Professional Development

Workshops

These one off workshops offer a quick insight into an area of language, culture or pedagogy. Specific dates are offered or you can contact us to have one of these workshops delivered to a group of teachers in your area.

Task-based learning for introductory and junior French language courses

Workshops

Available on request

“Chinese is too difficult!” Fact or Fiction?

Workshops

Available on request

Get ready to write a Nengajo in Japanese

Workshops

Celebrate Chinese New Year 2022

Workshops

Primary and Intermediate School Language and Culture Programme

Workshops

International Language Proficiency Tests

Workshops

Tapas y Pinchos sin esfuerzo (Effortless Tapas and Pinchos)

Workshops

Available on request

CLIL - Tracing German history in Aotearoa

Workshops

Due to the Level 4 Lockdown, this workshop has been postponed until further notice.

Getting ready for Christmas – Weihnachtssterne basteln und mehr Ideen

Workshops

Celebraciones en la clase de español

Workshops

2 hours

Available on request

CLIL - Tracing German history in Christchurch

Workshops

Postponed due to Covid Alert level restrictions. A new date will be confirmed in due course.

Practical Classroom Ideas Series 2

Workshops

Kaffeeklatsch - How social can German be?

Workshops

Understanding the impact of Te Tiriti o Waitangi in language education settings

Workshops

Available on request

Understand the Impact of Te Tiriti o Waitangi in Language Education Settings

Workshops

#Das Jutebeutel Projekt #Let’s get creative

Workshops

Available on request

Support session for Scholarship French

Workshops

Available on request

Creating immersion opportunities for you students - "How German can NZ be?" - A programme for immersing your students in German in NZ

Workshops

Available on request

Meet the new Japanese National Language Adviser - Kaori Fukazawa

Workshops

Introduction to Learning German through playing handball - ONLINE

Workshops

Available on request

Using Google Jamboard in your classroom - ONLINE workshop

Workshops

Available on request

Cross Cultural Exchange for all Language Teachers

Workshops

6 hours

Available on request

Revisiting Online Resources for Practising Listening in the Spanish Class

Workshops

Meet the French National Language Adviser

Workshops

Available on request

ONLINE - Tracing German culture in Aotearoa

Workshops

Support for teachers of Chinese in Auckland

Workshops

6 hours

Available on request

Virtual tour through Germany

Workshops

Explore - Formulaic Expressions Resources

Workshops

1 hour

Available on request

Regions of France - Webinar Series

Workshops

Making intercultural connections through whakataukī

Workshops

Available on request

CLIL - Learning German through playing handball - Christchurch

Workshops

EXPLORE - 2021 Pasifika Languages Roadshows

Workshops

The story behind the Berlin Wall in Christchurch

Workshops

CLIL – Teaching and Learning German at Primary and Intermediate Schools (Wellington)

Workshops

5 hours, 30 minutes

Available on request

Tapasā – Cultural Competencies for Teachers of Pacific Learners

Workshops

Available on request

Teaching Beginner Learners

Workshops

Available on request

Teacher Use of (Spoken) Target Language

Workshops

Available on request

Integrating Language Learning with Tikanga Harakeke for Kahui Ako learners

Workshops

Available on request

Student Use of (Spoken) Target Language

Workshops

Available on request

Learning Languages for Beginner Students in Years 7-10

Workshops

2 hours

Available on request

Cultures in Language Classrooms for Beginner Students in Years 7-10

Workshops

2 hours

Available on request

EXPLORE - Unpacking the new Digital Technology Curriculum and using 'Scratch' in the Language Classroom

Workshops

Available on request

Resource Making for Languages - Years 7-10

Workshops

2 hours

Available on request

Task-Based Language Teaching (TBLT) for Beginner Students - Years 7-10

Workshops

2 hours

Available on request

Developing Intercultural Communicative Competency through Task-Based Language Teaching (TBLT) approach for Beginner Students - Years 7-10

Workshops

2 hours

Available on request

Generating Communicative Tasks from a Topic for Beginner Students - Years 7-10

Workshops

2 hours

Available on request

Intercultural Communicative Language Teaching (iCLT) for Beginner Students - Years 7-10

Workshops

2 hours

Available on request

Intercultural Communicative Language Teaching (iCLT) and the Treaty of Waitangi

Workshops

Available on request

Understanding and Applying the Ellis Principles

Workshops

2 hours

Available on request

How to Increase the Repertoire of Formulaic Expressions in Your Classroom (How do you say...?)

Workshops

1 hour, 30 minutes

Available face-to-face only

What is a Task?

Workshops

1 hour

Available on request

German Workshop: German Christmas in the classroom - creative pedagogy workshop

Workshops

Available on request

German Workshop: Examination

Workshops

Available on request

German Workshop: Kaleidoscope of Contemporary Germany

Workshops

Available on request

German Workshop: Introduction to Contemporary Germany

Workshops

Available on request

German Workshop: Dialects and seasonal events in Germany

Workshops

Available on request

German Workshop: Dialects and regions in Germany

Workshops

Available on request

Spanish Workshop: Tapas y Pinchos sin esfuerzo (Effortless Tapas & Pinchos)

Workshops

Available on request

Spanish Workshop: Festivities in the Spanish-speaking world for Teachers of Spanish

Workshops

Available on request

Spanish Workshop: Celebraciones en en la clase de español

Workshops

Available on request

Spanish workshop: El uso de las canciones para practicar la escritura (Using songs to practice writing)

