Oz Lit Teacher Blog
When I was first considering taking on a formal leadership role in a school, I attended a Women in Leadership workshop where it was recommended...
My husband and I enjoy rogaining (long distance orienteering that requires a minimum of two people per group).
It’s not just the fact...
It’s no surprise that I get a lot of questions about the 6+1 traits of writing.
I do, after all, bang on about them ALL. THE. TIME.
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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...
Notebook writing is the perfect start-of-year activity for your literacy classroom- it builds community and teaches students timely strategies...
I love a good inspirational quote.
My childhood gymnastics coach, Mr Palmer, introduced them to me. You couldn’t even go to the bathroom...
Last week I was fortunate enough to listen to mindset coach Kylie Broadfoot (from KMB Coaching) speak on a very relevant topic for this time of...
My husband and I have always loved the outdoors. The bush is our defibrillator; it recharges us and brings us back into our natural rhythm. It...
When my year 3 teacher, Mrs Margaret Browne, told us she had to pull on a pair of gloves before she could start reading our new class novel, I...
Have you reached that point in the year where you need to pause and focus on teaching your students how to get along with one another again?
