nImogen Lazarus: Imogen Lazarus is an English and Italian teacher specialising in literacy pedagogies\, including Systemic Functional Linguistics\, discipline-specific literacies\, and multiliteracies. \n\n\nBrian Dare: Brian Dare is an international consultant in language and literacy. In recent years\, Brian has been working as a mentor in a number of secondary schools seeking to improve educational outcomes for their students. In this role\, he has delivered a range of professional development sessions focusing on the role of language in teaching and learning across the various learning areas including English\, History\, Science\, Art\, Italian and Mathematics \nPayal Yadav is a PLC Leader at Noble Park English Language School and ‘How Language Works’ Tutor specialising in EAL strategies and incorporating systemic functional grammar in primary EAL classes. \n\nCost \n$10 – VicTESOL members (including members of other state TESOL associations affiliated with ACTA)\n$30 – Non-members
URL:https://victesol.vic.edu.au/event/developing-english-through-an-understanding-of-how-languages-work/
LOCATION:Online Webinar
CATEGORIES:VicTESOL Professional Learning
ORGANIZER;CN="VicTESOL":MAILTO:victesol@victesol.vic.edu.au
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20221114T190000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20221114T200000
DTSTAMP:20260519T011046
CREATED:20221012T104815Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221013T003916Z
UID:29037-1668452400-1668456000@victesol.vic.edu.au
SUMMARY:ACTA Early Childhood Principles - Working Party
DESCRIPTION:The ACTA Early Childhood consultancy group has developed a set of six Early Childhood Education Principles as a statement of ACTA’s beliefs and values about home-language-based English as an Additional Language and/or dialect (EAL/D) approach in the Early Childhood years. The ECE Principles encompass all EAL/D learners: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children\, newly arrived\, migrant and Australian born children\, and refugee and refugee-background children\, functioning at all levels of home language and English language proficiency. The ECE Principles bring together the shared thinking of a large group of early childhood practitioners and researchers with EAL/D expertise from across Australia. The intention of the ECE Principles document is to raise awareness of critical issues in home language-based EAL/D education (approaches to ECE programs) for practitioners\, researchers\, policymakers\, key-stakeholders and state\, territory and federal governments. \nThis session is for practitioners and researchers with an interest in the Early Childhood Education field\, and will give an overview of the Principles before providing participants with the opportunity to workshop them. \nYou can view the Principles on the ACTA website here. \n \nThis session is run in collaboration with the Australian Council of TESOL Associations (ACTA)
URL:https://victesol.vic.edu.au/event/acta-early-childhood-consultancy-group-working-party/
LOCATION:Online Webinar
CATEGORIES:Affiliated Professional Learning,VicTESOL Professional Learning
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20221111
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20221112
DTSTAMP:20260519T011046
CREATED:20220919T123151Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220921T031034Z
UID:28059-1668124800-1668211199@victesol.vic.edu.au
SUMMARY:2022 VicTESOL Symposium
DESCRIPTION:2022 VicTESOL Symposium: Professional Identity in TESOL-Finding the Common Ground\nFriday 11 November 2022 from 8:30 am – 4:00 pm\nHow much do language educators working in schools\, Further Education (FE)\, not-for-profit organisations and universities really have in common? Can we really talk about the professional identity of teachers and their freedom for manoeuvre without addressing the kinds of organisation they work for? Is it enough to talk of curriculum-pedagogy-&-assessment\, or does this mask systematic institutional differences that have a more profound influence on learning and teaching? \nThese questions are asked in the abstract of Ben Rampton and Mel Cooke et al.’s 2022 article Sectors and the workplace in language teaching: Differences\, links and alliances? \nThe 2022 VicTESOL Symposium aims to examine the common ground between EAL teachers of all sectors\, and explore what we can learn from one another. \nClick here for detailed information about sessions and speakers at the VicTESOL Symposium 2022. \nTicket Prices\n$130 – VicTESOL Member\n$170 – Non-member \nNon-member Ticket Purchases \nFrom 1 October\, the cost of a VicTESOL member ticket and 2022 VicTESOL membership is only $174! Purchase your membership and symposium ticket in the same transaction to receive member rates to the symposium and other upcoming events.
URL:https://victesol.vic.edu.au/event/2022-victesol-symposium/
LOCATION:Victorian Academy of Teaching and Leadership\, 603-615 Queensberry St\, North Melbourne\, Victoria\, 3051\, Australia
CATEGORIES:VicTESOL Professional Learning
ORGANIZER;CN="VicTESOL":MAILTO:victesol@victesol.vic.edu.au
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20221110T163000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20221110T173000
DTSTAMP:20260519T011046
CREATED:20220827T015642Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220911T122201Z
UID:27851-1668097800-1668101400@victesol.vic.edu.au
SUMMARY:Challenges and possibilities in using The Victorian Curriculum F-10: EAL in a Year 7 science unit: A focus on word knowledge.
