Teaching English to Teenage Tourists
Issue: Semester 1 2023
Steve Henry offers some reflections on the challenges faced by English teachers in a time when social media has an…
‘A word after a word is power’: Reflections on reading in Secondary English
Issue: Semester 1 2023
Jackie Manuel reflects on the nature of, and importance of, teaching reading in Secondary English. She encourages teachers to utilise…
A century of professional learning: Teachers Federation Library Centenary 2022
Issue: Semester 2 2022
Mary Schmidt guides us through the history of the Federation Library that this year celebrated its centenary. She shares with…
Teaching Drama in Primary School
Issue: Semester 2 2022
Natalie Lopes examines the reasons why teaching Drama in primary school classrooms is so important. She writes about the benefits…
Stay still, dive deep-approaches to read to write and the craft of writing
Issue: Semester 1 2022
Jowen Hillyer and Rosemary Henzell give some practical advice on how to teach “Reading to Write” and Module C of “Writing of HSC English Advanced and Standard” syllabuses.
Helping Your Students to Become Better Writers
Issue: Semester 1 2017
Joanne Rossbridge & Kathy Rushton share a framework for improved extended response writing… Introduction Teacher knowledge about language and how…
Critical Literacy in English and History: Stages 3 & 4
Issue: Semester 2 2020
Kathy Rushton and Joanne Rossbridge explore the important concept of Critical Literacy. They explain why it is essential for teachers…
Building Confidence and Success in Stage 6
Issue: Semester 2 2019
Khya Brooks suggests an approach to the HSC which can reduce everyone’s anxiety… On the day my first HSC classes’…
“The Way of Words”: Understanding and Teaching Reading in Primary Classrooms
Issue: Semester 1 2019
Robyn Ewing makes the case for teaching reading that considers the individual needs, background and abilities of each child and…
Considering the Advanced and Standard Courses in the New Stage 6 English Syllabus: Part II: Year 11
Issue: Semester 1 2018
Deb McPherson, Jane Sherlock, Jowen Hillyer and Rosemary Henzell suggest some approaches to planning for the new Standard and Advanced…