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New beginnings
Shiny shoes, Crisp new uniforms, Bulging backpacks, Brand new lunch boxes, Untouched exercise books Yes its back to school time here in Australia, week one is already over and the term is almost up and running at full steam. I love the new year, a fresh start for some, a new class for most, new […]
Connecting your classroom
As we come to the end of our summer holidays here in Australia, my mind inevitably starts to return to the task ahead of me, namely preparing my classroom for the year ahead. This week I have been into school to tidy up, rearrange desks and physically prepare my classroom. Mentally too I have been […]
Learning through listening
It is the holidays here in Australia, much needed and definitely hard earned by all of us involved in education. At the end of term I was exhausted, wound up and in need of a change. So I have been taking a break, a deliberate effort not to read every post that reaches my in-box. […]
From little things big things grow – The edublogs awards
I have been so busy with my term ending as well as staff presentations and workshops to run that this year edublogs awards have virtually passed me by. Last night however I realised that nominations had ended without my noticing and that voting was upon us. A quick glance through the nominations and I realised […]
TeachMeet world record
Okay so this post is blatant promotion, a chance for me to push, write about and spruik something close to my heart, TeachMeets. Some readers may know that the first Sydney Teachmeet was held in my classroom last April. After which I discovered I was not alone in thinking Teachmeets would make a great addition […]