DESCRIPTION:In this webinar we present the results of an investigation of linguistically responsive vocabulary teaching in a Year 7 science class. We discuss how an EAL and science teacher worked together to apply the whole school’s Three Tiers approach to literacy across the curriculum with reference to the sub-strand word knowledge as one feature of language in The Victorian Curriculum F-10: EAL. Amongst the findings\, we discuss 24 strategies in science vocabulary identified in the investigation. \nPresenters \nEmily Smith is a Science teacher at Edenbrook Secondary College \nAngie Valcanis is an EAL teacher at Blackburn English Language School \nDr Anna Filipi is an Associate Professor in TESOL at Monash University. She has been involved in teacher education and language research for over 30 years. \nDr Minh Hue Nguyen is a Senior Lecturer in EAL/TESOL Education at Monash University. She has been involved in EAL/TESOL teacher education and research in Asian and Australian institutions for about 20 years. \nCost \n$10 – VicTESOL members (including members of other state TESOL associations affiliated with ACTA)\n$30 – Non-members
URL:https://victesol.vic.edu.au/event/challenges-and-possibilities-in-using-the-victorian-curriculum-f-10-eal-in-a-year-7-science-unit-a-focus-on-word-knowledge/
LOCATION:Online Webinar
CATEGORIES:VicTESOL Professional Learning
ORGANIZER;CN="VicTESOL":MAILTO:victesol@victesol.vic.edu.au
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20221012T163000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20221012T173000
DTSTAMP:20260519T011046
CREATED:20220813T103847Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220919T012338Z
UID:27523-1665592200-1665595800@victesol.vic.edu.au
SUMMARY:AMEP Virtual Roadshow - Resources for the EAL Framework
DESCRIPTION:LWA will showcase with VicTESOL\, a suite of newly developed resources\, funded by the Department of Home Affairs and aligned to the new AMEP national curriculum\, featuring a pre-launch look at: \n\na new suite of multi-modal booklets for EAL learners with emerging literacies who have little or no prior educational experience;\nthe new AMEPOnline website; a publicly available interactive website with eLearning content; and\nnew Digital Literacies Framework\, Guide and companion Teacher Resources booklet– a new framework\, teacher guide and lesson ideas and materials\, to support the integration of digital literacies into real-life learning experiences.\n\n\nThis is a free event for all members and non members of VicTESOL. \n\nUseful links \nAMEPOnline (homeaffairs.gov.au) \nAdult Migrant English Program (AMEP) – Background (homeaffairs.gov.au) \nDepartment accredited VET courses | Victorian Government (www.vic.gov.au) \nEAL Framework “101”: A Beginner’s Guide to the Victorian EAL Framework Curriculum – VicTESOL \nEAL Framework 101 (2): How to approach delivery and assessment of a group of units – VicTESOL \nEAL Framework 101 Session 3: Teaching a Unit (Adult sector)
URL:https://victesol.vic.edu.au/event/amep-virtual-roadshow-showcasing-future-resources/
LOCATION:Online Webinar
CATEGORIES:VicTESOL Professional Learning
ORGANIZER;CN="VicTESOL":MAILTO:victesol@victesol.vic.edu.au
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220922
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220923
DTSTAMP:20260519T011046
CREATED:20200216T014437Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210922T090946Z
UID:13107-1663804800-1663891199@victesol.vic.edu.au
SUMMARY:ACTA International Conference - Pushing the Boundaries
DESCRIPTION:The future-oriented seventh biennial ACTA Conference\, Pushing the Boundaries\, being held in Brisbane in 2022 (date to be confirmed)\, in the heart of Brisbane at the Hilton Hotel. \nConference presentations will focus on the theme\, Pushing the Boundaries\, and speakers will highlight innovations in the theory and practice of teaching English to speakers of other languages in Australia and globally. \nThe conference strands are:\n· New approaches and ideas in TESOL pedagogy\n· New developments in linguistics/applied linguistics\n· New insights and perspectives on student support and well being\n· Changing systems\, structures and policies in a TESOL context\n· English in a global context \nThe call for papers is now open (https://actaconference.com/present/). With a wide range of presentations\, such as oral presentations\, workshops\, poster presentations\, table top and forums\, TESOL practitioners are encouraged to submit a paper. Special Presenter rates apply. \nPlease visit the website for further information: https://actaconference.com/ and like the Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/ACTAConference/ for updates.
URL:https://victesol.vic.edu.au/event/2020-acta-international-conference-pushing-the-boundaries/
LOCATION:Hilton Hotel\, Brisbane\, Queensland\, Australia
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20220915T160000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20220915T170000
DTSTAMP:20260519T011046
CREATED:20220804T123024Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220911T122223Z
UID:26748-1663257600-1663261200@victesol.vic.edu.au
SUMMARY:EAL Meet & Teach with NGV (NGV Resourcing Event 2)
DESCRIPTION:Looking for ways to connect with fellow EAL teachers and make art more accessible and enriching for your students? Join an NGV Educator for a virtual and interactive exploration of works in the Gallery’s International Collection. Participate in a range of Gallery based teaching and learning activities\, share your expertise and collaborate with other EAL teachers to explore adaptations for EAL learning in the classroom or in the Gallery. \nPresenters \nLeah Santilli is an Outreach Educator at the National Gallery of Victoria (NGV). She is involved in the planning and delivery of learning programs for students and adults across many NGV exhibitions and areas of the permanent collection and has developed several learning resources for use in the Gallery and the classroom. Leah is also involved with School Support Programs at NGV\, facilitating Outreach visits to schools across metropolitan Melbourne.  \nThis is a free event for VicTESOL members and non members
URL:https://victesol.vic.edu.au/event/eal-meet-teach-with-ngv-ngv-resourcing-event-2/
LOCATION:Online Webinar
CATEGORIES:VicTESOL Professional Learning
ORGANIZER;CN="VicTESOL":MAILTO:victesol@victesol.vic.edu.au
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20220914T163000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20220914T180000
DTSTAMP:20260519T011046
CREATED:20220804T123908Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220804T123908Z
UID:26754-1663173000-1663178400@victesol.vic.edu.au
SUMMARY:EAL Framework 101 Session 3: Teaching a Unit (Adult sector)
DESCRIPTION:Your manager has just allocated you a unit of competency from the Victorian EAL Framework. What do you do next? Following on from Session 1 on unpacking the curriculum and the structure of a unit and Session 2 on designing a whole program\, this session will focus on what happens in the classroom. Come and learn from your peers about good practice teaching\, how to sequence and scaffold learning for a unit\, how to embed required knowledge and skills in topics and activities\, how to select suitable resources\, how to avoid re-inventing the wheel\, and how to design lessons that are engaging and relevant. \nThis is a free event for all members and non members of VicTESOL.
