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25.01.2022 There's only 3 days left to register for the March Seminar: Diving Deep into Story! We've got some fantastic presenters coming along to help you take the plunge into storytelling in the English classroom. For the full list of workshops and details, head over to our website at www.etaq.org.au!

25.01.2022 Are you doing something awesome in your classrooms? Have you been inspired by any of the conversations from our closed groups or professional learning events? Why not contribute to our professional learning journal Words'Worth? We publish a variety of content across our three editions each year, including reflections, exemplars, discussion pieces, opinion pieces, units, lesson plans, and much much more!... It's a publication for teachers, by teachers. So if you've been looking to contribute to the wider Queensland English Teaching community, then this is the perfect opportunity to do so! We send out periodical Call for Papers, but if you've got something, why not send it through to our editor Debbie Owens. For details on how to submit, head over to our website at www.etaq.org.au for more information.

25.01.2022 This FREE event for English teachers, hosted by ALEA Meanjin, is on tomorrow (Wednesday) evening. Register via their website, in the attached link.

24.01.2022 Theres a new face behind our professional journal! Allow us to introduce Deb Owens, the new editor of WordsWorth. An avid reader of WordsWorth and contributed some time ago, she is a self-described literary theory tragic, and has been published in refereed journals. We asked her recently about what she envisions for the journal, and heres what she had to say:... I was intrigued by John Yandell, in his keynote address at the December 2019 AATE Conference, referring to time as rendered the complexity of rendering time, the clash of timelines as fixed points and memory as fragmented in identity (re)-making (Yandell, 2019). A concept upon which to ruminate thought I, for both professional praxis and my own ways of knowing. A concept I will further address in my first editorial. Its relevance to a brief professional biography? Time manifested as teaching. Time transitioned through pedagogical practice. Time delineated through a suite of English syllabuses (Qld). My first experience of a Queensland BSSSS English syllabus was the 1987 version, one year after its inception. Having taught in a state south of the border the first school-based work program I encountered came as a new and interesting challenge. I was privileged to have the opportunity to spend 7 years as a member of the B35 State panel. Deb also has extensive experience in schools, across a variety of sectors. An easy breakdown of her experience is as follows: Queensland (Capricorn Coast region): 15 years as English teacher in a 7 12 boys day/boarding school, became Head of English and Drama; PhD candidate (Gendered Identities in the Drama Classroom); 5 years as Deputy Principal and English teacher at a girls day/boarding school P -12; 2 years as an independent Curriculum Consultant Phase 1 Australian Curriculum implementation; Head of Academic performance and English teacher at a co-educational college; Head of English and LOTE and English/Drama teacher at a girls day/boarding college. If youre interested in submitting to WordsWorth, or for more information, please email Deb at [email protected]

23.01.2022 Need a new literacy task for your students (or kids?!)?Our Literary Competition is still on! English Teachers Association of Queensland Entries close Friday, 19 June and now preferably to be submitted via email to [email protected] For full details visit: www.qieu.asn.au/competitions

23.01.2022 We're still going ahead with our May Masterclass: Diving Deep into Feedback (Now Online!) With keynotes from Jill Willis and Bill Cope, and a suite of workshops on offer through our new Vimeo platform, there's something for everyone. We'll also be offering a variety of drop-in sessions throughout the day for people to chat about our sessions, or to informally network with one another. For the full program and to register, head over to www.etaq.org.au for more details!

23.01.2022 We're currently calling for submissions for presentations for our Essential English - Community of Practice Event. Youre invited to deliver a short presentation summarising a moment of triumph or challenge in your delivery of Essential English so far. Submissions due first week of October.... For more information or to submit your proposal, email Julie Arnold at jarno17 [at] eq.edu.au

22.01.2022 It's the final week for registrations for our March Seminar: Diving Deep into Story. With a new venue of Brisbane Grammar School, and a plethora of workshops you can dive into, there's something for everyone at this event. Don't delay as registrations close this Friday 13 March. For the full program and details of workshops, head over to our website at www.etaq.org.au!

