Teach like the literary industry is in trouble Because maybe it is?

New blog post on Substack:
open.substack.com/pub/kellimcg... #LoveOzYA #TeamEnglish #literacies

Grateful for your time on this Laurie, I'm in this keynote now and your points about climate contexts are very interesting. I can see people writing lots of notes for their classes!

The following thread contains 201 open access articles, books, chapters & reports written and led by First Nations’ researchers. We write our own research across all areas. The order is random and ranges across disciplines, because of course it does.
#201FirstNationsArticles

@drnomyn.bsky.social @stevenkolber.bsky.social @carlaleeb.bsky.social @fatdumpling.bsky.social @aliceelwell.bsky.social @tirisays.bsky.social

English teachers! Enjoy the first episode of this new podcast from Queensland, Australia. Ep. 1 with my dear friends: @drarnoldlive.bsky.social hosts a conversation with @melanieralph.bsky.social ✨

Foreword ForewordThe strength and stability of Australia’s democracy depends on the capacity of our citizens to confidently engage with politics and cast an informed vote. Australia’s system of compulsory voti...

"Many of Australia’s young people and adults receive very little, poorly suited, or no education to develop media literacy skills, potentially undermining other efforts to strengthen civics education."

www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentar...

Also highly recommended:

"Finding Gender in our Records" (146 pages)

[ A free educational resource from the Globe Theatre, London ]

#Shakespeare #history #drama #TeamEnglish #performance #gender #literature

cdn.shakespearesglobe.com/uploads/2025...

Opinion | A new era of government censorship has dawned Donald Trump fancies himself a champion of free speech. Oh, really?

A new era of government censorship has begun.
It started with the silencing of scientific speech, when the admin blocked release of research on bird flu. But MAGA has also cracked down on other wrongthink—on race, geography (!), and of course Trump himself
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...

It's really dystopian to see how digitizing everything, which was supposed to keep records safe, is instead being used to quickly purge information. We should have known I guess, but cripes.

Yes :)

Have you checked out the Playwrite font in Google Docs?

Playwrite is a set of school fonts especially for young learners.

Search for "Playwrite" in the fonts list.

Aussie educators, search for "Playwrite AU", and you even get versions of the fonts with guidelines!

#edusky #eduskyau #aussieed

What a set of titles. All published within the last two years. I really want to read these at some point. Can't believe we're starting year 6 of the covid pandemic.

Just FYI, administrative warrants (like the ones used by ICE) are not judicial warrants (used by cops, signed by a judge).

You do NOT legally have to open the door for an ICE officer with an administrative warrant *no matter what the ICE officer says.*

Bryan MacCormack, the executive director of a New York-based immigrant rights group, was pulled over by CBP with two undocumented passengers in the vehicle. He knew his rights, refused to acknowledge their "warrant", and despite CBP threatening him, the agents eventually were forced to let him go.

The ‘what works best’ saga: Let’s turn the page on simplistic binaries By Melanie Ralph. Last year I had an amazing opportunity to take part in the University of Adelaide’s filming for their Classroom Confidence Micro-credentials course. These continuing education cou…

In my new blog post, I explore the ongoing binary in education which pits explicit teaching or direct instruction against discovery or inquiry learning, and call for a more nuanced conversation about pedagogy.

melanieralph.com/2025/01/18/t...

What an excellent topic and collection of papers, thanks for sharing Claire!

Journal of Language, Literature and Culture Framing the Work of Literature. Volume 71, Issue 1 of Journal of Language, Literature and Culture

Proud to be part of the editorial team for a special issue of JLLC (Vol 71, No 1), examining how lit education responds to online learning, a changing academy & shifting reading practices w/ innovative, thoughtful strategies www.tandfonline.com/toc/yjli20/7...

At our house too. Brief break currently before BBL starts for the night 😅

Have you ever...

Going into 2025 thinking about innovation and sustainability. We want teachers to innovate, but it can burn us out. Not every designer can afford to be critical (/innovate). So what do we do next?

Borrowing a book that needs to be brought out of library storage always feels researcherly. Here is 'English in Australian Secondary Schools' Edited by H.P. Sschoenheimer (1972).

Loving the posts from #AARE2024 folks keep them coming!

Australian Council for Student Voice Ltd

📢 Exceptional Empowering Student Voice workshop by the Australian Council for Student Voice to shape a national framework for student empowerment. Join the dialogue on agency, partnerships & inclusive education - www.studentvoice.org.au #AARE2024

It's amazing how much you can bond before even meeting irl... And also amazing how fun finally meeting up is! Enjoy x