Issue 1

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In this issue:

• Virtual worlds in action by Kate Booth
• Adventures in the virtual world by Melanie Hughes
• Virtual worlds in education by Michelle Jensen
• Kindergarten: first day by Meredith Costain, Janet De Witt and Ian McLean
• Peer reviewed article - Seeding success for Aboriginal primary students by Professor Rhonda Craven and Dr Natasha Magson
• Centenary of the Commemoration of the First World War: Bringing communities together by Anne Southwell
• My treasure by Margaret Bradley and Mark Caddey
• PLAN (Planning Literacy and Numeracy) software K–6 by Alexandra Slee
• Resource reviews, including:
  • SPaRK - Soldier Dog by Amanda Frost
  • SPaRK - How do picture book characters reach out to readers? Rosie Revere, Engineer., The Ballad of Dexi Lee, and Parachute by Sally Rasaiah
  • SPaRK - How many letters can you read and write? How many sounds can you hear? My First Animalia, Alphabet Icecream and An Australian ABC of Animals
  • SPaRK - Oral histories and primary sources help us understand our past by Sally Rasaiah
  • SPaRK - An Aussie Year: Twelve Months in the Life of Australian Kids by Gaye Braiding
  • SPaRK - The Night we Made the Flag: a Eureka Story by Gaye Braiding
  • SPaRK - Remembering World War One by Gaye Braiding
  • SPaRK - Contemporary Photography in Asia by Helen Yip

Issue 2

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In this issue:

• The case for philosophical inquiry in K-12 classrooms by Dr Britta Jensen and Kate Kennedy White
• Texting l0l: a new approach to improving literacy by Tracy Dawson
• Peer reviewed article - Innovative teaching and learning: from research to practice by Dr Kylie Shaw, Dr Kathryn Holmes, Greg Preston, Max Smith and Emeritus Professor Sid Bourke
  
• The good, the bad and the ugly? Looking at what 2014 has to offer for teen and younger readers by Paul Macdonald
• Desire paths to learning by Dr Bron Stuckey
• Science and Technology K–6: getting the balance right in the classroom by Tanya Coli and Yvonne Hughes
• Poetry for pleasure by Emma Heyde
• Resource reviews, including:
  • SPaRK - How do People Remember Significant Events of the Past? by Gaye Braiding
  • SPaRK - Kids Peace Station: Hiroshima by Cath Keane
  • SPaRK - Imagine what Happens Next… by Cath Keane
  • SPaRK - The Most Excellent and Lamentable Tragedy of Romeo & Juliet: A Play by Cath Keane
  • SPaRK: Who else plays Ender’s game?
  • SPaRK: World War I through different eyes – on and off the battlefield

Issue 3

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In this issue:

• New library system to support future learning in DEC schools by Colleen Foley
• Enhancing learning and collaboration with BYOD by Lila Mularczyk and Alice Leung
• Tech at school: teachers are doing it for our kids by Kate Keily
• Peer reviewed article - Learning and literacies for the future by June Wall and Karen Bonanno
  
• Peer reviewed article - Innovative teaching and learning part two: spotlight on innovative practice by Dr Kylie Shaw and colleagues from SORTI
• Discovery: the new Area of Study for HSC English by Michael Murray
• Inspiring young readers…one tweet at a time by Evonne Webb and Merise Feneley
• Resource reviews, including:
  • SPaRK - Beautiful LEGO by Helen Yip
  • SPaRK - Exploring cultural representation: Yamakarra!: Liza Kennedy and the Keewong Mob
  • SPaRK - The Hole by Jake Henzler
  • SPaRK - The First Voyage by Sally Rasaiah
  • SPaRK - How is the past represented in fiction? Midnight Burial and The Ratcatcher’s Daughter by Sally Rasaiah

Issue 4

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In this issue:

• Challenge-based learning: exploring sustainability by Sean Corcoran and Dr Britta Jensen
• Flexible learning spaces by Julie Grazotis
• Peer reviewed article - Learning and literacy for the future: Building capacity. Part two by June Wall and Karen Bonanno
• Promoting intercultural understanding in English by Jake Henzler
• Haiku: an invitation to brevity by Emma Heyde
• A new approach to improving literacy: A reader-in-residence moves in. Part two by Tracy Dawson
• Libraries in partnership by Martin Gray
• NSW public schools celebrate Book Week by Julie Grazotis, Sharon McGuinness and Lindi Owen
• Resource reviews, including:
  • SPaRK - To See the World and Loyal Creatures by Sally Rasaiah
  • SPaRK - Go: A Kidd’s Guide to Graphic Design by Helen Yip
  • SPaRK - Wildlife by Jake Henzler
  • SPaRK - Tea and Sugar Christmas by Penny Galloway
  • SPaRK - A House for Donfinkle by Sally Rasaiah
  • SPaRK - What makes people similar and different and how does this shape their identity? by Kathy Rushton
  • SPaRK - WilderQuest by Gaye Braiding