Extension 1: Literary Worlds Professional Learning Course for teachers. — Extension 1 Literary Worlds online

A Professional Learning Course for Teachers of Year 12 Extension 1 Common Module: Literary Worlds

Course Overview

Facilitator: Anthony Bosco (Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Teaching, Master of Educational Leadership)

Date: Saturday 1st March 2025

Time: 9:30am-3:00pm

NESA Career Stage Level: Proficient Teacher (NSW)

Australian Professional Standards: 2 and 3

Fee: $400 (GST inclusive)

Course Description

This course provides teachers with strategies for programming and teaching the Year 12 Extension 1 Common Module: Literary Worlds. Teachers will learn how to best approach teaching the module in the time available and how to leverage aspects of the Year 11 Extension 1 English and Year 12 Advanced English courses. From here, teachers will learn about the value of students developing a portfolio of writing as a means of demonstrating a strong conceptual understanding of Literary Worlds, before moving on to consider ways of modelling and scaffolding responses to examination questions. The course concludes with a focus on crafting effective feedback.

Who should take this course?

NSW Stage 6 English teachers

Modules

Module 1: Approaching the Common Module (1.5 hours)

Webinar Session: 9:30am-11:00am

In this module, participants will:

Learn how to best approach teaching the Common Module to ensure students develop a strong conceptual understanding of Literary Worlds.
Learn how to make the best use of the indicative hours available for teaching the Common Module.
Consider past HSC examination questions and learn strategies for enhancing student preparedness, including close reading and written analysis of unseen texts.

Module 2: Assembling the jigsaw puzzle (1.5 hours)

Webinar Session: 11:30am-1:00pm

In this module, participants will:

Learn how to leverage the Year 11 Extension 1 English Related Research Project.
Learn how to leverage the Year 12 Advanced Module C; The Craft of Writing.

Module 3: Improving students’ critical and creative Writing (1.5 hours)

Webinar Session: 1:30pm-3:00pm

In this module, participants will:

Learn about the value of students developing a portfolio of critical and creative writing as a means of demonstrating a strong conceptual understanding of Literary Worlds.
Consider ways of modelling and scaffolding responses to examination questions.
Learn strategies for offering effective feedback to students, which foregrounds the importance of close engagement with unseen texts and the given question, a well-developed conceptual understanding of Literary Worlds, control of language and form, and clear and precise written communication.

Working Online

This course takes place in the Into English online learning environment, which is powered by WebinarJam.
Once you have successfully registered, you will receive a link to the course.
There is a live 1.5 hour Webinar session for each module. To maximise course interaction, it is best to attend these sessions.
In the event that you are unable to attend a session, you will be able to access a recorded version of each session for a period of 30 days after the conclusion of the course.

Registration

online registration & payment

You can register and pay for this course via credit card or your faculty PCard using the ‘Register’ button below.

school 30-day account purchase

If your school would prefer to receive an invoice for the course fee/s, please complete the form below for each teacher who will be attending the course. This invoice can be paid using a VISA, MasterCard, or EFT payment.

Extension 1 Literary Worlds Online - March 2025

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Registrations close Friday 28th February 2025.

The Fine Print

Registrations are open until the closing date listed above.
Participants will be enrolled in the course upon receipt of their registration form.
For registrations submitted via the School 30-Day Account option, an invoice will be issued upon receipt of the registration form. The payment terms are 30 days from the invoice date.
Failure to pay the course registration fee by the invoice due date will result in the cancellation of enrolment and removal from the course.
If the participant has not received confirmation of registration via email within 48 hours of completing the registration form, please contact Into English on 0403 850 807 or email emily@intoenglish.com.au.
This course is non-refundable.