McClementsinOz
@mcclementsinoz.bsky.social
Deputy Principal Challis CPS, L3 Classroom Teacher, Literacy Leader, Passionate Public Educator. Striving for excellence and better than postcode results.
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Do you have a clip of your classroom practice for us to review on Chalk Dust? We're doing a special episode on classroom entry and start-work routines. DM me or Nathaniel for more info, and feel free to share with a stand-out colleague who excels in this area.
May 16, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Do you have a clip of your classroom practice for us to review on Chalk Dust? We're doing a special episode on classroom entry and start-work routines. DM me or Nathaniel for more info, and feel free to share with a stand-out colleague who excels in this area.
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This is such a nice activity for this week - creating a class piece of art by giving each child their own section then putting them together. I did this with my class 2 years ago for the Queen’s Jubilee 👑 just upload the picture you want to use to rasterbator.net
#EduSky
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May 14, 2025 at 1:46 PM
This is such a nice activity for this week - creating a class piece of art by giving each child their own section then putting them together. I did this with my class 2 years ago for the Queen’s Jubilee 👑 just upload the picture you want to use to rasterbator.net
#EduSky
#EduSky
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“Barbara Throws A Wobbler” by #NadiaShireen
is just a brilliant, truly funny story, with fantastic visual storytelling and rings utterly true. Perfect for Reception, year 1/2 but also a fab assembly read aloud. A joyous, genius Picturebook.
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is just a brilliant, truly funny story, with fantastic visual storytelling and rings utterly true. Perfect for Reception, year 1/2 but also a fab assembly read aloud. A joyous, genius Picturebook.
#PictureBookPage
April 21, 2025 at 5:30 AM
“Barbara Throws A Wobbler” by #NadiaShireen
is just a brilliant, truly funny story, with fantastic visual storytelling and rings utterly true. Perfect for Reception, year 1/2 but also a fab assembly read aloud. A joyous, genius Picturebook.
#PictureBookPage
is just a brilliant, truly funny story, with fantastic visual storytelling and rings utterly true. Perfect for Reception, year 1/2 but also a fab assembly read aloud. A joyous, genius Picturebook.
#PictureBookPage
A quality series! 🙌
“The Bad Seed” by #JoryJohn and #PeteOswald. It’s a Brilliant book about living up to reputations and challenging preconceptions. Look beneath the surface. It become an assembly regular and is a brilliant read aloud “I’M A BAD SEED!” Said with biker gang menace. #PicturebookPage
April 21, 2025 at 1:25 AM
A quality series! 🙌
One of my faves! ❤️
“After the Fall” by @dansantat.bsky.social
Is possibly one of the most used books I have (I’m on my fourth copy. It’s a clever, thought-provoking book about overcoming your fears. The art is sublime , with wonderful gags and characterisation. Genius! A PSHE must have. #PicturebookPage
Is possibly one of the most used books I have (I’m on my fourth copy. It’s a clever, thought-provoking book about overcoming your fears. The art is sublime , with wonderful gags and characterisation. Genius! A PSHE must have. #PicturebookPage
April 21, 2025 at 1:25 AM
One of my faves! ❤️
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⚠️ POOR PROXIES FOR LEARNING! Just because students are busy, engaged, or writing doesn’t mean they’re learning. Learning happens when students have to think hard! In this issue, I explore proxies for learning highlighted by @profcoe.bsky.social and what to do instead.
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https://newsletter.jamieleeclark.com/p/poor-proxies-for-learning
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April 17, 2025 at 11:54 PM
⚠️ POOR PROXIES FOR LEARNING! Just because students are busy, engaged, or writing doesn’t mean they’re learning. Learning happens when students have to think hard! In this issue, I explore proxies for learning highlighted by @profcoe.bsky.social and what to do instead.
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To celebrate the publication of Jon Klassen's new Your Places board books, we've created a complete guide to all of his books published by Walker! Read now and discover your new favourite 👀
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Where to Start Reading Jon Klassen
Bestselling author-illustrator Jon Klassen’s work is a staple of the picture book world. To celebrate the upcoming publication of his new board books, here is a complete guide to all of his books publ...
