Have you taught or managed in programs for international students and/or adult migrant and refugee English language learners, for example in the AMEP, SEE Program, TAFE, university, ELICOS and community and State-funded programs? Then you’ll know that the closure of Australia’s borders has huge implications for your program and employment! To help our national body, … Read more
SHARE YOUR BEST LESSON OR TEACHING STRATEGY ATESOL ACT warmly invites you to share your many talents and great experience with your fellow EAL/D teachers by contributing to our next Professional Learning event entitled “Share Your Best Lesson”. Full details and Expression of Interest form (to present) can be found on our EVENTS page >>
On Monday 4th May, 2020, the ACT Board of Senior Secondary Studies (BSSS) Executive Officer for Curriculum, Mr Kristofer Feodoroff, met (remotely) with a group of concerned EALD educators to discuss the EAL component of the draft English Framework for Years 11 & 12. Prior to the BSSS meeting, ATESOL ACT invited all those registered … Read more
Read all about the recent virtual tour that the National Portrait Gallery hosted for ATESOL ACT. We have also collated detailed notes – 8 pages of them – on the images, stories and ideas shared in the session, which you can download from the Recent Events page >>
Senior Secondary English/EALD Framework – Monday 4 May meeting with BSSS representatives ATESOL ACT invites Year 11 and 12 Senior Secondary teachers in the ACT to a meeting with representatives from the Board of Senior Secondary Studies (BSSS) to brief us and take questions on the Board’s response to EALD specific concerns regarding the English/EALD … Read more
Join your local ACT colleagues from across all education sectors in a remote, online workshop, to learn and discuss ways to support your EAL/D learners remotely in an online environment. We have lined up presentations on how digital tools can be used to support EAL/D learner needs, and how face-to-face content can be adapted for … Read more
You may remember that a special on-site tour of the National Portrait Gallery collection for EAL/D teachers had been scheduled to precede the ATESOL ACT Annual General Meeting last month? But due to the mounting COVID-19 restrictions on public gatherings at the time, the NPG tour had to be cancelled (and the Committee hastily reorganised the AGM … Read more
Our AGM in March saw the election of an expanded and talented Committee whose EAL/D teaching experience probably totals 200 years, spanning Australia and overseas, adult and child learners, and Indigenous and urban settings. You can read more about each of the Committee members on the website by clicking the link below: Meet your 2020 … Read more
Due to COVID-19 uncertainty, the ACTA International Conference that was planned for September-October 2020 has been rescheduled to 2021 QATESOL will host the 2020 ACTA Conference in Brisbane from 28 – 30 September 2021.The Conference theme is: Pushing the Boundaries. For more information, go to https://actaconference.com/ To register go to: https://actaconference.com/registration/ ATESOL ACT membership entitles … Read more
In the ATESOL ACT April 2020 Newsletter you can read about… upcoming Professional Learning events planned for April and May resources for remote teaching more professional learning opportunities further afield and get to know your fabulous new 2020 office bearers and Committee Read it here: ATESOL ACT Newsletter – 9 April 2020