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State Conference August 2019

Sun, 09 Jun 2019 22:11:00 +0000

Planning for our flagship event is well underway. Bronwyn Lea, UQ and Claire Hansen, JCU have agreed to present the keynotes. Karen Yager who was so enthusiastically received at the May Master class has also agreed to make a return visit. In addition to this, we have 27 different workshops spread over three sessions. Sure to be lots her...

Townsville ETAQ branch goes to JCU

Sun, 09 Jun 2019 04:46:58 +0000

Wow! On Saturday 4th May Townsville ETAQ went to James Cook University and had a lot of fun!

The conference was opened by Professor Richard Nile Head of Humanities at James Cook University, Professor Australian History. JCU recognises the significance that technology has on our practice in humanities disciplines. We explored some old an...

May Master class

Sun, 09 Jun 2019 04:39:11 +0000

Ready, Set ... Mark The May Masterclass On 18 May at the University of Queensland, Karen Yager (ETANSW president) and QCAA PPO Satu Cooper focused on quality assessment and marking. The 2 keynotes encompassed both senior and junior secondary. Resources from Karen Yager's inspiring keynote have been saved in the member section of the ETAQ...

Shakespeare Reloaded Imaginarium

Sun, 09 Jun 2019 04:22:08 +0000

On Saturday 1st June, the Townsville ETAQ branch gathered at JCU for an exciting professional development opportunity with Shakespeare Reloaded. We were incredibly lucky to have a long session with Professor Liam Semler and Associate Professor Jackie Manuel, from Sydney University who were both extremely warm and generous presenters. Profe...

Gandel Holocaust Studies Program

Sun, 09 Jun 2019 04:17:00 +0000

Applications for scholarships are now open for the national and highly regarded "Gandel Holocaust Studies Program for Australian Educators" for 2019-2020.
We are currently seeking applications from active and qualified secondary school teachers for the 2019-2020 intake. This is a fully funded graduate program and teachers of...

Facebook

Tue, 29 Jan 2019 22:06:15 +0000

Facebook is the central hub for all things ETAQ. We have both a page and a closed group for you to engage with. These operate in a couple of different ways:

Facebook closed group

Tue, 29 Jan 2019 22:01:38 +0000

Join our closed group to:
Join in on discussions relating to curriculum, syllabus development and planning, and teaching strategies; Facilitate and engage in resource sharing Find links to articles and sites of interest to English teachers and the teaching of subject English. Post and share teaching opportunities and pr...

Facebook page

Tue, 29 Jan 2019 21:58:06 +0000

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Information of both Queensland and National PD events organised by ETAQ and AATE Special offers from third parties that are relevant to subject English (events, offers and opportunities) Updates on our state journal Words'Worth (call for papers, mail outs, etc.) State and national body news (...

SoundCloud

Tue, 29 Jan 2019 21:49:58 +0000

This year we're venturing into the world of podcasting. Entitled The Heart of English, this is a podcast for lovers of English teaching by lovers of English teaching. These sessions will focus on teaching techniques, text list reviews, guest presenters and much more. Our first episode is already up and streaming over on our SoundCloud acc...

Instagram

Tue, 29 Jan 2019 21:46:57 +0000

Can you rock a good selfie? Want to share your classroom #aesthetic? Our Instagram is here to tell the visual story of English teaching in Queensland. You'll find updates on PD events, regrams of our members doing some awesome work in subject English, and the general happenings of ETAQ throughout the year. We've even got stories going at...

Twitter

Tue, 29 Jan 2019 21:42:45 +0000

We're a big fan of sharing ideas and thoughts on what you are taking from our PD events, and Twitter is the place to do this! Got some thoughts that you want to share with the Twitterverse during our events? Join us in the online conversations with the tag #etaqpd.

Membership

Wed, 22 Jun 2016 12:35:07 +0000

Membership
ETAQ offers members the opportunity to keep up-to-date with syllabus changes and a channel for submitting your thoughts and ideas for the suite of new syllabuses to come online in 2018.
Members receive two quality publications Words'Worth published by ETAQ and English in Australia published by AATE. Each of these publi...

State Conference

Sat, 18 Jun 2016 06:13:04 +0000

State Conference program is on its way very soon Have you booked your flight? Have you arranged your accommodation? State conference is on its way, bringing Professor Wayne Sawyer (from Western Sydney University) and acclaimed author and academic, Professor Gary Crew. The buzz is that the workshops look equally inviting as those last year...

Words Worth Issue 46

Wed, 06 Apr 2016 00:15:27 +0000

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