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Writers And Their Notebooks: Dr Stephanie Owen Reeder Mar 12, 2023

After being asked countless times how students should use their writer’s notebooks in the classroom, I thought the best way to answer that...

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Writers And Their Notebooks: Gabriel Evans Aug 21, 2022

If you’ve been reading my blog for a while now, you’ll know I’ve been researching the use of writer’s notebooks out in the...

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Writers and Their Notebooks: Katrina Germein Jul 10, 2022

I get loads of questions from teachers about the best way to use writer's notebooks in the classroom. Some of those questions include:

  • Should...
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Writers And Their Notebooks: Jaclyn Moriarty Mar 20, 2022

A few years ago I started a research project. I wanted to learn more about how published authors REALLY used their writer's notebooks so I could...

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Writers And Their Notebooks: Meg McKinlay (Part 2) Aug 08, 2021

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...

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Writers And Their Notebooks: Meg McKinlay (Part 1) Aug 01, 2021

Meg McKinlay is, admittedly, one of my favourite Australian children’s authors. She’s written numerous award-winning picture books,...

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Writers And Their Notebooks: Jodi Toering Jul 19, 2020

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...

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Writers And Their Notebooks: Claire Saxby May 31, 2020

Claire Saxby is a Victorian writer who has written almost 40 children’s books. She writes beautiful fiction and non-fiction texts as well...

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Writers And Their Notebooks: Lian Tanner May 17, 2020

Earlier this year I launched the Writer’s Notebook Series. This series of posts is focused on learning how published authors use their...

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Writers And Their Notebooks: Trace Balla Mar 15, 2020

One question I get asked a lot is “how should we use writer’s notebooks with students?” I'm all about authenticity so I thought...

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