Oz Lit Teacher Blog
When my husband and I moved from Bendigo to Melbourne, I distinctly remember the removalist saying that if there’d been ‘one more box...
Being a writer has been a lifelong dream of mine.
From a young age, I’d tell Mum and Dad I was going to be an author, an illustrator and a...
Have you ever dared to think that ‘maybe, just maybe, I could take on a formal leadership role in a school?’
Just to be...
Happy World Poetry Day!
Today is a wonderful day for me as I’ve always loved reading and writing poetry.
I can’t remember...
Lots of teachers ask me how to engage their reluctant writers.
It's like they know my secret when they ask me.
The secret that my family...
When I was first considering taking on a formal leadership role in a school, I attended a Women in Leadership workshop where it was recommended...
My husband and I enjoy rogaining (long distance orienteering that requires a minimum of two people per group).
It’s not just the fact...
It’s no surprise that I get a lot of questions about the 6+1 traits of writing.
I do, after all, bang on about them ALL. THE. TIME.
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I get asked this question quite a lot and it excites me.
Why?
Because it’s generally asked after a teacher has had their eyes opened...
Notebook writing is the perfect start-of-year activity for your literacy classroom- it builds community and teaches students timely strategies...
