Grammar is one of the most important and least understood areas of primary teaching. Many educators entered the profession with little formal grammar training, only to find themselves navigating a curriculum that draws on two distinct and sometimes confusing approaches. Teaching Grammar F-6: A Year-by-Year Resource for Building Teacher Knowledge cuts through that confusion with clarity, warmth and practical purpose. Written by a curriculum expert with decades of experience supporting classroom teachers, this book builds confident, working knowledge of both traditional and functional grammar so that teachers can teach it meaningfully rather than simply manage it. Structured year by year from Foundation to Year 6 and aligned with the Australian Curriculum: English Version 9.0, the book gives teachers exactly the grammatical knowledge they need for their year level, without unnecessary complexity. Each chapter unpacks the relevant content descriptions and elaborations, explains the key concepts in plain language, and shows what this looks like in real classroom practice. Whether you are new to grammar or returning to it after years of uncertainty, this book offers the confidence and clarity to make grammar a genuinely powerful part of your students' learning.

You invest hours crafting thoughtful feedback. Students spend seconds looking at it. They skim comments, correct surface details, or ask “Is this good?”—not because your feedback lacks quality, but because they haven't yet learned how to identify what they need or seek the right help. Guidance that should accelerate learning stalls, through no fault of teacher expertise. This isn’t a feedback problem. It's a learner capability problem. From Feedback to Advice shows how to develop students who actively seek the help they need and act on it with purpose. By making your thinking visible—revealing the feedback process you’ve always managed internally—you help students understand how improvement actually works. Through six progressive stages, James Anderson presents a practical pathway for developing students’ capacity to direct their own improvement. You'll learn how to cultivate students who: Shift from “Is this good?” to “Here's what I've tried, and here's where I need help” Understand and navigate the improvement process themselves  Identify their learning gaps and present evidence of their attempts  Request specific, purposeful advice rather than waiting for evaluation  Take increasing ownership of their learning—lesson by lesson, year by year This isn't a book about writing better comments. It's a book about developing the learner capability that makes feedback matter. With practical strategies for primary and secondary classrooms, and a clear progression leaders can implement school-wide, this book offers a systematic approach to strengthening learner expertise. When students develop the capability to seek the help they need—and act on it—feedback finally works as intended. Learning accelerates. And the improvement process you once carried alone becomes a genuine partnership.

Every child is born with the most extraordinary organ on earth – a brain that is constantly growing, adapting and rewiring itself in response to the world around it. In The Livewired Child, renowned educator and neuroscience researcher Dr Michael C. Nagel takes parents and educators on a fascinating journey through the developing brain, from conception to the early school years. Drawing on the latest neuroscientific, educational and pychological research, Dr Nagel reveals how the experiences we provide children in their earliest years don’t just shape who they are – they quite literally wire the architecture of their brains. Written in an accessible and engaging style, The Livewired Child bridges the gap between cutting-edge brain science and the everyday realities of raising and educating children. Covering everything from learning and language to emotional intelligence and cognitive development, Dr Nagel offers practical insights to help parents, teachers and caregivers make the decisions that matter most – because understanding how a child’s brain grows is the first step to nurturing it well.

Creative Arts in the Lives of Young Children draws together two essential strands in contemporary educational discourse - the critical importance of high quality care and education in the early years, and the central role that imaginative arts experiences can and should play in the lives of all young children. This book closely aligns with the Early Years Learning Framework, and also addresses curriculum requirements for the Arts in the early years of school. It highlights the potential for quality arts experiences to transform educational outcomes through: Enhancing and developing children's creativity and imagination Encouraging children's problem-solving abilities Exposing children to a diversity of cultures and a broad and inclusive world view Scaffolding and modelling positive attributes and habits of mind to help children flourish in the 21st century. With contributions from academics and teachers, foreword by Andrew Upton and Cate Blanchet, addressing topics from play and storytelling, to literature, drama, puppetry, music, visual media and art appreciation, Creative Arts in the Lives of Young Children is essential reading for pre-service and in-service teachers, as well as for parents and caregivers. The rich research base is readily supported by real-world examples, practical activities and ideas for further thought. With a particular focus on birth to age eight, the subject matter and suggested experiences can be adapted to suit children of all ages, with diverse needs and across a wide range of learning contexts.