URL:https://victesol.vic.edu.au/event/eal-framework-101-session-3-teaching-a-unit-adult-sector/
LOCATION:Online Webinar
ORGANIZER;CN="VicTESOL":MAILTO:victesol@victesol.vic.edu.au
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20220908T160000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20220908T170000
DTSTAMP:20260519T011046
CREATED:20220804T122113Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220905T032906Z
UID:26743-1662652800-1662656400@victesol.vic.edu.au
SUMMARY:Colony to Nation for EAL teaching and learning (NGV Resourcing Event 1)  
DESCRIPTION:Experience teaching and learning in the Gallery through NGV’s Colony to Nation resources for English as an Additional Language (EAL) learners. Connect virtually with an NGV Educator at The Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia to view and discuss some of the artworks that appear in the resources\, and practice strategies for engaging your students with art at the Gallery or in the classroom. \nFeaturing practical EAL teaching strategies\, the Colony to Nation resources are flexibly designed to develop your confidence in engaging students with Australian history through works in the NGV Collection. Explore them here: \nhttps://www.ngv.vic.gov.au/school_resource/colony-to-nation/ \nPresenters  \nLeah Santilli is an Outreach Educator at the National Gallery of Victoria (NGV). She is involved in the planning and delivery of learning programs for students and adults across many NGV exhibitions and areas of the permanent collection and has developed several learning resources for use in the Gallery and the classroom. Leah is also involved with School Support Programs at NGV\, facilitating Outreach visits to schools across metropolitan Melbourne.  \nThis is a free event for VicTESOL members and non members
URL:https://victesol.vic.edu.au/event/colony-to-nation-for-eal-teaching-and-learning-ngv-resourcing-event-1/
LOCATION:Online Webinar
ORGANIZER;CN="VicTESOL":MAILTO:victesol@victesol.vic.edu.au
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20220718T160000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20220718T170000
DTSTAMP:20260519T011046
CREATED:20220627T010548Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220702T111910Z
UID:26617-1658160000-1658163600@victesol.vic.edu.au
SUMMARY:Moving Forward with the ACTA National Roadmap for English as an Additional Language or Dialect (EAL/D) Education in Schools - Interest Groups
DESCRIPTION:ACTA has launched its National Roadmap for English as an Additional Language or Dialect (EAL/D) Education in Schools\, calling for national ‘build back better’ reform of specialist provision for English language learners in schools ahead of the Federal Election. \nThe plan addresses longstanding and now pressing national policy issues that have affected the quality of English language provision for over 600\,000 English language learners in Australian schools through twelve key actions aligned to the directions and initiatives of the National Schools Reform Agreement. \nRead ACTA’s National Roadmap for English as an Additional Language or Dialect (EAL/D) Education in Schools \nRead ACTA’s media release \nThe event is an opportunity for national interest groups and professional associations to learn about the progress of ACTA’s Roadmap campaign and consider advocacy strategies for national policy renewal for EAL/D education.
URL:https://victesol.vic.edu.au/event/moving-forward-with-the-acta-national-roadmap-for-english-as-an-additional-language-or-dialect-eal-d-education-in-schools-interest-groups/
LOCATION:Online Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20220620T190000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20220620T200000
DTSTAMP:20260519T011046
CREATED:20220531T001458Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220531T001458Z
UID:26015-1655751600-1655755200@victesol.vic.edu.au
SUMMARY:Moving Forward with the ACTA National Roadmap for English as an Additional Language or Dialect (EAL/D) Education in Schools
DESCRIPTION:ACTA has launched its National Roadmap for English as an Additional Language or Dialect (EAL/D) Education in Schools\, calling for national ‘build back better’ reform of specialist provision for English language learners in schools ahead of the Federal Election. \nThe plan addresses longstanding and now pressing national policy issues that have affected the quality of English language provision for over 600\,000 English language learners in Australian schools through twelve key actions aligned to the directions and initiatives of the National Schools Reform Agreement. \nRead ACTA’s National Roadmap for English as an Additional Language or Dialect (EAL/D) Education in Schools \nRead ACTA’s media release \nThis event will provide a quick recap of the roadmap\, before moving towards strategies to assist individuals and state/territory TESOL associations spread the important messages of the Roadmap. \nCost \nFree to members and non members of VicTESOL and other ACTA affiliated Associations
URL:https://victesol.vic.edu.au/event/moving-forward-with-the-acta-national-roadmap-for-english-as-an-additional-language-or-dialect-eal-d-education-in-schools/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Affiliated Professional Learning,VicTESOL Professional Learning
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20220608T163000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20220608T180000
DTSTAMP:20260519T011046
CREATED:20220407T083624Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220407T083624Z
UID:24446-1654705800-1654711200@victesol.vic.edu.au
SUMMARY:EAL Frameworks 101 (2): How to approach delivery and assessment of a group of units
DESCRIPTION:Following on from the highly popular session EAL Frameworks 101 in Term 1\, VicTESOL is pleased to schedule a second session for teachers and managers new to using the Victorian EAL Framework curriculum. This event will include a speakers who will share how they plan for\, design\, deliver and assess a cluster of units. Speakers will represent organisations experienced in delivering Certificates at various levels from the Framework. \nPresenters\nPresenters will include a panel of speakers from Victorian metro TAFE\, regional TAFE\, ACE sector – who will share how they design programs to meet different student cohorts \n\nThis is a free event for all members and non members of VicTESOL.
