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Why Nobody Logs Behaviour (And How to Actually Do It)
Schools tell teachers to log behaviour, then give them systems that make it nearly impossible to do consistently. Here's why the current approach fails and what logging should actually look like.
5 Spelling Activities I Use in My Classroom
These are the spelling activities I keep coming back to because they actually work and my students genuinely engage with them. From YouTube games to SoundWaves warm-ups to SpellTally practice.
The Problem With Traditional Spelling Tests
Testing spelling properly takes forever. One-on-one sessions eat your literacy block, partner testing loses the insight, and the paperwork never ends. Here's why I built something different.
Why I Built My Own Teacher Apps
I'm a Grade 5 teacher in rural Victoria who accidentally became an app developer. Here's how it happened.