COMPTE RENDU - AFTV VCE PL: Ready, Set, VCE – Effective strategies for teaching Units 1 & 3 French

Posted 22 Aug

On Thursday 12 November, 48 French teachers from across Victoria came together for an engaging and practical AFTV professional learning workshop, Ready, Set, VCE: Effective strategies for teaching Units 1 and 3 French.

The workshop provided a valuable opportunity for teachers to connect, exchange ideas and share effective approaches to preparing students for the VCE French course. Through practical examples, discussion and the sharing of resources, we explored strategies for designing and assessing effective outcomes, unpacked key assessment requirements, and discussed ways to provide meaningful feedback and support students in developing the skills and confidence they need to succeed.

It was wonderful to see so many teachers actively contributing, sharing their experiences and learning from one another. The energy, generosity and collegial spirit in the room made for a highly positive and enriching day, reinforcing the value of coming together as a professional community.

A big thank you to all 48 participants for their enthusiasm, thoughtful contributions and willingness to share their practice. It is this collective expertise and collaboration that makes our AFTV professional learning events so worthwhile!

Please see below some participant feedback:

I have been teaching VCE for many years but I still learned some new things today that I will take back to my teaching next year, so thank you very much.
It was sensational. Thanks to Lucie and Nathalie for not only sharing their knowledge and expertise but sharing documents and tasks. If there were enough time, I'd love to share more ideas with other teachers on my table. Perhaps, if appropriate, teachers could be mixed up half way through the PL so we are forced to meet more people and collaborate.
Highly engaging and plenty of great reminders to prepare a great learning sequence that sets up our students for success.
I'm about to teach VCE French for the first time (11s and 12s!), so this PL really helped orient me in my approach for next year. In particular, the informal conversations with the presenters was super kind on their part and very valuable.

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