Workshops
Carmel and Sharon offer dynamic workshops where teachers gain a range of skills to teach English.
2023 WORKSHOP: Teaching EAL/D through the Arts
A special thank you to the NGV for hosting us, VicTESOL & everyone who joined us at our EAL/D through the Arts Professional Development Day.
We all had a fantastic day and hope you are all feeling confident & inspired now to use the many techniques & ideas with your students!
Friday March 17 at the NGV.
Urban Lyrebirds have run numerous workshops including:
Western Region Language Centre (Melbourne), CIT (Canberra), Melbourne University, Latrobe University, Victoria University, Charles Darwin University - Darwin, ECTA – Early Childhood Teachers Association, (TESOL graduates), QATESOL, TASTESOL, VICTESOL, VALBEC & CAMTESOL (Cambodia).
They focus on developing all language skills using song, role play and communicative activities, with a particular focus on:
- Using song to teach language
- Your voice is the key - Pronunciation exercises for speaking
Resources from ACTA workshop in Brisbane coming soon!
“The session was energising and inspiring, and I can’t wait to try a song or two with my class!”
-Barbara Reeckman Melbourne Polytecnic
“Good to see how you can adapt it for different levels”
-Claudia Stern AMEP
“Great –made me see we can all create songs to teach English!”
-Manjit Bhamral Meadow Heights Education Centre
“Fantastic –highly recommend and would attend again”
-Clare Harris Perth AMEP