The role of a school principal is an extremely challenging one. Principals are required to be educators, business managers, strategic planners, counsellors and most importantly, leaders. While there are professional development opportunities and short courses available for aspiring principals, many principals work their way up to the role without receiving any formal training in the specific skills required to successfully lead a school and its community. Neil Barker argues in Ecosystem leadership: an approach for schools that in order to improve school leadership and subsequent student outcomes, principals and leadership teams need to better understand how to lead together; to be intentional about the school’s leadership and to methodically and deliberately develop a collective leadership approach. Based on the organic and interconnected ecosystems found throughout the natural world, Ecosystem leadership provides practical, hands-on activities and templates to assist school leaders in developing collective leadership skills and practices. The book sets out 5 key leadership elements for school leaders to address: context, vision, processes, focuses and impact. Ecosystem leadership provides a collaborative, self-improving approach to leadership that is systematic, integrated and comprehensive. It describes a system of leadership that is fit for purpose, based on a school’s unique context, and always with improving student outcomes at the forefront.

Demystify the world of Shakespeare with this refreshingly honest and accessible guide. From decoding Shakespeare's unique language and invented words to exploring the timeless themes of love, power and deception across his comedies, tragedies, histories and sonnets, this comprehensive handbook transforms potentially intimidating content into relatable, engaging material. Each chapter builds essential skills for understanding and enjoying Shakespeare's works – whether you're analysing complex characters, tracking themes, or exploring modern adaptations. With practical activities, analysis worksheets, and a healthy dose of humour, this guide equips students with the tools to confidently tackle Shakespeare without getting lost in the 'thous' and 'thees'. Perfect for reluctant readers, this book reveals why the Bard's stories of drama, betrayal and ‘situationships’ still powerfully resonate in today's world.

This book has been designed to support you as you begin experimenting with Project Based Learning (PBL) in your English classroom. Trying out something new in the classroom is always a daunting experience because feedback on success or failure is immediate. The great thing about PBL is that it is creative for both the teacher and the student, and that means that experimentation, and sometimes failure, is a natural part of the process. The methodology of PBL is relevant to areas other than English – it can be used in a range of subjects, with many projects actually integrating more than one subject across the curriculum.This book has been structured into three distinct parts, designed to help you feel supported in your PBL journey. PART ONE: The What, Why and How of Project Based LearningThe first part of the book provides you with some background information about the nature and purpose of PBL, as well as outlining key strategies to ensure a successful and enjoyable learning experience for you and your students. This section also includes a discussion of how assessment works in PBL, as well as the relationship between PBL and the Australian Curriculum’s General Capabilities. PART TWO: Sample ProjectsThe second part of the book provides you with a selection of sample projects suitable for students in Years 7 and 8. You will be pleasantly surprised that a lot of the activities in this section look familiar – that’s because PBL is about taking the best teaching strategies and re-purposing them. The difference with PBL is that it empowers students to see a purpose for their learning beyond the classroom and to feel confident that they know where they are headed while they move through the project process. PART THREE: Additional ResourcesThe third part of the book is full of extra resources to help you design and run your own engaging projects for your English classes. DOWNLOAD the reproducibles here.

