Oz Lit Teacher Blog

In last week’s blog on effective Literacy leadership, I introduced 2 key mindset traps that literacy leaders can fall into at this time of year.

Something you may not know about me is I’m the esteemed author of ‘The Great Big, Enormous, Gigantic Banana.’

Have you ever had a student who battled against the written word every time you asked them to put pen to paper? A student who just can’t come up w

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

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

I was recently fortunate enough to interview Kaye Baillie, the author of one of the most heart-warming books ever, Boo Loves Books (where two of m

I recently had the opportunity interview talented Australian author and illustrator, Sami Bayly.

Considering report writing season is upon us, I thought I’d share 2 quick data use tips that are relevant for this time of the year.

When my husband and I moved from Bendigo to Melbourne, I distinctly remember the removalist saying that if there’d been ‘one more box of bloody bo...