URL:https://victesol.vic.edu.au/event/eal-frameworks-101-2-how-to-approach-delivery-and-assessment-of-a-group-of-units/
LOCATION:Online Webinar
CATEGORIES:VicTESOL Professional Learning
ORGANIZER;CN="VicTESOL":MAILTO:victesol@victesol.vic.edu.au
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20220531T160000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20220531T173000
DTSTAMP:20260519T011046
CREATED:20220506T014055Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220524T024052Z
UID:25149-1654012800-1654018200@victesol.vic.edu.au
SUMMARY:Supporting young people from a refugee background in the education system
DESCRIPTION:Join us online for a session with presenters from Foundation House and the Refugee Minor Program. \nWithin the first part of this event\, Foundation House\, the Victorian Foundation for Survivors of Torture and Trauma\, will address how we can support newly-arrived Afghan students and families as they settle in Victoria and enrol in language\, primary and secondary schools. The presentation will aim to support people in the following areas: \n\nResponding to trauma reactions\nResponding to trauma disclosures\nSelf-care and care for colleagues\nSettlement challenges and information regarding the backgrounds and situations of newly arrived Afghan families and how best to support them\n\nWithin the second part of this event\, the Refugee Minor Program will focus on pathways support for young people of refugee background in Victorian secondary schools. Drawing on their professional experience working with young people who attend government and Catholic schools throughout Victoria\, the presenters from refugee Minor Program will: \n\nDiscuss the barriers that refugee-background students face in preparing for post-secondary school study\nEncourage the sharing of insights\, strategies and resources to strengthen participants’ capacity to support refugee-background students with pathways planning\n\nThe content of this workshop will consider both the psycho-social and the academic (English as an Additional Language) needs of refugee-background students as they navigate pathways. \nPresenters:\nAllison Greene is the Senior Professional Learning Officer in the Education and Early Years team at Foundation House. She has a background in secondary school leadership in the Government sector. \nMadeleine Giummarra is School Support Officer for the East within the Education and Early Years Team at Foundation House\, she has a background in trauma counselling and advocacy with children\, young people and families of refugee backgrounds. \nZahra Mousawai and Zamarai Samim\, Community Project Workers within the Foundation House Afghan Community Response team will contribute some insights and perspectives to this presentation from their work with the Afghan Community Response team. \nSimone Cassidy and Bojana Popovic are Education and Training Advisors in the Refugee Minor Program (RMP)\, Department of Families\, Fairness and Housing. The RMP provides case management support to young people who have entered Victoria as refugees and are without their parents. The majority of children and young people in the program have experiences of disrupted education or have arrived with little or no formal education. Simone and Bojana work with young people from their time of arrival in Australia until they exit secondary school and begin on the next step in their education journey. Through working with more than 50 schools across Victoria and directly with young people in the RMP\, Bojana and Simone have developed insights into how varying supports\, systems and attitudes impact the experiences of young people from refugee backgrounds as they navigate the complex world of post-school study options. Formerly teachers\, Simone and Bojana combine knowledge of the academic needs of English as an Additional Language (EAL) learners with an understanding of the psychosocial supports which allow refugee-background students to thrive.
URL:https://victesol.vic.edu.au/event/supporting-refugee-young-people-in-the-victorian-education-system/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:VicTESOL Professional Learning
ORGANIZER;CN="VicTESOL":MAILTO:victesol@victesol.vic.edu.au
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20220524T160000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20220524T170000
DTSTAMP:20260519T011046
CREATED:20220427T110217Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220427T110217Z
UID:24844-1653408000-1653411600@victesol.vic.edu.au
SUMMARY:Primary EAL Assessment for New Arrivals
DESCRIPTION:In this professional learning session\, Barbara and Rebekah will share some of the key assessment practices in their new arrival setting. They will demonstrate how their core diagnostic and formative assessments help determine students’ English proficiency levels on the EAL Reporting Resource. Participants will engage in moderation of EAL student writing\, discuss evidence of student achievement and consider possible next steps for learning. \nPresenters \nRebekah Jones is the Primary Curriculum Leader at Blackburn English Language School. She has been working in the New Arrivals Program since 2015 and has taught EAL for 17 years in Australia and overseas. \nBarbara Dahlsen is the Primary Learning Specialist at Blackburn English Language School. She has worked in education for over 20 years and has worked as an EAL specialist teacher for the past 12 years. \nCost \n$10 – VicTESOL members (including members of other state TESOL associations affiliated with ACTA)\n$30 – Non-members
URL:https://victesol.vic.edu.au/event/primary-eal-assessment-for-new-arrivals/
LOCATION:Online Webinar
CATEGORIES:VicTESOL Professional Learning
ORGANIZER;CN="VicTESOL":MAILTO:victesol@victesol.vic.edu.au
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20220519T160000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20220519T170000
DTSTAMP:20260519T011046
CREATED:20211115T020629Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220223T103740Z
UID:22554-1652976000-1652979600@victesol.vic.edu.au
SUMMARY:Immigration Museum and VicTESOL: Integrating culture and language for EAL learners
DESCRIPTION:*Online Event* \nThursday 19 May\, 4-5pm \nExplore Immigration Museum’s digital resources and content that can expand learning experiences for EAL learners. Museum resources include migration stories\, cultural stories\, and objects\, timelines and personal stories investigating a myriad of Australian identities. This professional learning program is designed for EAL and classroom teachers. Resources can be adapted to suit a variety of subjects\, including Humanities\, English\, Civics and Citizenship. Presented by Immigration Museum Educators in collaboration with VicTESOL. \nGurmeet Kaur is the Education Program Producer at Immigration Museum and is an experienced former classroom teacher of English and Humanities. She has also worked on international programs such as Teach for Bangladesh and researched intercultural education in schools across Japan\, Australia\, and UK. Gurmeet studied International Relations and History at the London School of Economics and Political Sciences before completing her qualifications in Education. \nPlease note that some of the content in this webinar is a repeat of the webinar held by Immigration Museum and VicTESOL in August 2021. \nFree – Museum Victoria/VicTESOL members (including members of interstate TESOL associations affiliated with ACTA) \nFree – Friend of VicTESOL \n$20 – Non-members
