Oz Lit Teacher Blog
The countdown to the start of the school year is tickingâŚ
I donât know about you, but my work brain is ON (and it does not understand the concept of ...
A couple of weeks ago, I shared a blog post introducing the concept of 1%ers in the classroom.
1%ers are the name I give to a list of tiny actions yo...
Iâve noticed a worrying phenomenon in classrooms lately: Whiteboards are becoming noticeboards.
You see, the white on these boards is disappearing in...
A few weeks ago I shared a blog post outlining 6 reasons every teacher should be using Turn and Talk in their literacy classrooms everyday. (Click her...
Iâm not sure how or why the idea of writing a haiku poem every day popped into my head when I was making New Yearâs resolutions at this time last ...
 In Michelle Obamaâs book, Becoming, she mentions a motto she and Barrack used when dealing with the low acts of the opposition: âWhen they go low...
Often when schools want to work on improving their studentsâ growth in writing they start by changing their teaching. (âSomething isnât working- l...
Notebook writing is the perfect start-of-year activity for your literacy classroom- it builds community and teaches students timely strategies for
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I love a good inspirational quote.
My childhood gymnastics coach, Mr Palmer, introduced them to me. You couldnât even go to the bathroom in his ...
Being a literacy consultant, I get the opportunity to visit lots of schools and observe in lots of classrooms.
I see all types of wonderful ...
