Volume 32 2013

Issue 1

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In this issue:

  • Professional learning for new curriculum by Steve Wilkins and Tim Gorrod
  • A perfect match: Guided Inquiry and iPad technology by Jenny Scheffers and Kylie Bryant
  • Riding the research wave in the Illawarra by Sharon McGuinness
  • Specialised work: being literate for school by Professor Peter Freebody
  • Peer reviewed article - Point of view in picture books and animated movie adaptations by Professor Len Unsworth
  • Stories from the new digital space by Linden Hyatt
  • Teaching Aboriginal languages: strategies for engaging learners by Donna McLaren
  • English K-10 syllabus Q&A by Catherine Thomson
  • Resource reviews, including:
    • SPaRK (Australian curriculum springboard) - English Stage 5: multimodal texts by Cathy Sly

Issue 2

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In this issue:

  • Picture books: engaging students in numeracy by Jennifer McCredie
  • Comic serials: dynamic literature by Sue Murray
  • Integrating Year 6 History curriculum by Alison Mackenzie
  • Peer reviewed article - Learning in the Asian Century by Dr Peter Gould
  • The Literacy continuum K–10: a vital tool for all teachers by Michael Murray
  • The NSW English syllabus for the Australian curriculum by Prue Greene
  • Google Apps in the NSW DEC by Joachim Cohen and Kelly Burke
  • Resource reviews, including:
    • SPaRK (Australian curriculum springboard) - How are different cultures represented in texts? by Sue Morton
    • SPaRK (Australian curriculum springboard) - Think imaginatively, creatively, interpretively and critically by Heather Gardiner
    • SPaRK (Australian curriculum springboard) - What are the connections between these texts?
    • SPaRK (Australian curriculum springboard) - Design a toy for a class museum
    • SPaRK (Australian curriculum springboard) - What was life like for First Fleet settlers? by Ruth Higginbottom
    • SPaRK (Australian curriculum springboard) - The Gallipoli campaign

Issue 3

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In this issue:

  • National reading blitz by Cath Keane
  • The real 3 Rs: relationships, relevance and rigour by Tim Gorrod
  • New opportunities for collaboration and research by Margaret McEwan
  • Learning assistance library by Alanna Sydes
  • Peer reviewed article - The Book Bank program by Dr Susan Harriman
  • Programming for the NSW syllabus for the Australian curriculum English by Catherine Thomson
  • Web filtering Q&A
  • Resource reviews, including:
    • SPaRK (Australian curriculum springboard) - Cultivating visual literacy by Cathy Sly
    • SPaRK (Australian curriculum springboard) - How do authors and illustrators use humour to engage readers?
    • SPaRK (Australian curriculum springboard) - How do authors inspire us to empathise with characters?
    • SPaRK (Australian curriculum springboard) - How do language features and images shape a reader’s understanding of subject matter? by Sally Rasaiah
    • SPaRK (Australian curriculum springboard) - How is artistry evident in quality literature?
    • SPaRK (Australian curriculum springboard) - Voices from the past by Cathy Sly
    • SPaRK (Australian curriculum springboard) - We owe it to each other to tell stories by Cathy Sly
    • SPaRK (Australian curriculum springboard) - Australians All: A History of Growing up from the Ice Age to The Apology by Gaye Braiding
    • SPaRK (Australian curriculum springboard) - Bushland Lullaby by Sally Rasaiah

Issue 4

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In this issue:

  • NSW DEC Scootle is here by Allan Booth
  • Smashing apps by Laura Chaffey
  • Learning resources: engaging with Asia by Ian Simpson
  • Connecting with India by Carla Gillis and Stephen Nicholas
  • Peer reviewed article - Issues in assessment of general capabilities by Dr Robert Stevens
  • Designing inclusive digital learning environments by Greg Alchin
  • Asia and Australia's engagement with Asia by Anne Southwell
  • Confucius Institute by Evelyn Man
  • New website supports Asia in the curriculum by Elisabeth Robertson
  • Tap into apps by Jo Woodrow
  • Resource reviews, including:
    • SPaRK (Australian curriculum springboard) - Big Red Kangaroo by Gaye Braiding
    • SPaRK (Australian curriculum springboard) - How does creative language contribute to engagement and meaning?
    • SPaRK (Australian curriculum springboard) - How has the local community changed? by Gaye Braiding
    • SPaRK (Australian curriculum springboard) - A Wrinkle in Time: The Graphic Novel by Cathy Sly
    • SPaRK (Australian curriculum springboard) - The Legend of the Phoenix Dragon by Cathy Sly
    • SPaRK (Australian curriculum springboard) - Dandelion by Therese Kenny
    • SPaRK (Australian curriculum springboard) - Rules of Summer by Cathy Sly
    • SPaRK (Australian curriculum springboard) - A New Year’s Reunion by Gaye Braiding

Category:

  • Teaching and learning
  • Vol 31 to 40 (2012-2021)

Topics:

  • Learning
  • Professional development
  • School libraries
  • Teaching

Business Unit:

  • Teaching, Learning and Student Wellbeing
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