URL:https://victesol.vic.edu.au/event/immigration-museum-and-victesol-integrating-culture-and-language-for-eal-learners-2/
LOCATION:Online Webinar
CATEGORIES:VicTESOL Professional Learning
ORGANIZER;CN="VicTESOL":MAILTO:victesol@victesol.vic.edu.au
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20220510T160000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20220510T170000
DTSTAMP:20260519T011046
CREATED:20220329T093148Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220407T085554Z
UID:24282-1652198400-1652202000@victesol.vic.edu.au
SUMMARY:Looking ahead: an overview of the new VCE English and EAL study design and planning for Units 1 & 2 in 2023
DESCRIPTION:This session is designed for current teachers of VCE EAL units 1-4\, teachers of VCE English classes that comprise EAL students\, as well as future teachers of VCE EAL units 1 & 2. The focus of the presentation will be on unpacking the changes that have been made to the final VCE English and EAL units 1-4 study design since the publication of the consultation draft. An overview of VCE EAL units 1-4 will also be provided with particular emphasis on units 1 & 2 which will be implemented in 2023. \nPrior to the session\, teachers are encouraged to familiarise themselves with the new EAL study design\, and in particular\, units 1 & 2 (see VCAA website here)\, and to note down any questions they might have about this in the registration process for this event so they can be addressed during the session. \nPresenter \nKellie Heintz is currently employed as the EAL Curriculum Manager at the VCAA. Prior to this\, she was a lecturer in language and literacy education at the Melbourne Graduate School of Education\, where she trained pre-service secondary English teachers. She also worked at VATE\, was an educational adviser with the Teach for Australia program\, and taught VCE English and EAL in the Catholic sector for 20 years. \nCost:\n$10 – VicTESOL members (including members of other state TESOL associations affiliated with ACTA)\n$30 – Non-members
URL:https://victesol.vic.edu.au/event/looking-ahead-an-overview-of-the-new-vce-english-and-eal-study-design-and-planning-for-units-1-2-in-2023/
LOCATION:https://victesol.vic.edu.au/event/looking-ahead-an-overview-of-the-new-vce-english-and-eal-study-design-and-planning-for-units-1-2-in-2023/
CATEGORIES:VicTESOL Professional Learning
ORGANIZER;CN="VicTESOL":MAILTO:victesol@victesol.vic.edu.au
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20220505T190000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20220505T200000
DTSTAMP:20260519T011046
CREATED:20220406T113739Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220501T010758Z
UID:24440-1651777200-1651780800@victesol.vic.edu.au
SUMMARY:Languages in Early Childhood Education: Launch of special TESOL in Context edition
DESCRIPTION:We invite you to this special event which is a launch of a special edition of TESOL in Context that focuses on Early Childhood Education. The papers address important questions about the place of home languages in early childhood contexts\, and focus on plurilingual pedagogy in early childhood education\, mothers as first teachers in remote Indigenous contexts and a bilingual Samoan- English early childhood community kindergarten program in Queensland. \nPresenters \nPaper 1 – Leveraging languages for learning: Incorporating plurilingual pedagogies in early childhood education and care\nDr Caroline Cohrssen is an associate professor in the Faculty of Education at The University of Hong Kong and Honorary Fellow\, Melbourne Graduate School of Education at The University of Melbourne. \nDr Yvette Slaughter is Senior Lecturer in Language and Literacy Education within the Melbourne Graduate School of Education (The University of Melbourne). \nDr Edith Nicolas\, is a linguist and lecturer in early childhood education at The University of Melbourne. \nPaper 2  – Mothers as first teachers: exploring the features of mother- child interactions that support young Aboriginal children’s multilingual learning at playgroup\nJanet Scull is an Associate Professor in Language and Literacy at Monash University. \nDr Jane Page is an Associate Professor and Associate Director\, Pedagogy and Leadership Research in the Research in Effective Education in Early Childhood (REEaCh) Hub at the University of Melbourne. \nPaper 3 – Knowing who you are: Heritage language\, identity and safe space in a bilingual kindergarten\nKerry Taylor-Leech is an applied sociolinguist attached to Griffith University Institute for Educational Research. \nEseta Tualaulelei is a senior lecturer with the School of Education at the University of Southern Queensland. \n\nThis is a free event for all members and non members of VicTESOL. \n \n  \nwww.tesolincontext.org.au \nJournal of ACTA – Australian Council of TESOL Associations: http://tesol.org.au/publications \nhttps://tinyurl.com/tesolincontext1-26 \nhttps://tinyurl.com/tesolincontext27
URL:https://victesol.vic.edu.au/event/languages-in-early-childhood-education-launch-of-special-tesol-in-context-edition/
LOCATION:Online Webinar
CATEGORIES:Affiliated Professional Learning,VicTESOL Professional Learning
ORGANIZER;CN="VicTESOL":MAILTO:victesol@victesol.vic.edu.au
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20220324T163000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20220324T173000
DTSTAMP:20260519T011046
CREATED:20211212T073249Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220324T042636Z
UID:22881-1648139400-1648143000@victesol.vic.edu.au
SUMMARY:Enacting translation and translanguaging collaboratively between teachers and learners for knowledge building