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April 7, 2025 at 9:56 AM
To celebrate the publication of Jon Klassen's new Your Places board books, we've created a complete guide to all of his books published by Walker! Read now and discover your new favourite 👀
walker.co.uk/where-to-sta...
walker.co.uk/where-to-sta...
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The Bear-Shaped Hole is publishing this May! 🐻✨
"The Bear-Shaped Hole is going to be one of the most important picturebooks of 2025." @jonnybid.bsky.social
"powerful, sad and joyous in equal measure." @smithsmm.bsky.social
By @writerpoetjohn.bsky.social & @thomasdocherty.bsky.social 🩵
"The Bear-Shaped Hole is going to be one of the most important picturebooks of 2025." @jonnybid.bsky.social
"powerful, sad and joyous in equal measure." @smithsmm.bsky.social
By @writerpoetjohn.bsky.social & @thomasdocherty.bsky.social 🩵
April 10, 2025 at 10:30 AM
The Bear-Shaped Hole is publishing this May! 🐻✨
"The Bear-Shaped Hole is going to be one of the most important picturebooks of 2025." @jonnybid.bsky.social
"powerful, sad and joyous in equal measure." @smithsmm.bsky.social
By @writerpoetjohn.bsky.social & @thomasdocherty.bsky.social 🩵
"The Bear-Shaped Hole is going to be one of the most important picturebooks of 2025." @jonnybid.bsky.social
"powerful, sad and joyous in equal measure." @smithsmm.bsky.social
By @writerpoetjohn.bsky.social & @thomasdocherty.bsky.social 🩵
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“I Don’t Want to Read THIS Book” by #MaxGreenfield and #MikeLowery. It’s a fab read aloud in an increasingly exasperated voice. I love the fourth wall breaking, the use of font. It captures the barriers to reading. Get a child to read it aloud. They can’t help but add expression. #PicturebookPage
April 12, 2025 at 7:59 AM
“I Don’t Want to Read THIS Book” by #MaxGreenfield and #MikeLowery. It’s a fab read aloud in an increasingly exasperated voice. I love the fourth wall breaking, the use of font. It captures the barriers to reading. Get a child to read it aloud. They can’t help but add expression. #PicturebookPage
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⚗️ Exciting news — the first edition of my new newsletter, DistillED, is live!
DistillED is about making teaching crystal clear. Each issue breaks down key insights from research and classroom practice into short, sharp reads and downloadable takeaways designed for busy educators.
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DistillED is about making teaching crystal clear. Each issue breaks down key insights from research and classroom practice into short, sharp reads and downloadable takeaways designed for busy educators.
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April 11, 2025 at 2:17 PM
⚗️ Exciting news — the first edition of my new newsletter, DistillED, is live!
DistillED is about making teaching crystal clear. Each issue breaks down key insights from research and classroom practice into short, sharp reads and downloadable takeaways designed for busy educators.
lnkd.in/gSWydenr
DistillED is about making teaching crystal clear. Each issue breaks down key insights from research and classroom practice into short, sharp reads and downloadable takeaways designed for busy educators.
lnkd.in/gSWydenr
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“The longer a teacher talks for, the more likely it is the number of pupils paying attention decreases.”
Great blog on strategies to ensure students pay attention during the lessons explanation. Well worth a read. Thanks @priteshraichura.bsky.social
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Great blog on strategies to ensure students pay attention during the lessons explanation. Well worth a read. Thanks @priteshraichura.bsky.social
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Choral Response and ‘I Say You Say’
The longer a teacher talks for, the more likely it is the number of pupils paying attention decreases. The trick to sustaining attention is to ask pupils questions and to expect 100% participation …
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March 22, 2025 at 8:08 AM
“The longer a teacher talks for, the more likely it is the number of pupils paying attention decreases.”
Great blog on strategies to ensure students pay attention during the lessons explanation. Well worth a read. Thanks @priteshraichura.bsky.social
bunsenblue.wordpress.com/2025/02/08/c...
