Italiamoci -  Professional Development 2006
                                                                                                                  Term One, 2006     p.2
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
AiSV
Government Schools are welcome to attend these workshops.  AiSV will bill the schools direct. 
All the workshops will be held at AiSV 20 Garden Street, South Yarra and are limited to 25 with morning tea & lunch provided unless otherwise stated. 
New VCE LOTE Teachers� Forum -  This workshop is a joint initiative of the Modern Language Teachers Association of Victoria (MLTAV) and the Association of Independent Schools of Victoria (AiSV).   
The workshop will provide advice on determining a range of suitable topics and sub-topics for Years 11 and 12 and ways of sequencing these.  Suggestions for setting and timing SACS will also be given.  Participants should bring their VCE Study Design and any materials they are planning on using to teach at thses two levels.
Dates & Time:  Tuesday 21 February 2006   (9.30 � 3.30)
Cost: $55.00 (inc GST) per participant.   Closing date 14/02/06
Unpacking VELS for Language Teachers in the Middle Years -  Focus on Years 5-8 & to enable teachers to develop an understanding of the different components of the VELS documents.  Limit - 40 participants.
Dates & Time:  Wednesday 1 & Thursday 2 March 2006  (9.30 � 3.30)
Cost: $88.00 (inc GST) per participant for the two days.   Closing date 23/02/06

New LOTE Teachers� Forum  Prep � Year 10 Focus will be on a variety of strategies to assist new LOTE teachers coping with a range of classroom situations.
Dates & Time:  Friday 3 March 2006   (9.30 � 3.30)
Cost: $55.00 (inc GST) per participant   Closing date 22/02/06
VCE Workshop � Listening & Reading Comprehension Test Items 
The workshop will provide participants with information about different types of items which can be used to measure students� listening & reading comprehension.                   
Limit � 40 participants.
Dates & Time: Tuesday 4 April 2006   (9.30 � 3.30)
Cost: $55.00  (inc GST) per participant   Closing date 28/03/06



Network Meetings

Goulburn Teachers of Italian
Tools to audit your Italian program

Wednesday 15 February 2006
Venue: Mooroopna Secondary College Shepparton
Time:  4.14 pm

NETI

Thursday 23 February 2006
Venue: TBA   Wangaratta
Time:  7.00pm

Please make a note of the above dates in your diary.

As the school first term is so short, it ends on Friday 10 March 2006, there will be no further meetings or professional development until term 2, 2006.  Information regarding dates & venues will be sent out to network members before the end of term one.

A  Venetian display created by the students from Porepunkah Primary School for their Italian Day.
Middle Years LOTE Methodology Course This course consists of 4 days for teachers who do not have methodology training in LOTE * Including overseas trained teachers. The focus is on LOTE in Years 5 � 9.   Limit � 30 participants.
Course Dates & Time: 
Friday 7 April 2006   (9.30 � 3.30 each day)
Monday 1 May 2006
Tuesday 23 May 2006
Monday 5 June 2006
Cost: $176.00  (inc GST) per participant per course.   Closing date 3/03/06
Years Prep � 4 Primary LOTE Methodology
Course

Thursday 13 July
Tuesday 28 July
Thursday 10 August
Monday 28 August
Cost: $176.00  (inc GST) per participant   Closing date 04/07/06

Using Published Listening & Reading Test to Develop Skills in Listening, Speaking, Reading & Writing

For LOTE Years 7-11.  Use of past Australian
Language Certificate tests with activities & exercises developed with reference to the learning foci of the pathway in the LOTE VELS. Limit 40 participants.
Dates & Time: Thursday 27 April 2006   (9.30 � 3.30)
Cost: $55.00  (inc GST) per participant   Closing date 19/04/06

Unpacking VELS for Language Teachers in Early Years Prep � 4 LOTE The focus will be on enabling teachers of languages to develop an understanding of the different components of the VELS documents.
Dates & Time: Wednesday 10 & Thursday 11 May  2006   (9.30 � 3.30)
Cost: $88.00  (inc GST) per participant for the 2 days.   Closing date 26/04/06

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