The Department of Education invites you to join us for the 2024 Early Childhood Language Program Annual Forum.

Get ready for an enriching experience at the upcoming Early Childhood Language Program Annual Forum!

Join us for a day filled with valuable insights and networking opportunities. This event, hosted by Anthony Semann from Semann & Slattery, will be highly beneficial for language teachers and kindergarten teachers involved in the delivery of the Early Childhood Language Program.

Registrations are open to all language teachers and 4-year-old kindergarten teachers delivering the Early Childhood Language Program.

Auslan interpreters have been booked for the full day at the forum.

Louka Parry is the CEO and Founder of The Learning Future and works globally as a speaker, learning strategist and education futurist. A rapid learner, Louka speaks five languages, has visited over 80 countries, and holds two Masters Degrees, one in Instructional Leadership and another in Applied Linguistics.

Dr Amie Fabry is a devoted early childhood educator with 17 years of diverse experience and merges research with hands-on practice to uplift leaders in pedagogical transformation. Her PhD spotlighted the pivotal role early childhood leaders have in fostering cultures of collaboration and connection, further emphasised by her recognition with a New Voice Scholarship from the Australian Council for Educational Leaders.

Morning Workshops (Choose 1)

  • Benefits of languages education: Consolidating and extending children’s language use – Dr Edith Nicolas & Dr Yvette Slaughter (Auslan Interpreters available)
  • Team teaching is more than just getting on – Colin Slattery (Auslan Interpreters available)
  • Playing intentionally with intentional teaching – Anthony Semann
  • Beyond names for things – Dr Bill Forshaw & Vaso Elefsiniotis (Aboriginal Language Teachers only)
  • Playful pedagogy: Joining in to play with language – Kylie Farmer
  • Let’s play and talk: Supporting young children’s language through play – Dr Louise Paatsch
  • Bilingual education: Exploring dual language models and the transformative power of language nests – Dr Siobhan Hannan (Bilingual programs only)

Afternoon Workshops (Choose 1)

  • Planning for play in Auslan – Katharine Gronow (Auslan teachers only)
  • Benefits of languages education: Consolidating and extending children’s language use – Dr Edith Nicolas & Dr Yvette Slaughter
  • Team teaching is more than just getting on – Colin Slattery
  • Playing intentionally with intentional teaching – Anthony Semann (Auslan Interpreters available)
  • Let’s play and talk: Supporting young children’s language through play – Dr Louise Paatsch
  • Playful pedagogy: Joining in to play with language – Kylie Farmer
  • Lost in translation – Linton Roe

Event details

Date:
30 May 2024
Time:
8:00 am - 4:00 pm
Series:
Event Category:

Event Organiser

fka Children’s Services
Phone
03 9428 4471
Email
fkacs@fka.org.au
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Venue

Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre MCEC
1 Convention Centre Place, Level 1 South Wharf
Melbourne, VIC 3006 Australia
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