e:lit response to NEC framing paper
18th June 2009,
e:lit
Invitations to respond to the National English Curriculum framing paper were requested. This is the response prepared by the board of e:lit - the ...
WA Education Awards 2009 – nominations open
11th June 2009,
e:lit
Nominations are open for the WA Education Awards 2009. These prestigious awards are in their second year and aim to acknowledge the contribution of passionate, dedicated and outstanding teachers, principals and school support staff working in Western Australian schools. There are also awards to ...
Future Directions in Literacy Conference
20th May 2009,
e:lit
Friday 11 & Saturday 12 September 2009
Harold Park Function Centre, Glebe, Sydney
This year's program aims to stimulate professional conversations about future developments in literacy pedagogy and practice. The program will:
• provide ...
Using Multimodal Texts and Digital resources in Your Classroom
8th May 2009,
e:lit
This full-day workshop will:
Assist teachers in the selection and use of a wide range of
freely available digital material
Demonstrate and explain practical strategies and planning
techniques to ensure ...
NSW Premier's Teacher Scholarships 2009
23rd April 2009,
e:lit
Applications are invited from teachers in Government, Catholic or Independent Schools and TAFE NSW Institutes across New South Wales for the 2009 Premier’s Teacher Scholarships.
Generous sponsorship from various supporters means the scholarships now encompass English, Special ...
Moving from the Old to the New: Research on Teaching Reading in and for the 21st Century
22nd April 2009,
e:lit
Symposium with Professors Peter Freebody, Scott Paris and P. David Pearson
The University of Sydney
Tuesday 14 July 2009 9.30am–4pm
This symposium will be of interest to all teachers K–12, tertiary educators and educational consultants.
Important ...
National Tree Day
3rd April 2009,
e:lit
This year's Schools Tree Day will be held on Friday 31 July. Planet Ark is asking teachers who are looking for a way to make a positive environmental difference, to register as Site Coordinators. Tree planting can take place within your school grounds or ask your local council if it can provide ...
CBCA Shortlist Out
1st April 2009,
e:lit
On 31 March the Children’s Book Council of Australia announced the shortlist for their annual awards. Thirty books have been shortlisted in five categories covering Older Readers, Younger Readers, Early Childhood, Picture books, and ...
Victorian Premier's Literary Awards 2009 Call for Nominations
26th March 2009,
e:lit
Writers and publishers are now invited to submit entries to the prestigious 2009 Victorian Premier's Literary Awards. A total of $195,000 will be awarded to established and emerging writers across eleven categories in one of Australia's richest and most diverse writing prizes.
View ...
Australian Awards for Teaching Excellence
20th March 2009,
e:lit
The Australian Awards for Teaching Excellence recognise and celebrate the exceptional achievements of the teaching profession from early childhood through to senior secondary schooling.
The Awards raise the status of the teaching profession through: ...
Australian Children's Laureate
10th March 2009,
e:lit
A board made up of representatives from publishers, booksellers, creators and major national children’s literature organisations has been created to establish an Australian Children’s Laureate position. e:lit will be represented on the Australian Children’s Literature Alliance ...
National Curriculum Board - Expressions of Interest
6th March 2009,
e:lit
The National Curriculum Board is seeking expressions of interest from suitably qualified and experienced people for inclusion on a register of curriculum writers and ...
Kidz Book Club - coming soon
20th January 2009,
Kidz Book Club
What Matters? writing competition 2009
6th November 2008,
The Whitlam Institute
The Whitlam Institute is delighted to announce the details of the What Matters? writing competition for 2009. The competition asks young people from across NSW and the ACT to write about what matters for their future. Students from Years 5-12 are asked to write a 400-600 word opinion piece ...
School Days Program Announced - Sydney Writers' Festival 2009
4th November 2008,
Sydney Writers' Festival
The Sydney Writers' Festival has announced their School Days program for 2009. The Primary School Days will be run in three venues across Sydney in May, and children will be treated to appearances by Australian children's authors such as Morris Gleitzman, Tristan Bancks, Catherine Bateson, Danny ...
2009 ALEA/ AATE National conference for teachers of English and literacy
21st October 2008,
ALEA/ AATE
The ALEA/ AATE 2009 National conference for teachers of English and literacy: Bridging Divides: ensuring access, equity and quality in literacy and English education, will be held in Hobart at the Wrest Point Conference Centre, 9-12 July 2009.
Five outstanding international ...
National English Curriculum announced
20th October 2008,
e:lit
Several e:lit members have been representing e:lit at the National English Curriculum consultation forums that have been taking place across the nation since May. At the last forum The Academy of Humanities and the Presidents of the four peak professional bodies for ...
"What's your story?" Winners have been announced!
12th August 2008,
What's your story?
What's your story?, a joint project of Copyright Agency Limited and the Primary English Teaching Association, is a writing competition for NSW and Vic students in Years 5 & 6. Students were invited to submit a 500 word story and from the submissions, 12 finalists were chosen. They ...
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