Rich Language Tasks in Early Childhood Years

Description

A two part professional learning opportunity for Languages teachers in Early Childhood to develop common tasks for learning and to engage in moderation.

This is a two part professional learning opportunity for Languages teachers in Early Childhood to develop common tasks for learning and make consistent and comparable judgments about student learning. Tasks will be generic so teachers of all second/additional languages are encouraged to participate. Held at Wesley College, participants will have the opportunity to visit the school's Early Learning Centre where there is a strong emphasis on play-based learning through discovery and exploration.

Part 1:  Wednesday 12 June 2019 8.30am-12pm
Part 2:  Wednesday 11 September 2019  8.30am-12pm
(It is expected that teachers registering for this course will attend both sessions)

Aims of this professional learning include:

• opportunities to observe a Reggio Emilia inspired approach in at action at Wesley College
• development of age-appropriate tasks which can be applied across all languages
• development and apply strategies and tools to collect evidence of learning 
• engagement in moderation processes with other Early Childhood language teachers using the Pre-primary-Year 2 Achievement Standards