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MLTAV CLIL Teachers’ Network CLIL Network Home Implementation FAQs Links Contact us CLIL Digital Stories ​ CLIL Korean STEM Program at Chelsea Primary School ​ ​Chelsea Primary School uses the Content Language and Integrated Learning (CLIL) approach in its provision of Korean. All F-6 students engage in STEM classes one hour a week through Korean. In addition, children also have a 40 minute Korean language class each week. The school leadership and school community value the contribution that the CLIL approach provides for supporting student language development and engagement in learning. ​ Japanese and English Literacy CLIL approach at Huntingdale Primary School Huntingdale Primary School uses the Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL) approach to plan teaching and learning across the school in both Japanese and English. They find the CLIL approach facilitates clear processes for explicitly planning for both language and content teaching at all levels. The focus on identifying the language students need to learn to be able to engage with any area of the curriculum scaffolds teacher planning and instruction and supports the development of students’ literacy skills. ​ CLIL at Newlands Primary School Newlands Primary School, located in the inner Melbourne suburb of Preston West, uses the Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL) approach in its provision of Spanish. All F-6 students are involved in the CLIL program which includes the teaching of Maths, Music and literacy through Spanish. The school leadership and school community value the contribution that the CLIL approach provides for supporting student language development and engagement in learning. ​ Music through Spanish at Newlands Primary School This clip features a Year 1/2 Music lesson being taught in Spanish at Newlands Primary School. It showcases the way the CLIL approach is used to support students to develop skills and understandings in both Music and the Spanish language. Maths through Spanish at Newlands Primary School This clip features a Foundation Maths lesson being taught in Spanish at Newlands Primary School. A copy of the lesson plan which provides an overview of the planning underpinning the lesson featured in this clip is available here . MLTAV Conference CLIL Presentations Below are a range of CLIL presentations shared by teachers at the MLTAV Conference Kylie Farmer Presentation Melissa Pavey & Jodie Saunders @Glengarry Primary School Presentation Viola Chen, Abbie Liu & Jiani Sheng @Overnewton College Presentation Elena Pirovano ​ Junior Primary Music Program in Italian @ Seabrook Primary School​ Presentation CLIL Checklist document Peer evaluation document Lauren Gould, Secondary Humanities Program in Spanish @ Coburg High School ​- Presentation Grace Wen, Junior Primary Science Program in Chinese @ Overnewton Anglican Community College Presentation DET  CLIL MODULES AVAILABLE ONLINE The Department of Education and Training website FUSE has recently updated. Various CLIL resources are available here . Also the first series of CLIL modules developed by teachers who completed the Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL) Course provided by the Victorian Department of Education and Training, are now available via this link . Follow the links to Modules Resource packages for these Languages: French German Indonesian Italian Japanese Please note that the teachers who developed these modules have kindly agreed to share their work for the benefit of all language teachers. These modules formed part of their assessment as participants of the CLIL Course. ​​ Maths through Languages: Digital Stories MLTAV was invited by the Victorian Department of Education and Training to create 2 clips showcasing Maths through Languages. These CLIL clips are available on the DET Numeracy Portal: - Maths through Chinese (Year 1/2 students at Knox Park PS) - Maths through German (Year 3/4 students at Carrum PS) Click below to access the: ​- German lesson plan - unit of work linked to the Chinese lesson. This unit is also available in French, German, Italian, Indonesian, Japanese and Spanish. CLIL in Action Digital Story​ This clip features the German program at Bayswater Sth Primary School. It highlights the way in which the CLIL approach is used to teach a range of content areas including Maths and Performing Arts through German. ​This clip introduces the Spanish CLIL program at Westgarth Primary School. All F-6 students at Westgarth engage in Discovery (Science and Humanities) and Visual Arts through Spanish. Junior students also participate in Music classes taught in Spanish. The school leadership and school community value the contribution that the CLIL approach provides for supporting student language development and engagement in learning. This digital story is one of 8 created by MLTAV with funding from the Victorian Department of Education (DET) to profile Best-practice in Languages Education in Victorian Schools ​The Spanish CLIL program at Westgarth Primary School has a fantastic blog sharing teaching and learning resources used in their Art, Science and Performing Arts programs. They hosted a MLTAV CLIL Network workshop at their school in September 2017 which provided an opportunity for teachers to observe their CLIL programs and engage in CLIL PL. Some great CLIL video case studies and Units of Work are available from the Network for Languages (London) website .  Some examples are also included below: St Stephen’s ES Spanish CLIL Year 3/4 Spanish Unit on Rainforests NEW CLIL RESOURCES: UK The UK Association for Language Learning website has a number of Primary CLIL Resources. The materials are available for a range of languages and include ideas for teaching about Water Use, Solar System as well as a range of other concepts. ​​Dr Ruth Fielding and Prof Lesley Harbon presented a paper at the 2017 AFMLTA International Languages Conference on their research into the 4 NSW CLIL Programs. Click here to see their presentation. STEM/CLIL Resources and Projects from the Goethe-Institut Australien FOR PRIMARY SCHOOLS: Digital Kinder University The digital Kinder University is an innovative educational project for children aged 8-12. A key aspect of the Kinder University is its online platform which is accessible to everyone free of charge. Students of the online university can explore 30 different video lectures in three faculties: Humankind, Nature and Technology. The Kinder University is based on children’s innate interest in anything that is unfamiliar and at the same time introduces them to the German language. www.goethe.de/au/kinderuni My bean plant – the lifecycle of a plant This CLIL unit combines German and biology lessons and is suitable for students in years 3 & 4. In 7 lessons, the children learn how to grow a bean plant. They observe the germination process and learn to describe this process in German. https://www.goethe.de/ins/au/en/spr/unt/kum/cli/cli/ste/mb.html FOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS: Thema Energie: A CLIL Unit for Year 7 & 8 students In this CLIL unit year 7 & 8 students explore how countries like Australia and Germany create electricity. They investigate the consequences of our energy consumption for the earth, learn about the development of renewable energies and analyse ways to save energy. https://www.goethe.de/ins/au/en/spr/unt/kum/cli/cli/ste/te.html Workshop on sustainable development The concept of sustainability is playing an increasingly important role in various areas of our society, be it in food consumption, education, species protection, mobility or fair trade. Against this background, the Goethe-Institut developed resources for an interactive workshop on sustainability. At four stations, students use texts, listening comprehension or film clips to learn about different aspects of the topic and work on small tasks. https://www.goethe.de/ins/au/en/spr/unt/kum/cli/cli/ste/wtn.html ​ CLIL Science Units of Work​ ​DET has supported the MLTAV to...