Turn Reluctant Writers into Informative Experts
Discover practical ways to spark student interest in non-fiction using our timesaving ready-to-teach lessons. We’ll show you how to bring informative writing to life using real-world texts like news articles as engaging models. You’ll also see how our interactive, pre-prepared lessons complete with creative mind maps, connect across the curriculum, using history topics as a springboard for meaningful writing. Learn from our experts and see how we can help you deliver meaningful classroom activities that help students enjoy writing and grow into confident informative young authors.
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Featured Speakers
Gain insights from leading experts in the field of education as they share their innovative strategies and practical experiences aimed at empowering educators and enhancing student outcomes. Our distinguished speakers bring a wealth of knowledge and a passion for transforming education.
Julie Grantham
Director of Schools, Good to Great Schools Australia |
Julie Grantham has over four decades experience as a teacher, principal and senior public servant, including three years as Director-General of the Queensland Department of Education. Under Julie's leadership, Queensland state school student results continually improved, and teaching and learning practices were significantly enhanced by introducing benchmarking against world-class criteria. As part of Julie’s reform regime, Queensland schools were required for the first time to define the pedagogical practices that would be most appropriate for their context, and to apply that pedagogical framework based on evidence and research. As Director of Schools at Good to Great Schools Australia, Julie supports schools and education systems to deliver programs that meet the needs of all students. ...
Lorraine Sage
Curriculum Developer |
Lorraine is a curriculum developer with GGSA, working on Bible Literacy and Every Child is Special. Lorraine is a Deputy Head Teacher with 34 years of experience teaching in primary schools. She developed extensive expertise in literacy development, religious education and personal, social and health education. Lorraine focuses on creating direct, explicit instruction resources that support impactful teaching and learning experiences. She is passionate about supporting local schools to train educators in research-informed practices that enhance student outcomes....
Ashley Flower
Teacher Coach and Training Coordinator |
Ashley Flower is a Teacher Coach and Training Coordinator at Good to Great Schools Australia. She has 13 years of teaching experience, 5 years of which have been spent coaching and mentoring teachers. Ashley has her Bachelor of Education with over 10 years’ experience in motivation, praise and error correction. Over the past few years, Ashley has been spending time in schools, delivering professional learning sessions and working with teachers to ensure they understand the importance of accurate data analysis and student motivation....
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