Events
The Middle Voice: English in the Middle Years
Sunday 9 and Monday 10 August. Sorrento.
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Linguistics Lectures
Wednesday 29 July 4:30-6:00pm. VATE Conference Room, Collingwood.
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VATE Literature Network meeting
Thursday 30 July, 5:00pm - 6:30pm. VATE Conference Room, Collingwood
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21st Century Learning Tools: Being Web 2.0 wise
Wednesday 15 July, 5:00pm - 6:30pm. VATE Conference Room, Collingwood
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Inside Stories
20, 21, 23, 27, 28 July, and 3, 5, and 6 August, 5:00pm - 6:30pm. VATE Conference Room, Collingwood.
Monday 20 July - Bypass: the story of a road
Tuesday 21 July - Interpreter of Maladies
Thursday 23 July - On the Waterfront
Monday 27 July - Life of Pi
Tuesday 28 July - Dear America
Monday 3 August - Cosi
Wednesday 5 August - Year of Wonders
Thursday 6 August - A Farewell to Arms
Monday 17 August - Judith Wright
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English and Art Connections: A collaboration between NGV and VATE
Thursday 23 July, 9:15am-3:30pm Salvador Dalí: Liquid Desire. Download flyer
Inside Contexts
4, 11, 13 and 24 August, 5:00pm - 6:30pm. VATE Conference Room, Collingwood
Tuesday 4 August – The imaginative landscape (Tirra Lirra by the River)
Tuesday 11 August - Exploring issues of identity and belonging.
Thursday 13 August - Encountering conflict.
Monday 24 August – Whose reality? (The Player) - Note date change.
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VCE Student Revision Days 2009
Metropolitan (English/ESL) - Saturday 10 October.
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Metropolitan (English Language and Literature) - Sunday 11 October.
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Mildura - Monday 21 September.
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Sale - Monday 21 September.
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Ballarat - Friday 2 October.
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Gippsland Region Professional Learning: Preparing Students for the VCE English Exam
Wednesday 29 July. Latrobe Convention Centre, Traralgon.
This highly interactive session for teachers will explore the key skills and knowledge required for preparing students to successfully tackle the 30 October Year 12 VCE English exam. It will focus especially on Sections B, Writing in Context and C, Analysis of Language Use. It will draw heavily from the actual 2008 exam experience, including the use of sample material.
For further information contact Vanda in the DEECD Gippsland Office on 51270400.
Register online at: www.pd-online.net
VATE Members' Lounge
Visit our new Members' Lounge to listen to podcasts and view presentations from recent VATE conferences and professional learning events. Log in with your usual VATE member user name and password to see a list of available resources.
VATE Annual General Meeting
Download the reports from our AGM, held on 22 April 2009.
Call for Presenters - State Conference 7-8 December, Deakin University, Burwood
Download an expression of interest form.
VATE Bookshop Catalogue
The updated VATE Bookshop Catalogue for 2009 is now online.
Memberships online
Join VATE using our online 2009 Membership form, or download the 2009 Membership form PDF and send it to the VATE office. |