22.01.2022 The resources keep coming and they don't stop coming! National conference is on this week (e-hem, an INTERNATIONAL conference this year, thank you very much), and if you couldn't register you can still stalk social media for lots of public discussion and sharing. #AATEIF

20.01.2022 Kim Wilkins is also running a workshop to complement her keynote entitled 'Putting the Imagination in Imaginative Writing' at our March Seminar: Diving Deep into Story. Although imagination is intrinsic to humans, some writers have difficulty deploying their imagination in writing tasks. There is risk in using the imagination: we might fail, we might embarrass ourselves, we might be revealed as childish or silly. This workshop talks about some of the ways that you can create ...a supportive space for imagination in the classroom, by challenging assumptions about what imagination is. It delves into the concept of big metaphors, and how they can structure stories. And it challenges student reliance on the frictionless cliché, through the method of the third idea. At the end of this workshop, you will feel inspired to go back to your students to help them unlock their most vivid and original ideas. Registrations are open until this Friday 13 March, so if you haven't registered, get in quick! Head over to www.etaq.org.au for more details.

19.01.2022 Our March Seminar: Diving Deep into Story, on March 21, has now been cancelled due to current advice around the risks of COVID-19. This is disappointing for us, for our presenters and for those who have registered. We sincerely thank all of our presenters, Associate Professor Kim Wilkins, our keynote, and all the workshop presenters, who had each prepared wonderful material for us to share. Details for the conduct of ETAQ's AGM, which our rules require us to hold by 31 Marc...h, will be sent to members who would have attended the AGM if the March seminar had not been cancelled. Thanks for your prompt reply to those emails. Our administration officer, Trish Purcell, will be in contact by separate email, with people who have registered to arrange refunds of registration fees. We are looking at alternate ways of providing our professional learning in light of the emerging situation. Stay tuned.

19.01.2022 Are you doing something awesome with providing feedback in your classrooms? We're still calling for presenters for our May Masterclass: Diving Deep into Feedback. We've even extended the deadline for submissions to Tuesday 24 March to give you the ultimate weekend project! If you've got something in mind, or need more details, check out the event page here https://www.etaq.org.au/event/event/detail/event/69780

17.01.2022 Looking for a little weekend project? There's still time to send through a proposal for either the Early Career Conference: Diving Deep Into Teaching or our May Masterclass: Diving Deep into Feedback events. For details on what we're looking for on each event, as well as who to send your proposals to, check out our website. Call for Presenters for both events close Friday 6th March 2020. Don't forget you can also contribute a paper on something similar to our professional journal Words'Worth! If this is more your style, send through a copy of your paper to our editor Debbie Owens for review!

15.01.2022 The 2020 Independent Education Union - Queensland & Northern Territory Branch Literary Competition is now open for submissions! The competition is open to students from years 5-12, with categories in poetry, short story, and non-fiction prose. There's even a teacher's open category available for you to flex your literary muscles. For more information, and to download copies of the poster and entry forms, head over to https://www.qieu.asn.au//art-design-awards-and-literary-c/

15.01.2022 Happy April Fool's Day! Rather than tricking you all with some elaborate plan, we thought we'd let you do that to your students Check out this awesome resource by the ABC Australia on determining fake news. It's a great lesson and conversation starter about critical reading!

14.01.2022 Are you an Early Career or Pre-service English teacher? DON'T FORGET to register for our upcoming Early Career Conference. We're meeting in person! Registrations (essential for COVID-safe planning) will close on Friday 16th October.

14.01.2022 We're excited to be gearing up for our ETAQ Online - Diving Deep into the External Assessment event this week! Links and passwords have been sent to everyone registered for the event. If you think you and your class should be registered, but you did not receive the messages on Monday morning, contact Trish Purcell ASAP (details available on our website!) If you would still like to register, if possible please get late registrations in by 4:00pm on Tuesday for the student event and 8:00am on Thursday for the teacher event.

14.01.2022 There's still time to register for ETAQ Darling Downs - An Afternoon with Christine Hills! At only $25 for our members, this event is one not to be missed! For full details and to register, head over to our website at https://www.etaq.org.au/event/event/detail/event/69795.

