Volume 33 2014
Issue 1
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In this issue:
- Virtual worlds in action by Kate Booth
- Adventures in the virtual world by Melanie Hughes
- Virtual worlds in education by Michelle Jensen
- Kindergarten: first day by Meredith Costain, Janet De Witt and Ian McLean
- Peer reviewed article - Seeding success for Aboriginal primary students by Professor Rhonda Craven and Dr Natasha Magson
- Centenary of the Commemoration of the First World War: Bringing communities together by Anne Southwell
- My treasure by Margaret Bradley and Mark Caddey
- PLAN (Planning Literacy and Numeracy) software K–6 by Alexandra Slee
- Resource reviews, including:
- SPaRK - Soldier Dog by Amanda Frost
- SPaRK - How do picture book characters reach out to readers? Rosie Revere, Engineer., The Ballad of Dexi Lee, and Parachute by Sally Rasaiah
- SPaRK - How many letters can you read and write? How many sounds can you hear? My First Animalia, Alphabet Icecream and An Australian ABC of Animals
- SPaRK - Oral histories and primary sources help us understand our past by Sally Rasaiah
- SPaRK - An Aussie Year: Twelve Months in the Life of Australian Kids by Gaye Braiding
- SPaRK - The Night we Made the Flag: a Eureka Story by Gaye Braiding
- SPaRK - Remembering World War One by Gaye Braiding
- SPaRK - Contemporary Photography in Asia by Helen Yip
Issue 2
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In this issue:
- The case for philosophical inquiry in K-12 classrooms by Dr Britta Jensen and Kate Kennedy White
- Texting l0l: a new approach to improving literacy by Tracy Dawson
- Peer reviewed article - Innovative teaching and learning: from research to practice by Dr Kylie Shaw, Dr Kathryn Holmes, Greg Preston, Max Smith and Emeritus Professor Sid Bourke
- The good, the bad and the ugly? Looking at what 2014 has to offer for teen and younger readers by Paul Macdonald
- Desire paths to learning by Dr Bron Stuckey
- Science and Technology K–6: getting the balance right in the classroom by Tanya Coli and Yvonne Hughes
- Poetry for pleasure by Emma Heyde
- Resource reviews, including:
- SPaRK - How do People Remember Significant Events of the Past? by Gaye Braiding
- SPaRK - Kids Peace Station: Hiroshima by Cath Keane
- SPaRK - Imagine what Happens Next… by Cath Keane
- SPaRK - The Most Excellent and Lamentable Tragedy of Romeo & Juliet: A Play by Cath Keane
- SPaRK: Who else plays Ender’s game?
- SPaRK: World War I through different eyes – on and off the battlefield
Issue 3
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In this issue:
- New library system to support future learning in DEC schools by Colleen Foley
- Enhancing learning and collaboration with BYOD by Lila Mularczyk and Alice Leung
- Tech at school: teachers are doing it for our kids by Kate Keily
- Peer reviewed article - Learning and literacies for the future by June Wall and Karen Bonanno
- Peer reviewed article - Innovative teaching and learning part two: spotlight on innovative practice by Dr Kylie Shaw and colleagues from SORTI
- Discovery: the new Area of Study for HSC English by Michael Murray
- Inspiring young readers…one tweet at a time by Evonne Webb and Merise Feneley
- Resource reviews, including:
- SPaRK - Beautiful LEGO by Helen Yip
- SPaRK - Exploring cultural representation: Yamakarra!: Liza Kennedy and the Keewong Mob
- SPaRK - The Hole by Jake Henzler
- SPaRK - The First Voyage by Sally Rasaiah
- SPaRK - How is the past represented in fiction? Midnight Burial and The Ratcatcher’s Daughter by Sally Rasaiah
Issue 4
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In this issue:
- Challenge-based learning: exploring sustainability by Sean Corcoran and Dr Britta Jensen
- Flexible learning spaces by Julie Grazotis
- Peer reviewed article - Learning and literacy for the future: Building capacity. Part two by June Wall and Karen Bonanno
- Promoting intercultural understanding in English by Jake Henzler
- Haiku: an invitation to brevity by Emma Heyde
- A new approach to improving literacy: A reader-in-residence moves in. Part two by Tracy Dawson
- Libraries in partnership by Martin Gray
- NSW public schools celebrate Book Week by Julie Grazotis, Sharon McGuinness and Lindi Owen
- Resource reviews, including:
- SPaRK - To See the World and Loyal Creatures by Sally Rasaiah
- SPaRK - Go: A Kidd’s Guide to Graphic Design by Helen Yip
- SPaRK - Wildlife by Jake Henzler
- SPaRK - Tea and Sugar Christmas by Penny Galloway
- SPaRK - A House for Donfinkle by Sally Rasaiah
- SPaRK - What makes people similar and different and how does this shape their identity? by Kathy Rushton
- SPaRK - WilderQuest by Gaye Braiding