Great blog on strategies to ensure students pay attention during the lessons explanation. Well worth a read. Thanks @priteshraichura.bsky.social
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The three pedagogy/T&L things that generally schools need to focus on are
1. Behaviour
2. Attention
3. A long term memory strategy
For most schools, nothing else is as important.
1. Behaviour
2. Attention
3. A long term memory strategy
For most schools, nothing else is as important.
February 21, 2025 at 7:45 AM
The three pedagogy/T&L things that generally schools need to focus on are
1. Behaviour
2. Attention
3. A long term memory strategy
For most schools, nothing else is as important.
1. Behaviour
2. Attention
3. A long term memory strategy
For most schools, nothing else is as important.
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🗣️ Teaching is challenging, but rewarding. Seeing students grow and succeed is unparalleled.
Check out @joshpd.bsky.social and @priteshraichura.bsky.social on the demands & rewards of teaching in @schoolsweek.bsky.social.
And why not watch Pritesh in action⁉️: steplab.co/film
Check out @joshpd.bsky.social and @priteshraichura.bsky.social on the demands & rewards of teaching in @schoolsweek.bsky.social.
And why not watch Pritesh in action⁉️: steplab.co/film
February 14, 2025 at 3:07 PM
🗣️ Teaching is challenging, but rewarding. Seeing students grow and succeed is unparalleled.
Check out @joshpd.bsky.social and @priteshraichura.bsky.social on the demands & rewards of teaching in @schoolsweek.bsky.social.
And why not watch Pritesh in action⁉️: steplab.co/film
Check out @joshpd.bsky.social and @priteshraichura.bsky.social on the demands & rewards of teaching in @schoolsweek.bsky.social.
And why not watch Pritesh in action⁉️: steplab.co/film
An incredible week touring the country with @steplab.bsky.social Huge thank you to all involved in facilitating the coaching conference, training and school visits. Wonderful to also connect with so many Australian teachers and leaders passionate about improving student outcomes. Better never stops.
January 24, 2025 at 3:49 PM
An incredible week touring the country with @steplab.bsky.social Huge thank you to all involved in facilitating the coaching conference, training and school visits. Wonderful to also connect with so many Australian teachers and leaders passionate about improving student outcomes. Better never stops.
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📢 So, you might have seen that we did a thing and it's completely FREE...
Great Teaching, Unpacked
...our new four-part documentary 📺 which explores one powerful configuration of effective teaching.
Watch ➡️ steplab.co/film
Read about it ➡️ bit.ly/4azaijK
Join our launch webinar ➡️ bit.ly/4gdx9lO
Great Teaching, Unpacked
...our new four-part documentary 📺 which explores one powerful configuration of effective teaching.
Watch ➡️ steplab.co/film
Read about it ➡️ bit.ly/4azaijK
Join our launch webinar ➡️ bit.ly/4gdx9lO
🚨🚨 NEW TODAY
For the last 18 months, I've been working on a top secret documentary to capture & deconstruct some of best teaching in UK.
Why We Made It & How To Access It (For Free):
↓
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2SQ0...
For the last 18 months, I've been working on a top secret documentary to capture & deconstruct some of best teaching in UK.
Why We Made It & How To Access It (For Free):
↓
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2SQ0...
(Why And How) We Made A Documentary Unpacking Great Teaching
YouTube video by Peps Mccrea
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January 24, 2025 at 3:15 PM
📢 So, you might have seen that we did a thing and it's completely FREE...
Great Teaching, Unpacked
...our new four-part documentary 📺 which explores one powerful configuration of effective teaching.
Watch ➡️ steplab.co/film
Read about it ➡️ bit.ly/4azaijK
Join our launch webinar ➡️ bit.ly/4gdx9lO
Great Teaching, Unpacked
...our new four-part documentary 📺 which explores one powerful configuration of effective teaching.
Watch ➡️ steplab.co/film
Read about it ➡️ bit.ly/4azaijK
Join our launch webinar ➡️ bit.ly/4gdx9lO
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IT’S HERE! I am a massive believer in the power of concrete examples. This 4-part documentary shows lessons & unpacks the thinking behind them.
