Foundation for Learning and Literacy

September 27, 2022

How the 50 Words project is using technology to bring language to the world

NITV 13 November 2020 by Rae Johnston The 50 Words project is an interactive online map giving everyone the opportunity to hear Aboriginal languages spoken all across the continent. Read here

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Foundation for Learning and Literacy

September 25, 2022

How students can inform our teaching?

We need to learn how to use 'real time data' to inform our teaching. Often, that comes from our students. So what can we find out from our students, and

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Foundation for Learning and Literacy

September 7, 2022

Conditions of Learning

In this Newsletter we shall briefly explore the other conditions that make up the theory of learning and teaching which has emerged from my research. Read more here

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Foundation for Learning and Literacy

August 22, 2022

Book Week: it’s not the costume that matters, but falling in love with reading

This Book Week, don't stress about the costume, and don't worry about what the others mums and dads are sewing or buying. Just let your kid read what they

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Foundation for Learning and Literacy

August 21, 2022

How to dig deeper when teaching comprehension

Leading educator Diane Snowball says teachers need to deep dive with students and strategise to improve reading comprehension. Avoiding 'superficial knowledge' means going beyond simply asking students questions in a

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Foundation for Learning and Literacy

August 4, 2022

NSW eduction minister’s terrible, horrible, no good, very bad idea

EduResearch Matters, 4 August 2022. Dr Alison Bedford and Dr Naomi Barnes. When will governments learn their lesson? Worksheets won't fix workload crisis. Read more here

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Foundation for Learning and Literacy

July 29, 2022

What does equity in schools look like? And how is it tied to growing teacher shortages?

The Conversation June 28, 2022 by Lucas Walsh When Prime Minister Anthony Albanese declared victory on election night, he said he wanted to unite Australians around “our shared values of fairness

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Foundation for Learning and Literacy

July 20, 2022

PROOF POINTS: The paradox of ‘good’ teaching

The Hechinger Report Jill Barshay July 11, 2022 ...The academics found that there was often a tradeoff between “good teaching” where kids learn stuff and “good teaching” that kids enjoy. Teachers

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Foundation for Learning and Literacy

July 17, 2022

This Indigenous language map helps kids understand Australia

ABC Education 18 May, 2022 Gambay* is an interactive map of Australia's first languages with accompanying videos and teacher notes. It's a fantastic way to help kids develop an understanding of

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Foundation for Learning and Literacy

July 17, 2022

Morning Message As A High Impact Tool

Cue Learning July 18, 2022 Literacy expert Sharon Callen talks about the power of the Morning Message. Episode Notes While the Morning Message can feel like a standard routine, it it is a

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