Seeking workplace information - ABOVE
In groups, students visited workplaces that most closely aligned with their interests. Students were asked to prepare a set of interview questions that could be asked of a human resource person in the workplace. They visited the workplace and conducted …
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My photo album – AT
Students were asked to pose questions to their mothers regarding their lives at particular ages (baby, toddler, school student). The teacher subsequently transcribed students’ recollections of the answers to these questions. Students then created pictures, …
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Creating a place – ABOVE
Students conducted surveys and collected data about different environments. Students then used the data to inform their drawings of imagined places and wrote reflections on the process and the choices they made. The entire task took place over a one-week …
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Creating a place – AT
Students conducted surveys and collected data about different environments. Students then used the data to inform their drawings of imagined places and wrote reflections on the process and the choices they made. The entire task took place over a one-week …
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A refugee’s suitcase – ABOVE
Students watched the episode ‘Cuc Lam’s Suitcase’ from the National Treasures series produced by the National Film and Sound Archive. They were asked to imagine they were a refugee from the Vietnam War and describe the contents of the suitcase they would …
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A refugee’s suitcase – AT
Students watched the episode ‘Cuc Lam’s Suitcase’ from the National Treasures series produced by the National Film and Sound Archive. They were asked to imagine they were a refugee from the Vietnam War and describe the contents of the suitcase they would …
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Letter: Life in Ancient China - AT
Students were asked to adopt the perspective of a peasant in ancient China and to write a letter describing the main features of their life. This task was undertaken at the end of a unit on ancient China in which students investigated housing, work, clothing, …
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My future career – AT (Vietnamese)
Students studied a unit on work and future plans, learning a range of grammar structures and topic-specific vocabulary. Students learnt how to express future plans and wishes and justify reasons and opinions. In this task, students were asked to write …
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Script of a conversation on part time work - AT
Students were asked to write in Chinese characters the script of a conversation about part time work.
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My Spanish learning journey – AT
Students participated in whole-class and peer discussions about their Spanish learning journey. Concepts such as identity, intercultural awareness, metalanguage, values, global citizenship and culture were unpacked and discussed, with students recording …
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Scribed response: Growth and change - AT
The students and teacher discussed the concept of growth and change. Students were asked to bring in two photos of themselves: one as a baby and one as a school student. Using those photos, students identified their needs at these two points in time …
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Written response: Healthy, safe, active - ABOVE
Students explored and developed classroom expectations and considered how being healthy, safe and active can create a positive classroom environment as well as healthy people. Students used think-pair-share strategy to brainstorm ideas for each aspect …
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Reflection: Emotional responses - BELOW
Students participated in a games unit focusing on social interactions and emotions. They identified their own and others' emotions using a classroom chart of ‘feelings faces’. Students identified how their reactions might make others feel, talked about …
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Seeking workplace information - BELOW
In groups, students visited workplaces that most closely aligned with their interests. Students were asked to prepare a set of interview questions that could be asked of a human resource person in the workplace. They visited the workplace and conducted …
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Colour match – AT
Students learnt adjectives of colour and how to write simple sentences using pronouns and articles with adjectives of colour. In this task students made a vocabulary chart to match vocabulary with the appropriate colour and an illustrative image. They …
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This is me - AT
Students learnt to introduce themselves, discuss likes and talk about their family. Students learnt the vocabulary and alphabet to form words, and complete scaffolded sentences. In this task, students were asked to complete sentences with appropriate …
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Enterprise project - Year 10 - AT
Students were part of a small group engaged in a Learning Through Internship program. They worked with a mentor to complete an action project which demonstrated entrepreneurial behaviours. Students were asked to brainstorm with the mentor to identify …
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Design project: Mini torch - BELOW
Students designed and produced a working prototype of a mini torch case using CAD-CAM and a control system. They investigated CAD-CAM technologies and rapid prototyping systems. Students investigated the characteristics and properties of electronics and …
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Written reflection: Team challenges
For the first three lessons of the year, students worked in small groups to complete a number of challenges that required teamwork, decision-making, problem-solving, and movement skills to be successful. This series of lessons focused on building social …
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Written reflection: Team challenges - ABOVE
For the first three lessons of the year, students worked in small groups to complete a number of challenges that required teamwork, decision-making, problem-solving, and movement skills to be successful. This series of lessons focused on building social …
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