TasTESOL 2024 State Conference
Shaping the Future: English Language Teaching in Tomorrow’s World
Date: Saturday 23rd of November
Time: 9:30am – 4pm
Location: Launceston, Tasmania
Venue: Alanvale Campus TasTAFE
Focusing on the future of EAL/D teaching, sessions will cover all sectors of the industry i.e. K-12, adult, and academic. TasTESOL encourages those working in the field e.g. teachers, classroom support workers, volunteers, tutors, managers, curriculum writers and others to attend our first conference since 2018. Speakers and workshop presenters, both interstate and Tasmanian, will offer new ideas, tangible tools and resources, research and more as we shape the Future of English Language.
Morning tea and lunch (gluten free, vegetarian and vegan) are included in the ticket price. We ask local attendees to bring their own mug for hot drinks.
There is plenty of parking onsite
Keynote Speaker – 9:45am – 11am
Victoria Wilson
PhD, Lecturer (Pathways), University of Southern Queensland
Presentation
Humanising the Future: English Language Teaching in a Tech-Driven World
Session 1 – 11:30am – 1pm
Sherry
PhD Candidate School of Teacher Education and Leadership, Queensland University of Technology
Workshop
Becoming future-ready: Digital inclusion of young people from refugee and asylum seeker backgrounds in Australia
Kim Cook
EAL/D Teacher (K – Y12) Trinity Grammar School, Sydney
Workshop
EAL/D Learning in the AI Age: From Theory to Transformation
Margaret Turnbull
Doctoral student, University of Wollongong
Workshop
Prioritising purposeful talk for explicit teaching
Session 2 – 2pm – 3:30pm
Gillian Edmiston
AMEP Teacher, TasTAFE
Workshop
Using assistive technologies on phones and computers to develop greater independence while still learning English
Dr Gillian Pennington and Kim Cootes
Dr Gillian Pennington; Researcher & Consultant, NSW
Kim Cootes: Educational Consultant
Workshop
Multilingual Storyboxes: Promoting Home Languages in Early Childhood Classrooms
Dona Paranawithana
English Teacher and Associate Lecturer, International College of Management, Sydney
Workshop
Engaging Critical Thinking to Strengthen English Proficiency
Tickets
Morning tea and lunch (gluten free, vegetarian and vegan) are included in the ticket price. This includes the Keynote Speaker’s presentation and the choice of two workshops for the day.
TasTESOL Member price: $65
Non-Member price: $75
Optional Pre-conference Dinner: Pay for own meal & venue TBD