DESCRIPTION:Online Webinar \nThursday 24 March\, 4:30-5:30 pm \nTranslanguaging has been increasingly valued as a language pedagogy that helps multilingual learners use their existing resources for linguistic\, cognitive\, and identity development. In many EAL classrooms\, teachers are beginning to implement translanguaging by encouraging learners to use home languages and dictionaries for translation. While such practices enable learners to activate their non-English resources\, they are limited in allowing us to see the transformative value of what translation and translanguaging practices can offer. In this presentation\, we provide an example of how a university lecturer and a graduate student use translation and translanguaging practices to solve a linguistic problem. Through this example\, we highlight how these two practices are different and yet intertwined and allow for collaborative knowledge building in English. Based on this understanding\, we share some examples of translation and translanguaging strategies that do not require teachers and learners to speak the same languages and can be implemented in classrooms. \nDr Julie Choi is Senior Lecturer in Education (Additional Languages) in the Melbourne Graduate School of Education. Her research focuses on pedagogies that promote cultural and linguistic diversity\, inclusion\, and equity. She is co-editor of the book Language and Culture: Reflective Narratives and the Emergence of Identity\, Plurilingualism in Teaching and Learning: Complexities in Contexts and sole author of Creating a Multivocal Self: Autoethnography as Method. \nKailin Liu is an EAL teacher at a government secondary school in Melbourne. Kailin holds a Master of Applied Linguistics and a Master of Teaching in Secondary Education with specialisation in Mandarin and EAL. Kailin has published in the Journal of Language\, Identity & Education and presented at the 2021 American Association for Applied Linguistics Conference. Her professional interests include language and identity\, and multilingual pedagogies for language education. \n$10 – VicTESOL Members/’Friends of VicTESOL’ (including members of other state TESOL associations affiliated with ACTA) \n$30 – Non-members
URL:https://victesol.vic.edu.au/event/enacting-translation-and-translanguaging-collaboratively-between-teachers-and-learners-for-knowledge-building/
LOCATION:Online Webinar
CATEGORIES:VicTESOL Professional Learning
ORGANIZER;CN="VicTESOL":MAILTO:victesol@victesol.vic.edu.au
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20220309T163000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20220309T180000
DTSTAMP:20260519T011046
CREATED:20211212T073436Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220301T103145Z
UID:22885-1646843400-1646848800@victesol.vic.edu.au
SUMMARY:Adult TESOL Event - EAL Framework "101": A Beginner's Guide to the Victorian EAL Framework Curriculum
DESCRIPTION:Online Presentations & Panel Discussion \nWednesday 9 March\, 4:30-6:00pm \nJoin this webinar to learn from a range of presenters experienced in using the Victorian EAL Framework Curriculum. This event is designed for teachers and education managers in the adult EAL sector who are new users of the curriculum. \nPresenters will include: \n· Victorian EAL Frameworks Curriculum Maintenance Manager  – who will provide an overview of the EAL Framework \n· Chair Victorian EAL Framework Adult Sector Advisory Group  – who will present on understanding Units of Competency within the Framework \n· A panel of speakers from Victorian metro TAFE\, regional TAFE\, ACE sector – who will share how they design programs to meet different student cohorts \nThis is a free event for all members and non members of VicTESOL.
URL:https://victesol.vic.edu.au/event/adult-tesol-event-eal-framework-101-a-beginners-guide-to-the-victorian-eal-framework-curriculum/
LOCATION:Online Webinar
CATEGORIES:VicTESOL Professional Learning
ORGANIZER;CN="VicTESOL":MAILTO:victesol@victesol.vic.edu.au
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20220303T160000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20220303T173000
DTSTAMP:20260519T011046
CREATED:20211115T020703Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211115T020703Z
UID:22551-1646323200-1646328600@victesol.vic.edu.au
SUMMARY:VCE EAL Exam Webinar - Meet the Assessors Online
DESCRIPTION:Glynis Rose & Rosemary McLoughlin \nThursday 3 March\, 4-5:30 pm (AEDT)\, Online event \nIn this session\, Glynis and Rosemary will provide feedback on student performance in the 2021 VCE EAL exam\, including analysis of student performance in each section and examples of student responses. There will be opportunities for you to ask questions and gain valuable insight into how the exam is assessed. They will also suggest ways to prepare students for the 2022 exam. \nGlynis Rose is the chief assessor and Rosemary McLoughlin is the assistant chief assessor of the 2020 VCE EAL Examination. \nPlease note that the content of this session will be similar to that presented through VATE. \n$10 – VicTESOL Members/Friends of VicTESOL (including members of interstate TESOL associations affiliated with ACTA) \n$40 – Non-members
URL:https://victesol.vic.edu.au/event/vce-eal-exam-webinar-meet-the-assessors-online/
LOCATION:Online Webinar
CATEGORIES:VicTESOL Professional Learning
ORGANIZER;CN="VicTESOL":MAILTO:victesol@victesol.vic.edu.au
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20211118T160000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20211118T170000
DTSTAMP:20260519T011046
CREATED:20211010T032150Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211013T074138Z
UID:21955-1637251200-1637254800@victesol.vic.edu.au
SUMMARY:Panel Discussion - Assessment and Reporting for EAL students in primary and secondary schools
DESCRIPTION:Thursday November 18\, 4-5pm \nOnline Panel Discussion \nWhat does effective assessment look like? How do we give feedback that shows students their strengths and assists them to improve? How is assessment practice changing to meet current research? \nIn this session\, we look at the big and small questions about assessment and reporting as it applies to EAL teaching and learning in primary and secondary schools. VicTESOL has assembled a panel of primary\, secondary and new arrivals teachers\, as well as department and university representation to take part in a broad discussion. The panel will discuss some of the key questions regarding assessment\, including questions gathered from the registration process and live questions. \nThe panel includes: \nAnna-Lise Wallis\, EAL Unit\, Department of Education \nPrachi Patkar\, Noble Park English Language School \nSarah Martin\, Blackburn English Language School \nTahnee Dwyer\, Dandenong High School \nUte Knoch\, Language Testing Research Centre at the University of Melbourne \nThe panel will be hosted by Michelle Andrews\, Preston North East Primary School. \n$10 – VicTESOL members (including members of other state TESOL associations affiliated with ACTA) \n$20 – Non-members  \n 
URL:https://victesol.vic.edu.au/event/panel-discussion-assessment-and-reporting-for-eal-students-in-primary-and-secondary-schools/
LOCATION:Online Webinar
CATEGORIES:VicTESOL Professional Learning
ORGANIZER;CN="VicTESOL":MAILTO:victesol@victesol.vic.edu.au
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20211108T163000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20211108T180000
DTSTAMP:20260519T011046
CREATED:20211020T031159Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211107T071933Z
UID:22124-1636389000-1636394400@victesol.vic.edu.au
SUMMARY:ACTA Event: TESOL in Context- Growing TESOL in Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander contexts
