Teacher and Learner Engagement
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University English Language Centres of Australia (UECA), English Australia and UNSW Institute of Languages present:
Teacher and Learner Engagement - PD Fest Sydney 2014
This full day of professional development includes opening and closing keynotes, four sessions of 50 minute workshops in four streams, lunch, networking opportunities and an early evening social event.
The theme of the PD Fest is Teacher and Learner Engagement and is aimed at providing professional development for teachers by teachers at UECA and English Australia member institutions. Workshops are presented in four streams – Motivation, Innovation, Evaluation and Exploration.
Please see the program below for more details.
| Date: | Saturday, 22 March 2014 | |||
| Time: | 9:45am - 5:00pm | |||
| Place: | L5 Building, UNSW Institute of Languages 223 Anzac Parade Kensington, NSW 2033 |
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| Cost: | $50 for teachers from member institutions | |||
| Registration: | Registrations are limitied to 140 teachers. |
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| 9.45 | Coffee and Registration | |||||
| 10.20 | Welcome David Larbalestier President of UECA |
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| 10.30 - 11.30 | Opening Keynote: Beyond 'food and festivals': How to teach critical interculturality in language teaching Dr Phiona Stanley UNSW School of Education |
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Room G 04 |
Room G 09 |
Room G 03 |
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| 11.40 - 12.30 Session 1 |
Session 1A MOTIVATION Collocating to promote Functional Language Use and Learner Autonomy. Garth Brennan (CET) SOLD OUT |
Session 1B MOTIVATION Promoting vocabulary acquisition - levels of involvement. Vanessa Beal (UNSWIL) SOLD OUT |
Session 1C INNOVATION Is that an academic wordlist in your pocket? Engaging learners with mLearning, Quizlet and QR Codes. Darren Brookes (QUT) SOLD OUT |
Session 1D INNOVATION EAP Curriculum design for research students. Neil England (Insearch) |
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| 12.30 - 13.30 | Lunch in courtyard Level 1 (included in PDfest registration) | |||||
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MOTIVATION Engaging students and meeting their diverse needs. |
INNOVATION Showcasing content or methodology. |
EVALUATION Assessing students' learning. |
EXPLORATION Teacher self development and research. |
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| 13.30 - 14.20 Session 2 |
Session 2A Wake up your students! Warmers and energisers for Academic English. Meredith MacAulay (UNSWIL) SOLD OUT |
Session 2B Blended learning - another tool in the kit. John O'Connor (UWS) SOLD OUT |
Session 2C Test writing - a team approach. Louise FitzGerald (Independent exam/test writing specialist) |
Session 2D Preparing learners for extensive reading through 'Reciprocal Teaching Strategies'. Aparna Jacob Amanda Eads Julija Stephanova (Strathfield College) |
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| 14.30 - 15.20 Session 3 |
Session 3A Motivation and Clear Speaking. Maria Laudenbach (CET) SOLD OUT |
Session 3B Why listen to this? Helping learners better understand academic lectures. Nikki Hayes (UNSWIL) SOLD OUT |
Session 3C Preparing Students for an Academic Presentation: Maximising Class time. Angie Nazim (UNSWIL) SOLD OUT |
Session 3D Building a Quality Culture. Mark Raven (NEAS) |
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| 15.30 - 16.20 Session 4 |
Session 4A Motivation from the start: Planning the first lesson with a new class. Kimberley Masters James Heath (UNSWIL) SOLD OUT |
Session 4B ELT Across Multiple Platforms: a blended approach. Lachlan Kalache (Insearch) |
Session 4C Get the best RESLT - Rubrics for ESL Teachers. Vanessa Todd Philip White (MUELC - Macquarie) |
Session 4D People describing people. Deborah Ferris UNSWIL |
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| 16.30 - 17:00 | Closing Keynote Katherine Brandon English Australia |
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| 17.00 onwards | Networking Event Drinks provided |
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Teacher and Learner Engagement - PD Fest Sydney 2014 proudly sponsored by: |
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