Author: DELIZO, Dan

Upskill Australia-Japan Teachers Upskill Fellowship 2021 showcase video
Queensland Department of Education. Queensland Government of Australia

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Australia-Japan Teachers Upskill Fellowship, an agile teacher upskilling program. It's a one-of-a-kind learning experience.

Inspiring ideas by some of the best educators in Queensland. Turning teachers, from fellow colleagues to buddies, it's designed to build connections to advance your teaching career.

Post Program Opportunities: 
•	Sister school relationship. 
•	Self-funding collaboration programs. 
•	Joint professional development initiatives. 
•	International collaboration programs for students or teachers.

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Developing confidence teaching in a cross-cultural classroom and build relationships with like-minded Queensland teachers. Developing new teaching skills in a post-pandemic environment.

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Opportunities to participate in a real Queensland classroom.

Learning Outcomes:
•	Develop new teaching skills to enhance teaching in a post-pandemic environment.
•	Opportunities to participate virtually in a real Queensland classroom.

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We upskill teachers to become more competent in teaching online or blended classroom settings.

Upskill Workshop presented by Mr Glenn Watt and Ms Kara Vaughan from Impact Centre. 

The topic: Developing competency in effective online and remote teaching. This can strengthen the effectiveness of online or remote teaching, support the transition to post-COVID teaching model and promote teaching and learning agility. 

The style of presentation is virtual delivery.

Glenn Watt
Good afternoon everybody. My name is Glenn Watt. I’m from the Impact Centre at the Queensland Department of Education. It’s a great honour to work with you this afternoon. I hope you enjoy what we share with you today and that you can apply it to your classroom.

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We upskill teachers to make learning engaging. Through learning by inquiry, students can rediscover the fun of learning. 

Upskill Workshop presented by Ms Gae Nastasi. 

The topic: Inquiry based learning (IBL) teaching method. This can be applied to conventional teaching or an online teaching setting. 

Learning Outcomes:
•	Learn to apply inquiry-based learning in a language setting
•	Foster curiosity and independent learning
•	Develop resilience in student learning

The style of presentation is virtual delivery. 

Gae Nastasi
If there is anything you are not sure about, please tell me or drop a line in the chat box and I will further explain it or slow down.

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We upskill teachers to connect with some of the best educators in different fields. 

Collegial X-Change Forum 

The topic: Teaching in a cross-cultural environment with confidence.
 
Outcomes:
•	Understand cultural differences between an Australian classroom and a Japanese classroom
•	Encourage learners to expand their comfort zone in learning
•	Build confidence in teaching and learning in a cross-cultural environment

Virtual Practicum

The focus: Japanese teachers are paired with a Queensland teacher to coordinate a virtual visit to a Queensland classroom. Japanese teachers can observe the class. They can also work with the host Queensland teacher to deliver a short cultural/language presentation to their Japanese language students. 

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We upskill teachers to re-connect with foreign students, and re-define their educator role (in this challenging time). 

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We embrace challenges. We discover potential. 

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We Upskill Teachers. 

The 2021 Australia-Japan Teachers Upskill Fellowship was delivered by the Queensland Department of Education and made possible through the Australia Japan Foundation Grants Program.

Copyright State of Queensland (Department of Education) 2021
All material contained in the video is not licenced for use under any Creative Commons Licence.