DESCRIPTION:Time: \nACT/NSW/VIC/TAS: 4:30pm – 6:00pm \nQLD: 3:30pm – 5:00pm \nSA: 4:00pm – 5:30pm \nNT: 3:00pm – 4:30pm \nWA: 1:30pm – 3:00pm \n  \nCelebrating 30 years of TESOL in Context \n\n\n\n\nJoin with authors to discuss their articles relating to: \nGrowing TESOL in Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander contexts \n\nDenise Angelo & Catherine Hudson: From the periphery to the centre: Securing the place at the heart of the TESOL field for First Nations learners of English as an Additional Language/Dialect\n\n\nSusan Poetsch: Unrecognised language teaching: Teaching Australian Curriculum content in remote Aboriginal community schools\n\n\nIan G. Malcolm\, Patricia Königsberg & Glenys Collard: Aboriginal English and Responsive Pedagogy in Australian Education\n\n\nGillian Wigglesworth: Remote Indigenous education and translanguaging\n\n  \n 
URL:https://victesol.vic.edu.au/event/acta-event-tesol-in-context-growing-tesol-in-aboriginal-and-or-torres-strait-islander-contexts/
LOCATION:Online
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20211104T160000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20211104T173000
DTSTAMP:20260519T011046
CREATED:20210916T054152Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210916T054245Z
UID:21815-1636041600-1636047000@victesol.vic.edu.au
SUMMARY:Towards a model for a hybrid delivery of EAL
DESCRIPTION:Edwin Creely\, Katrina Tour\, Peter Waterhouse & Elizabeth Keenan \nThursday 4 November\, 4-5:30pm\, online  \n\nThe COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent lockdowns have forced all educational institutions to deliver their teaching programs online\, including English as an Additional Language (EAL) programs. While this rapid shift in 2020 was challenging\, many institutions and practitioners were able to come up with innovative and effective practices\, utilising digital technologies as effective resources and planning the development of online learning beyond the pandemic. Many educational providers\, especially those in the adult EAL sector\, are now considering a ‘hybrid’ delivery of their programs\, involving face-to-face\, online synchronous and online asynchronous components to serve the needs of their learners. This workshop offers a cohesive model for implementing a hybrid learning approach in EAL settings. This model was conceptualised\, developed and tested through collaboration between a group of  EAL teachers and researchers from Monash University. In the workshop  we provide examples of successful practices drawing on the ideas of flipped learning\, active learning and dialogic pedagogy. The workshop will also provide opportunities for the participants to discuss how this approach can be adapted to their contexts and collaboratively construct a resource to support teaching in a hybrid/flipped mode. The workshop concludes with discussion of implications for the use of a hybrid approach for learning in the EAL sector. \nPresenters \nDr Edwin Creely is a lecturer in the Faculty of Education at Monash University and teaches literacy in initial teacher education programs. His research interests include creativity\, literacy\, creative writing\, digital pedagogy and technology in education. He has wide ranging experience in education from primary and secondary to tertiary and adult education. Central to Edwin’s approach to research is his interest in innovation and creative practices\, multi-disciplinary research and bringing new models and perspectives to educational research and practice. \nDr Katrina Tour is a lecturer in the Faculty of Education at Monash University. Her current research projects investigate how people from migrant and refugee backgrounds use technologies and digital literacies for everyday life\, work and learning. Her major research focus is pedagogies for digital literacies. Katrina publishes in the field of digital literacies and TESOL and she is the author of Digital Literacies: EAL Teachers’ Guide (www.digitalliteracies.info). She is a recipient of a number of professional awards. Katrina teaches in the Faculty’s teacher education undergraduate and postgraduate programs. She also designed and led a number of professional learning activities for in-service EAL teachers. \nDr Peter Waterhouse is a lecturer in the Faculty of Education at Monash University. He teaches in the post graduate education programme\, with a particular interest in adult education and community development. His research and teaching background has been in adult literacy/ies across a wide range of contexts\, from community settings to workplace environments; and in professional development of educators\, action research and reflective practice. \nElizabeth Keenan is an EAL teacher and Teacher Mentor at Carringbush Adult Education. In 2015\, she was awarded an International Specialised Skills Institute Fellowship to investigate best practice pronunciation teaching for beginner-level adult migrants. Her professional interests focus on effective teaching of emergent L2 literacy learners and the development of digital literacy skills. Elizabeth has a MA in TESOL from the University of Melbourne and comes from a primary teaching background. \nAcknowledgements \nWe would like to acknowledge the contribution of Hayley Black of Carringbush Adult Education in developing this presentation and recognise her leadership in the development of a practical model for hybrid learning. \n$10 – VicTESOL Members (including members of state associations associated with ACTA) \n$20 – Non-members
URL:https://victesol.vic.edu.au/event/towards-a-model-for-a-hybrid-delivery-of-eal/
LOCATION:Online Webinar
CATEGORIES:VicTESOL Professional Learning
ORGANIZER;CN="VicTESOL":MAILTO:victesol@victesol.vic.edu.au
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20211019T160000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20211019T173000
DTSTAMP:20260519T011046
CREATED:20210916T054554Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210916T054708Z
UID:21860-1634659200-1634664600@victesol.vic.edu.au
SUMMARY:The Way Forward: How COVID has changed adult EAL delivery
DESCRIPTION:Tuesday 19 October\, 4:00-5:30pm (AEST) \nOnline Webinar \nThe arrival of the pandemic saw a fast and impressive pivot to remote learning for all sectors of EAL. But as we move our way forward into a new normal\, has the pandemic led to a re-imagining of the future of adult EAL delivery? In this event\, a range of adult EAL providers share their experiences and insights on the following: \n\nHow has their organization changed the way it delivers EAL programs?\nHow have they refined blended/remote learning?\nWhat has worked? What hasn’t worked?\nWhat feedback have they had – from students\, from teachers?\nHow has remote learning changed the way they teach/view digital literacy skills?\nWhat implications might these changes have for quality and assessment?\nMost importantly\, what permanent changes do they see moving forward to 2022 and beyond?\n\n$10 – VicTESOL Members (including members of other state TESOL associations affiliated with ACTA) \n$20 – Non-members
