Multilingual Creative Classrooms Course for Educators and Teachers

A Positive, Practical Resource for Teachers and School Communities

The Multilingual Creative Classrooms Course is an innovative, self-paced, NESA-accredited professional development course designed to support inclusive teaching strategies and provide educators with resources tailored to multilingual learners.

This course equips educators with inclusive teaching resources and practical strategies to nurture multilingual literacy and creativity in diverse classrooms.

A Powerful Resource for Supporting Multilingual Learners

Through the Multilingual Creative Classrooms Course, you’ll discover strategies for teaching multilingual students that transform classroom dynamics and foster a deeper understanding of multilingualism.

Educators will learn effective ways to support multilingual learners, utilising evidence-based practices to create engaging and inclusive classrooms for students of all linguistic backgrounds.

Introduction to Translanguaging: A Guide for Educators

Download our introductory guide on Translanguaging, designed to help educators understand the basics of supporting multilingual learners. This resource offers a foundational look at how incorporating students' full linguistic repertoire can foster inclusivity, creativity, and engagement in the classroom.

For a deeper dive, access the full Multicultural Creative Classroom Course here.

Co-Developed by Leading Experts in Multilingual Education

Co-developed by Dr. Rachael Jacobs, a senior lecturer and researcher in multilingual education, and Jane Stratton, CEO of Think+DO Tank Foundation, this course provides teachers with the latest insights and multilingual teaching resources. This comprehensive course not only explores the academic and social benefits of translanguaging but also introduces numerous strategies for supporting multilingual literacy and creativity in the classroom.

Key Benefits of the Multilingual and Creative Classroom Professional Development Course

Gain Inclusive Teaching Strategies

  • Learn to create a welcoming, supportive environment that values linguistic diversity, benefiting both multilingual students and their peers.

Access Inclusive Teaching Resources

  • The course includes downloadable multilingual teaching resources that can be used immediately to enhance classroom inclusivity.

Boost Professional Development

  • With NESA accreditation, this course is an excellent addition to your professional learning, enhancing your ability to support multilingual students effectively.

children reading and creatively playing at think and do tank

Delivered by Dr Rachael Jacobs.

Learning and Course Objectives

Participants will:

• increase their confidence and competence to use the arts and creative learning strategies at all stages of learning, especially when teaching culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) learners

• strengthen educators’ ability to understand the cultural context for CALD student, and apply this to all stages of learning

• maintain and strengthen multilingual literacies in CALD learners

• strengthen literacy pedagogy, particularly for speakers of other languages.

Ideal Course Participants

  • Team leaders, for example, stage leaders, subject leaders

  • Classroom teachers

  • Special education specialists

  • School Leaders.

Ready to Create an Inclusive, Multilingual Classroom?

Whether you’re a classroom teacher, school administrator, or community educator, this course offers a powerful resource to support multilingual students and families.

Fee Structures

  • Individual Participant - $250 + GST

  • Group of Ten - $2000 + GST

  • School Licence (unlimited users) - $7500 + GST.