Huge thanks to @pepsmccrea.bsky.social, the team at Steplab, Postcode films & of course colleagues & pupils for their involvement. 🙌🏼
Huge thanks to @pepsmccrea.bsky.social, the team at Steplab, Postcode films & of course colleagues & pupils for their involvement. 🙌🏼
🚨🚨 NEW TODAY
For the last 18 months, I've been working on a top secret documentary to capture & deconstruct some of best teaching in UK.
Why We Made It & How To Access It (For Free):
↓
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2SQ0...
For the last 18 months, I've been working on a top secret documentary to capture & deconstruct some of best teaching in UK.
Why We Made It & How To Access It (For Free):
↓
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2SQ0...
(Why And How) We Made A Documentary Unpacking Great Teaching
YouTube video by Peps Mccrea
www.youtube.com
January 23, 2025 at 5:28 PM
IT’S HERE! I am a massive believer in the power of concrete examples. This 4-part documentary shows lessons & unpacks the thinking behind them.
Huge thanks to @pepsmccrea.bsky.social, the team at Steplab, Postcode films & of course colleagues & pupils for their involvement. 🙌🏼
Huge thanks to @pepsmccrea.bsky.social, the team at Steplab, Postcode films & of course colleagues & pupils for their involvement. 🙌🏼
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Links to all the picturebook list blogs i have done… aiming to add a few more and update soon. #PicturebookPage
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Year 1-Year 6 Picturebook lists so far… (links)
Here are a list if the picturebook lists I’ve put together, hope they’re helpful Year 6 list 1… Why Picturebooks? -10 picturebooks forYear 6 #picturebookpage Year 6 List 2… …
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January 11, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Links to all the picturebook list blogs i have done… aiming to add a few more and update soon. #PicturebookPage
smithsmm.wordpress.com/2020/08/23/y...
smithsmm.wordpress.com/2020/08/23/y...
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It was my turn at work to do Thought For The Day and normally I think of my own but today I just read out every word of this banger of a blog from Tom Starkey
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Quiet
Hayden is kicking off again. With a clockwork regularity he’s decided he’s not going to do his work and instead is shouting across the room to a boy he likes to shout at when he doesn&#…
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January 9, 2025 at 8:21 PM
It was my turn at work to do Thought For The Day and normally I think of my own but today I just read out every word of this banger of a blog from Tom Starkey
stackofmarking.wordpress.com/2016/01/10/q...
stackofmarking.wordpress.com/2016/01/10/q...
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🔁 CLASSROOM ROUTINES! Routines free up time for what matters most—learning. This new poster summarises key strategies for establishing and automating effective routines to make classrooms predictable and run like clockwork. Inspired by the brilliant work of Peps Mccrea & Doug Lemov!
December 20, 2024 at 1:03 AM
🔁 CLASSROOM ROUTINES! Routines free up time for what matters most—learning. This new poster summarises key strategies for establishing and automating effective routines to make classrooms predictable and run like clockwork. Inspired by the brilliant work of Peps Mccrea & Doug Lemov!
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Buying books and reading books are 2 separate hobbies
December 16, 2024 at 3:44 AM
Buying books and reading books are 2 separate hobbies
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Join us for an ACELWA Educational Leadership Book Club to chat about ‘Leadership is Language: The Hidden Power of What You Say and What You Don’t’ by L. David Marquet on Thursday 23rd January 2025; 1000-1200.
Register -> acel.org.au/ACELWEB/Acti...
#edleadAU #bookclub #EduSkyAU #EduSkyWA
Register -> acel.org.au/ACELWEB/Acti...
#edleadAU #bookclub #EduSkyAU #EduSkyWA
December 16, 2024 at 3:22 AM
Join us for an ACELWA Educational Leadership Book Club to chat about ‘Leadership is Language: The Hidden Power of What You Say and What You Don’t’ by L. David Marquet on Thursday 23rd January 2025; 1000-1200.
Register -> acel.org.au/ACELWEB/Acti...
#edleadAU #bookclub #EduSkyAU #EduSkyWA
Register -> acel.org.au/ACELWEB/Acti...
#edleadAU #bookclub #EduSkyAU #EduSkyWA