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Kelly Juriansz of DEECD central office and Samantha McGuffie of Foundation House will give an update of education and support for refugees. With Refugee Week approaching, this session will also give you some ideas for raising awareness and providing students with activities to  celebrate the contributions of refugee to our communities.   PREPARING FOR THE SESSION:• Ensure that you have tested the software at least 2 days prior to your session so that any technical issues can be resolved in time…See More

 ESL central staff and regional staff staff, including John Ingamells, SMR, Christine Sherry, Loddon Mallee, will give examples of ESL support that is available for teachers and students in Victorian government schools. If you have ESL students in your classroom you may find out about funding opportunities and some interesting strategies. PREPARING FOR THE SESSION:• Ensure that you have tested the software at least 2 days prior to your session so that any technical issues can be resolved in…See More

Description: This session will look at unpacking the messages behind career development through the National Career Development Week campaign. The presenters will demonstrate some of the engaging strategies that have been used by schools across Australia to promote a career development culture amongst students, teachers and school communities.National Career Development Week is sponsored by the federal government through the Career Industry Council of Australia, each year the campaign seeks to…See More

Description: This session will explore ICT tools easily accessible in classrooms and their application in furthering students’ intercultural engagement. Teachers will have the opportunity to strengthen their technology skills as well as explore a variety of projects and activities available freely to schools.Presenter: Aaron O’Shannessy, Asia Education FoundationAaron O’Shannessy is the manager of international programs at the Asia Education Foundation and project manager of the suite of…See More

Presenter: Bernadette Gigliotti, Director, Careers Education Association of Victoria (CEAV)Description: This session will look at unpacking the messages behind career development through the National Career Development Week campaign. The presenters will demonstrate some of the engaging strategies that have been used by schools across Australia to promote a career development culture amongst students, teachers and school communities.National Career Development Week is sponsored by the federal…See More

Description: In this session, a variety of strategies will be demonstrated for teachers with limited experience using still cameras, video-cameras, flipcams and webcams in their classrooms. By the end of this session, teachers will have great resources and the required confidence to put cameras in the hands of their students, and get high quality learning and engagement as measurable outcomes. The session will provide storyboard templates, film-making tips to pass on to students and "quick 'n'…See More