In this project, PETAA collaborated with the Copyright Agency to produce a series of video conferences, connecting authors and illustrators with students and teachers in Australian Primary schools.
The units of work here link to and provide context for sessions of authors speaking to students in schools, and include direct links in lessons to the Australian Curriculum, and to other useful online resources. The comprehensive Authors in schools guide (updated in 2013 and 2014) also resulted from this project.
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Deborah Abela
A unit of work in eight lessons for students in Middle to Upper Primary years.
PETAA owes thanks to Michelle Michaels and her staff at Gymea Bay Public School (NSW) for their valuable contributions. Michelle expertly coordinated the video conferencing, while her teachers worked with PETAA to create teaching units around the video sessions.
Aaron Blabey
A unit of work in six lessons for students in Junior to Middle Primary years.
Ursula Dubosarsky
Libby Gleeson
A unit of work in 10 lessons for students in Upper Primary.
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Oliver Phommavanh
A unit of work in 10 lessons for students in Middle to Upper Primary years.