Kia ora koutou,

The Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences at Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington are excited to invite you to a Humanities Professional Development Day, designed for secondary school teachers who specialise in Languages, Linguistics, Drama, and Social Sciences.

This is an opportunity to meet and connect with academics in your field who will provide insights into specific subjects and offer teaching ideas and discussion points to take back to your classroom.

You will have the opportunity to network and collaborate with other educators and share your insights with us. We are eager to connect and understand more about what you’re facing as educators in the secondary school sector.

What: Humanities Teacher Professional Development Day. See the programme here.

When: Monday 11 November, 8.45am – 3pm

Who: The programme is aimed at Languages, Linguistics, Drama, and Social Sciences secondary school teachers. Some sessions have limited places so it will be first in first served.

Where: Victoria University of Wellington, Kelburn Campus, Kelburn Parade Wellington

Cost: No cost to attend, however attendees are to organise transport at their own cost. Lunch will be provided.

Registration: Each representative to register here by Friday 1 November.

We look forward to welcoming you and/or your colleagues on campus. Feel free to reach out if you have any questions.

Ngā mihi,

Liz Thomson

Senior Student Recruitment Advisor

Wellington Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences/Wellington Faculty of Education

Te Kahupapa | Future Students

Te Herenga Waka | Victoria University of Wellington

Phone: + 6448874012

Mobile: + 64-22-015-2361

Email: liz.thomson@vuw.ac.nz

www.wgtn.ac.nz | 0800 04 04 04

Room 406, Murphy Building/Room 102, Hunter Building
Kelburn Parade

PO Box 600, Wellington 6140

My name is Florence Lyons, and I am a researcher from the University of Waikato, studying classroom displays in language teaching. I invite you to participate in a semi-structured interview (up to one hour on Zoom) to discuss your experiences as an expert in this field.

You will also be asked to take photos of your classroom displays to support the interview discussion. All information will be kept confidential, with pseudonyms used to protect identities, although complete anonymity cannot be guaranteed.

Please feel free to contact me with any questions or for more details.

Dr Florence Lyons

Florence.lyons@waikato.ac.nz