Oz Lit Teacher Blog
When my year 3 teacher, Mrs Margaret Browne, told us she had to pull on a pair of gloves before she could start reading our new class novel, I...
Have you reached that point in the year where you need to pause and focus on teaching your students how to get along with one another again?
I’m in the middle of running the Writing Traits Masterclass at the moment (and LOVING it!) and I’ve had lots of questions about...
As far as books go, 2020 has turned into Margaret Wild’s ‘The Sloth Who Came to Stay.’
You know the picture story book about...
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 no...
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...
Have you ever smelled a smell and immediately been reminded of a place, person or thing from your past?
That’s olfactory memory: the...
One Thursday back in 2012, I received an email from the judging panel for the Lindsay Thompson Fellowship (a Victorian Education Excellence Award...
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...
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...
