AGTV Online Professional Development via Zoom
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Event: Members Lounge
This event is for current individual members*
NB: Members Lounges are not recorded.
Topic: If We Want Them to Stay, We Have to Teach Who They Are
Relational, Relevant, and Responsive Classrooms for This Generation
Presenter: Janet Schneider
- Head of Languages, Brisbane State High School, Queensland
- Committee and Promotions Officer, AFMLTA Committee
Date: Wednesday 11 March 2026
Time: 4:30 pm to 5:30 pm Log on from 4.25 pm
Target Audience: Teachers of German, particularly secondary teachers.
About this Lounge:
This Lounge is for teachers seeking strategies to build safe, engaging classrooms that respond to the needs of learners, including re-thinking assessment strategies. It will benefit language teachers across all levels, particularly secondary school teachers, looking to strengthen student retention, reduce speaking anxiety, and innovate practice in ways that match current student realities.
Attendees will leave inspired to rethink what it truly means to teach a languages today. They will gain clarity on why students are opting out, how current practices often miss the mark, and what small but powerful shifts can help us reconnect with learners and keep students studying in languages.
About the Presenter:
Janet Schneider has presented for LTV online and a the LTV Conference about teaching kids of today and the new oral assessment strategies Brisbane State HS has trialled and then adopted across all six languages taught at their school, including German.
Registration* closes on Tue 10 March
A link to join the Zoom meeting will be forwarded to those registering by 12.00 pm on the day of the Members Lounge.
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The Committee acknowledges the First Nations in Victoria and their continuing connection to Country, waters and communities. We pay respect to past and present Elders and extend that respect to any Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people attending this event. We commit to building a brighter future together.
This event is supported by the Victorian Government.