Our NAPLAN-Skills* Handbook: Year 5 Tests Preparation Guide provides everything students need to confidently approach these important assessments. From detailed breakdowns of each test component – including writing, reading, language conventions and numeracy sections – to practical revision strategies and test day tips, this guide serves as an essential companion for Year 5 students preparing for NAPLAN. With one carefully selected practice test for each assessment area and two writing prompts, this guide offers a focused and manageable approach to NAPLAN preparation. Each practice test mirrors the actual exam format, giving students a clear understanding of what to expect without overwhelming them with excessive content. Complete with detailed answers and explanations, this guide helps students build confidence and familiarity with the NAPLAN format while developing essential skills for each test type. * This is not an officially endorsed publication of the NAPLAN program and is produced by Amba Press independently of Australian governments.  

Our NAPLAN-Skills* Handbook: Year 9 Tests Preparation Guide provides everything students need to confidently approach these important assessments. From detailed breakdowns of each test component – including Reading, Writing, Language Conventions, and both Calculator and Non-Calculator Numeracy sections – to practical revision strategies and test day tips, this guide serves as an essential companion for Year 9 students preparing for NAPLAN. With one carefully selected practice test for each assessment area, the guide offers a focused and manageable approach to NAPLAN preparation. Each practice test mirrors the actual exam format, giving students a clear understanding of what to expect without overwhelming them with excessive content. Complete with detailed answers and explanations, this guide helps students build confidence and familiarity with the NAPLAN format while developing essential skills for each test type.* This is not an officially endorsed publication of the NAPLAN program and is produced by Amba Press independently of Australian governments.  

Workplays provides school to work transition play scripts and activities for secondary school students. This approach provides students with a realistic understanding of a variety of professions, trades and careers, fosters collaboration between subjects and develops essential skills for the workplace world. This second edition of Hazel Edwards’ well-loved and used teacher resource, highlights the practicality of integrating plays and simulated workplace experiences in schools in addition, or in lieu of work placements. Multiple play scripts, activities and discussion points provide for all level of reading skills. The book advocates for the value of incorporating simulated workplace experiences, offering a practical and inclusive skills approach to preparing students for future work.

Great writers aren’t born, they’re taught! Unfortunately, the rules of written English can be difficult enough to remember, let alone teach. If you struggle to separate pronouns from prepositions, or are often left wondering whether to use “who” or “whom”, Australian author Dianne Bates comes to your aid with Writing Essentials, a welcome reference for teachers and aspiring authors. This handy guide offers concise explanations on the basics of grammar, punctuation and word usage, while also introducing fundamental techniques to help broaden your vocabulary and bring your writing to life. Packed with plenty of exercises to test yourself and your students, Writing Essentials provides all the support you’ll need to hone your own writing skills and pass on your knowledge to budding writers!

Would you like maths with that? Improving numeracy in the primary years guides educators and school leaders through numeracy improvement with a focus on deeply understanding the difference between mathematics and numeracy, their relationship and the implication on teaching and pedagogy. Author and expert Thelma Perso takes a holistic approach to mathematics teaching, supporting readers to transform low-level learning into higher-order thinking in their classrooms to ensure all students can tackle mathematics with confidence. With a thorough and knowledgeable approach, Thelma lays the foundations for teachers, school leaders and school communities to enhance their numeracy pedagogies and, in turn, improve the numeracy capabilities of their students. Starting with numeracy definitions and how to teach mathematics for numeracy attainment through to intervention, extension and assessment, the chapters support readers through the whole numeracy improvement journey. Would you like maths with that?, along with the online resources developed for individual educators and schools to assess their current numeracy positions, show how it is not only possible but necessary to improve student numeracy achievement regardless of educator, subject area and student capability. Would you like maths with that? will empower educators to teach mathematics in engaging and effective ways that teach students to use mathematics confidently to meet the needs of their everyday lives.   Download the resources and templates from the book here.

Outdoor Education at School contains sets of practical activities and problem-solving lessons for primary school students. Designed to be done completely within the school grounds and with minimal amount of equipment, these lessons and activities will appeal to the teacher who has little experience in outdoor education and will act as a valuable resource to the experts in the field. The contents are based not only on learning in the outdoors but on learning about and for the outdoors. Specific topics covered include: Environmental studies Initiative games Navigation Bushcraft Mapping Students will enjoy the variety of topics covered while learning skills in personal development, self-esteem, resourcefulness, independence, leadership and cooperation. The lessons are not organised in year levels but in developmental progression from simple and introductory to complex.  

