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25.01.2022 Happy weekend everyone and here's a very special picture book for your COVID-19 collection...especially for our Victorian friends

24.01.2022 Behind the scenes with Mark Greenwood - Author Repost : "Spent the day filming with the good folks from AISWA. Who would have thought messy old drafts would b...e photographed? Their Brightpath program is a fabulous professional development, creative writing initiative for teachers...going national in 2021. @penguinbooksaus @walkerbooksaus @englishteachersassociationwa " See more

24.01.2022 Have you always wondered how the judges decide which books make it on to the Children's Book Council of Australia (CBCA) Book of the Year Shortlist each year? Well here is your chance to find out! Applications to be a judge for the 2022-2023 Book of the Year Awards are now open. Prospective applicants are directed to the 'Judging' page of the Children's Book Council of Australia national website: https://cbca.org.au/judging where you will find all the relevant information for... the judging process and the application forms. Applications close on FRIDAY, OCTOBER 30, and should be sent to the WA Branch via this email address: [email protected] citing JUDGE in the subject line.

24.01.2022 Watch this beautiful children’s story from Melbourne on how humanity is shining through our Windows.

24.01.2022 TIME IS RUNNING OUT Nominations must close on 30 November 2020! Don't forget to submit your nominations for the creator you would like the ACLF Board to c...onsider for the role of 2022-2023 Australian Children’s Laureate. You can nominate up to THREE people you would like the ACLF panel to consider for selection. All submissions are confidential. Nominate now https://www.childrenslaureate.org.au/nomination-information We thank you for suggesting amazing creators to be considered for this role.

21.01.2022 Book Week reminder - the revised 2020 date is Oct 17-23. Have you booked your Author visit? Authors and illustrators - please post your availability and contact details in the comments below.... With travel restrictions around Australia, it should be no surprise that many authors and illustrators have found very creative ways to visit your students and continue to bring their books to life - While WA school visits (incursions) have recommenced, there are also many virtual experiences on offer to inspire your students, from wherever you are located. Teachers looking for a local author start here https://australiawest.scbwi.org/ or check out their website if you have a particular author or book in mind. For Book Week ideas and resources see the CBCA website https://cbca.org.au/cbca-book-week

17.01.2022 We have 1 more spot left to the "Leading Innovative and Exemplary Teaching" workshop, which is a collaboration with Brightpath. The 2 part workshop will include 2 special Authors and Illustrators who will come along and share a behind the scenes look at how they work when writing and illustrating their books :) So get in quick to secure this last spot!

17.01.2022 Aussie STEM stars series.

17.01.2022 NEW on the website! In this special Webinar, our Australian Children's Laureate Ursula Dubosarky talks about the importance of children developing a lifel...ong habit of curious adventurous reading and how teachers play a vital role in that development. We are proud to have worked in partnership with Primary English Teaching Association Australia (PETAA) to bring you this special professional development opportunity. https://www.childrenslaureate.org.au/professional-developme Ursula Dubosarsky Australian Children's Writer

14.01.2022 Notre Dame University is launching their new Graduate Certificate in Education (Middle Years Mathematics) Designed for teachers looking to upskill and assume a leadership role in mathematics education, this program will equip you or your teaching staff with: a rigorous and specialised understanding of mathematics education particularly for students in Years 5-8; ... deep mathematics pedagogical content knowledge; a strong understanding of the importance of research-based enquiry to inform teaching; and the leadership and mentoring skills to inform other teachers of mathematics. For more information please click the link below

13.01.2022 The AISWA Literacy team is running a week of Sharp Reading Professional Learning in Week 2 of Term 3. Sharp Reading provides teachers with a comprehensive approach to the explicit teaching of reading strategies: decoding, constructing meaning and critical thinking, through guided reading. Please see the below links to register:... Monday 27 July: Sharp Reading Decoding Strategy Instruction https://www.ais.wa.edu.au//sharp-reading-decoding-strategy Tuesday 28 July: Sharp Reading Comprehension Strategy Instruction https://www.ais.wa.edu.au//sharp-reading-comprehension-str Wednesday 29 July: Sharp Reading Advanced Comprehension (Prerequisite: Stage 3 Comprehension Strategy Instruction) https://www.ais.wa.edu.au//sharp-reading-advanced-comprehe Thursday 30 July: Sharp Reading Comprehension Strategy Instruction Secondary https://www.ais.wa.edu.au//sharp-reading-comprehension-str Friday 31 July: Sharp Reading Struggling Older Readers and Seven Plus https://www.ais.wa.edu.au//sharp-reading-struggling-older-

12.01.2022 RAISING TRAILBLAZERS: REIMAGINING THE MIDDLE YEARS Interested in participating in an innovative and supported action learning project that addresses an area of focus on wellbeing and student engagement in the middle years (7-10), within the context of your school? AISWA, Notre Dame University and Griffith University have partnered to offer Raising Trailblazers: Reimagining the Middle Years. If you would like more information about this project, which we hope will go ahead in ...2021, please contact Pat Kershaw: [email protected] or Jill Buckrell: [email protected] In the meantime, all middle years teachers are invited to complete a MOOC, which is being offered free of charge to AISWA teachers by Griffith University. Click on this link to register for Supporting adolescent learners: Social and emotional wellbeing: https://www.futurelearn.com//supporting-adolescent-learners See more

