This term, inspired by the beautiful book Saving Species by Jess French and James Gilleard, Year 3 students are building a Minecraft world where an endangered or vulnerable […]
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Australia Day – so what?
Many of us are familiar with the Stage 2 History Outcome HT2-1 that includes: Students identify important Australian celebrations and commemorations and discuss their origins and significance in […]
HSIE / Minecraft / Technology
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Minecraft Museum
Sometimes during a lesson you are gifted a moment when you get to stand back and watch pure learning. That moment for me was last week during a […]
HSIE / Immigration / Literature / Stage 3 / Technology
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Feathers
Overview: Feathers is a beautiful picture book written by Phil Cummings and illustrated by Phil Lesnie. The reader follows the flight of a sandpiper as it migrates to […]
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Review + 2
Review + 2 is a thinking routine I love. I share information with the students – most often for this it is a video. They watch the video […]
Minecraft / Technology
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Crafting a lesson in Minecraft
Like many teachers, MinecraftEDU was a program that I watched my students play and enjoy yet I was reluctant to bring it into the classroom because of my limited crafting skills. I decided […]
Literature / Technology / Thinking
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Fact Question Answer
This year I am looking for ways to connect students to learning. Both Mark Treadwell and Rhonda Bondie speak of the importance of children connecting to their learning. […]
Minecraft / Technology
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That’s an Ocelot!
Last week in a room full of amazing Minecraft Mentors I received a fun prize from the awesome Dr Bron Stuckey – a Minecraft bobble head hanger! I […]
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Paint 3D
I am always amazed at how much the students (and teachers) love Paint 3D. To get the most out of the program visit the Paint 3D playlist of […]
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Reimagine the Rubric
Inspired by Rhonda Bondie (All Learner’s Learning Every Day) I have changed how I use rubrics. At a conference earlier this year Rhonda spoke about the importance of […]