Thank you to our wonderful trainer, Lynette, for delivering another "eye-opening" course. The feedback from participants is outstanding. This course was so enjoyable. I hung onto every word the entire course. It opened my eyes to a deeper and more meaningful way to enhance my teaching practice. …
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We would like to thank Suzhou Singapore International School (SSIS) for hosting tutor training in two Lexis Education courses this month - TYCEMC, our training aimed for all teachers working with young children, and LFL, the first international edition of our flagship literacy course. SSIS is …
In Australia, the English as an additional language New Arrivals Program (NAP) provides initial, on-arrival intensive English tuition for newly arrived students in primary schools, high schools andIntensive English Centres in order to develop their English language skills so that they are able to …
Thank you to the enthusiastic and passionate teachers who joined us at St Joseph's College in Geelong to complete the Literacy for Learning Tutor Training. Read below what they had to say about the training. Thoroughly engaging - providing the time for clarification and conversation both from the …
Brett Healey is a Literacy Coach at Victoria Shanghai Academy, Hong Kong, and Tutor for the Teaching ESL Students in Mainstream Classrooms course. Here is what he has to say about delivering the Teacher Course to his colleagues. Did you find the tutor training to be valuable? Yes. The course …
The Teaching ESL students in mainstream classrooms (TESMC) course is a widely-acclaimed professional development program for all teachers seeking to implement an explicit, language-based pedagogy across all learning contexts. A key focus of the course is developing teachers’ knowledge about language …
A strong group of 16 people joined us at Copperfield College for a 4-day Literacy for Learning Tutor Training. Rigorous but accessible. Fascinating, enlightening yet practical. Pip Griffiths, Campus Principal, Copperfield College Enjoyed this course immensely. The practical steps and skills …
Caroline is an EAL teacher at Bali Island School. She completed the TESMC Tutor Training last year. Did you find the tutor training to be valuable? Yes, very. Not only did it enable our teachers and I to receive up-to-date training on accommodating for EAL learners in our school, it …
Courtney Malone did Tutor Training course in 2016. She is a Curriculum and Teacher Development Supervisor at Yew Wah Educational School System. Did you find the Teaching ESL Students in Mainstream Classrooms (TESMC) tutor training to be valuable? Yes – after the tutor training I was confident in …
If you are based in NSW, Australia, you might be aware that you are required as a teacher (Proficient Teacher level) to complete a minimum of 50 hours of NESA Registered Professional Development to maintain accreditation. We are excited to announce that the Teaching ESL Students in Mainstream …
Our Director, Brian Dare, presented a series of workshops at the 2018 New Arrivals Program Professional Learning Conference on 1 June 2018 in Melbourne. Topic: A language-based approach to building a New Arrival student’s capacity to comprehend the complex texts of the secondary …
Another highly successful Literacy for Learning Tutor Training in Wollongong, led by our consultant Lynette Lingard. This course has been extremely rewarding and allowed for reflection on my teaching practice. All modules were beneficial in allowing all KLW teachers to see the importance of …
A huge thank you to our trainer, Lynette, for running another successful Literacy for Learning Tutor Training in Brisbane this month. I find this course to be of value in how to make literacy a whole-curriculum aspect and every faculty's responsibility. Irene Boundy, EALD HOSES, Aspley State High …
We are very excited to welcome Lynette Lingard to the Lexis Education team! Lynette is a highly experienced ESL teacher who has taught in the primary and secondary sectors as well as specialist ESL centres. One of the main roles in her teaching career is to devise, plan and implement quality …
14 teachers joined us at John Fawkner College last month to be trained as Literacy for Learning tutors. The school's Principal, Mark Natoli, had great things to say about the program: I believe that the course will have a long lasting impact on effective teacher practice and improve student …
Karen completed the TESMC Tutor Training in 2008. She is an EAL/D visiting teacher. Did you find the tutor training to be valuable? Extremely. The tutor training course was very thorough and gave me a detailed understanding of all content within all modules. The tutor training manual is …
Bronwyn did the Teacher course in 2008 and later went on to do the Tutor Training course. She is an EAL/D visiting teacher. "I found the Tutor Training TESMC to be a valuable training course in my professional development. Many of the underpinnings of the teaching/learning experiences were …
Thank you to Concordia International School Shanghai for hosting Teaching Young Children in English in Multilingual Contexts from 6 to 9 November 2017. Modules 1 and 2 were my favourite. Appreciated another way of thinking about ESL instruction/training. Looking forward to working with my staff …
Lisa Webster is currently the Reading Co-ordinator at Kilcoy State School. She did the TESMC teacher course in 2012 when Kilcoy SS began enrolling a high number of NESB students and she was the EAL/D visiting teacher there. Did you find the TESMC course to be valuable? I loved the TESMC …
Peter is currently an EAL/D teacher in the intensive unit at Dakabin High. He did the teacher course in 2012. He used it as a subject in his TESOL university degree. A few years ago, I did the TESMC course, and have found it most useful and practical. At the time I was not actually teaching ESL …