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Monthly Archives: February 2013
New books for School – March 2013
The Curious Explorer’s Illustrated Guide to Exotic Animals by MARC MARTIN From armadillo to zebras, chameleons to quetzals, these exotic animals will surprise and delight. No curious explorer should be without Marc Martin’s stunning celebration of strange and beautiful creatures from … Continue reading
Posted in Death and Bereavement, Environment, Family, New Books, Primary, Relationships, Secondary, Themes
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Student Review of The Farm by Emily McKay
We love sharing student reviews with you here at Penguin Teachers’ Academy. Below is a review for Emily McKay written by high school student Morgan, aged 14. Something that every good book should have is a clever and complicated plot, one that … Continue reading
Posted in New Books, Reviews, Secondary, Special Guest
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Book Launch Invitation
Last year Marc Martin gave us the gorgeous and very well received picture book – A Forest. This March, Marc will share with all of you his next picture book, The Curious Explorers Guide to Exotic Animals. To thank all of you for … Continue reading
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Professional Development Opportunities
The last two years have been somewhat tumultuous in Education, not only with changes to the ways in which we deliver educational content to our students, but the tools we use to do so. A great … Continue reading
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Enhanced eBooks
The enhanced eBook market is growing daily and teachers and librarians are familiar with the engagement benefits found in the use of an enhanced eBook with students of all ages. Enhanced eBooks can be a fun introduction to a physical or paper book and … Continue reading
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Whole class dramatization – The Small Town
Laura Gordon is an experienced senior English teacher at St Joseph’s College, Geelong. She has taught English, Drama and RE in an all boy’s environment for many years. Laura has a Masters in Children’s Literature and has managed a Professional Development Company for … Continue reading
Encouraging our students to write by Jane Goddard
We love to celebrate the words our students write at Canterbury Girls’ Secondary College. As teachers, you know how fabulous it is when a student crafts a piece of writing that makes you laugh out loud, subtly hints at a … Continue reading
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Term One Penguin Teacher Academy Workshops
Welcome back to another term of Penguin Teachers’ Academy. We have been planning our workshops for the year ahead and are excited to announce we have confirmed the following two Professional Development Days for teachers. librarians, pre-service teachers, educational support staff and … Continue reading
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Using digital media as writing prompts
Inspiring our students to write can sometimes be a tricky process. There is always the tried and true method of asking them to write what they know, but for some this can be an uninspiring and often frustrating exercise as they simply do not see … Continue reading
The Eerie Series – S. Carey
Most of you will have experienced requests from your students for a ‘scary’ book. Many of you will be more than familiar with the conundrum of how to engage a reluctant reader. This seems to be an ongoing problem with our … Continue reading
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