Links

TASMANIA

The English Learning Area Website
This website is a core resource for teachers of English in Tasmania. It contains teaching ideas, curriculum advice, news, reviews, information on professional learning programs and multiple links.

The Learning, Teaching and Assessment Guide
This website is a dynamic and practical resource for educators and school communities implementing the Essential Learnings. It includes learning sequences and snapshots with an English focus and advice on the connections between the English learning area and the Essentials.

AUSTRALIAN PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS

AATE The Australian Association for the Teaching of English
AATE members are part of an international network of teachers with a commitment to teaching and learning in the field of language and literacy. Valuable sections include English in Australia, professional development and web links.

ACTATE ACT Association for the teaching of English
This site contains teaching ideas, links and a newsletter.

ALEA Australian Literacy Educators' Association (National)
This valuable site provides support and professional development to educators and others interested in literacy through international, national, state and regional conferences, workshops and seminars, journals, position papers and other publications.

ALEA Australian Literacy Educators' Association (Tasmania)
This site contains information about State Branch officers and activities

ETANSW English Teaching Association of New South Wales
On this site there are membership details, lesson ideas and access to back copies of the highly-regarded journal, Metaphor.

ETANT English Teachers Association of the Northern Territory
This site contains reviews of recent resources

ETAQ English Teachers Association of Queensland Inc
This site has resources, reviews, competitions and updated links. The 'Good Oil' section is particularly worth a visit.

ETAWA English Teachers Association of Western Australia
This site includes news, events and resources, including teaching materials.

PETA Primary English Teaching Association.
This web site is worth visiting for teachers from all sectors. Excellent resources and connections to other teachers.

SAETA South Australian English Teachers Association
This site includes sections on classroom ideas, publications, resources, website of the month, visual text matters, young writers and forums.

VATE Victorian Association for the Teaching of English
This Australian site has some useful links and provides the opportunity to order some excellent teacher reference books and other resources.

STELLA

INTERNATIONAL PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS

Canadian Council of Teachers of English Language Arts
This site includes information on publications and Internet resources.

NATE
The National Association for the Teaching of English is the UK English teacher association. The site includes forums, details of publications, and an issues section with papers on various topics K - 12.

National Council of Teachers of English
NCTE is a big organisation. This is a big site. It includes policy statements and guidelines, teaching ideas, information about professional development in the USA and lots more.

NZATE
The New Zealand Association for the Teaching of English site includes position papers and the current newsletter.

OTHER USEFUL SITES

English Online New Zealand
English Online contains a wide range of English teaching resources, professional readings and resources and interactive projects for students. It has been developed by Unitec New Zealand and funded by the New Zealand Ministry of Education.

MyRead
Informed by current literacy research, including Luke and Freebody's Four Resources Model, the MyRead website provides teachers with strategies to support underperforming students in the middle years of schooling.

Read Write Think
An NCTE and IRA sponsored website which provides educators with a large range of resources in reading and language arts instruction.

The Le@rning Federation
The Le@rning Federation is an exciting and innovative project that employs emerging new technologies to produce online curriculum content to encourage student learning and support teachers in Australian and New Zealand schools. The site contains detailed information and examples of learning objects and other digital resources.

Web English Teacher
A comprehensive site with an array of English and literacy resources K-12.