5 tips for creating a ‘writerly’ environment in your classroom
Often when schools want to work on improving their students’ growth in writing they start by changing their teaching. (‘Something isn’t working- let’s try a new program or a new …
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What is Dysgraphia?
Have you ever had a student who battled against the written word every time you asked them to put pen to paper? A student who just can’t come up with …
2 quick tips for effective data use
Considering report writing season is upon us, I thought I’d share 2 quick data use tips that are relevant for this time of the year. Even if you’re not enjoying …
Should You Teach Genre or the 6 + 1 Traits?
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 the 6+1 traits of …
How to Plan for Effective Genre Instruction
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 planning for genre instruction. So, here’s my …
5 assessment tips for remote learning
“How can we assess students in the online environment?” This is a question I‘ve been asked A LOT lately. So, here are 5 tips for approaching assessment in the remote …
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 …
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 …
Remote teaching’s golden opportunity for improving teacher practice.
Remote teaching certainly has its challenges, but it also provides us with an array of wonderful benefits as well. One of those benefits is a gift to teachers- a golden …
Remote Learning advice from teachers who are 8 weeks in
Australian schools and teachers are currently grappling with completely re-imagining how teaching and learning looks and, what’s more, we’re being asked to do it seemingly overnight. The thing is, we’re …