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4 books to spark start-of-year notebook writing

Notebook writing is the perfect start-of-year activity for your literacy classroom- it builds community and teaches students timely strategies for generating ideas for writing. Now that’s a win-win right there. …

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A crucial first step in improving writing instruction

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 gym without facing uplifting words …

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10 books to teach friendship, kindness and Gratitude

Does this sound like you?: “We’ve had so many social issues this week- Our students have forgotten how to get along with each other!” While everyone was worried about the …

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Is silence the sign of an effective teacher?

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 longer the case… …

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5 common mistakes teachers make in Independent Reading

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 teaching practice and I get …

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Writers and their notebooks: Claire Saxby

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

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Teacher insights into the remote schooling experience

Remember that time when the whole of education changed overnight… After weeks of remote schooling, teachers and students are returning to schools. So, what reflections do teachers have on this …

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Parent insights into the remote schooling experience (Part 1)

Victorian schools are one week into their remote learning journey, Queenslanders are starting today and other states are yet to begin. I thought this would be a good time to …

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Stress, anxiety and remote learning: What teachers need to know

“Change is the only constant in our lives.” Whoever said that quote sure knew what they were talking about! Our lives now change on a daily basis- yesterday we entered …

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Tips for preparing student work during school closures

Australian teachers and schools have the ‘benefit’ (if you can call it that) of entering this challenging time a few weeks after many other countries. We therefore have the opportunity …

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