Strengthen Your Strategies for Teaching ESL Students

WORKSHOP 1: RESOURCES AND STRATEGIES

Tuesday 6 September 2011 | 9am–4pm
This workshop for teachers across the curriculum addresses the frustration and disengagement many ESL students experience when reading and writing in a language that is not their L1 (first language). Participants will be provided with resources that can be used in their classrooms or used as models for personal task design; and assisted to develop strategies that will support active learning and engagement with these students. (NSWIT Course Code C08580)

WORKSHOP 2: DESIGNING TASKS

Tuesday 13 September 2011 | 9am–4pm
(It is not essential that participants have attended Workshop 1, but knowledge acquired in the previous workshop will be of great assistance.) This workshop explores the choice and design of appropriate tasks and lessons that address ESL and literacy needs – particularly relating to the pressures that the NAPLAN has imposed on schools – and bridge gaps of student understanding and participation. By the end of this workshop participants should take away tasks that are ready to use in their classrooms. (NSWIT Course Code C08581)

Presenter
Dora Lafkas lectures in TESOL Curriculum in the Faculty of Education and Social Work, and provides teacher training courses in TESOL and literacy. She has been teaching and lecturing in the field of TESOL for over 20 years, including 14 years as a secondary school ESL teacher in mainstream classrooms and intensive English centres. During this time she participated in DSP projects such as 'Write it Right', as a team member, team leader, school project consultant and resources developer. In these roles she offered advice and curriculum support on matters of language and literacy across the curriculum, particularly when related to the sociolinguistic backgrounds of the students. She is currently working on developing resources that bridge literacy and numeracy gaps across all ages.

Fees & Registration
Register online here: Workshop 1 | Workshop 2: Designing Tasks
$220 Individuals / $210 Groups from the same school (per workshop, per person, GST incl.)

Venue
The University of Sydney, Camperdown

Enquiries
Anita Hancock | T: 02 9036 6523 (Mon–Wed) | E: