VATE State Conference 2020, Let's hear it for the boys.
Presented by Lauren Hall & Lauren Flint, St Joseph's College Geelong.
Our boys are struggling in English. Lack of reading, inability to engage with the material or see the relevance and in amongst all of this, a reluctance to tell their stories. This presentation aims to highlight the extensive steps we have taken to re-engage boys in the middle years [specifically Years 7 and 8] of English through epic text selection, targeted and explicit teaching of skills, data analysis, intervention programs and building a scope and sequence through to VCE.
VATE State conference, Que(e)rying the curriculum: Rethinking the term "inclusive".
Presented by Naomi Weller.
VATE Conference 2020, One school, one rubric: Analytical writing tools.
Presented by Will van Asperen, Geelong Grammar School.
A reflection on GGS’s journey composing a marking criteria that reflects the progression of the students’ analytical writing, across Years 7-10, and thereby facilitates a growth mindset in students.
VATE State Conference: Shakespeare - Using digital mediums to enhance the teaching and learning experience.
Presented by Micahel Bird, Nossal High School
VATE State Conference 2020, SP43: Podcasts and podcasting in the middle years.
Presented by Nirvana Watkins and Jen Gordon, Camberwell Girls Grammar School.
This presentation is focused upon the myriad of ways that podcasts can be brought into middle years classrooms.