Oz Lit Teacher Blog

Remote Teaching’s Golden Opportunity For Improving Teacher Practice May 03, 2020

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...

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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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Interview With Children's Author Stef Gemmill Feb 29, 2020

I was recently lucky enough to interview Australian children’s author Stef Gemmill. Stef’s recently published book, “A Home for...

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Classroom Libraries: All Your Questions Answered (Part 2) Feb 23, 2020

In last week’s post I looked at the research behind classroom libraries, the number and types of books you should have in your...

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Classroom Libraries: All Your Questions Answered (Part 1) Feb 16, 2020

It’s early days in the school year and you want to make sure you're setting your students up for success in all things literacy this year....

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Anchor Charts- The What, Why And How Feb 09, 2020

Anchor charts are often referred to as the 'third teacher' in a classroom (the second teacher being the students themselves). So how hard is your...

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5 Teacher Tips For Overcoming "I Don't Know What To Write About" Feb 02, 2020

After spending all weekend working out the best way to teach a genre, locating the required resources and then executing the perfect minilesson,...

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5 Alternatives To The Dreaded “Write About Your Holidays” Prompt Jan 28, 2020

I once had a neighbour ask me about orienteering as she thought her son might like to give it a go. After giving her all the information about the...

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How To Make And Use Whisper Phones / Fluency Phones Jan 15, 2020

I wonder what goes through the mind of Bunnings staff members when they see adult after adult scouring the plumbing aisles only to emerge with a...

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