This term I’ve been working with Year 5 creating Google Sites for their Science and Technology unit on animal adaptations. Each class was commissioned to conduct important research for the…
It’s been an exciting start to the term for our Year 5 students, commencing a unit of work on animal adaptations as part of the Science and Technology syllabus. I…
In less than a month EduTECH will take place at the International Conference Centre Sydney. This congress and exhibition runs from the 5-7th June and is an incredible opportunity for…
As part of the NSW Science and Technology Syllabus, students must learn skills in visual coding. Primary students need to describe and follow a sequence of steps to solve problems…
Recently I had the privilege of talking to a little boy who had seen a psychologist for anxiety. As he shared some of the strategies he had learnt in the…
A screencast is a video of data with accompanying audio. Screencasts are an incredibly powerful tool for gaining insight into a student’s understanding and thinking across the curriculum. Screencasts can be…
It has been an exciting start to the year returning to a teaching role focused on innovation. This term I have the privilege of working with Years 1-4 on ICT…
This year I have returned to work part time having taking maternity leave to look after my daughter. I am currently working two days a week as Primary School Innovation…
Grouping strategies are highly advantageous for gifted students. There are a range or grouping strategies that can be applied to different teaching and learning contexts. These strategies provide academic and…
Last week I wrote about principles and strategies for grouping gifted learners. Grouping like-ability peers is a highly beneficial teaching and learning practice for gifted students (Rogers, 2002). Schools generally group…
How can teachers best cater for gifted learners as they lead incredibly diverse and complex classroom environments? Differentiation for gifted students through enriched and accelerated curriculum is most effective when…
For parents and teachers, management of children’s online activity can feel overwhelming. Our students experience ‘digitalised childhoods’ where they are immersed in screens and devices. On one hand the technical…
School holidays are a wonderful opportunity to catch up on much needed sleep. It is glorious to sleep in and not be a slave to your alarm. However, whilst school…
For the last month I’ve really enjoyed the opportunity to work as a casual teacher. In January I had a gorgeous baby girl and therefore have been on maternity leave…
The end of the school year is just around the corner. At this point teachers often marvel at the progress their students have made and feel nostalgic about finishing with…
Cultures of Thinking (CoT) is a powerful program developed by Harvard Graduate School of Education, which equips students with thinking skills for the 21st Century. Teachers must carve out time and…
Jayden loves learning. He finds it really exciting to start with a subject and then explore it in different and abstract ways. When he starts learning a new topic at…
Teaching STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) is critical in order to equip students for the future workforce. ‘Australia needs a STEM capable workforce if we are going to continue…
