Secondary English Network Day

Description

This English Network Day is an opportunity for HOLAs and other interested teachers to meet and discuss current issues in the teaching of Secondary English, share resources and ideas, and engage in professional learning.

This networking session is conducted in conjunction with Catholic Education WA.

Agenda:

8:30am        Registration and Networking

8.55am        Acknowledgement of Country and Prayer

9.00am -          

Disability, DSE and Personalised Learning - Understanding Inclusion in a Mainstream Secondary English Classroom 

Presenter: Paula Duggan (CEWA)

• This session will review the definition of disability and examine the processes and adjustments used when catering for the individual needs of students.
• There will be opportunities for teachers to explore a structured approach for personalised learning using adjustments to both curriculum and methods of assessment.                     

10:30am        MORNING TEA

11.00am -       

• The Bildungsroman - from the Victorian novel, to Harry Potter, to YA
• Twentieth Century Tragedy

Presenter: Dr Ned Curthoys (UWA)

Dr Ned Curthoys’ research on the Bildungsroman offers new insights into this subgenre, with implications right across the Secondary English spectrum. We’ll identify some key elements of the genre, and look at its relationships with epic, quest narratives, and historical fiction, as well as talking about why the Bildungsroman flourishes and endures.

The second part of the session focuses on The Crucible (Miller) and A Streetcar Named Desire (Williams), and will be of particular interest to current and prospective Literature and English ATAR teachers.

12.30pm         LUNCH

1.15pm -           

Sharing of  2021 programmes, plans and prospects

Participants are invited to bring course outlines and proposed assessments. Shared information on schools’ text choices will help facilitate the grouping for this session.         

3.15pm -            

Evaluation

3.30pm           Close