Lots of teachers have benchmark data on all their students. But lots of this data is kept in the bottom drawer. This simple quadrant has provided TRIO with a framework
Programming made simple
Yep! We at Trio believe that programming SHOULD be simple and that the focus of a teacher's planning SHOULD be on what the teaching will look like in the classroom.
All the small details
TRIO had the very great pleasure of meeting and listening to author/illustrator Tohby Riddle. If you thought that his book The Great Escape from City Zoo looks a little
No More Text Types
A colleague who had attended a CPL workshop recently posed a question about how to move away from rigid formula text types. TRIO's advice is to consider a BIG PICTURE
Spelling by another name – Word Work
I have decided to give 'spelling' the flick. I have laboured long and hard with individual lists, topic lists, grade lists etc. I have watched teachers struggle in so
Playing in Queensland
Have you heard of a Bee-bot? I hadn't... until Trio travelled North to Brisbane to present at the Pearson Inquisitive Minds Prep Conference. Jenny and Mary-Ellen had a fantastic time
Building Vocabulary
Teachers frequently mention that students have a limited vocabulary. A fantastic Stage 3 team that I have the privilege of working with decided to take up this challenge. Their ESL
Imagination
In my K/Prep and Year 1 classes I always scheduled developmental play. The most popular activity by far was 'the making box'. For years I collected foil trays, lids, cartons,
Surviving NAPLAN
Over the last few weeks I have had several conversations with a good friend about her 8 yr old daughter. The first conversation was about the child's distress that the
Fun with Grammar – Hoops
One can never have too much fun with grammar. Those of you who survived that Friday morning activity of 'Parse this paragraph'as a student, will understand my determination (as a