13.01.2022 Click to read our latest edition of AATE Matters bulletin: https://www.aate.org.au/newsletters/id/898. The issue includes the contents of the latest edition of English in Australia which members can download/ access from the AATE site (ACTATE, ETANT, SAETA & TATE) or ETA websites for ETANSW, ETAWA, ETAQ & VATE.

13.01.2022 The CBCA list of notables for Book of the Year for *older readers* in 2020 includes 'Aurora Rising' by Amie Kaufman & Jay Kristoff, 'Monuments' by Will Kostakis, and 'How It Feels to Float' by Helena Fox. What's your pick for the winner this year? See any of your favourites on the list of notables or titles to add to your TBR pile? #cbcanotables2020

12.01.2022 Not only do we have Jill Willis presenting a keynote address at our May Masterclass: Diving Deep into Feedback (Now Online!), but we also have Professor Bill Cope. Bill Cope is a Professor in the Department of Educational Policy Studies at the University of Illinois. He is Principal Investigator in a series of major projects funded by the Institute of Educational Sciences in the US Department of Education, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and the National Science Founda...tion, researching and developing educational technologies. Registrations are still open, so don't delay! For the full program and details, head over to our website at www.etaq.org.au!

12.01.2022 There's still time to register for our March Seminar: Diving Deep into Story! If you're still tossing up whether to join us, let us help you take the plunge with Mel Dixon's workshop 'Narratives of our time: communicating social and cultural identity through the concept of narrative.' Like any subject there are concepts that are foundational to English and one that we would all agree is important in English is 'narrative'. But narrative is not simple. Narrative drives cultura...l and social identity: it is the way we shape meaning and communicate what is important to us. Whether we are writing a short story or a government report on the bushfires it is narrative that most effectively communicates experiences. Tracing this concept that is at the core of the discipline of English means that we can navigate a pathway through the syllabus that supports what we value in our subject. In this presentation we will look at what we identify as the critical English Textual Concept of Narrative to see how we can support the learning from 7-12. About the presenter Mel Dixon is the Education and Publications Officer for the ETANSW. Until moving to NSW she was an active member of the ETAQ executive, editor of Words Worth and ETAQ Vice President. She has taught across state and independent schools with ten years as Head of English in Queensland. Her most recent publications include Creative Horizons 1 and 2. For the full program and to register for the event, head over to www.etaq.org.au!

12.01.2022 Our Annual General Meeting will be happening before our March Seminar at Brisbane Grammar School. You can find copies of the notice of our AGM as well as the 2019 Secretary's Report available on our website at www.etaq.org.au.

11.01.2022 Also in our mail outs you will find a Call for Presenters for our State Conference! Keeping in line with the theme of 'Diving Deep', we're looking for presentations, workshops, and sessions on the following: Programs to promote engagement with wider reading... Strategies to develop academic writing skills Planning and resources for Middle and Senior years English programs, including Literature, EAL and Essential English syllabuses Other aspects relevant to contemporary English teaching If you've got something in mind, let us know! You can send your proposals to Jeffrey Lewis. Submission requirements are available on our website at https://www.etaq.org.au/event/event/detail/event/69782. If you've got something in mind, but you don't think it quite works as a workshop, feel free to contribute it to our professional journal Words'Worth. Send your copy to our editor Debbie Owens for review!

11.01.2022 Registration is OPEN for the (face-to-face!) ETAQ Community of Practice event for Essential English teachers and enthusiasts. Citipointe Christian College, Saturday morning on 7th November. https://www.etaq.org.au/event/event/detail/event/70505

11.01.2022 The transition to online learning has been one with some definite teething, and has often felt like many are voiceless in their own teaching. We're aiming to give you the microphone to call out to others, sharing what you're doing, and how you're coping with teaching English in the digital space. One such avenue that we're looking for contributions to our next issue of Words'Worth is digital pedagogies. Digital learning requires a shift in pedagogical practice to what we're more used to in the everyday classroom. Are you using any new pedagogies in your approach to English in this new space? We want to hear from you! Send your submissions to our editor Debbie Owens at debbio[at]stursulas.qld.edu.au. Submissions close Tuesday 2 June!

