Participation in these courses can be ‘one off’ or undertaken as a series of three separate sessions.
It is recommended courses be completed in sequence.
Supporting EAL/D students in our classrooms is a three-part course designed to address the contributions and educational needs of diverse EAL/D students in Australian schools, including those who have recently arrived and who may be from refugee backgrounds. Drawing upon principles and practices of EAL/D pedagogy to support mainstream and EAL/D teachers in planning and implementing programs that meet the needs of EAL/D students in mainstream classes, teachers will learn how to identify specific teaching and learning practices that can best support the educational development of their EAL/D students.
Why participate?
Part 1 - addresses program planning processes that are principled and collaborative; and that identify clear purposes for learning organised in two sections:
- Module 1 — Program Planning
- Module 2 — Purposes for Learning
Who should participate?
- Teachers - Years F–6
- Teachers of EAL/D students, including new arrivals
| Cost of participation |
| Member |
$140 |
| Non-Member |
$200
|
Completing this course contributes to 4 hours of online Professional Learning addressing 1.2.2, 1.3.2, 2.1.2, 3.1.2, 3.2.2, 3.5.2, 3.6.2 and 3.7.2 from the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers.
This course is NESA Approved
For NSW teachers: Completing Supporting EAL/D students in our classrooms Part 1: Program planning to support EAL/D students will contribute 4 hours of NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA) Accredited PD in the priority area of Delivery and assessment of NSW Curriculum/Early Years Learning Framework addressing standard descriptors 1.3.2, 1.5.2 from the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers towards maintaining Proficient Teacher Accreditation in NSW.
See also Part 2 and Part 3 in this series.