Jacqui O’Donnell

Don't miss out on seeing James Nottingham in WA in May 2025 :) He will be presenting two outstanding workshops here. See the flyers for how to register.

I love this @brookssensei.bsky.social! It is a whole different way of looking at the world.. I’d love to see it included in the school curriculum as a stand specialist subject from k-10. It offers so much.. @jax1607.bsky.social is leading the way with this at North Harrisdale PS

How—and Why—to Use Improv in the Classroom By regularly including theater games in the classroom, teachers give students an opportunity to build community, practice social skills, and gain a deeper understanding of academic content.

🎭 Does the thought of improv light you up? Or make you shudder? 🎭

The teachers in our latest video on @edutopia.org say bringing in theater games has made a noticeable difference in their classrooms. Hear what they have to say: www.edutopia.org/video/how-an...

Spencer Russell on What We Get Wrong About Reading Instruction There’s a way to get kids learning to read quickly and feeling excited about it, says the former teacher and TikTok influencer—and the return for teachers is big.

There’s a lot of debate over how we can get kids reading in this country. It’s time to stop talking and actually do something about it, says former educator and TikTok #literacy influencer Spencer Russell.

💻 Webinar - Actionable Feedback Strategies for the classroom. @evidencebasededu.bsky.social

How do we ensure feedback helps learning and not hinder it?

🗓️ 4th February
🕔 16:00 GMT
💷 FREE for GTT members (check your email for a coupon code this week)

Register here: hubs.la/Q0336Glq0

The Sciences of Learning and the Practice of Teaching A crib sheet highlighting some areas of contention and misunderstanding about learning, the practice of teaching and purposes of education.

"Any kind of teaching can be done ‘badly’. Explicit teaching can be dull and disengaging, just as inquiry-based teaching can be unfocused or pitched inappropriately. It is intellectually lazy to promote a ‘good’ version of one by attacking a ‘weak’ or caricatured version of the other." - Guy Claxton