FAMILY-HISTORY SLEUTHING IS TODAY'S BIGGEST HOBBY WORLDWIDE This unique and practical handbook will help you craft the history of your ancestors in an interesting and rewarding way that other people will want to read. Hazel Edwards addresses the vital issues of how to: interview elderly relatives and people close to the family use anecdotes and record memories do justice to intriguing ancestors structure the drama and tension inject life into a name on a shipping list present the family's secrets diplomatically. This revised edition of Hazel's best-selling guide to writing a family history acknowledges the latest e-formats that writers use, includes helpful tips on how to write history for children or write a eulogy, and covers the growing interest in touring military battlefields and researching onsite material.

The Secret Door follows the beloved phonetic chapter book series written and illustrated by Shelley Davidow. In this second chapter book, we return to the world of nine-year-old Mina, her sister Jo, and their neighbour Tim, whose extraordinary pet snake, Jake, is never far from the action. When a mysterious sound in the night leads Mina on an unexpected adventure, she discovers a secret that takes her far beyond her backyard and into a world she never imagined. Along the way, she and her friends must face danger, make difficult choices, and learn that courage often means stepping through a door, even when you don't know what's on the other side. A perfect next chapter book for young readers building confidence with vowel patterns, digraphs and multisyllabic words. It focuses on long vowels, diphthongs and the combinations ar, or, er, ir, oo, ou, ow, oi, oy, au, aw and ea.

The Secret Wish concludes the beloved phonetic chapter book series written and illustrated by Shelley Davidow. In this third and final chapter book, we meet Josh, whose favourite book holds more magic than he ever suspected. When the two tiny characters from its pages escape into his room, very much alive and full of mischief, Josh finds himself pulled into an adventure he could never have imagined. Sliding slugs, crazy crickets and darting fish are just the beginning, as the two tiny kids make Josh an unlikely part of their world. Through the mayhem and mishaps, Josh discovers that sometimes the best stories are the ones you end up living yourself. A perfect final chapter book for young readers building confidence with consonant blends and digraphs, including qu, sh, th, wh, gl, sl, bl, gr, tr and more.

Mindful Assessment redefines how we think about teaching, learning, and assessment in the modern classroom. In this insightful and practical guide, Lee Crockett and Andrew Churches reveal how true learning begins when teaching becomes a response to students’ needs—rather than an end goal in itself. Grounded in six essential fluencies—core skills every learner needs to succeed in today’s complex world—Mindful Assessment provides a clear pathway for aligning teaching and assessment with inquiry-based and project-driven learning. Through practical examples, rubrics, and classroom-tested strategies, Lee and Andrew show how to move from grading tasks to cultivating growth. Both visionary and actionable, Mindful Assessment equips educators with the tools and mindset to create classrooms where mindfulness, feedback, and continuous improvement drive authentic learning.

Agents to Agency is a compelling, practice-driven guide to transforming learning by empowering learners to take true ownership of their growth. Drawing on decades of work with hundreds of schools around the world, renowned author and speaker Lee Crockett reveals proven strategies for shifting the responsibility for learning from teachers to learners—creating classrooms where curiosity, autonomy, and agency thrive. With clear explanations, insightful reflections, and real-world examples, Agents to Agency shows you exactly how to cultivate the mindsets and practices that foster genuine learner agency. Each chapter breaks down complex ideas into practical steps you can apply immediately, helping you transform both teaching and learning. In the final chapters, Lee introduces a series of practical continuums—powerful tools for guiding, facilitating, and measuring the progression of learner agency in any educational setting. The result is an inspiring and actionable roadmap for every educator ready to move from simply managing learning to truly empowering it.

