6th Annual HLE Networking Night
Networking Event for Eindhoven's Heritage Language Education Professionals and Local Partners
Date
Thursday, September 26, 2024
Time
17:00 - 19:30 Professional development
19:30 - 21:00 Professional networking
Location
DOMUSDELA
Kanaalstraat 4
5611 CT Eindhoven
https://domusdela.nl/routebeschrijving-domusdela
Language
mixed - English and Dutch
Cost
Free (registration required)
Registration
Organizers
Heritage Language Education (HLE) Network, with support from Gemeente Eindhoven's "Inclusief Samenleven" subsidy. Additional sponsors are: Holland Expat Center South, Brainport Development, Stichting Taal naar Keuze, Samen voor Eindhoven / Brainport voor Elkaar, Eindhoven Doet, and RADAR/Discriminatie.nl.
Event description
Join us for an evening of professional development and networking with others involved with mother tongue education!
The HLE Networking Night has become an annual tradition in Eindhoven/Brainport, started in 2019, to kick off the new school year by putting the spotlight on active language groups in the city. The event provides a welcoming space for professionals involved in heritage language education -- and local partners -- to come together and explore ideas for collaboration. Each year, the HLE Networking Night is listed as an event of the European Day of Languages, an international initiative that celebrates linguistic diversity.
Last year we introduced the opportunity for heritage language teachers, program managers, and others interested to attend free interactive professional development sessions. This year we will continue this offer, giving people more time for the sessions (1.5 hours). Dinner broodjes will be provided to the professional development attendees.
General program
17:00 - 19:25 Professional development (with dinner broodjes)
19:30 - 21:00 Professional networking
Yes, you can attend the networking event from 19:30 - 21:00 even if you do not attend the professional development sessions.
Who is welcome?
The program will be interesting for language educators, mainstream school teachers, government officials, local business representatives, academics, and language advocates. The evening is about making connections. Anyone interested in showing appreciation for the important work of heritage language educators is welcome!
Program
Introducing: professional development
We are excited to introduce the opportunity for heritage language teachers, program managers, and others interested to attend free interactive professional development sessions. Through these 45-minute "micro-workshops" led by expert educators and other specialists, participants will be able to explore creative and practical methods for teaching at and managing heritage language programs.
General program
17:00 - 19:30 Professional development
19:30 - 21:00 Professional networking
Yes, you can attend the networking event from 19:30 - 21:00 even if you do not attend the professional development sessions.
Program overview of professional development (17:00 - 19:30)
Micro-workshop attendees can sign up for two of the four micro-workshops, one from each time slot. Micro-workshop attendees should arrive at 17:00 to have enough time to register and eat a delicious dinner broodje before the start of the first workshop. Each micro-workshop has space for 25 people.
Choose one of these two:
How to deal with stress (17:55 - 18:40, in English) led by Dr. Anna Kijak, Stichting Poolse School Eindhoven
Het belang van sociale veiligheid, het aanvragen van een Verklaring Omtrent Gedrag (VOG)(17:55 - 18:40, in Dutch) led by Kirstie Schreurs, Eindhoven Doet
And one of these two:
Hoe om te gaan met stress (18:45 - 19:30, in Dutch) led by Dr. Anna Kijak, Stichting Poolse School Eindhoven
Sparking love for science through the heritage language...and the other way around! (18:45 - 19:30, English) led by Vlad Niculescu-Dincă, Romanian School in Eindhoven
To view the full description of the micro-workshops and speaker bios, see the main event page on our website.
Program overview of professional networking (19:30 - 21:00)
19:30 Start networking event: registration, information stands, drinks & snacks
20:00 Announcements
20:10 Pecha kucha presentation (3 minutes + 3 slides each) by several of our sponsors: Brainport Development, Taal naar Keuze, Samen voor Eindhoven/Brainport voor Elkaar, and RADAR/Discriminatie.nl
20:25 Networking until 21:00!
Tags
Networking, Eindhoven, Professional Development, Community