10.01.2022 Are you deliberating on whether or not to join us for the May Masterclass? We have two keynotes joining us for our foray into online seminars! Our first is Associate Professor Jill Willis. Join her for scholarship and wisdom about the principles of assessment for learning and how to navigate the uncertainties and demands of our profession with compassion and resolve. Jill Willis is an Associate Professor in Education. Her research investigates how learners navigate performan...ce expectations in assessment systems, so learners of all ages can be supported to experience greater success and agency. This interest has led her to teach about assessment for learning, leadership of change, and research in areas such as assessment, learning spaces and middle leadership. Jill particularly enjoys working with teachers and school leaders who undertake higher degree learning and research. For the full program and to register for this event, head over to www.etaq.org.au!

09.01.2022 ETAQ is pleased as punch to co-host the 2021 AATE/ALEA National Conference with ALEA-QLD, from 7-9 July 2021 :) The conference will be ONLINE, with the aptly chosen theme "Challenge and Change: Contemporary Literacy and English Teaching". Registration and call for presenters opening soon!

09.01.2022 Welcome back to Term 2 for all of the wonderful English teachers out there! We're in uncharted waters right now, and it's important to keep afloat and chart the course for our students. If you feel like you're going off the deep end, ETAQ is here for you! We've got a lot planned to keep you not only afloat, but thriving in these uncertain times. The May Masterclass: Diving Deep into Feedback (Now Online!) has been moved to an online platform, and we are having regular coffee ...catch ups and conversations in the English Teachers Association of Queensland Closed Group. Words'Worth is going strong, with the first issue being mailed out to members this week, and regular Epistles are being emailed out to our members with opportunities from around the state. And we've got much more planned! Now is a better time than ever to become a member. For details on how to join, visit our website at www.etaq.org.au.

07.01.2022 Registrations are now open for our Early Career Conference: Diving Deep Into Teaching event. Come see us in person! Moving to Wynnum State High School, this COVID-19 safe event is for teachers in their first five years or new to English. Be submerged in a new, colourful, and enchanting world where you can engage with your peers. A 'not to be missed' event for preservice teachers too. For more details and the full program, check out the link through our event page below!

06.01.2022 Good news! We've extended the deadline for registrations for our March Seminar: Diving Deep into Story. You now have until Sunday night to get your registrations in. With Associate Professor Kim Wilkins-Kimberley Freeman giving a keynote, and a stream of masterful workshops, there's plenty on offer to dip your toes into creative writing. The full program and registration details are available on our website at www.etaq.org.au.

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04.01.2022 Auslit Acting Director Dr Catriona Mills is also running a workshop at our March Seminar: Diving Deep into Story. She is presenting on the topic of 'Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Storytelling: Using AustLit and BlackWords in the classroom.' BlackWords is a rich and deep record of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander creative writing and story-telling, as well as associated criticism and scholarship. This workshop will introduce teachers to AustLit and BlackWords as a... tool both for teaching preparation and for use in the classroom, to allow students to effectively find, interpret, and experience Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander writing. With hands-on guidance to using the database as a search tool, a repository of information, and a teaching tool, this workshop provides space to not only learn what you can find in BlackWords and how to find it, but also for teachers to query us about what they would like to see and how we can help them embed Indigenous perspectives in their classroom. About the presenter Dr Catriona Mills is the Acting Director of AustLit, for which she has worked since 2010. She holds degrees from Macquarie University and The University of Queensland, with a specialty in nineteenth-century periodical literature. She has published on adaptations of penny-weekly serials to the English suburban stage, authorship attribution in Australian nineteenth-century periodicals, steampunks problematic relationship to empire, and (as frequently as possible) Doctor Who. Registrations are open until this Friday 13 March. Head over to www.etaq.org.au for the full program and to register!

