ALEA National Conference 2026 — Lighting the Way for Literacy
National conference for literacy educators exploring evidence-based literacy teaching and learning.
Sessions (53)
Registration
Conference Opening & Welcome to Country
Opening Keynote - Jeroen Dera
Keynote session - Chin Ee Loh
Morning Tea Day 1
Research Session 1
Research Session 2
Shane McCarthy
Andy Griffiths
Research Session 3
Research Session 4
Hajnalka Malloy
Research Session 5
Research Session 6
Lunch Day 1
Keynote Speaker - Helen Adam
Panel: Creating communities through literature
Close Day One
Hidden Authors - Book Signings
Registration Open Day 2
Conference Welcome Back
Keynote - Dr Paul Gardner
ALEA Awards
Keynote - Kristina Kumpalianum
Morning Tea Day 2
James Foley - Author
Research Session - SFL Stream 1
Research Session 7
Research Session - SFL Stream 2
Research Session 8
Workshop: Critical AI Literacy - Kathy Mills
Lunch Day 2
Research Session - SFL Stream 3
Research Session 11
Research Session 9
Research Session - ECTSIG
Research Session - SFL Stream 4
Research Session / Presidents' Panel
Keynote - Professor Annette Woods
Panel: Empowering voices - Our students light the way
Close Day Two
ALEA AGM
Cocktail Function
Registration Open Day 3
Conference Welcome Back Day 3
Keynote - Jess Mantei and Lisa Kervin
Research Session 12
Research Session 13
Research Session - TESIG
Research Session 14
Workshop with James Foley
Plenary - Kristiina Kumpalianum
Farewell Lunch