12.01.2022 Writing WA recognises the First Nations people of Western Australia as our first memory holders and storytellers and we see no better way to celebrate NAIDOC We...ek than by immersing ourselves in the words, stories and cultures of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. We encourage you to explore this selection of books by Australian Indigenous authors and find many more wonderful works by Indigenous authors by visiting the websites of these publishers: Magabala Books, Fremantle Press, UWA Publishing. Follow the links in our latest Love to Read Local e-newsletter to find out more about each of the titles pictured here. https://mailchi.mp/writingwa/ltrl12nov2020

10.01.2022 Registrations close tomorrow at noon for Webinar #6 - how to engage your students in world issues and equip them with essential Media Literacy skills, through Critical thinking and analyzing sources of media information. Participants will have the opportunity to ask questions and all registrations will receive the recording. https://www.ais.wa.edu.au//wandering-wednesday-webinar-6-m

09.01.2022 If you teach in a NAPLAN year level (Year 3,5,7 and 9 teachers) you can participate in this project titled NAPLAN Narratives Effects of the No-Show NAPLAN 2020 which seeks to investigate the effect of the absence of NAPLAN testing in 2020 on staff and their work. Your participation in this research project will involve completing an online survey that will take approximately 15-20 minutes. No NAPLAN in 2020 gives a unique opportunity to gauge how teachers’ work in NAPLAN years and how schools planning may be affected. The results will contribute to ongoing research on the effects of NAPLAN testing on staff work, school planning as well as staff and student wellbeing. Go to this link to find out more and to complete the survey https://ecuau.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_1MoRgne4DD2yHCB

09.01.2022 The ACLF Board is embarking on the selection process for the 20222023 Australian Children’s Laureate and we would love to hear from you! Nominate up to THREE p...eople you would like the ACLF panel to consider for selection as your next Australian Children’s Laureate. All submissions are confidential. CLOSING DATE: 30 November 2020 Nominate now https://www.childrenslaureate.org.au/nomination-information We thank you for suggesting amazing creators to be considered for this role.

09.01.2022 Limited edition artwork for sale by silent auction! Beloved WA author and illustrator Jan Ormerod is auctioning her evocative illustration ‘Let the boy dig’ from her book Water Witcher which was shortlisted in the CBCA Picture Book of the Year category in 2007. The opening bid is $200. Bids will be accepted in $10 increments... For more information and to place your bid please select the link below https://www.32auctions.com/cbca_bookweek_2020

08.01.2022 CBCA are currently looking for SIX YOUNG BOOK REVIEWERS aged between 7 and 12 years across Western Australia. Each reviewer will be sent one book by The West Australian newspaper to review. That book will be from the CBCA Book of the Year: Young Readers category. What’s required: 1. Read the book and write a review of no more than 100 words 2. Email that review and a hi res photograph of themselves to me by Friday September 18.... 3. Watch for your review to be published in the ED! Magazine during the CBCA Book Week in October. Any interested reviewer please send their names, age, suburb to Heather on [email protected] by Tuesday 1 September.

08.01.2022 ** IMPORTANT REMINDER ** Don't miss your chance to nominate the Australian creators you would like to be considered for the role of 20222023 Australian Childr...en's Laureate. You can nominate up to THREE people you would like the ACLF panel to consider for selection. All submissions are confidential. CLOSING DATE: 30 November 2020 Nominate now https://www.childrenslaureate.org.au/nomination-information We thank you for suggesting amazing creators to be considered for this role.

07.01.2022 INTERNATIONAL LITERACY DAY 2020 has presented us with many challenges, with education being at the forefront as one of the major concerns during a year of so...cial distancing. Throwback to 2018 when I met with students from Rawa Aboriginal Community School in Canberra where they presented me with copies of the book they wrote, Monster Party - - #internationalliteracyday #patrickgorman See more

02.01.2022 Congratulations to these young writers from around Australia. Presented by the ACTF and ALEA Victoria, the 2020 My Place Competition asked Year 3-10 students to reflect on this moment in time and share their thoughts, observations, and experiences through writing. All winning entries are now available to read on the ACTF website. Read Nadia Wheatley’s thoughtful feedback for young writers, and responses from judges and the teachers /parents of winning students. https://actf.com.au//announcing-the-2020-my-place-competit?

01.01.2022 Did you know the ‘Mudburra to English Dictionary’, is the first dictionary of an Australian Indigenous language to include an extensive section dedicated to han...d-signs. The dictionary, which is published by Aboriginal Studies Press, has photos and QR code links to 170 videos of Mudburra handsigns called ‘marndamarnda’, which is also the word for ‘hand’. We think International Day of Sign Languages is the perfect opportunity to learn this beautiful language don’t you?! You can purchase a copy of ‘Mudburra to English Dictionary’ from the AIATSIS Shop - https://bit.ly/2G51jww