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EARLY BIRD PRICES EXTENDED 

What do you mean? Comprehending and Composing Written, Visual and Multimodal Texts (Years 3–9) 

One Day Literacy Conference presented by ¿ì²¥ Victoria and ACMI

Meaning making and building understanding are complex challenges for students in all subject areas...

Date: Friday 4 September 2026
Time: 9am–4pm (AEST)
Venue / Location: ACMI (Fed Square, Melbourne) or Online

Audience: Teachers of Years 3-9; Preservice teachers 
Join us in-person or online

Keynote Speakers:

Dr Sally Humphrey
Grammar and Meaning: Designing Task-based Resources...

Dr Helen Cozmescu
Reading for Meaning, Reading for Power...

Christine Topfer
The Power of Connection, Context and Meaning in Spelling

Workshops (choice of 2):

• Robyn English (Teacher Leader and Coach, Department of Education Victoria)  
  • Title: Teaching Reading Comprehension is no Laughing Matter… or is it?
• Rhianna Stewart (Creative Learning Lead,100 Story Building)
  • Title: What Am I Trying to Say?  
• Kate Ficai and Garry Westmore (ACMI Education)  
  • Title: Teaching with Videogames: Storytelling Through Friendship, Objects and Time (Years 7-9)
• Bridget Hanna (Education Manager, Australian Children’s Television Foundation)
  • Title: Finding meaning in the gaps and making sense of the unexpected with Tales from Outer Suburbia (Years 5-​​​​8)

Plenary:

• Danny Forrest (Principal, Wedderburn P-12 College)  
  • Title: Looking for Meaning and Connection Through Indigenous Art: a school community’s story  

Registration Prices:

Early Bird Prices

From 22 June 2026 to 30 July 2026
 

$152 Individual Member            

$192 Institutional/School Sub-Member

$240 Non-Member

$80 Student Member  

$80 Non-Member Student

$80 Member ONLINE

$159 Non-Member ONLINE

Earlybird Registrations EXTENDED 
 

Regular Registration Price(s):  

$ 190   Individual (Non-student) Members

$ 100  Individual Student Members & Retired Members (SAME PRICE)

$ 240   Institutional/School Sub-members (for each Sub-member)

$ 300    Non-Members  

$ 100    Non-Member Students (¿ì²¥ membership is free for Students – Join ¿ì²¥â€¯HERE before registering).

$100    ONLINE Member

$199    ONLINE Non-Member

More Details: 

Registration Deadline

REGISTRATIONS CLOSE 5:00 p.m. Thursday 3 September, ​​​​2026 (AEST).

Late in-person registrations are not possible under ordinary circumstances.  

Contact details for event queries

Dr Annemaree O’Brien, State Director, ¿ì²¥ Victoria: aobrien.alea.victoria@gmail.com

Information about ¿ì²¥ Policies for Professional Learning events  

Please NOTE this event is conducted under the ¿ì²¥ policies for Refund and Cancellation, and for Online Professional Learning events. These policies can be viewed at /about/alea-policies-and-procedures/

This event will not be recorded.

We look forward to you joining us for this inspirational day of professional learning, either in-person at ACMI, Melbourne, or Online.

Dr Annemaree O’Brien, ¿ì²¥ Victoria State Director (Co-convenor), Christine Evely Head of Education and Public Programs ACMI (Co-convenor)  

Victorian 2026 State Conference Committee (Melbourne and Central Vic Local Councils)