National Newsletter No 16 May, 2020

Tēnā koutou!  你好!  안녕하세요  Kia orana!  Bonjour!  Guten Tag!  こんにちは。Salvete!  Faka’alofa lahi atu!  Talofa lava!  Buenos días!  Malo e lelei!  Malo ni!
 

NZALT Webinars 2020
 

The NZALT Webinars are continuing on a regular basis. The Webinars have a very practical focus on online teaching and are active online workshops where teachers have the opportunity to discuss possible tools, their merits, their uses, and how they work. With the decision around Level 2 and moving back into the classroom, we will focus on strategies to support you.

The following Webinars have already been organised and are available at the following Zoom meeting link: 
https://zoom.us/j/92937380688?pwd=WjMrQWdSS0U3RjgwK2QxMWxTaDdsZz09
Meeting ID: 929 3738 0688
Password: 812235

Thursday 14 May 3.30 - 5 pm: Online teaching strategies - share strategies you have discovered during online teaching and that you could take forward into your face-to-face classroom

Thursday 21 May 3.30 - 5.00 pm: Scaffolded Writing Strategies - the focus will be on the NCEA Writing Standard and how to gather evidence towards this Achievement Standard


Teachers of any language, as well as both primary and secondary, are most welcome to join any of these Webinars. It is an excellent opportunity to meet other language teachers, share strategies, and expertise. If you are interested in participating in one of these webinars, please email Madlen Kunath who is our Online PLD Co-ordinator for further details.


Friday 15 May : NCEA and Lea Faka Tonga 2.00- 3.00 pm 

Juliet Kennedy, our NZALT Community Languages Coordinator will be running this Webinar.
Here is the Zoom link: 
https://auckland.zoom.us/j/5478333316 The password is: malo

This online workshop can be tailored to whatever aspects of NCEA you would like to work on together.
Please let Juliet know what you would like to cover in this workshop so she can make sure this is included.  Also, do pass this email and Zoom link onto anyone you think might be interested in taking part.
From reading the feedback from the NZALT surveys about what teachers of lea faka-Tonga would like to cover in the workshop we have understood that areas of interest include:

• Using videos for posting content, and assessing speaking-speeches and interactions online
• Online lessons for NCEA assessments and providing feedback online
• Scaffolding writing activities for NCEA lea faka-Tonga writing portfolios
• Templates for writing NCEA assessment tasks
• Authenticity issues with online assessments
• Shared platforms for resources

Please contact Juliet if you have any questions.

 

NZALT Inquiry Clusters 2020 now Online Clusters
 

The NZALT Inquiry Cluster meetings are continuing but with a focus on teaching online. These online cluster meetings are an opportunity for teachers to share their practice in adapting to teaching online, the highs and lows, ie what works, what isn't working and possible changes. The following times have already been organised via Zoom and will continue on a weekly basis, dependent on teachers' requests:

Hutt Cluster Wednesday 13 May, 2.00 pm. 
Canterbury Cluster, South Canterbury, and Nelson Clusters, Wednesday 13 May, 3.00 pm
Otago Cluster, every Wednesday, 3.30 - 5.00 pm   

 If you are interested in participating in the Hutt or Canterbury online clusters, please email Jeni Lemberg and for the Otago cluster, please email Madlen Kunath.

 

NZALT Further Study Awards - 2020
 

Teachers can apply for financial assistance for further language teaching-related study of up to 50% of one year of fees ($4000 maximum).

If you wish to apply, please complete the Application Form 2020. You must also email the NZALT secretary, Christine Williams, at secretary@nzalt.org.nz to let us know that you have applied.

Deadline for applications for 2020: 5 pm on 1 June 2020.

A maximum of 3 awards will be granted per year. Teachers who have been granted an award may apply in subsequent years.

Rules and Criteria for NZALT Further Study Award:

1.  Applications for an award must state:

• Name and school

• Current position 

• Description of course of study

• Reason for applying for funds

• Amount requested

• Proposed ways of sharing benefits to colleagues and students.

2.  Teachers receiving an award must supply NZALT Executive with a written report suitable for publishing on the NZALT website or in other relevant NZALT publications.

Where qualifications will take at least two years to complete, a short progress report should be submitted by the end of the academic year for which funding has been granted.  When the qualification is completed, a final report should be received within two months of the conclusion of study, or at the end of the academic year for which funding has been given.

3.  The award may be granted for language teaching-related study at a New Zealand tertiary institution.

4.  The amount of funds allocated will be decided by the Executive and depend on:

• the amount of funds available

• the number of applications received

• the nature of the study sought

5. Successful recipients will receive the funds once NZALT has received confirmation of the course of study and associated costs.

 

For support with language teaching and learning, resourcing, planning and much more contact the Centre for Languages at Future Learning Solutions www.futurelearningsolutions.nz

Remember to check the NZQA Subjects page for all the information on the Internal and External Achievement Standards for your language at https://www.nzqa.govt.nz/ncea/subjects/