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MLTAV Annual Conference 2009
"Languages within a Changing Landscape"
Friday 15th May
Hemisphere Convention Centre, Moorabbin
This professional learning activity has been supported partially through funding from the Victorian Department of Education and Early Childhood Development

Major Themes:
  1. LOTE in VELS
  2. Assessment for, as and of learning
  3. Intercultural Language Learning
  4. Interdisciplinary Learning in LOTE
  5. VCE LOTE
  6. Professional Standards for Accomplished Teachers
pdf CLICK HERE to download the Conference program.
CONFERENCE SESSIONS AND PAPERS/HANDOUTS:
Please note that the following conference papers/handouts are made available in good faith. The MLTAV's liability policies with regard to accuracy of the information provided, advice contained in the resources and downloading of the files is published here . The resources are available for use by Languages professionals in a not-for-profit environment. Permission should, though, be sought from the author(s) for further distribution. Reproduction in any form for commercial use is not permitted.

Session 21. Sandy Phillips - 'Knowledgebank: Next Generation'

Session 2.2 Kylie Farmer - 'Professional Standards for Accomplished Teaching of Languages and Cultures'

Session 2.3 Sarah Pavy - 'Engaging Activities, Successful Language Learning' - Session Handout

Session 2.4 Marlene Dingle & Robyn Elmi ' Lights! Camera! LOTE Action! Organising a LOTE Student Film Festival.  Session Handouts: Lesson Plan for German Film Making; Crewing Roles for Students; Siobhan's Basic Film Making TipsLMR LOTE Film Festival 2008 DVD Order Form; Conference Presentation - 'The Teachers Perspective' (by Robyn Elmi - LOTE teacher from winning school, Weeroona College); Loddon Mallee Region (LMR) Film Festival Awards Booklet P1LMR Film Festival Awards Booklet P2; LMR Film Festival Awards Booklet P3LMR Film Festival Awards Booklet P4.

Session 2.5 Julie Reid - 'Indigenous Languages of Victoria: Revival and Reclamation'- Session Handout

Session 2.6 Maree Dellora - 'Promoting Thinking Skills in the VELS LOTE Classroom'- Session Handout

Session 2.7 Lisa Dowse & Heather Carver - 'Elluminate'- Session Handout

Session 2.8 Stuart Miller & Nancy Posterino - 'Rubric Maker'

Session 3.1 Claire Teisen (Red Herring) - 'Urashima the Fisherman' - Urashima Flyer

Session 3.2 Kathryn Hill - 'Classroom - Based Assessment'-

Session 3.3 Sarah Pavy & Sharyne Rankine - 'AISV Engaging Boys in Languages Research Project' - Session Handout

Session 3.4 Andrew Ferguson - 'Towards a National Curriculum for Languages - Have your say!' - Session Handouts: Melbourne Declaration Excerpts; Shape_of_the_Australian_Curriculum_May09 (by the National Curriculum Board).

Session 3.5 Lisa Dowse - 'Differentiating Language Tasks in the LOTE Classroom' - Session Handout

Session 3.6 Adrienne Horrigan - 'Programming for Combined Classes at Senior Secondary Levels' - Session Handouts: Discussion Slides (by Adrienne Horrigan); Programming for Combined Classes at Senior Secondary Level paper (by Adrienne Horrigan); Combined Class Paper (by Inge Cairns); Swinburne Senior Secondary College Dates 2009 (provided by Jackie Love)

Session 3.7 Jaclyn Curnow - '4 fun, fast, free E-learning resources' - Session Handout

Session 3.8 Stuart Miller & Nancy Posterino - 'Gamemaker'

Session 4.1 Madeleine Jenkins - 'Assessment Design' - Assessment Design; Design Guidelines.

