PETAA (Primary English Teaching Association of Australia) publishes many excellent units of work. Check their website regularly. The Language of Climate Change Science: a preschool to Year 8 teaching and learning progression
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Education Matters, Oct 2020. Australians have overwhelmingly supported teachers and their ability to inspire, encourage and provide kindness to students, especially during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Age, 31 April 2020. A $30m federal government direct instruction literacy program has failed to boost literacy and schools report a significant decline in attendance. Year 3 NAPLAN scores in school with the program declined by 23.43 points, compared with school without the program where results increased by 4.47 points. A House of Reps standing committee recommendation no further funding, but Minister Dan Tehan extended it.
Robert Slavin, 8 Oct 2020. Slavin is yet another critic of John Hattie’s meta-analyses. A short but important article with an analogy making it easy to understand.
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