Issue 1

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In this issue:

• Professional learning for new curriculum by Steve Wilkins and Tim Gorrod
  
• A perfect match: Guided Inquiry and iPad technology by Jenny Scheffers and Kylie Bryant
• Riding the research wave in the Illawarra by Sharon McGuinness
• Specialised work: being literate for school by Professor Peter Freebody
  
• Peer reviewed article - Point of view in picture books and animated movie adaptations by Professor Len Unsworth
• Stories from the new digital space by Linden Hyatt
• Teaching Aboriginal languages: strategies for engaging learners by Donna McLaren
• English K-10 syllabus Q&A by Catherine Thomson
• Resource reviews, including:
  • SPaRK (Australian curriculum springboard) - English Stage 5: multimodal texts by Cathy Sly

Issue 2

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In this issue:

• Picture books: engaging students in numeracy by Jennifer McCredie
• Comic serials: dynamic literature by Sue Murray
• Integrating Year 6 History curriculum by Alison Mackenzie
• Peer reviewed article - Learning in the Asian Century by Dr Peter Gould
  
• The Literacy continuum K–10: a vital tool for all teachers by Michael Murray
• The NSW English syllabus for the Australian curriculum by Prue Greene
• Google Apps in the NSW DEC by Joachim Cohen and Kelly Burke
• Resource reviews, including:
  • SPaRK (Australian curriculum springboard) - How are different cultures represented in texts? by Sue Morton
  • SPaRK (Australian curriculum springboard) - Think imaginatively, creatively, interpretively and critically by Heather Gardiner
  • SPaRK (Australian curriculum springboard) - What are the connections between these texts?
  • SPaRK (Australian curriculum springboard) - Design a toy for a class museum
  • SPaRK (Australian curriculum springboard) - What was life like for First Fleet settlers? by Ruth Higginbottom
  • SPaRK (Australian curriculum springboard) - The Gallipoli campaign

Issue 3

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In this issue:

• National reading blitz by Cath Keane
• The real 3 Rs: relationships, relevance and rigour by Tim Gorrod
• New opportunities for collaboration and research by Margaret McEwan
• Learning assistance library by Alanna Sydes
• Peer reviewed article - The Book Bank program by Dr Susan Harriman
• Programming for the NSW syllabus for the Australian curriculum English by Catherine Thomson
• Web filtering Q&A
• Resource reviews, including:
  • SPaRK (Australian curriculum springboard) - Cultivating visual literacy by Cathy Sly
  • SPaRK (Australian curriculum springboard) - How do authors and illustrators use humour to engage readers?
  • SPaRK (Australian curriculum springboard) - How do authors inspire us to empathise with characters?
  • SPaRK (Australian curriculum springboard) - How do language features and images shape a reader’s understanding of subject matter? by Sally Rasaiah
  • SPaRK (Australian curriculum springboard) - How is artistry evident in quality literature?
  • SPaRK (Australian curriculum springboard) - Voices from the past by Cathy Sly
  • SPaRK (Australian curriculum springboard) - We owe it to each other to tell stories by Cathy Sly
  • SPaRK (Australian curriculum springboard) - Australians All: A History of Growing up from the Ice Age to The Apology by Gaye Braiding
  • SPaRK (Australian curriculum springboard) - Bushland Lullaby by Sally Rasaiah

Issue 4

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In this issue:

• NSW DEC Scootle is here by Allan Booth
• Smashing apps by Laura Chaffey
• Learning resources: engaging with Asia by Ian Simpson
• Connecting with India by Carla Gillis and Stephen Nicholas
• Peer reviewed article - Issues in assessment of general capabilities by Dr Robert Stevens
• Designing inclusive digital learning environments by Greg Alchin
  
• Asia and Australia's engagement with Asia by Anne Southwell
• Confucius Institute by Evelyn Man
• New website supports Asia in the curriculum by Elisabeth Robertson
• Tap into apps by Jo Woodrow
• Resource reviews, including:
  • SPaRK (Australian curriculum springboard) - Big Red Kangaroo by Gaye Braiding
  • SPaRK (Australian curriculum springboard) - How does creative language contribute to engagement and meaning?
  • SPaRK (Australian curriculum springboard) - How has the local community changed? by Gaye Braiding
  • SPaRK (Australian curriculum springboard) - A Wrinkle in Time: The Graphic Novel by Cathy Sly
  • SPaRK (Australian curriculum springboard) - The Legend of the Phoenix Dragon by Cathy Sly
  • SPaRK (Australian curriculum springboard) - Dandelion by Therese Kenny
  • SPaRK (Australian curriculum springboard) - Rules of Summer by Cathy Sly
  • SPaRK (Australian curriculum springboard) - A New Year’s Reunion by Gaye Braiding