Session 4.2 Angela Fletcher: Heather Cirovic, Hong Davies, Prema Devathas & Angela Khan - 'Professional Standards Project (PSP) Investigations' - Session Handouts: Cultural Task Based Approach to Teaching Second Languages (by Prema Devathas); Indonesian Lesson Design (by Prema Devathas); PSP Showcase Presentations (by Hong Davies); PSP Report Summary (by Hong Davies).

Session 4.3 Dr Andrew Blumbergs & Frances Holl - 'Interdisciplinary Language Studies: "The Planet & Natural Disasters" - Session Handout

Session 4.4 Gabriella Bartolissi & Maria Dikaiou - 'Using Assessment Maps to Understand the VELS LOTE Intercultural Knowledge and Language Awareness Dimension' - Session Handout

Session 4.5 Susan Fraser - 'Promoting LOTE' - Session Handout

Session 4.6 Andrea Truckenbrodt - 'LOTE and Numeracy: count on it' - Session Handout

Session 4.7 Jaclyn Curnow - '4 fun, fast, free E-learning resources' - Session Handout

Session 4.8 Gwyn McLelland - 'Podcasting and Web-enriching your VCE study - Session Handout

Session 5.1 Claire Teisen (Red Herring) - 'Urashima the Fisherman' - Session Handout

Session 5.2 Adrienne Horrigan - 'Exploring Assessment in VCE' - LOTE Units 1-4 for Teachers New to VCE (by Adrienne Horrigan); Program Outline Checklist; Sample Module.

Session 5.3 Viviana Golding - 'Characteristics of a LOTE Primary School' - Session Handout; Teaching an Additional Language (LOTE) in the Primary Class (by Viviana Golding).

Session 5.4 Jackie Love - 'Careers Counselling and Languages within a Changing Landscape - working Together': World Opinion Paper - Printed Edition

Session 5.5 Linton Roe - 'Sing My Language - Songs and Musical Games in the Primary LOTE classroom'

Session 5.6 Megan McLaughlin - 'Pockets of Success' - Session Handout

Session 5.7 Russell Blackie - 'Connect has arrived!'

Session 5.8 Julie Reid - 'Usability Trial of the Aboriginal Languages of Victoria Web Resource Portal'


Major Sponsor of Conference:

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MLTAV Annual Conference 2008
"Celebrating the International Year of Languages"
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Friday 9th May
Hemisphere Convention Centre, Moorabbin
Highlights of the MLTAV 2008 Annual Conference included presentations by teachers who have taken part in the action-research projects funded through the DEECD Strategic Partnerships Program and the launch of Olympic Resources for Primary Languages Teachers to celebrate the International Year of Languages.

This professional learning activity has been supported partially through funding from the Victorian Department of Education and Early Childhood Development

Major Themes:
  1. LOTE in VELS
  2. Assessment for, as and of learning
  3. Intercultural Language Learning
  4. Interdisciplinary Learning in LOTE
  5. VCE LOTE
  6. Professional Standards for Accomplished Teachers
pdf CLICK HERE to download the Conference program.
CLICK HERE FOR CONFERENCE PAPERS
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This program can also be found on the Victorian Institute of Teaching (VIT) Pdi search engine.
All programs listed on Pdi reference the standards of professional practice for renewal of teacher registration in Victoria.

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MLTAV Annual Conference 2007 "VELS Implementation and So Much More"
27 April - Hemisphere Centre, Moorabbin, Melbourne


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This professional learning activity has been supported partially through funding from the Victorian Department of Education and Early Childhood Development
Major Sponsors:G & N Designer

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AFMLTA Biennial National Conference - The Language Connection
11-14 July 2007 - Burswood International Resort, Perth


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Visiting speakers included:

Claire Kramsch, University of California, Berkeley, USA / Professor Anne Pauwels, University of Western Australia / Associate Professor Anthony Liddicoat, University of South Australia / Angela Scarino, University of South Australia / Ian Lillico, National Consultant in Gender Education / Dr Howard Nicholas, La Trobe University

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