Programme

Friday 14th August

Social Evening - Level 2 NZSL Curriculum Launch
Time: 7pm-9pm

Where: University of Otago - St David's Complex Seminar Room A and B

Please note the change of venue due to capacity
Welcome night

 

Saturday 15th August

St David's Complex Seminar Room A & B, University of Otago

Time Activity Presenter
8.30am Open for Registrations
9am - 9.15am Welcome and House Keeping
9.15am - 10am Keynote Emma Iliffe - Chairperson of ABSLTA: The Association of BSL Teachers and Assessors
10am - 10.30am Presentation David McKee and Rachel McKee - Signs of Globalisation in NZSL
10.30am - 11am MORNING TEA
11am - 12pm Workshop Josje Lelijveld - Are we all in the same NZSL Waka?
12pm - 12.30pm Presentation Rhian Yates - NZSL Board
12.30pm - 1.30pm LUNCH
1.30pm - 2.30pm Workshop Level 2 Curriculum Team - Hand on Level 2 Activities (1 hour workshop)
2.30pm - 3pm Presentation Rachel McKee and Sara Pivac Alexander - Teaching 'one-person' role shifts, or character viewpoint
3pm - 3.30pm AFTERNOON TEA
3.30pm - 4pm Presentation Professional Development and Mentoring Development Progress, presented by the Developers
4pm - 5pm NZSLTA BGM
5pm - 7pm Own time - dinner/catch up with friends in city 
7pm - 9pm STORYFEST

 

storyfest

Sunday 16th August

Time Activity Presenter
8.30am Open for Registrations
9.00am - 9.30am Presentation Kirsten Morgan - TeachSign Website
9.30am - 10.30am Workshop Victoria Lessing and Jaime Brown - Adding Spice to NZSL Level 1
10.30am - 11am MORNING TEA
11am - 12pm Workshop Susie Ovens and Lynette Pivac - Level 1 Assessments
12pm - 12.30pm Presentation Sara Pivac Alexander - Name Signs in Classrooms: Teachers and Student Perspectives
12.30pm - 1.30pm LUNCH
1.30pm - 2.30pm Workshop Ruth Whyte - NZSLTA Code of Conduct Development
2.30pm - 3pm Wrap up and Closing
3pm - 3.15pm AFTERNOON TEA

 

Programme updated on 10 August.