Oz Lit Teacher Blog
After being asked countless times how students should use their writerâs notebooks in the classroom, I thought the best way to answer that question wo...
When I was a child, 'show, donât tell' was an approach my brother took to sneaking looks at out Santa presents before Christmas day. Iâll 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 studentsâ writing skil...
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 ...
If youâve been reading my blog for a while now, youâll know Iâve been researching the use of writerâs 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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Iâm 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 studentsâ growth in writing they start by changing their teaching. (âSomething isnât working- l...
Itâs been a while since Iâve 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 constantly reminded of its
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