Otago Literacy Association
Council Details

- President
- Alice Keirle
- otagoliteracy@nzla.org.nz
- Secretary
- Andrea Robertson
- otagoliteracy@nzla.org.nz
- Treasurer
- Ruth Bayne
- otagoliteracy@nzla.org.nz
- Delegate
- Andrea Robertson
- otagoliteracy@nzla.org.nz
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Past Events
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Wed 25th Mar 2020
A.G.M. & Free Event! Andrea Robertson, digital tools to support storytelling
Andrea Robertson - Digital Tools to Support Storytelling
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Sat 17th Aug 2019
Dr. Rae Si’ilata and Pauline (Vaeluaga) Smith
Rae will share findings from her PLD projects focused on the use of bilingual and additional language acquisition pedagogies, and provide examples from the use of Pasifika dual language books to facilitate Pasifika children’s biliteracy development. Pauline (Vaeluaga) Smith will share about the journey to publishing her multi-award winning book…
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Thu 13th Jun 2019
Fifi Colston
Taking a Different Route - Creative Adventuring Through Words and Pictures
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Wed 27th Feb 2019
Heather McQuillan – ‘I’ve got (nothing) too much to write about’
'I've got (nothing) too much to write about - ideas for inspiring clever, humorous, and sincere writing from your students' In this workshop teachers will acquire a bank of open-ended prompts to inspire and excite their young writers to get words on the page. We will then explore some key…
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Tue 19th Sep 2017
Speed Dating – “Multi-Literacies in the Early Years” – From Ideas to Practice
Teachers/Kaiako of children ages 0-8, come along....and be inspired!
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Thu 3rd Aug 2017
OLA Writing Competition Prize Giving
Meet Mere Whaanga, University of Otago CNZ Children’s Writer in Residence at the OLA Writing Competition Prize Giving.
News
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Otago Literacy Association 2019 Events
Here is Otago Literacy Association's calendar of events for 2019. We are working on the finer details of these events at the moment so like our Facebook page, Otago Literacy Association, to get the latest updates.
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OLA 2017 Calendar of Events
Our 2017 calendar of events. More exciting speakers to be confirmed, watch this space!
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A kA?rero with Mere Whaanga
On 8th June, the Otago Literacy Association hosted an afternoon kA?rero with childrenai??i??s author and illustrator, Mere Whaanga.