New this month: the latest PETAA resources (February 2023)

Feel like you may have missed something at PETAA lately? Looking for a place to start with our resources at the beginning of the year? Not to worry! We've rounded up all the newest events, resources, and professional development opportunities you need in one handy place.

Some of the below resources are exclusively available for free to PETAA members. Not a PETAA member? Become one today.

New in PETAA reference texts and papers

>>> PETAA Book of the Month, February 2023: Language of science essentials bundle

Order now (with discount for members). This month’s pick is a bundle of carefully selected texts (2 reference texts and 2 practical PETAA papers) that will be your guide to teaching the language, concepts, and narrative and text features that students will encounter in their scientific learning.  

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New professional learning opportunities

>>> On demand until the end of Term 1! PETAA’s Leading with Literacy Conference: From babble to Batavia and beyond – navigating the language and literacy landscape 

Open now, with discounts for members. PETAA's 2022 sell-out conference focused on the journey of literacy from earliest communication and language development through to the early years of high school. These presentations will guide you through skills and strategies from a child's very first communication, to learning to read, transitioning through the primary years as students extend their skills and read in order to learn. This self-paced online conference comprises a series of presentations in three streams: Early Childhood and First years of formal schooling, Years 3-4 Years 5-6 and beyond.

>>> Register now: PETAA’s 2023 Leading with Literacy Conference – Literature: The Heart of the English Curriculum.

Additional discounts for members. Join us online for the livestream, or in person in Melbourne, Victoria on October 20-21 2023! Together we will explore the importance of using a diverse range of quality literature to engage and inspire learners. Every session  will explore the power of literature to connect learning across the English curriculum and beyond. 

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New resources and resource round-ups

Help! My kids won’t read chapter books. What do I do?

Open access. This article co-written by PETAA President Pauline Jones, Vice president Bronwyn Parkin, Helen Harper and Susan Feez provides excellent tips to help students transition towards chapter books.

PETAA team’s best reads of 2022 (adult fiction/non-fiction)

Open access. 15 favourite reads for adults from 2022, as chosen by the PETAA team!

PETAA team’s best reads of 2022 (children’s/young adult)

Open access. 15 favourite texts for children and young people that the PETAA team read in 2022!

Top 10 PETAA English and literacy resources in 2022

Open access. Top 10 PETAA English and literacy resources of 2022 as chosen by educators. All from the PETAA Literacy Resources Portal for Early Career Teachers!

Top 10 PETAA on-demand webinars of 2022

Open access (some webinars are member only). Top 10 PETAA on-demand webinars of 2022, as chosen by educators! These on-demand webinars feature authors and English teaching experts providing tips, strategies and recommendations for teachers.

Top 10 PETAA teaching units of 2022

Open access (some units are member only). Top 10 PETAA teaching units of work of 2022, as chosen by educators! These teaching units are based on quality texts for children and young people, and closely linked to the new Australian curriculum. 

Top 10 PETAA Papers of 2022 

Open access (some papers are member only). Top 10 PETAA papers of 2022, as chosen by educators! These reference papers demonstrate the links between contemporary pedagogical theory and classroom best practice activities and lessons. 

Top 10 PETAA reference texts of 2022 

Order now (with discounts for members). Top 10 PETAA reference texts of 2022, as chosen by educators. These are the books that educators most needed to add to the professional resource libraries over the course of 2022.

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