Hello! I’m Kelly Harrison - founder of Languages Roadshow. I developed my love of all things Languages learning and curriculum through my work as a high school Japanese teacher in Queensland. These days, I channel that love of resource writing, presenting and connecting with other teachers through Languages Roadshow, which I started in 2019. Languages Roadshow is based in the Clarence Valley in Northern NSW, but as the name suggests, we like to travel to connect and we aim to connect with as many teachers as possible.
I went to a lot of conferences and professional development days as a teacher. Some were better than others and after some of the best ones, I would leave feeling so inspired. However, not many of the notes I took at those conferences transformed into action in the classroom. Like all teachers, I was time-poor, but more than that, there was no follow up and often no one to collaborate with. I wanted to change that by offering events where the learning continued well beyond that day.
Attending a Languages Roadshow event or completing a Languages Roadshow online course isn’t a stand-alone experience. You become part of a community of like-minded professionals and gain access to the type of resources you wish you had the time to create. In addition to bespoke professional learning events, online courses and resources, I also consult direct to schools who are keen to innovate in the field of Languages, particularly through integrative approaches.
My mission is to increase the number of students studying Languages through to Year 12 in Australia. I believe the way to make this happen is to empower teachers and schools through offering high quality professional learning experiences and follow up support. I am a passionate advocate of Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL) and I am so excited to see more and more schools experimenting with this method of teaching.
Languages teachers are a special community of professionals. Amazing things can happen when we are given the time and space to connect with our Languages colleagues and it’s a privilege to be able to facilitate those opportunities.
Wherever you are in the world, whichever languages you teach, I’d love to hear from you, so please get in touch.