Two TRIO presenters were lucky enough to visit Bungendore PS for the first day of 2017 school term. We were thrilled that teachers arrived happily for a whole day on
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Books on the Bookshelf No. 2
How could anyone resist a book with the title: Fantastically Great Women Who Changed the World. This book by Kate Pankhurst looks at a very diverse range of women from
Books on the bookshelf No. 3
'Planet Kindergarten' by Sue Ganz-Schmitt is a book worth looking at regardless of what primary grade you teach. This book is an extended metaphor comparing space exploration to starting school.
Books on the Bookshelf No.1
Although it is still school holidays our thoughts are starting to turn to the start of school. When we plan the starting point is always the texts. We want to
Hurray for holidays!
At last the 2016 school year draws to a close and teachers all across the state are contemplating a well earned rest and a happy holiday season. I don't know
For the love of language, teach poetry
I have been thinking about all things poetry over the past few weeks as I prepared a full day course on teaching poetry for the Centre for Professional Learning. Teaching
Digital Storytelling and resources for History
Virtual reality and history... who knew it was so easy! We are very excited about a course we are contributing to in the first week of Term 3. The daughter
TRIO and CPL
TRIO really enjoys working with the Centre for Professional Learning, which is part of the NSW Teachers Federation. In term 3 we will be travelling with CPL to both Parkes and
The power of talk
I remember the days when a quiet classroom was a good classroom. However silence is not always the best learning environment. Teachers frequently think that their best tool of the
Goals for learning
I was energetically working out at the gym yesterday when this sign flashed onto the screen. It resonated with my thinking about learning goals for students and the power of