Future-Focused Learning is the definitive guide to transforming today’s classrooms into thriving, future-ready learning environments. Drawing on years of work with schools across the globe, renowned keynote speaker Lee Crockett distils his experience into ten powerful shifts of practice, designed to help educators move from good teaching to truly exceptional learning. With practical clarity and a focus on immediate impact, Lee introduces simple microshifts you can apply right away, regardless of your curriculum or teaching style. These proven strategies make it easy to create more student-centred, inquiry-driven classrooms that foster authentic learning for every kind of learner. Packed with over 50 classroom-tested examples, Future-Focused Learning provides educators with a clear roadmap for implementing change at any scale. You’ll also discover the six essential fluencies—core skills that empower students with creativity, critical thinking, and adaptability in an ever-changing world. From project-based learning and essential questions to STEM education and digital fluency, Lee offers a compelling vision of what learning can—and must—become. Future-Focused Learning is both a practical handbook and an inspiring call to action for educators ready to build classrooms that prepare students not just to learn for the future, but to shape it.

Every teenager is navigating one of the most extraordinary periods of brain development in their lifetime – a brain that is constantly growing, adapting, and rewiring itself in response to the world around it. In The Livewired Teen renowned educator and neuroscience researcher Dr Michael C. Nagel takes parents and educators on a fascinating journey through the adolescent brain, from the onset of puberty through to early adulthood. Drawing on the latest neuroscientific research, Dr Nagel reveals how the experiences we provide teenagers in these pivotal years don't just shape who they are – they quite literally wire the architecture of their brains. Written in an accessible and engaging style, The Livewired Teen bridges the gap between cutting-edge brain science and the everyday realities of raising and educating adolescents. Covering everything from learning and identity to emotional regulation and cognitive development, Dr Nagel offers practical insights to help parents, teachers, and caregivers make the decisions that matter most – because understanding how a teenager's brain evolves is the first step to supporting it well.

A Commitment to Growth: Essays on Education is an edited collection of materials that Geoff Masters has published over the last seven years, including the ground-breaking Reforming Educational Assessment (Australian Education Review; No. 57). This collection is mostly comprised of shorter pieces such as the influential Five challenges in Australian school education and other essays and posts relating to themes of: effective use of assessment; focus on growth and progress; and school and system improvement. The four sections of the book are: Part 1: ‘Big Five’ Challenges in School Education. Part 2: Is School Reform Working? Part 3: Reconceptualising Educational Assessment. Part 4: Schools as Learning Organisations.  The editors have drawn on this body of writing by Professor Masters in an attempt to tell the story of these past seven years. If the beginning of this story was the publication of Reforming Educational Assessment: Imperatives, principles and challenges (AER 57), the release of the report of the Review to Achieve Educational Excellence in Australian Schools, might be seen as the end of the beginning. With a greater understanding and emerging consensus of the challenges, implications and needed approaches, the next chapter in the story must focus on what Masters has called ‘the hard work of improvement’.

