Course overview

Facilitator: Emily Bosco (BA, Grad DipEd [Secondary], Master of English Studies)

Time: 9:30am-3:30pm

Career Stage Level: Proficient Teacher

Australian Professional Standards for Teachers Descriptors: 1.2.2, 2.1.2, and 3.3.2

Priority Area: Delivery and assessment of NSW Curriculum

NESA Elective PD Hours: 5

Inclusions: Morning tea, lunch, and afternoon tea will be provided on the day.

Packages:

• Individual teacher: $400

• Faculty (3-5 teachers): $1150 (additional teachers $200/teacher)

Course Description

This course provides teachers with strategies for designing rigorous and engaging programs that meet the requirements of the new syllabus. Throughout the day, teachers will consider text choices and requirements across Stage 4 and Stage 5 and what an overarching scope and sequence might look like. From here, teachers will learn how to place elements fundamental to the English discipline at the core of units of work and maintain focus on these elements throughout the unit by engaging students in a variety of rich critical and creative activities. It is a course that is sure to leave teachers feeling confident, prepared, and excited about implementing new and reinvigorated units of work in Stages 4-5 English!

Who should take this course?

• NSW Stage 4 and Stage 5 English teachers

Sessions

Session 1: Introduction to the new syllabus (60 minutes)

In this session, participants will:

• Be presented with an overview of the new syllabus and some its implications for programming.

• Consider the relationship between the three focus areas as a progression of student engagement with texts, knowledge and understanding of texts, and composition and expression of ideas about texts.

Session 2: Text selection, requirements, and big picture planning (120 minutes)

In this session, participants will:

• Consider the text requirements as outlined in the new syllabus, including the range of experiences these texts must provides students with across Stage 4 and Stage 5.

• Consider the implications of these requirements on text selection and the impact on ‘big picture’ scope and sequence planning, particularly the opportunities for rethinking and reimagining units of work to ensure they are literary, diverse, and intercultural.

• Be presented with sample scope and sequences for consideration and analysis.

Session 3: Designing a unit of work (120 minutes)

In this session, participants will:

• Learn how to place elements fundamental to the English discipline at the core of programs and maintain focus on these elements throughout the unit by engaging students in a variety of rich critical and creative activities.

• Be presented with a variety of programs to consider and analyse (along with access to a program template).

• Have the opportunity to design their own Stage 4 or Stage 5 English program or reinvigorate an existing program to include a strong English disciplinary/conceptual focus.

Materials

• All participants will receive a course book containing all course materials for the day.

What to bring

Participants will need to bring:

• An existing Stage 4 or Stage 5 Scope and Sequence.

• An existing Stage 4 or Stage 5 English program.

• A laptop.

Registration

You can register by selecting your package below.

Once you have submitted your form, an invoice will be sent to either your school or to you personally for payment, depending on which option you have selected. This invoice can be paid using a VISA, MasterCard, or EFT payment.

sydney session

Registrations close Monday 16th October 2023.

For multiple individual registrations from one school, please register each teacher separately.

The Fine Print

• Registrations are open until the closing date stated above.

• Participants will be enrolled in the course upon receipt of their registration form.

• An invoice will be issued upon receipt of the registration form. The payment terms are 30 days from the invoice date.

• If the participant has not received confirmation of registration via email within 48 hours of completing the registration form, please contact Into English on (02) 8033 4228 or 0403 850 807, or email emily@intoenglish.com.au.

• This course is non-refundable.