Oz Lit Teacher Blog
Iām in the middle of running the Writing Traits Masterclass at the moment (and LOVING it!) and Iāve had lots of questions about planning for genre
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As far as books go, 2020 has turned into Margaret Wildās āThe Sloth Who Came to Stay.ā
You know the picture story book about the busy family...
A silent classroom was once the sign of an effective teacher.
Of course, we now know that talk is highly beneficial to learning, so this is ...
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...
Have you ever smelled a smell and immediately been reminded of a place, person or thing from your past?
Thatās olfactory memory: the recolle...
One Thursday back in 2012, I received an email from the judging panel for the Lindsay Thompson Fellowship (a Victorian Education Excellence Award)
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Writer's notebooks can be powerful tools in the writing classroom but I've heard a few myths floating around about these and I think it's time to cl...
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 ...
Claire Saxby is a Victorian writer who has written almost 40 childrenās books. She writes beautiful fiction and non-fiction texts as well as poetr
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Earlier this year I launched the Writerās Notebook Series. This series of posts is focused on learning how published authors use their writerās no
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