BSC News No1 V4.pdf - Brunswick Secondary College

worked as an accountant and am still completing myCPA course. I feel very involved at BSC and lookforward to working with teachers and students. I amexcited about sharing my teaching passion with all of Good luck for our 2011 debaters!you and looking forward to work at BSC.Lillian ZhouKanela GiannakakisDebating Co-ordinatorI’ve just recently come down fromSydney where I was teachingEconomics and Maths. Before Iwas teaching I worked inmarketing as an AssistantMarketing Manager for Amex. Ienjoy most sports, but will haveto learn the finer points of football(AFL). So far everyone’s beenreally friendly and I’m lookingforward to developing theEconomics and Maths curriculumat Brunswick Secondary.Peter MossemenearPeter MossemenearSenior Debating 2011 (Years 8 – 12)Ever wanted to learn how to win all of your arguments?Persuade your parents? Work in a team to win in aninterschool competition? Brunswick Secondary Collegeis looking forward to continuing our successful debatingprogram in 2011, and we want you for our team!! TheSenior Debating program is open to all students inyears 9-12. For the first time this year, the Seniorprogram will also be open to year 8 students whoparticipated in our junior debating program last year.Please see me (Kanela Giannakakis) or leave a note inmy pigeon hole if you are in Years 8-12 and areinterested in joining an interschool debating team.Please note that you need to be available on thecompetition dates below and also on Wednesdays afterschool for training. This year, debating workshops(training) will be held on Wednesdays after school inF19 from 3:15pm – 4:15pm beginning in Week 3,Wednesday 16 February.This year’s dates for the Senior Interschool Debatingcompetition (Years 8-12) are:Round 1: Wed 9 March (term 1)Round 2: Wed 30 MarchRound 3: Wed 25 May (term 2)Round 4: Wed 27 July (term 3)Round 5: Wed 10 AugustAll debates are held at Mercy College, Coburgbetween 6pm – 9pm (times will be advised dependingon what year level you are in).Junior Debating 2011For other students in years 7 and 8, the JuniorDebating Program commences in August, so look outfor notices in the newsletter and Daily Bulletin towardsthe end of term 2. All debates and training in the JuniorCompetition will take place at Brunswick SecondaryCollege.Any other queries about debating at BSC should beemailed to me –Giannakakis.kanela.k@edumail.vic.gov.au. Studentsshould feel free to drop in to my office to talk to me ifthey have any questions – I am in F-Block opposite theF19 computer room.Teacher professional development @ BSCThe first dayback at schoolfor teacherswas spent onprofessionaldevelopmentpresented by DrRamonLewis. Dr Lewis,AssociateProfessor LaTrobe UniversityInstitute forEducation, has Karlee Baker, One of 10 teachers to sharean internationalher strategies for giving effective feedbackreputation forhis research with young people and their engagementwith school, specialising in the areas of classroommanagement and adolescent coping.Dr Lewis discussed ways to encourage both individualand communal responsibility in students, so that theytake actions not just to ‘do the right thing’ themselves,but also encourage and support their friends to do thesame. Dr Lewis provided teachers with a framework forbetter understanding adolescent behavior, andstrategies to optimise communication with ourstudents, helping them to think about theirresponsibility for their own learning and the learning ofothers.Dr Lewis’ highly interactive presentation struck a chordwith the teachers present and has prompted a greatdeal of useful discussion and planning to ensure theideas that were encountered are enacted in theclassroom throughout the year.Karen Ferguson, Curriculum LeaderBrunswick SC Chinese study tour 2011The LOTE faculty and I are pleased to advise that theBSC inaugural Chinese Study Tour will take place at theend of Term 1 this year. 11 students and 2 teachers willgo to China from Saturday 2nd April to Wednesday13th April. This is our first study tour to China. We willgo to Beijing and Xi?an to visit the Great Wall andTerracotta Warriors. We will also go to Shanghai- theeconomic centre of China.Jiwei Xu,Teacher of Chinese