03.01.2022 Registration for our March Seminar: Diving Deep into Story is well underway. Looking for reasons to join us as we dive deep into stories? Check out our keynote, Associate Professor Kim Wilkins-Kimberley Freeman! Kim Wilkins is an Associate Professor of writing at The University of Queensland, where she also works as deputy to the Associate Dean of Research in the Humanities Faculty. Her academic research centres around the material circumstances of creativity and creative com...munities, and her latest publication is a book about YA fantasy fiction for Cambridge University Press. She is also the author of 31 novels of fantasy and historical fiction, and her work is published in more than 20 languages Kim will be speaking on the notion of "what is now proved was once only imagined." The abstract for her keynote is as follows: Recent research has shown the value of reading fiction in developing empathy, building community through shared interests, and improved sense of wellbeing. For those of us who have always been bookworms, we didnt need scientists to tell us about the pleasures of disappearing into a story. But as well as these personal benefits, reading and writing fiction have the potential to help students envision a better world. Young people in Australia are facing a future where there is widespread uncertainty about, among other things, employment (due to automation and machine learning); stability of the environment; and unequal access to resources. While critics may think their obsessions with fantasy worlds and superheroes are a shallow form of escapism, there is often a revolutionary energy contained in these stories, which inspires and connects them, and which educators can engage with and enhance through creative writing. One of the few human skills that cannot be replicated by AI is imagination. This address will talk about the value of imagination and stories, how to keep students curious despite the risk-averse demands of curriculum, and will end with a few quick tips to help students express their imagination through creative writing. For the full program, and to register for the event, head over to our website www.etaq.org.au!

03.01.2022 The student event involves a general session on the analytical essay, as well as sessions on (nearly) all the external exam novels and plays across EAL/D, English and Literature. The text sessions will be conducted by experts who will share their passion for the texts. The teacher event involves a session on preparing students for the external exam, followed by a live discussion. All events will be conducted online, so they are accessible to all students and teachers througho...ut the state. Student event date: Wednesday 9 September Teacher event date: Saturday 12 September A mailout about the events is on its way, and further details can be found on the website - click on the links below. Registration for both events is now open, so get in quick.

03.01.2022 Information for parents and students from the QCAA website, updated yesterday (23 March 2020): "What will happen if Year 12 students cant complete all of their subject assessments?" https://www.qcaa.qld.edu.au/coronav/parent-and-student-faqs

02.01.2022 Included in our first mail out of the year are the gorgeous flyers that are calling for presenters for both the Early Career Conference: Diving Deep Into Teaching and May Masterclass: Diving Deep into Feedback. If you're doing something awesome, we want to hear from you! For details on what we're looking for for each event, as well as what you need to include in your proposals, head over to www.etaq.org.au for more information. Don't forget, if you've got something in mind but you feel it doesn't quite work well as a session, you can always contribute it to our professional journal Words'Worth! Contact our editor Debbie Owens for more information if this is more what you're thinking.

01.01.2022 EOIs to present at the 2020 Early Career Conference are due on FRIDAY 6th of MARCH, so now is the time to get involved! ECC is a great opportunity to test your presentation skills and share your ideas with the teachers of the future. Email your proposals to [email protected]

01.01.2022 There's still time! Today's the final day for submissions of session and workshop proposals for the Early Career Conference: Diving Deep Into Teaching and the May Masterclass: Diving Deep into Feedback. We look forward to hearing from you! If you've missed the deadline, but would still like to contribute, you can always submit something to our professional journal WordsWorth! For more details check out our website at etaq.org.au.

01.01.2022 Do you love the professional learning that we offer to our members? Have you thought that you'd like to get in on making the magic happen? Then we may have an opportunity for you! With many thanks to Maureen McVey, the outgoing secretary of ETAQs Professional Learning subcommittee, we are seeking a new secretary. The ideal someone would be able to work closely with us to:... - manage the meeting calendar - compile agenda items - record and distribute minutes of meetings. In other words, someone to help keep this busy merry band of educators organised! Responsibilities of all PL Subcommittee members include: - be or become a personal member of ETAQ - 6 to 8 meetings across the school year, fitting around Management Committee meetings and PD events, usually Wednesdays from 4:30pm, usually in Sherwood; - Supporting at the main ETAQ calendared events - The willingness and capacity to lead events in the future. If youre loving the idea of this role, contact Julie Arnold, Director of Professional Learning at [email protected]