The Western Australian Institute for Educational Research invites registrations for their upcoming forum titled “Local Research, Global Focus”.
Strategic planning tool for Languages
Wesley College has developed a guiding document for language learning that is a reference point for the Languages department.
PL Report 27 May: CLIL Workshop with Nadine Fraize
Participants in the MLTAWA CLIL workshop on 27 May were given a glimpse into the future of Languages learning with Nadine Fraize.
CLIL morning with Junko Nichols, CLIL trainer from Victoria
Chinese immersion teachers at Oberthur Primary School, Bull Creek recently worked with Language Consultant and CLIL trainer, Junko Nichols from Melbourne.
PL Report 27 May: Best practices for classroom management
Many thanks to Moya McLauchlan for guiding us brilliantly through techniques for managing the Languages classroom. (Members only, login to view)
PL Report 27 May: iPad Apps for Language Learning
In this workshop teachers explored a range of iPad apps that are designed predominantly for creating content in the target language.
Australian Curriculum: Languages Draft Auslan curriculum
ACARA has released the draft Foundation – Year 10 Australian Curriculum: Languages for Auslan for public consultation. Click for more information.
Raising Children in More Than One Language
As part of OMI’s Community Languages Program a free session has been arranged for parents on raising children multi-lingual and is open to all parents on Saturday 28 May.
Social capital: A vital ingredient for retaining foreign language teachers
Co-authors Shannon Mason and Cristina Poyatos Matas have revealed six key findings from research conducted in 2012 concerning the retention and attrition of Languages teachers in schools and the important role that professional teacher associations play in providing social capital and professional pathways
Implementing / improving your Languages program
As many schools in Western Australia prepare to commence planning for the implementation of the Western Australian P-10 Curriculum: Languages, it is important to stop and reflect on the current Languages program within your school and consider ways to strengthen and keep it sustainable. Here’s a tool to help you do so.
