GROW: Equipping Junior High School Students for their Senior Language Programmes
This course is designed for language teachers of junior programmes to explore different language teaching approaches that suit Years 9 and 10, equip themselves with practical strategies to build learners' confidence in all language skills, and implement newly learned approaches and strategies to provide a more solid foundation for senior language programmes for their learners.
Languages
GROW Programme
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Teacher
9 months
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Blended
Nationwide
Ministry funded
Overview
This course is designed for language teachers of junior programmes to explore different language teaching approaches that suit Years 9 and 10, equip themselves with practical strategies to build learners' confidence in all language skills, and implement newly learned approaches and strategies to provide a more solid foundation for senior language programmes for their learners.
About the course
Who will benefit from this course:
Language teachers involved in teaching Years 9 and 10.
Course structure:
This course is delivered through two full-day face-to-face workshops, four online workshops and practice analysis school visits.
Participants will also be supported by a digital learning platform for on-going inquiry and reflection.
Important note: Dates and workshop venue will be confirmed once the programme commences.
Workshop 1 (online)
Equipping your students for success from the beginning of their language learning journey
Wednesday 12th March 2025, 3:30-5:00pm
Workshop 2 (full-day face-to-face)
Building confidence in spoken communication
Wednesday 9th April 2025, 9am-3pm
Workshop 3 (online)
Writing as habits
Wednesday 28th May 2025, 3:30-5:00pm
Workshop 4 (full-day face-to-face)
How to listen and make reading meaningful
Wednesday 16th July 2025, 9am-3pm
Workshop 5 (online)
Unpacking junior assessment
Thursday 4th September 2025, 3:30-5:00pm
Workshop 6 (online)
Professional Growth Cycle Presentations
Wednesday 12th November 2025, 3:30-5:30pm
At no cost for NZ registered teachers.
Tui Tuia | Learning Circle - Languages covers the following for selected participants:
- 2 face-to-face workshops (1 Teacher Release Day to cover one of the face-to-face workshops)
- 1 school visit
- For teachers flying to the workshop location:
Airfares to and from the workshop location, including shuttle services between the airport and the workshop venue
- For teachers driving to the workshop location:
Mileage reimbursement (Capped at 200km per day and must exceed 80km each way to qualify)
- Accommodation, if required:
Teachers flying between islands may be offered "night before" accommodation
Teachers driving more than two hours each way may also be offered "night before" accommodation
- Catering during workshops
Schools/Teachers are responsible for:
- 1 Teacher Release Day to cover one of the face-to-face workshops
- Transport costs to and from the airport in their home city
- Release time for an hour following the school visit (preferably directly after the visit).
Meet the facilitators
Register here
Registrations for 2025 GROW programmes will open Monday 14 October 2024.
