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Friday, September 24, 2010

Productive Frustration: A Key to Learning

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In a recent article in the New York Times magazine (19th Sept 2010), ' Online Curiosity Killer ', Ben Greenman pondered the differen...
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Saturday, September 18, 2010

The Power & Place of Historical Narrative

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In my home state of New South Wales we've just celebrated ' History Week '. The week was run by the History Council of NSW to pr...
Thursday, September 9, 2010

Author Focus: Jeannie Baker

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About Jeannie Baker Jeannie Baker is an artist who began turning her hand to children's books many years ago. She was born in England ...
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Friday, September 3, 2010

10 Pointers for Developing Writers

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How Early Do Children Learn to Write? Children begin to 'write' from a very early age. As soon as your child can dip a finger in b...
Saturday, August 28, 2010

Understanding and Developing Creativity

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1. What is creativity? I have written before about the way we define and develop creativity ( here ), and pointed out that can be defined ...
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Friday, August 20, 2010

2010 Australian Children's Book Council Awards Announced

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The Children's Book Council Australia today announced the winners of its 2010 book of the year awards. This coincides with the start of...
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Trevor Cairney
I am a Professor of Education at The University of Sydney, Australia. I have spent a large part of my adult life as a teacher, academic, researcher and senior university administrator. My interests are varied, including how children learn language and literacy, the nature and construction of meaning, curriculum, pedagogy, and adult learning.
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