Back to VCAA Bulletin No. 49 - June 2019
Professional learning webinars
The 2019 Professional Learning Program has been designed to support teachers in implementing the Victorian Curriculum F–10. Delivered through a series of webinars, the program covers a range of curriculum areas and topics including:
- Assessment of the Capabilities (F–10) – this session will provide teachers with an overview of what is involved in the assessment of the Capabilities. It will be held 3.45–4.45pm Thursday 6 June 2019. Register here.
- Planning for Media Arts activities for the classroom (F–6) – this session will provide teachers with information about planning Media Arts activities for the classroom. It will be held 3.45–4.45pm Wednesday 12 June 2019. Register here.
- Introduction to the draft English as an Additional Language (EAL) curriculum – the aim of this webinar is for participants to become familiar with both the draft EAL curriculum and support materials. It will be held 3.45–4.45pm Thursday 13 June 2019. Register here.
- Whole-school curriculum planning – the aim of this session is for participants to develop an understanding of curriculum planning and the part it plays in driving learning. It will be held 3.45–4.45pm Thursday 25 July 2019. Register here.
- Planning visual arts activities and constructing visual arts assessment (F–6) – this session will provide teachers with information about planning visual arts activities and constructing visual arts assessment for the Victorian Curriculum Achievement Standards. It will be held 3.45–4.45pm Thursday 8 August 2019. Register here.
For more information, go to the 2019 Professional Learning Program webpage.
Using online language assessment resources to assess language learners in your classroom
The VCAA online language assessments are available to all Victorian schools. Offered in Chinese, French, German, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Modern Greek and Spanish, they support the teaching of Languages from levels 5–6 onward in the F–10 or 7–10 sequences. The assessments are:
- a useful diagnostic tool of student progress in listening and reading
- an online bank of test items available anytime
- capable of providing results immediately.
For more information and to register and access the language assessments directly, go to the VCAA Language Assessment webpage on the Australian Council for Educational Research website.
VCAA releases draft English as an Additional Language curriculum for F–10 educators
The VCAA has released a draft of the F–10 English as an Additional Language (EAL) curriculum for familiarisation, feedback and optional implementation. The new curriculum has been written to reflect the different English language starting points of EAL students and is intended to be used by all teachers with EAL students in their classrooms.
The draft EAL curriculum and supporting resources are available now for schools and teachers to review, provide feedback and optional implementation.
To assist teachers to become familiar with the new curriculum, the VCAA, with support from VicTESOL and EAL staff from the Department of Education and Training and Catholic education offices, has been holding face-to-face presentations and webinars through May and June, with additional activities to be announced on the F–10 Professional Learning webpage.
Teachers are invited to give feedback on the draft EAL curriculum by Thursday 29 August 2019.
Full implementation of the curriculum will commence from Term 1, 2020.
For further information, contact Kellie Heintz, EAL Curriculum Manager: heintz.kellie.a@edumail.vic.gov.au or (03) 9603 7953.
New resources to help implement the Victorian Curriculum F–10
The following free teacher resources are now available:
To find out when new resources become available, read the VCAA Bulletin or sign up for the F–10 Curriculum Update.
For previously published resources, search the Curriculum Area Advice webpage.