URL:https://victesol.vic.edu.au/event/the-way-forward-how-covid-has-changed-adult-eal-delivery/
LOCATION:Online Webinar
CATEGORIES:VicTESOL Professional Learning
ORGANIZER;CN="VicTESOL":MAILTO:victesol@victesol.vic.edu.au
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20210914T090000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20210914T103000
DTSTAMP:20260519T011046
CREATED:20210502T102503Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210810T101733Z
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SUMMARY:Designing culturally responsive and culturally sustaining pedagogy for struggling adolescent and adult EAL learners
DESCRIPTION:Dr Andrea DeCapua \nTuesday 14 September\, 9:00-10:30am (Australian Eastern Standard Time) \nOnline Webinar \n*If you cannot attend the live event but would like access to the recording\, you can get access by registering below. The recording will only be available to registrants in the week after the event.* \nAndrea DeCapua\, Ed.D. is a teacher\, researcher\, and educational consultant. She has held university appointments at several institutions of higher learning in the United States\, including New York University and the University of North Florida. She consults with school districts and professional organizations and is an invited presenter in North America\, Europe\, and now Australia. Her research interests include struggling culturally and linguistically diverse language learners\, particularly students with limited/interrupted formal education (SLIFE) culturally responsive pedagogy\, and cross-cultural awareness training. Dr. DeCapua has published numerous articles\, book chapters\, and books\, including a three-book series on SLIFE with H.W. Marshall: Meeting the Needs of SLIFE (2020); Breaking New Ground: Teaching Students with Limited or Interrupted Formal Education (2011) and Making the Transition to Classroom Success: Culturally Responsive Teaching for Struggling Language Learners (2013). In addition\, her e-book: SLIFE: What Every Teacher Needs to Know targeted toward all classroom teachers with SLIFE in their classrooms\, appeared in 2019. \nSession Description \nEnglish as an additional language (EAL) learners are a highly diverse group entering our schools with a wide range of backgrounds and needs. Many of them readily develop the necessary language skills\, are able to access grade-level subject area content knowledge\, and progress satisfactorily in school. However\, there are other EAL learners for whom school presents major challenges\, who do not progress smoothly\, and who are at high risk\, particularly those learners who have experienced limited\, interrupted\, or in some cases no formal education.  Despite best intentions\, teachers frequently find that conventional pedagogical practices are not effective with this population. While there are numerous reasons why these learners struggle and accepted pedagogical practices are largely ineffective\, I argue that it is not only the new language and unfamiliar content\, but also – and more critically – the nature of formal education itself that is a key barrier to their success. I outline the Mutually Adaptive Learning Paradigm (MALP®)\, a culturally responsive instructional model that builds bridges to formal education for struggling culturally and linguistically diverse learners.  This model promotes academic achievement by helping these learners access the literacy practices and academic ways of thinking of our schools and contemporary society while honoring and respecting their own learning paradigm.  I conclude by examining ways to infuse this model into the classroom through project-based learning. \n$10 – VicTESOL Members (including state associations affiliated with ACTA) \n$20 – Non-members \n*If you cannot attend the live event but would like access to the recording\, you can get access by registering below. The recording will only be available to registrants in the week after the event.*
URL:https://victesol.vic.edu.au/event/designing-culturally-responsive-and-culturally-sustaining-pedagogy-for-struggling-adolescent-and-adult-eal-learners/
LOCATION:Online Webinar
CATEGORIES:VicTESOL Professional Learning
ORGANIZER;CN="VicTESOL":MAILTO:victesol@victesol.vic.edu.au
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SUMMARY:VicTESOL Symposium 2021 - TESOL in a time of COVID: implications and possibilities
DESCRIPTION:Tuesday August 31\, 4-5:30 pm \nOnline Event \nVicTESOL\, the state association for Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) & Multicultural Education\, is holding our next annual Symposium on Tuesday 31 August. This will be live online from 4-5:30pm AEST.  For this event\, we have a panel of speakers\, experts in TESOL and multicultural education and related fields who will discuss what they see as implications of the COVID pandemic for the field of teaching English as an Additional Language (EAL) in Victoria and Australia.   \nThey will discuss what TESOL might look like in the next few years and in the longer term as a result of what we are currently experiencing. With the pausing and slowing of some programs during the pandemic\, is there a chance that TESOL and other programs may change?  Is there a chance that while there are no new arrivals that existing programs and services will be affected\, not only in the short term\, but also in the longer term? How might this look? What might be some of the advantages of possible changes? What might be some less positive consequences of change during and post COVID? What can we do to prepare ourselves for ensuring we maintain and build on the quality of EAL and associated learning and support that has been established over many\, many years? \nPanelists: \nJessica Bishop\, Migrant Information Centre (Eastern Melbourne) \nMargaret Corrigan\, CEO of Carringbush Adult Education and President of the Australian Council of TESOL associations \nDr Susan Creagh\, Honorary Senior Lecturer\, School of Education\, The University of Queensland \nAssociate Professor Russell Cross\, Language and Literacy Education\, Melbourne Graduate School of Education \nCarmel Guerra\, Director and Chief Executive Officer\, Centre for Multicultural Youth \nMark Melican\, Principal of Blackburn English Language School \nMatt Rodger\, Senior Schools Support Officer – RESP Education & Early Years Program Practice & Sector Development\, The Victorian Foundation for Survivors of Torture \nChermaine Thomas\, Melbourne Archdiocese Catholic Schools Ltd (MACS) \n  \n  \n 
URL:https://victesol.vic.edu.au/event/victesol-symposium-2021-tesol-in-a-time-of-covid-implications-and-possibilities/
LOCATION:Online Webinar
CATEGORIES:VicTESOL Professional Learning
ORGANIZER;CN="VicTESOL":MAILTO:victesol@victesol.vic.edu.au
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