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Renaissance Blog

Shareable tips and insightful thoughts on K–12 education from Renaissance teams and educational leaders from Australia and around the world.

September 10, 2020

Strategies for Guiding Effective Literacy Teaching – Part 1

By: Renaissance Professional Development Team   As Renaissance Professional Development Coaches, we’re very lucky to work with so many incredible schools across Australia and New Zealand. […]
August 20, 2020

Science in the Classroom

By: Jovana Cupac The science classroom is a powerful place where students can develop critical thinking skills and explore how the world operates. Students may have […]
August 11, 2020

Data Tells a Story: Using Renaissance Data to Discover Student Stories

By: Denise Spanswick When our ancient ancestors sat around the fire at night, they would discuss details such as where to find food, how to successfully […]
July 28, 2020

Digital Literacy: the past, the present and most definitely the future

By: Zora Zaric It was 1998. I was in Year 3 and Mrs Thomas had just shown us how to write procedure texts. Whilst I still […]
July 16, 2020

Why it’s important to switch off during school holidays

By: Jovana Cupac With school holidays commencing it is important for teachers to take some time to ‘switch off’ and enjoy their well-deserved break. With the […]
May 15, 2020

Engaging Students with Remote Learning Live Stream Resources

By: Jay Wheatley Following our first live stream event on Engaging Students with Remote Learning we have compiled a list of resources which were referenced during […]
May 7, 2020

Let’s Talk About COVID: Resources to help talk about COVID with your children

By: Kaitlyn Sturges During these challenging times, it can be difficult to know and understand what information children might need to process the world around them. […]
April 23, 2020

Books to Commemorate Anzac Day

By: Jovana Cupac April 25th marks a special day for Australians and New Zealanders, ANZAC Day. A day of remembrance to honour the veterans who served […]
April 17, 2020

Stuck at Home? Try Reading!

By: Zora Zaric There is no denying it, reading is good for you. In fact, haven’t you heard? Reading is great for you! Teachers, librarians, researchers […]