Brisbane March Seminar 2012

ETAQ’s first routine Saturday seminar in Brisbane for 2012 is to be conducted at The Gap State High School on Saturday 17 March. The theme is “Teaching the Australian English Curriculum: Opportunities and challenges” and the keynote speaker is Associate Professor Karen Moni from the University of Queensland’s School of Education. Read more

Beginning Teachers’ Day 2012

Calling all bright young things!   The second annual ETAQ Beginning Teachers’ Day will take place at Stuartholme School in Brisbane on Saturday 28 April 2012 (postponed from the originally planned 25  February). Read more

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Paid Project Work Opportunity

AATE (The Australian Association for the Teaching of English, the national organization of which ETAQ is part) has entered into consortium with other national professional associations to develop a series of teaching/learning programs and associated professional learning packages for teachers and schools across Australia designed to support the development of young people’s consumer and financial literacy knowledge, skills, attitudes and behaviours. Read more

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Bell Shakespeare Regional Teacher Scholarships 2012

The scholarships will give twelve regional and remote teachers from across Australia the opportunity to travel to Sydney for a four-day, fully funded professional development experience. Read more

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AATE national conference December 2011

There is still time to register for this year’s AATE National Conference (“Finding a place for Falstaff: Language and Creativity in the Australian English Curriculum”) to be held in Melbourne 3-6 December. Read more

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A possible job for someone

ETAQ’s affiliated national body, AATE, is a partner in the project described below and this information is being distributed by this means as some members may be interested in submitting expressions of interest for the job detailed. Read more

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Term 4 Spring breakfast in Brisbane

You are reminded that ETAQ’s final PD event in Brisbane for the year is the Literary Spring Breakfast to be held at the Botanical Cafe in the Mt Coot-tha Botanical Gardens on the morning of Saturday 29 October. Read more