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Teaching as a creative art Education Readings By Allan Alach I welcome suggested articles, so if you come across a gem, email it to me at allanalach@inspire.net.nz A new phonics test for Australian six year olds is a BAD idea ‘ As renowned English author Michael Rosen explains, the difference between a phonics test and learning to read is that a phonics test merely requires children to pronounce a list of words, while learning to read is about making meaning of a text .  Phonics is only one part of the literacy story. And there is no evidence that phonics training should precede meaning making in literacy learning. It is much more productive to address decoding skills in meaningful contexts .’ http://bit.ly/2m5KnKM Should Traditional Teachers Join the Revolution? ‘However my experience is that very few of colleagues make pedagogical choices on the basis of ideology or efficacy, they do what they do to get through the day. Effectively each teacher presents a personal mish...

'It's a miracle that curiosity has survived modern education' Education Readings By Allan Alach I welcome suggested articles, so if you come across a gem, email it to me at allanalach@inspire.net.nz The Writing Process Isn’t Linear. So Why Do Schools Keep Pretending That It Is? Read this! ‘If you conduct an online image search for “writing process,” you’ll find many charts that lay out the steps —brainstorming, drafting, revising, editing, publishing—in a nice linear fashion. It’s as if these visuals assert, “We brainstorm on Monday, draft on Tuesday, etc.” However, professional writers don’t check off the steps of the writing process as they move through it. As any experienced writer will tell you, the writing process is recursive, not linear. ’ http://bit.ly/2lIIxiO Steve Wheeler Learning spaces of the third kind First Steve Wheeler article of the year : ‘ Students carry technology in their pockets , information floats through the air, and the they use their own devices ...

Time for new thinking about education By Allan Alach I welcome suggested articles, so if you come across a gem, email it to me at allanalach@inspire.net.nz Schools are supposed to help students master the dominant information landscape of their time ‘Our new information landscape is digital bits in the ether instead of ink dots on paper. There is no foreseeable future in which we go back to analog. One of schools’ primary tasks is to help students master the dominant information landscape of their time. Schools are knowledge institutions preparing students to do knowledge work. So let’s be clear about what our new information landscape looks like :’ http://bit.ly/2jVRQvx How Playing With Math Helps Teachers Better Empathize With Students ‘Unlike other professional development opportunities, the focus of these circles is not on lesson plans or pedagogy. Most of the time is spent working on and discussing a problem that the facilitators bring, with the hope that teachers will rediscover ...

By Allan Alach I welcome suggested articles, so if you come across a gem, email it to me at allanalach@inspire.net.nz 8 digital skills we must teach our children ‘Moreover, there is the digital age gap . The way children use technology is very different from adults. This gap makes it difficult for parents and educators to fully understand the risks and threats that children could face online. As a result, adults may feel unable to advise children on the safe and responsible use of digital technologies. Likewise, this gap gives rise to different perspectives of what is considered acceptable behaviour. So how can we, as parents, educators and leaders, prepare our children for the digital age? Without a doubt, it is critical for us to equip them with digital intelligence.’ http://bit.ly/2kiAMg4 Information Literacy and Document Learning ‘Information literacy consists in the ability to identify, search effectively for information, locate, filter, discern the quality of information , e...