Oz Lit Teacher Blog
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 th
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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 lot 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 ...
Last week I was fortunate enough to listen to mindset coach Kylie Broadfoot (from KMB Coaching) speak on a very relevant topic for this time of ye
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My husband and I have always loved the outdoors. The bush is our defibrillator; it recharges us and brings us back into our natural rhythm. It cle
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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 don’t...
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?
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