Seminar 2-10 on Saturday 22 May
With a successful March seminar activity behind us (thanks to all presenters), we are now focused on the second major PD activity in Brisbane for 2010.
A seminar entitled “English in a digital world: Implications for the teaching of language, literature and literacy” will be held at the Anglican Church Grammar school at East Brisbane on Saturday 22 May.
Our keynote speaker will be Professor Catherine Beavis from the School of Education and Professional Studies at Griffith University’s Gold Coast campus.
To flesh out the program, we now seek volunteers to run sessions in which they share what they have been doing using ICTs in English in their schools. There is the potential for both presentations and hands-on sessions in computer labs. The provisional program provides for sessions of up to 90 minutes duration or shorter presentations. Proposals should be sent to gazco48@bigpond.net.au To prepare the flyer, we would need a session title, an abstract and some suitable biographical details. In addition, please indicate the length of session that would best suit what you are able to offer.
ETAQ Epistle 06-10
Next Seminar – Saturday 22 May
Our next weekend PD activity will be conducted on Saturday 22 May at the Anglican Church Grammar School (‘Churchie’) at East Brisbane.
The theme is “English in a digital world: Implications for the teaching of language, literature and literacy” and Professor Catherine Beavis from the School of Education and Professional Studies at Griffith University’s Gold Coast campus has agreed to present the keynote address. Read more
ETAQ E-pistle 05-10
March Seminar
Members are reminded that ETAQ’s first weekend PD activity for the year will be conducted at Stuartholme School at Toowong this coming Saturday, 13 March. The flyer and nomination form were included with the recent mailing and can also be downloaded from the Events page of the website at www.etaq.org.au
Registrations are due by Tuesday 9 March. Forms can be emailed to Jim Buckley at jimb.etaq@bigpond.com
Annual General Meeting
ETAQ’s AGM will be conducted in conjunction with the seminar at Stuartholme School. Please come along to hear how your association is being run (and to ensure that we have a quorum). You need not fear being press-ganged into a job.
Draft K-10 Australian Curriculum in English
On Monday 1 March ACARA released a draft of the K-10 Australian Curriculum in English for consultation. It can be found at http://www.australiancurriculum.edu.au
Members are encouraged to peruse the document and provide individual feedback. In addition, ETAQ will be preparing a response on behalf of the association as well as contributing to an AATE response. Member discussion of the draft curriculum is one of the options available at next Saturday’s seminar but members are asked to email me (at gazco48@bigpond.net.au ) if they would be interested in attending a separate face-to-face forum activity to discuss the draft.
Next Seminar – Saturday 22 May
Our next weekend PD activity will be conducted on Saturday 22 May and, on this occasion, we will be returning to our usual venue at the Anglican Church Grammar School (‘Churchie’) at East Brisbane.
The theme is “English in a digital world: Implications for the teaching of language, literature and literacy” and Professor Catherine Beavis from the School of Education and Professional Studies at Griffith University’s Gold Coast campus has agreed to present the keynote address.
Session proposals sought: To flesh out the program, we now seek volunteers prepared to run sessions in which they share what they have been doing using ICTs in English in their schools. There is the potential for both presentations and hands-on sessions in computer labs. The provisional program provides for sessions of up to 90 minutes duration but, if necessary, one time slot could accommodate two shorter presentations. Please send proposals to me at gazco48@bigpond.net.au To prepare the flyer, we would need a session title, an abstract and some suitable biographical details. I look forward to member contributions to this activity.
AATE/ALEA Joint National Conference – Perth 4-7 July
I hope that a good number of you are planning to be in Perth for the “aWAy with words” national conference during the winter vacation. The deadline for session proposals has been extended to 19 March so, if you’re quick, it would still be possible to present a session. Full details on the conference can be found at http://www.englishliteracyconference.com.au