Oz Lit Teacher Blog
After being asked countless times how students should use their writer’s notebooks in the classroom, I thought the best way to answer that question wo...
If you’ve been reading my blog for a while now, you’ll know I’ve been researching the use of writer’s notebooks out in the wild (i.e. the world outsid...
I get loads of questions from teachers about the best way to use writer's notebooks in the classroom. Some of those questions include:
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A few years ago I started a research project. I wanted to learn more about how published authors REALLY used their writer's notebooks so I could hel...
It’s been a while since I’ve had an author in my interview chair, so I was very excited when award-winning, Sydney based writer, Victoria Mackinla...
In last week’s blog post I shared the first part of my interview with Australian children's author Meg McKinlay. Meg gave us plenty of fascinating
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Meg McKinlay is, admittedly, one of my favourite Australian children’s authors. She’s written numerous award-winning picture books, including Once...
I love getting the opportunity to speak with published authors about their writing processes. Every single insight they give us is a form of profe
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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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Jodi Toering is a Victorian author and primary school teacher who last year released her stunning debut book, Mallee Sky. As soon as I read this b...
