Professional
Associations
Australia
AATE
Australian Association for the Teaching of English 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.
ALEA
Australian Literacy Educators' Association (Tasmania)
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.
ETANSW
— the 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.
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.
PETA
Primary English Teaching Association. This web site is
worth visiting for teachers from all sectors. Excellent
resources and connections to other teachers.
TATE
Tasmanian Association for the Teaching of English
This association promotes the interests of English education
in Tasmania and is open to teachers from all schools and sectors.
It is affiliated with the national association, AATE (see below).
A valuable Web site for Tasmanian English teachers with information
about coming events.
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.
Other
places
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.
NZATE
The New Zealand Association for the Teaching of English site
includes position papers and the current newsletter.
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.
Scottish
Association for the Teaching of English
This association hasn’t been around for that long,
but already the site looks promising. It includes papers from
the inaugural conference.
