This workshop looks exclusively at the EAL component of the New VCE English/EAL Study Design. In this workshop, each area of the new study design will be explained in terms of how it applies to EAL students - particulary for units 1&2 next year. Teachers will be provided with example assessment tasks, models of how to structure units and examples of teaching activities to support and scaffold EAL students to meet unit outcomes.

This workshop focuses on the New VCE Literature Study Design. The workshop will begin by providing teachers an overview of the whole study design and point out key differences from the current study design. The workshop will then discuss each area of the new study design in detail,  explained in particular how to implement units 1&2 next year and key considerations in planning for the new study design next year. Teachers will be provided with example assessment tasks, models of…

This workshop is aimed at senior primary and junior secondary literacy and English teachers. It will demonstrate to teachers a range of explicit and evidence based teaching procedures to improve students’ comprehension and inference of fiction and non-fiction texts within class. In particular, the workshop will look at: the difference between reading assessment and learning to read activities how to use strategies at the pre, during and post reading stages and establishing reading routines how to incorporate direct reading instruction…

This workshop is designed for Year 12 teachers who will be teaching the film Sunset Boulevard in 2023 and will focus on teaching the text for an analytic response. The workshop will begin by looking at essay tasks which can be set for this text. The workshop will then look at how to teach setting, character, imagery and film techniques. The workshop will focus on how to teach students to discuss and think about the messages in the text. It…

This workshop is designed for Year 12 teachers who will be teaching the film High Ground in 2023 and will focus on teaching the text for an analytic response. The workshop will begin by looking at essay tasks which can be set for this text. The workshop will then look at how to teach setting, character, imagery and film techniques. The workshop will focus on how to teach students to discuss and think about the messages in the text. It…

This workshop focuses on the Crafting Texts area of study for the new VCE English Study Design. The workshop will provide teachers with a range of ideas and strategies to structure and run the unit, including: *Developing assessment tasks and rubrics *Introducing and unpacking the big idea for students *How to use mentor texts *Supporting students to develop and plan ideas for their own response *Helping students understand and refine a purpose for their writing *Strategies to model different types…