Events
ACT
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: ALEA ACT Annual General Meeting
ALEA ACT
Annual General MeetingSave the date and plan to come along to the ALEA ACT Annual General Meeting.
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: Explore the Vrroom
ALEA ACT
Explore the VrroomJoin with ALEA ACT to explore the Vrroom (Virtual Reading Room) at the National Archives of Australia and link history with literacy.
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: ALEA Book Club
ALEA ACT
New for 2012! ALEA Book ClubALEA ACT Book Club is for all ALEA members who are keen to read material beyond professional boundaries and continue to ignite their passion for literature.
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19 May 2012: Literacy - A Belief
ALEA ACT
Literacy - A Belief not a Block
Presenters: Lorraine Wilson and Heidi BushThis professional learning event will allow teachers to reflect on implementing a quality literacy programme that is based on beliefs rather than the timed literacy block. A fantastic professional development opportunity for all teachers!
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20 Jun 2012: Classroom Chats
ALEA ACT
Classroom Chats: using picture books in the upper primary classroom to inspire reading and writing
PRESENTER: Kelly BookerPicture books continue to provide students with opportunities to interpret and evaluate texts. Kelly Booker provides practical examples of how diverse and controversial picture books can be used to engage and inspire both reading and writing in an upper primary classroom.
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20 Jun 2012: Classroom Chats
ALEA ACT
Classroom Chats: Literacy Learning - a contextualised, whole school approach
PRESENTER: Jane CronanJane Cronan and her team describe the components they incoporate into their literacy teaching and learning and the whole-school approach that helps teachers develop a literacy block into something that is fun and effective.
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20 Jun 2012: Classroom Chats
ALEA ACT
Classroom Chats: Combining Writer's Notebook and the cLc
PRESENTER: Sophie BissellUsing both writer's notebook and the cLc, teachers can provide students with interactive and cooperative learning opportunities during literacy lessons. This approach can work in your classroom!
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20 Jun 2012: Classroom Chats
ALEA ACT
Classroom Chats: Improving Students' Writing through Grammar
PRESENTERS: Debbie Martens and Louise CullenAn investigation of how functional grammar is used as a shared language for exploring the structure of English language in the Australian Curriculum. Speakers will share examples of classroom implementation strategies to support students.




