Dr Nathaniel Swain
nathanielswain.bsky.social
Dr Nathaniel Swain
@nathanielswain.bsky.social
Teacher & Instructional Coach, PhD in Education. Order the book here: http://nathanielswain.com/hsol-book
Excited to start the first session in regional Victoria tomorrow in Bairnsdale! Still time to register in other Centres this year and next! www.academy.vic.gov.au/professional...
I’m thrilled to be partnering with the Academy to deliver a new series of VTLM 2.0 workshops for teachers and leaders across Victoria! 🌟
These half-day workshops are open to all sectors and school settings 👉 Learn more and register: www.academy.vic.gov.au/professional...:
November 16, 2025 at 11:21 AM
The Snow ❄️ Report: “So, if we’re not careful, the next reading war is not going to be about how we teach decoding (the jury has returned a verdict on that one), but rather whether we teach complex vocabulary and background knowledge to all students.” pamelasnow.blogspot.com/2025/11/welc...
November 15, 2025 at 12:25 AM
I’m thrilled to be partnering with the Academy to deliver a new series of VTLM 2.0 workshops for teachers and leaders across Victoria! 🌟
These half-day workshops are open to all sectors and school settings 👉 Learn more and register: www.academy.vic.gov.au/professional...:
October 29, 2025 at 8:02 AM
🚀 I’m partnering with Vic Academy to bring VTLM 2.0 workshops to teachers and leaders across Victoria — regional 🌇 + metro 🏙️! These half-day, in-person sessions turn evidence-informed teaching into real classroom and school impact. 📅 Starting term 4
🔗 Register: www.academy.vic.gov.au/professional...
October 28, 2025 at 10:03 PM
The New Zealand 🇳🇿 Curriculum Roadshow started brilliantly in Christchurch and has continued into Wellington yesterday. Tomorrow it’s Auckland !!
October 23, 2025 at 8:52 AM
We often talk about building relationships and trust with students — but how can that be embedded in EVERYTHING we do in the classroom? Listen 🎧 in to find out open.substack.com/pub/chalkdus...
October 12, 2025 at 10:46 PM
So excited to share this Roundtable discussion with so many distinguished colleagues. We go deep everyone !! frojdstoolbox.podbean.com/e/avsnitt-65...
October 12, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Daisy is completely en pointe here. You must read this full post! Why education can never be fun open.substack.com/pub/daisychr...
October 11, 2025 at 12:25 AM
“ The great danger of comfortable fictions is not that they are wrong, but that they make us feel right. “ - Dr Carl Hendrick — a #mustread post! open.substack.com/pub/carlhend...
October 9, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Loved this discussion between Patrice Bain and Holly Korbey  open.substack.com/pub/hollykor...
October 8, 2025 at 10:09 PM
What a day of learning in Queensland. Thank you for having me and so many of my esteemed colleagues in Brisbane today for the Reading Symposium! If you're looking for slides from today, they are now available for FREE on my downloads page: www.nathanielswain.com/free-resources
October 7, 2025 at 12:13 PM
It’s inspiring to be here with 1700 educators exploring research 🔬📖 and sharing practical ways to strengthen reading and spelling instruction. I’ll be presenting on several topics today — knowledge-rich curriculum and implementation to make evidence-informed teaching the norm — not the exception 🚀
October 6, 2025 at 11:54 PM
I’m thrilled to be keynoting the Curriculum Roadshow for Leaders in Mew Zealand 🇳🇿🚀
📅 20 Oct – Christchurch | 24 Oct – Auckland | 28 Oct – Rotorua 💻 Join me in person or live online
👉 Register now: planmyevent.eventsair.com/curriculum-r...
#explicitinstruction
October 4, 2025 at 7:41 AM
What does school improvement look like in action?
At the Australian School Improvement Summit, I’ll join fellow school leaders in a roundtable convo on curriculum and instruction as well as building community and culture.on 29 Oct
www.knowledgesociety.com.au/australiansc...
October 4, 2025 at 1:25 AM
Spend the day with me in melbourne! We’ll look at how the science of learning can transform mathematics teaching and learning, including:
• Cognitive Load in maths
• The Gradual Release Model
• Lesson Structure
• Differentiation in maths
Bookings:
Term 4 Maths PD — Dr Nathaniel Swain
Experience a day with Dr Nathaniel Swain on the key issues in mathematics teaching and learning. ‘Whole class teaching is not one size fits all. By building in layers of challenge within the whole…
www.nathanielswain.com
October 1, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Fantastic to hear from Adam Hogan and Amy Porter from the Victorian Academy of Teaching and Leadership at #ACEL2025 today!
October 1, 2025 at 4:03 AM
Fantastic to hear from Adam Hogan and Amy Porter from the Victorian Academy of Teaching and Leadership at #ACEL2025 today!
September 30, 2025 at 12:55 AM
How can the science of learning make maths teaching more effective? Join me in Melbourne, Dec 2 2025 💡 for a full day of interactive, practical PD:
🔗 exploring lesson design
🔋 cognitive load
➕ fact fluency
Join me ! 👉 Details + bookings here 📋
Term 4 Maths PD — Dr Nathaniel Swain
Experience a day with Dr Nathaniel Swain on the key issues in mathematics teaching and learning. ‘Whole class teaching is not one size fits all. By building in layers of challenge within the whole class...
www.nathanielswain.com
September 29, 2025 at 11:49 PM
Reposted by Dr Nathaniel Swain
Join us April 2026 at the annual Literacy & Learning Conference.

📢 Registration and Call for Proposals are open.

#LitLearn is the leading 🇨🇦 structured literacy event.

We are excited for @nathanielswain.bsky.social to join us as a keynote speaker 🎉

conference.idaontario.com/call-for-pro...
September 9, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Looking forward to keynoting the Curriculum Roadshow for Leaders – let’s lead curriculum change with confidence!
📅 Oct 20–28 across NZ.
👉 Register here: buff.ly/DXSAtyU
September 28, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Delighted to hear from @dizdarm Murat Dizdar NSW Secretary of Education for the opening at #ACEL2025
September 28, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Pleased to share a repost of this article on the @Routledge blog
Teaching is not one size fits all. Responsive teaching.
Schools can be curious places. We always teach students in large classes. And yet there is often a considerable range of achievement and prior knowledge.
blog.routledge.com
September 22, 2025 at 11:49 PM
Proud to support Dyslexia Awareness Day this October with @RTLit & @RTLB teams in Whanganui, Rangitikei & Feilding.

Every learner deserves to be seen, supported & celebrated. Honoured to donate a signed copy of Harnessing the Science of Learning for the event. 💡📚

#DyslexiaAwareness #Inclusion
September 21, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Starting this weekend! Pumped to speak at the 2025 Teaching Matters Summit from 14 - 16 September in Hobart, Tasmania. Join me as we explore strategies to elevate teaching practice and foster learning for life.Visit teachingmatters.au/registration and use the discount code Swain#10
September 8, 2025 at 10:30 PM
An auspicious start to this meeting of 2000 educators from across Melbourne. 👏👏👏 It’s looking like a standout opportunity to hear from incredible speakers from around the world 🌏 #MACS #FlourishingLearners
September 7, 2025 at 11:16 PM