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Hi folks, an opportunity for those interested in attending the AATE National Conference in Adelaide in July.<div><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div>Cheers</div><div>Scott<br> <div><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div><!--StartFragment--><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; "><b><font class="Apple-style-span" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;"><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000FF">AATE-ALEA National Conference Scholarships for VATE members</font></span></font><font class="Apple-style-span" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;"><o:p></o:p></span></font></b></span></p> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; "><font class="Apple-style-span" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;">VATE is offering two scholarships to the 2008 AATE-ALEA National Conference in Adelaide, 6-9 July. The National Conference is a great opportunity for VATE members to join a national conversation about English and literacy teaching in Australia and a chance to check out what teachers from around Australia are doing in their classrooms. More details about the conference are available on the website: <a href="http://www.englishliteracyconference.com.au">http://www.englishliteracyconference.com.au</a>/</span></font></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; "><font class="Apple-style-span" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;"> </span></font><font class="Apple-style-span" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;"><o:p></o:p></span></font></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; "><font class="Apple-style-span" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;">Each scholarship can be used to pay conference registration, airfares and accommodation up to $1500. Scholarship winners are asked to provide a report on the Conference for the VATE Newsletter, VATE’s journal IDIOM, or for the VATE website. One scholarship is reserved for an early career teacher (<5 years). Current members of VATE Council and Committees are ineligible, but all other VATE members are encouraged to apply. To apply address the selection criteria below:</span></font><font class="Apple-style-span" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;"><o:p></o:p></span></font></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; "><font class="Apple-style-span" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;"> </span></font><font class="Apple-style-span" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;"><o:p></o:p></span></font></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; "><font class="Apple-style-span" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;">A successful applicant will:</span></font><font class="Apple-style-span" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;"><o:p></o:p></span></font></span></div> <ol style="margin-top:0cm" start="1" type="1"> <li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list 36.0pt"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; "><font class="Apple-style-span" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;">Be a current individual member of VATE</span></font><font class="Apple-style-span" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;"><o:p></o:p></span></font></span></li> <li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list 36.0pt"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; "><font class="Apple-style-span" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;">Indicate why they believe they are a strong candidate for a scholarship and how participation in the conference will benefit their professional learning</span></font><font class="Apple-style-span" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;"><o:p></o:p></span></font></span></li> <li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list 36.0pt"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; "><font class="Apple-style-span" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;">Outline some activities they are willing to undertake to share the experience with colleagues within and outside of their school (eg a school PD session, at the VATE Conference)</span></font><font class="Apple-style-span" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;"><o:p></o:p></span></font></span></li> <li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list 36.0pt"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; "><font class="Apple-style-span" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;">On return from the conference prepare a response/report for publication in the VATE Newsletter, IDIOM or the VATE website</span></font><font class="Apple-style-span" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;"><o:p></o:p></span></font></span></li> </ol> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; "><font class="Apple-style-span" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10px; "><font class="Apple-style-span" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; ">Applications should be kept brief and be no longer than two sides of one page. </span></font><b><font class="Apple-style-span" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; ">The closing date for applications is 30 March 2008.</span></font></b></span></span></font></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; "><font class="Apple-style-span" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;"> </span></font><font class="Apple-style-span" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;"><o:p></o:p></span></font></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; "><font class="Apple-style-span" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;">Inquiries and applications to:</span></font><font class="Apple-style-span" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;"><o:p></o:p></span></font></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; "><font class="Apple-style-span" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;"> </span></font><font class="Apple-style-span" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;"><o:p></o:p></span></font></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; "><font class="Apple-style-span" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;">Debbie de Laps</span></font><font class="Apple-style-span" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;"><o:p></o:p></span></font></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; "><font class="Apple-style-span" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;">VATE Executive Officer</span></font><font class="Apple-style-span" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;"><o:p></o:p></span></font></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style=""><a href="mailto:ddelaps@vate.org.au"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica Neue""><font class="Apple-style-span" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;">ddelaps@vate.org.au</span></font></span></a></span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; "><font class="Apple-style-span" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;"><o:p></o:p></span></font></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; "><font class="Apple-style-span" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;">03 9411 8500</span></font></span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; "><font class="Apple-style-span" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;"><o:p></o:p></span></font></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; 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