© The Association of Independent Schools of NSW Languages in Primary May 6th 2013

© The Association of Independent Schools of NSW The AIS places the highest priority on the safety of its staff and visitors.  ‘Beep, beep’ tone alerts wardens and occupants  ‘Whoop, whoop’ tone signals evacuation Should you require first aid assistance, please do not hesitate to ask me. In the event of a building evacuation being required the following procedure applies: I will now explain the route to the nearest fire exit and if evacuation is required I will be your guide to the assembly area.

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© The Association of Independent Schools of NSW Online Certificates  Participation Certificates for all AIS courses/conferences/events are now available online and will no longer be provided in hard copy  After attending your course/conference/event please Log In to your account on the AIS website  Go to My Profile>My Courses and you will be able to download your personal certificate as acknowledgement of your attendance  Please allow a week for your attendance to be confirmed and recorded

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© The Association of Independent Schools of NSW Languages update! 1.Australian Curriculum- Where are we up to? (according to ACARA)  Italian and Chinese curriculum currently being revised  Other languages to be open for consultation May-July 2013  Revised curriculum for all languages will be presented to the ACARA Board in December and then to Ministers for approval for publication.  Implementation – 2014 (This decision rests with BoS)

© The Association of Independent Schools of NSW 2.. Upcoming Professional Learning opportunities:  Tablets in Languages (K-6) – 14 th May, AIS  Indonesian Teachers’ Conference – 17 th May, University of Sydney  Une journée pas comme les autres – 27 th May, AIS  AFMLTA conference – 5 th - 8 th July 2013, Canberra

© The Association of Independent Schools of NSW Professional learning cont.  Tablets in Languages (7-12) – 29 th July, AIS  Japanese: A Priority Language – 12 th August,AIS  Endeavour Language Teaching Fellowships 2014 Endeavour Language Teaching Fellowships Useful sites:  Languages (AIS) Languages  (MLTANSW)

© The Association of Independent Schools of NSW Promoting Languages in Primary - MLTA  MLTA Linguafest – Stage 3  Other student initiatives?  Professional Learning - TeachMeets - Subsidising PL costs - Other targeted PL?

© The Association of Independent Schools of NSW Aims of today…  To extend your repertoire of teaching strategies  To extend your professional network

© The Association of Independent Schools of NSW Today will be….  A day of sharing of ideas focussing on:  Effective programming  Successful classroom practice