Workshops

Available on request

French Workshop: Develop students' engagement in the French classroom

Workshops

Available on request

Assessment for learning via online tools

Workshops

Available on request

Developing confidence in Google Suite to efficiently teach and learn languages

Workshops

Available on request

Develop self-paced learning via Google tools | Part 1: Develop Google Sites to Teach and Learn

Workshops

Available on request

Develop self-paced learning via Google tools | Part 2: Design Self-Paced Learning Google Sheets

Workshops

Available on request

TPDL/TPLT Refresher

Workshops

Available on request

Introducing New Zealand Sign Language into Primary school

Workshops

Available on request

Internationally Recognised Language Proficiency Tests

Workshops

Available on request

Grow Programmes

A year-long programme made up of a series of workshops designed to support teachers to develop measurable capability in the effective teaching of languages, and foster strong inter-school support networks. Face-to-face sessions, online sessions, and in-school support.

GROW 1 - An Inquiry Programme for Language Teachers

GROW Programmes

9 month programme

22 February - 18 October 2021

GROW 2 - Flipped Learning in the Language Classroom

GROW Programmes

10 month programme

February - November 2021

GROW 3 - Task-Based Language Teaching (TBLT) Consolidation

GROW Programmes

9 month programme

5 March - 9 November 2021

GROW 4 - Effective Resources for (New) Languages Programme Primary Auckland

GROW Programmes

9 month programme

12 March - 16 November 2021

GROW 5 - Task-Based Language Teaching (TBLT) - Years 1-10

GROW Programmes

10 month programme

26 February - 2 November 2021

GROW 7 - Deaf Education-Building Capacity for Teachers of the Deaf

GROW Programmes

10 month programme

26 February - 15 November 2021

GROW 12 - Leadership for Aspiring and New HODs of Languages

GROW Programmes

10 month programme

23 February - 9 November 2021

GROW 8 - Growing Strong Language Teachers-a Programme for Beginning Teachers of Languages (less than 3 years' experience)

GROW Programmes

6 month programme

17 Feb - 3 Aug 2021

GROW 9 - Enhancing the Skills of Chinese Native Speaker Language Teachers

GROW Programmes

6 month programme

15 February - 16 August 2021

GROW 17-Whole Department Approach-Working as a Team on a Shared Inquiry & Building Capacity as a Languages Department

GROW Programmes

9 month programme

2 March-9 Nov 2021

GROW 18 - Teaching a Language as a Native Speaker

GROW Programmes

10 month programme

18 February - 2 November 2021

GROW 13 - Teaching for Diversity-Catering for all learners of Pacific Languages

GROW Programmes

6 month programme

17 March - 15 September 2021

GROW 14 - Steering Students Towards Meaningful Spoken Communication

GROW Programmes

9 month programme

15 February - 20 October 2021

GROW 19 - Equitable Education in Language Learning

GROW Programmes

9 month programme

5 March - 9 November 2021

GROW 15 - Teachers of Pacific Languages in the “new normal”

GROW Programmes

6 month programme

4 March - 26 August 2021

GROW 16 - Thriving as Teachers of Multi-level Classes

GROW Programmes

10 month programme

24 February - 17 November 2021

Immersion Programmes

Unique professional development opportunities in New Zealand and abroad for teachers of Chinese, French, German, Japanese and Spanish. Teachers are able to engage more deeply with the language and culture of the languages they teach which has great and lasting effects upon teacher capability, student achievement and the success of Learning Languages in New Zealand schools

Puertas Abiertas: Latin American Immersion Programme

Immersion Programmes

Applications have CLOSED for 2021.

Immersion Day and NZALT 2021 Conference Scholarships

Immersion Programmes

5 hours

Saturday 10th July 2021

NZJEP 2021

Immersion Programmes

Applications are closed for 2021

2021 Domestic Immersion Programmes

Immersion Programmes

2021 Immersion Weekends

Immersion Programmes

Immersion Programmes for Teachers of Japanese

Immersion Programmes

Spanish Immersion Programme - Salamanca

Immersion Programmes

German Immersion Programmes for Teachers

Immersion Programmes

Strengthening Asia-Pacific Language Teaching

In 2022, Tui Tuia | Learning Circle is pleased to once again collaborate with the Centres of Asia Pacific Excellence to bring you two programmes. See below to find out more:

Strengthening Asia-Pacific Language Teaching – Latin America (formerly STEP)

Strengthening Asia-Pacific Language Teaching

6 month programme

Strengthening Asia-Pacific Language Teaching – North Asia (formerly PACT)

Strengthening Asia-Pacific Language Teaching

6 month programme

International Language Assistant Programme

This programme enables young native speakers from France, Germany and Spain to be employed as Language Assistants in New Zealand schools.

International Language Assistant Programme

1 year Programme

Grants

Apply for a Grant from Future Learning Solutions Centre for Languages. Details of available Grants are listed below:

FLS Education Perfect Languages Grant 2022

Grants

2021 Language and Culture Course Grant

Grants

Primary and Intermediate School Language and Culture Programme

Grants

Master

The MASTER stream aims to identify next steps in self-directed, intensive and in-depth learning opportunities for teachers so that they can prepare for, or are supported in, their role as teachers and leaders in their schools and the wider Learning Languages community.

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