Branch News

Branch News from Cairns

Final Meeting for 2014

will be held on Friday afternoon, 28th November at Trinity Bay SHS.

John Thomas will deliver a short presentation, re-visiting the Text-In-Context model of language in uuse as a first step towards further PD sessions in 2015. While Stephanie Sokolich-Wheeler will canvass members about the sort of professional development they would like for 2015.

The branch is hoping to host a Garry's Grammar Day early next year. This will be discussed at the meeting.

Branch News from Darling Downs Branch

Darling Downs branch will conduct their next PD on Wednesday 22nd October at Fairholme College. For further information, download the flyer here.

Branch News from Townsville

Townsville Branch is planning to host a Garry's Grammar Day in March 2015. Further details will be available when arrangements are finalised.

Upcoming Events

AATE/ALEA CONFERENCE 2018

THE ART OF ENGLISH language - literature - literacy The AATE/ALEA English Literacy National Conference 2018 will be held in Perth from 8 July - 11 July 2018. Download the flyer here, or go to the website englishliteracyconference.com.au for all the latest information. ...

Start Time:		9:00 AM
Date:		Sunday 8th July 2018
Venue:		Perth

Grace Loyden & the new SATE

Grace Loyden will present a session on a aspects of the new SATE at Townsville Grammar School on Saturday 28th July 2018, starting at 9:00 am. Cost is $20 which is to be paid by the website. Download the flyer for all the details. ...

Category:		Seminar
Start Time:		9:00 AM
Date:		Saturday 28th July 2018
Venue:		Townsville Grammar School
Email Enquiries:		adminofficer@etaq.org.au

Townsville Breakfast Book Club

Grace Loyden is organising a series of Breakfast Book Clubs starting at 9:00 am on: Sunday 11 February - Burial Rites by Hannah Kent Sunday 21 April - The White Earth by Andrew McGahan Sunday 5 August - Cat's Eye by Margaret Atwood Sunday 28 October - We are All Completely Beside Ourselves by Karen Joy Fowler ...

Category:		Seminar
Start Time:		9:00 AM
Date:		Sunday 5th August 2018
		Repeating On specific dates
Venue:		Jam Corner Restaurant

State Conference 2018

State Conference in 2018 will address the theme Vision 2020: Seeing the future of English Teaching. Keynote speakers: Samuel Wagan Watson is an award-winning Indigenous poet and professional raconteur. Born in Brisbane in 1972, he is of Munanjali, Birri Gubba, German and Irish descent. Samuel's first collection of poems won the 19...

Category:		State Conference
Start Time:		8:00 AM
Date:		Saturday 18th August 2018
Venue:		Lourdes Hill School
Phone Enquiries:		0455 464 000
Email Enquiries:		adminofficer@etaq.org.au

Beginning Teachers Day

The Beginning Teachers Day this year will be held on Saturday 27 October at University of South Queensland (USQ) Springfield campus. This day is designed to meet the needs of pre-service teachers, those in their first five years of teaching and more experienced teachers who are new to teaching English. The program will be available on...

Category:		Seminar
Start Time:		9:00 AM
Date:		Thursday 13th September 2018
Venue:		Springfield Campus of USQ
Email Enquiries:		adminofficer@etaq.org.au

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