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
It was a pleasure to launch this PL Roadshow, kicking off in Bairnsdale - partnering with the Academy for our new VTLM 2.0 workshops for across Victoria! 🌟 These half-day workshops are open to all sectors and school settings 👉 Learn more: www.academy.vic.gov.au/professional...:
November 18, 2025 at 8:42 PM
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
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
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
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
ACEL National Conference 2025 | Amplifying every voice
29 Sept–1 Oct | Hilton Sydney

Join educators & leaders to explore:
🔊 Amplifying voices
📖 Shaping our story
🚀 Empowering all learners

👉 Save the date & be part of shaping the future of education www.acel.org.au/nc25
September 4, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Effective differentiation = engaged classrooms

Join the Differentiation & Engagement in Teaching & Learning Conference (Melbourne in Oct) to hear from some great educators!

👉 the-hatchery.co/event/differ...

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September 3, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Great to see so many engaged leaders in action at the Leading Literacy course at the Academy today where I ran a session on Essential Leadership in this space 🙌📚

Thank you to all who contributed to rich discussions on sustaining literacy improvement and strengthening school leadership 🏫✨
September 1, 2025 at 11:49 PM
Pumped to be a panellist at this year’s Australian School Improvement Summit in October! 🎉

Looking forward to connecting with education leaders, thinkers, and excellent classroom practitioners.
Tickets 👉 lnkd.in/gr9F_WUt
September 1, 2025 at 3:50 AM