March seminar 2026

Encounters with Literacy, Literature, and Language

“At first, I struggled with some of the bigger words, but Kinsella kept his fingernail under each, patiently, until I guessed or half-guessed it and then I did this by myself until I no longer needed to guess, and read on. It was like learning to ride the bike; I felt myself taking off, the freedom of going places I couldn’t have gone before, and it was easy.”              – Foster (2010), Claire Keegan

Teaching and learning in high school English classrooms involve encounters: with literacy, with literature, and with language, as well as the human encounters between teachers and students.

Part of the English teacher’s role is to orchestrate productive classroom learning encounters and, metaphorically, to support students to confidently ride their bikes and to take off for places they haven’t been before.

ETAQ is delighted to announce Garth Stahl, secondary Program Director and Associate Professor School of Education, University of Queensland has agreed to present the keynote address.

Call for presenters

Are you interested in sharing professional ideas? ETAQ is your platform for safe and collegial dialogue.

Engage your interest and inspire your peers by submitting a session proposal for sharing ideas for productive encounters. It's about how you employ independent thinking and learning strategies across 7-10 and /or the senior years.

Submission requirements

• Title
• Abstract - up to 200 words
• Brief biographical details - max 100 words
• Submit your proposal or expression of interest (incomplete if necessary) by Friday 19 December at Workshop proposal (March sem)

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