Face-to-face Professional Learning

Learn alongside colleagues through practical, evidence-informed workshops presented by Australia's leading literacy educators. Explore upcoming professional learning events designed to strengthen English and literacy teaching in Australian primary schools.

Face-to-face workshop

2 November: Nell Duke - Deepening reading instruction with the active view of reading

Reimagine how reading works in your classroom with world-renowned literacy expert Nell Duke.

Date: Monday 2 November 2026

Time: 9am - 3pm

Presenter: Professor Nell K Duke

Venue: The O’Shea Centre, Wilston QLD

Explore The Active View of Reading and practical ways to strengthen word recognition, language comprehension, background knowledge, vocabulary, text structures and active self-regulation across the primary years.

Member: $250   |   Non-member: $350

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Face-to-face workshop

5 August: Grammar, morphology and vocabulary: Explicitly teaching language

Build your confidence in teaching grammar, spelling and vocabulary to strengthen students’ reading and writing.

Date: Wednesday 5 August 2026

Time: 9am - 3pm

Facilitators: Rachael Hill, Susan Feez and Katharyn Cullen

Venue: Belmont State School, Carindale QLD

Strengthen your understanding of grammar, morphology, etymology and vocabulary, and learn practical ways to teach sentence- and word-level skills explicitly within meaningful literacy contexts.

Member: $250   |   Non-member: $350

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