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Everything new at PETAA this month

Posted on 23/07/2024
Your 50-second roundup of everything that's new at PETAA: teaching sequences, curriculum units, PL courses, and so much more!
  

Year 5: Year of Texts Preview

Posted on 10/07/2024
A teaching and learning sequence for all learning outcomes in Year 5 English curriculums — built on a foundation of 8 quality texts for children.
  

Year 2: Year of Texts Preview

Posted on 9/07/2024
A teaching and learning sequence for all learning outcomes in Year 2 English curriculums — built on a foundation of 7 quality texts for children.
  

Your NESA accredited conference

Posted on 5/07/2024
Great news, NSW educators! The PETAA 2024 Leading with Literacy Conference - Reading: Learning, meaning, pleasure, is now NESA-accredited.
  

PETAA Guide to Children's Book Week 2024

Posted on 2/07/2024
Your guide to the rich texts of CBCA Children’s Book Week 2024, highlighting the texts we recommend for meaningful English, literacy and cross-curriculum learning across the primary years and will create units on.
  

Design a professional learning program for your school

Posted on 19/06/2024
Did you know PETAA can work with you to design a professional learning program for your school? Let us know what you need; we'll build a bespoke program of actionable plans and implementation strategies designed to drive meaningful results.
  

10 texts to support teaching Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Histories and Cultures

Posted on 18/06/2024
Dive into 10 rich text picks for supporting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Histories and Cultures in the classroom - early childhood to upper primary!
  

EOFY 24: All the savings you can claim with PETAA

Posted on 14/06/2024
It's EOFY time, and we come bearing good news! Here's every PETAA resource you can claim back on your tax - including your annual membership fees!
  

Stephanie Salazar on how middle leaders can intentionally plan for student impact

Posted on 13/06/2024
Stephanie Salazar is an award-winning teacher and Instructional Coach. We caught up with Stephy ahead of her new PETAA PL Course, Leadership for Student Impact, to talk about how strong leadership skills help to maximise student learning!
  

Coding animated narratives

Posted on 6/06/2024
BOOK TRAILER: Dive into the intersection of coding and storytelling with new and groundbreaking book, Coding Animated Narratives. Each chapter offers whole-school implementations and individual classroom case studies. No coding experience required!
  

32 books for children about climate change and sustainability

Posted on 5/06/2024
32 books to support teaching about climate change and sustainability for early years and primary years students - recommended by a teacher librarian!
  

Why educators can't miss PETAA Conference 2024 - Reading: Learning, meaning, pleasure

Posted on 27/05/2024
A letter from Michelle Bradley, Head of Professional Learning, to all educators. Discover why you can't miss PETAA Conference 2024 and how it will help you transform reading instruction!
  

6 resources for explicit teaching of vocabulary

Posted on 23/05/2024
Discover 6 of the best PETAA resources for supporting explicit vocabulary instruction - including a pathway for self-guided PL, past conference presentations, key readings, PL courses, and more!
  

PETAA Conference 2024 - Reading: Learning, meaning, pleasure

Posted on 16/05/2024
Attend in-person in Sydney or online! Conference 2024 - Reading: Learning, meaning, pleasure will take place on Thu 17 - Fri 18 October, featuring an exciting collection of local and international speakers!
  

PETAA releases new position statement

Posted on 7/05/2024
PETAA has unveiled a position statement designed to provide an evidence-informed model of English teaching at the classroom and school level.