Oz Lit Teacher Blog
Becoming a writer has been my lifelong dream.
From a young age, I’d tell Mum and Dad I was going to be an author, an illustrator and a teacher w...
Have you ever dared to think that ‘maybe, just maybe, I could take on a formal leadership role in a school?’
Just to be clear, by ‘formal le...
Happy World Poetry Day!
Today is a wonderful day for me as I’ve always loved reading and writing poetry.
I can’t remember exactly where ...
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 first considered taking on a formal leadership role in a school, I attended a Women in Leadership workshop where it was recommended that, t
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My husband and I enjoy rogaining (long-distance orienteering that requires a minimum of two people per group).
It’s not just the fact that i...
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.
Why?...
I get asked this question quite a bit, and it excites me.
Why?
Because it’s generally asked after a teacher has had their eyes opened to...
Notebook writing is the perfect start-of-year activity for your literacy classroom- it builds community and teaches students timely strategies for
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I love a good inspirational quote.
My childhood gymnastics coach, Mr Palmer, introduced them to me. You couldn’t even go to the bathroom in his ...
