Oz Lit Teacher Blog
After being asked countless times how students should use their writerās notebooks in the classroom, I thought the best way to answer that question wo...
When I was a child, 'show, donāt tell' was an approach my brother took to sneaking looks at out Santa presents before Christmas day. Iāll show you wha...
With NAPLAN just around the corner, I've been thinking about how teachers could best use these next 5 weeks to strengthen their studentsā writing skil...
Iām not sure how or why the idea of writing a haiku poem every day popped into my head when I was making New Yearās resolutions at this time last ...
If youāve been reading my blog for a while now, youāll know Iāve been researching the use of writerās notebooks out in the wild (i.e. the world outsid...
A question I'm always asked when teachers are learning about the 6+1 writing traits is, 'will teaching my students about the traits improve their
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Iām often asked for tips on how to engage in effective writing conferences with students.
Conferring with writers can feel a bit overwhelmin...
Often when schools want to work on improving their studentsā growth in writing they start by changing their teaching. (āSomething isnāt working- l...
Itās been a while since Iāve had an author in my interview chair, so I was very excited when award-winning, Sydney based writer, Victoria Mackinla...
The admiring lens is an incredibly powerful tool to use in the writing classroom. The thing is, us teachers need to be constantlyĀ reminded of its
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