Take advantage of our most-ever discounted rates for this year's Leading with Literacy Conference! Extra early-bird discount ends 10 May - don't miss your opportunity to transform student reading practices. Explore the full agenda & register now! vist.ly/34ut3

Discover the innovative online PL Program: Empowering EAL/D Students! Crafted by experts Jennifer Hammond & Maya Cranitch, this resource-packed program equips educators with practical strategies & planning skills to optimise EAL/D learners' performance. vist.ly/34bk8

Join our free webinar this Wednesday! Led by Karen Rogers, she'll dive into the Language, Literature, and Literacy strands of the Australian Curriculum. Gain valuable insights & practical solutions that you can apply right away. Open for all educators! vist.ly/343sk

Time is running out to submit your entries for the What Matters? Writing Competition! This is your chance to amplify the voices of your students on topics close to their hearts. Entries close on 17/05, so make sure to submit yours today. Whitlam Institute

Sign up for STANSW Hands-On Science Conference now! Elevate your teaching strategies & take home engaging classroom activities. The conference will have workshops featuring practical science activities for students. Teachers receive toolkits for classroom use. Register by 3/06!

The Dorothea Mackellar Poetry Award is calling all Australian students to share their poetic genius. With enticing prizes and multiple categories, it's their time to shine. Click the link to join the poetic journey! vist.ly/yzh5 Australian Government Department of Education

Applications for the NSW Premier's Teacher Scholarships are now open. Enhance your teaching career with the opportunity to undertake a five-week study tour internationally or within Australia. Visit vist.ly/yyy5 to apply before 11:59pm (AEST), Friday, 3 May 2024.

We are thrilled to launch an essential new online teacher PL course that is free of charge to all teachers in VIC: Using Diverse Children's Books in the Classroom! Funded by the Victorian Department of Education's Strategic Partnerships Program. vist.ly/yf6j

Dive into the transformative power of language as a central tool in intentional teaching & learning with Teaching with Intent. Learn how to implement both macro & micro-scaffolding strategies & help students embrace & use powerful academic language. vist.ly/xsne

Such brilliant news! A thoroughly deserved win for the ILF. abc.net.au/news/2024-04-1…

New PL Course alert! Don't miss Teaching patterns of English: phrases and noun groups, a short course that dives into the heart of grammar. vist.ly/x8uq

Learn about the PETAA PL course The Explicit Teaching of Phonics Using Authentic Texts, and why it's a must for educators teaching early reading skills, in this Q&A with Dr Leonie Arthur! vist.ly/wnsb

Write a poem, plant a tree! The POEM FOREST Prize opens again on 21 March. This competition plants a tree for every poem received from young people. For 2024, Red Room Poetry is calling for young people's nature poems: vist.ly/vtzp

Such a pleasure to conduct research National Centre ACL.

Happy International Children's Book Day! Tell us some of your favourites - we're dying to know! (You can see some of ours in this picture)

While you're here, you might want to check out my PETAA courses that guide you through this way of of teaching.
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PETAA has developed a series of resources to support teachers in understanding, and implementing, science of reading principles in their schools and classrooms. Explore the full range of resources here. vist.ly/tuwz

Calling all VIC educators! We partnered with Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority to create a case study unit that shows annotated examples of how current teaching and learning units can be adapted to align with English Curriculum Version 2.0. vist.ly/tiws

Reading and sharing books for pleasure can transform children' lives. Discover how in this short video! vist.ly/t9fu

Calling all SA teachers! Don't miss this opportunity to to learn from literacy pro Bronwyn Parkin on 26th April! Learn text decoding techniques & how to create a learning environment that sparks a passion for reading in your students. Secure your spot now! vist.ly/t9af