March seminar 2026

“At first, I struggled with some of the bigger words, but Kinsella kept his fingernail under each, patiently, until I guessed or half-guessed it and then I did this by myself until I no longer needed to guess, and read on. It was like learning to ride the bike; I felt myself taking off, the freedom of going places I couldn’t have gone before, and it was easy.”              – Foster (2010), Claire Keegan

Teaching and learning in high school English classrooms involve encounters: with literacy, with literature, and with language, as well as the human encounters between teachers and students.

Part of the English teacher’s role is to orchestrate productive classroom learning encounters and, metaphorically, to support students to confidently ride their bikes and to take off for places they haven’t been before.

ETAQ is delighted to announce Garth Stahl, secondary Program Director and Associate Professor School of Education, University of Queensland has agreed to present the keynote address.

1.      Change of persons registered - sometimes schools may need to substitute one teacher for another on their registrations. If so, please notify the change to the Administration Officer so that we can prepare the appropriate Certificate of Participation and Individual program.