Oz Lit Teacher Blog

Around this time last year, I wrote a blog post titled ‘3 common change leadership mistakes in schools’. I’d been inspired by...

I recently finished reading the final book in Jessica Townsend’s AMAZING Nevermoor series. This series, touted as a cross between Harry...

I’ve been watching the Paralympics recently and have thoroughly enjoyed it. The determination, persistence and resilience of the...

Something you may not know about me is I’m the esteemed author of ‘The Great Big, Enormous, Gigantic Banana.’

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...

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...

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

I love getting the opportunity to speak with published authors about their writing processes. Every single insight they give us is a form of...

I was recently fortunate enough to interview Kaye Baillie, the author of one of the most heart-warming books ever, Boo Loves Books (where two of...