French Teacher at Carey Baptist Grammar School, life-long learner, curious educator. I love a challenge and discovering new ways to engage learners in language.
Melbourne, Australia
Joined February 2012
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Go Jenn!
So excited to have been accepted to present at my first in-person conference!
Can’t wait @OMLTA and @CASLT_ACPLS !
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So excited to have been accepted to present at my first in-person conference!
Can’t wait @OMLTA and @CASLT_ACPLS !
Excited to learn from all my fellow TEPers today and celebrate the achievements of the year! #TEP2022 @AcademyVIC
The expansive definition of language somehow gets reduced in our language classrooms. How might we help convey a broader sense of the concept of language for our students? #tep22 #mfltwitterati @AcademyVIC
Also so happy to be here today!
So excited to spend the day with my fellow #TEP22 participants talking about memory, inclusiveness and promoting language learning
#mfl #MFLTwitterati #LangChat #EPI
@MackenzieNeale @mikeratkinson @aimeemystery @DrAndrea_T @AcademyVIC @spsmith45 @gianfrancocont9
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Applications are now open for the 2023 Teaching Excellence Program @AcademyVIC
The program is open to applicants from Victorian government, Catholic and Independent schools.
Applications close on Wednesday 31 August.
Find out more and apply: bit.ly/3OkeF66
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📍 Expand your network of like-minded educators.
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Are there any schools in Melbourne that have a full French department using EPI or CI or a mix of both? #mfltwitterati #langchat #fle
Great idea from @NGVMelbourne using artworks from francophone artists to do a picture talk. Endless possibilities for cultural and linguistic teaching! #mfltwitterati @AcademyVIC
My very first German lesson, happy to have the support of this nice simple sentence builder! #mfltwitterati @DrAndrea_T @AcademyVIC
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@MackenzieNeale @mikeratkinson and I learning about the process of sending a letter in German this morning in our CLIL masterclass with @DrAndrea_T @AcademyVIC
#TEP22 – at Melbourne, Victoria
Learning about #clil @AcademyVIC today I can’t help but see the similarity with French immersion schools in Canada. #fslchat #langchat Wonder whether CLIL teachers ever feel limited by their discipline?
I learned some German today in the #tep2022 masterclass at the @AcademyVIC thanks to the amazing @DrAndrea_T Der Postbeamte stempelt die Post. 😊
These two educators are truly inspiring! Merci/gracias/go raibh maith agat for all you bring to the mfl community. @liamprinter @gianfrancocont9
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Textbooks don't help either: Their thank-you-next approach makes us think that after spending a couple of weeks on a specific aspect of language, our Ss now know it and are ready to move on to the next one. They don't. And they're not. @Prof_F_Henshaw #mfltwitterati #CommonGround
Practitioner inquiry requires curiosity and vulnerability. To self reflect on our practice, to question our assumptions and to listen to feedback. Valuable lessons from Dr Amanda Berry #tep #tep2022 @AcademyVIC
Of course assessment is an excellent way of giving the teacher feedback on what & who was taught well, but we should be able to then go back in the curriculum and revisit concepts to fill in those gaps. @AcademyVIC #tep2022
It’s not what teachers do that matters, it’s how they think about what they do that matters. - Dr John Hattie #provocationconference @AcademyVIC #tep2022
So proud of my Year 8s after a term using EPI. Writing with no notes or resources! #fslchat #mfltwitterati #langchat
I am so excited to be thinking about the science of learning and how I can translate these concepts into my practice. @JCHorvath @AcademyVIC #tep2022 It reminds me of the research on memory as discussed by @spsmith45 and @gianfrancocont9 in their amazing book! #mfltwitterati