Volume 35 2016

In this issue:

Showcasing evidence based practice by Jenny Scheffers and Najwa Joukhdar
Collaboration and the power of team teaching by Lizzie Chase
Oliver supporting learning at Thirroul Public School: an Oliver lighthouse school by Sonya Engelen
Finding the heart of English by Prue Greene
Geography K–10: Creating active global citizens by Jennifer Curtis
Mindfulness-based social and emotional learning: a new approach to promoting positive development in young people by Joseph Ciarrochi and Louise Hayes
Resource reviews, including:
- SPaRK - How the sun got to Coco’s house by Sally Rasaiah
- SPaRK - Desert visions: Topography of the psyche. Mapping a network of practice by Helen Yip
- SPaRK - Sister heart by Jennifer Duvall
- SPaRK - Kerenza: A new Australian by Rosanne Hawke by Gaye Braiding
- Multicultural education resources supplement: Volume 3

In this issue:

STEM education: the story so far by the STEM education advisory team
Digital technologies by Allan Booth
The will, the skill and the understanding by Peter Gould
Using Oliver to engage learners by Colleen Foley
Rough medicine: a Twitter tour by Evonne Webb
Peer reviewed article - A science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) review of the research by June Wall
Resource reviews, including:
- SPaRK - Video physics by David Randall
- SPaRK - PhET: interactive simulations for science and math by Jenny Perry
- SPaRK - Remote sensing and GIS in agriculture by David Randall
- SPaRK - How do we know there is life on Mars? Mars Lab by Alice Leung
- SPaRK - How does genetic engineering affect us? Genetically Engineered Crops by Alice Leung
- SPaRK - Improving everyday life with robotics. Engibear's Dream by Amanda Lee
- SPaRK - Soil biology
- SPaRK - Our social environment: meeting the needs of users. Kid Architects and Sustainable Design by Amanda Lee
- SPaRK - Surviving natural disasters. Cyclone by Amanda Lee
- SPaRK - Footpath Flowers by Cath Keane

In this issue:

Text selection by Catherine Thomson
Preparing to work with textual concepts in K–6 English by Mel Dixon
Demystifying the big ideas of English by Elizabeth Williams
The Quality Literature Corridor at Cammeray Public School by Sally Rasaiah
A wonderful world of words by Geoffrey McSkimming
Peer reviewed article - Children’s literature in the digital world: How does multimodality support affective, aesthetic and critical response to narrative? by Alyson Simpson and Maureen Walsh. An extended abstract by June Wall
Resource reviews, including:
- SPaRK - The Day the Crayons Quit by Kelly Hodkinson
- SPaRK - The Duck and the Darklings by Amanda Gilligan, Vicky Valensise and Mira Najdovska
- SPaRK - Fabulous Frogs by Mira Najdovska
- SPaRK - Lightning Jack by Mira Najdovska and Sally Rasaiah
- SPaRK - Me, Teddy by Kelly Hodkinson
- SPaRK - The Right Word: Roget and his Thesaurus by Kelly Hodkinson
- SPaRK - Suri's Wall by Amanda Gilligan and Mira Najdovska
- SPaRK - A Tale of Two Beasts by Sally Rasaiah and Kelly Hodkinson
- SPaRK - The Wolf's Story: What Really Happened to Little Red Riding Hood by Amanda Gilligan and Mira Najdovska
- SPaRK - US-CERT. Tips by Paul Soares
- SPaRK - How Bridges Work by Darren Monte
- SPaRK - How Stuff Works by Darren Monte
- Multicultural education resources supplement: Volume 4

In this issue:

Collaboration for future learning by Steve Wilkins and Eric Land
Connect locally, learn globally by Chris Robertson
Learning creatively with STEM by Chris Hopkins
Future focused learning – step forward and lead by example by Marlene Filippi
Peer reviewed article - Choosing to teach with quality literature: from reading (through talk) to writing by Alyson Simpson
Resource reviews, including:
- SPaRK - Alice by Darren Monte
- SPaRK - On the River by Kelly Hodkinson

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