Problem-based learning is a powerful alternative to drill-and practice or skills-based learning, especially within maths, but it can be difficult to source rich materials that engage an entire class.The Creative Activities in Mathematics series provides a wealth of investigations and open-ended active learning activities, designed to engage students with mathematics and develop their problem solving, collaboration and mathematical skills.Book One provides 12 different class activities suitable for students in lower and middle primary school (Foundation to Year 4), along with teaching notes and staged lesson plans. Each activity is a whole-class investigation with open-ended answers that takes a particular scenario and develops it over three levels. This enables it to be used both at different year levels and with students of differing ability in the same class. All activities are firmly rooted in the Australian Curriculum: Mathematics and linked to the content descriptors of the Number and Algebra, Measurement and Geometry, and Statistics and Probability strands.   Student materials Download a full set of activity sheets that provide a framework for student responses. These can be printed or copied for use in class. Download activity sheets Additional online resources Part 1: Number and Algebra Chapter 1: Numbers and words Simon Singh's Black Chamber - http://www.simonsingh.net/The_Black_Chamber/index.html The Caesar cipher - http://www.simonsingh.net/The_Black_Chamber/caesar.html Caesar’s method (The Caesar cipher) - http://mathworld.wolfram.com/CaesarsMethod.html Chapter 2: Cats and dogs How cats age - http://www.calculatorcat.com/cats/cat-years.phtml Chart of cat ages to human ages - http://cats.about.com/cs/healthissues/a/agechart.htm Dog years calculator - http://www.onlineconversion.com/dogyears.htm How to calculate a dog's age in years - http://www.ehow.com/how_8461704_calculate-dogs-age-years.html The lifespan of animals - http://sonic.net/~petdoc/lifespan.htm Chapter 3: Difference and sum problems 1089 problem - http://www.mathsisfun.com/1089.html 1089 and a property of 3-digit numbers - http://www.cut-the-knot.org/Curriculum/Arithmetic/S1089.shtml Mathematical magic tricks: The 1089 problem - http://www.numericana.com/answer/magic.htm#1089 Chapter 4: Arks and Tarks Missionaries and cannibals problem - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Missionaries_and_cannibals_problem The river crossing puzzle - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/River_crossing_puzzle Tricky crossings - https://www.sciencenews.org/article/tricky-crossings Chapter 5: The farmyard problem The farmyard problem - http://nzmaths.co.nz/problem-solving-strategies#The Farmyard Problem Chapter 6: The 12 game Game theory - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Game_theory Blackjack - http://www.pagat.com/banking/blackjack.html Pontoon - http://www.pagat.com/banking/pontoon.html Nim games - http://illuminations.nctm.org/Activity.aspx?id=4221   Part 2: Measurement and Geometry Chapter 7: Classroom shapes Polyhedron net animations - http://www.mathsisfun.com/geometry/polyhedron-net-animations.html Pyramids - http://www.mathsisfun.com/geometry/pyramids.html Pyramid animations - https://www.mathsisfun.com/definitions/pyramid.html The Dubai Pyramid - http://inhabitat.com/ziggurat-dubai-carbon-neutral-pyramid-will-house-1-million/ The Louvre Pyramid - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louvre_Pyramid The Shrine of Remembrance - http://www.shrine.org.au/The-S... Chapter 8: Jenny's jelly bean problem Maximum volume of a lidless box - http://jwilson.coe.uga.edu/EMAT6680Su09/Park/As12dspark/As12dspark.html Chapter 9: Horrible Hal’s humungous hall Tessellation - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tessellation The Alhambra - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Tassellatura_alhambra.jpg MS Escher - http://www.mcescher.com/Galler...   Part 3: Statistics and Probability Chapter 10: The longest name Chinese names - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_name Sri Lankan names - http://www.babynology.com/sri-... (Link inactive) German names - http://www.babynamescountry.com/origins/popular_german_baby_names1.html English names - http://www.babynamescountry.com/origins/popular_english_baby_names1.html French names - http://expat-friendly.com/?Top... Top baby names in 2011 for Australia - http://www.kidspot.com.au/baby... Top baby names in 2011 for England - http://www.kidspot.com.au/baby... Top baby names in 2011 for the United States - http://www.kidspot.com.au/baby... Top baby names in France - http://expat-friendly.com/?Top... Top 20 pet names - http://www.bowwow.com.au/find-... Pet name search - http://www.bowwow.com.au/find-a-name-for-your-pet/pet-name-search.aspx Chapter 11: Penny’s Pet Shop No way José - http://www.nzmaths.co.nz/resource/no-way-jose?parent_node= Lonely pig - http://www.nzmaths.co.nz/resource/lonely-pig?parent_node= Chapter 12: The teddies’ race That's not fair - http://www.nzmaths.co.nz/resource/thats-not-fair?parent_node Dice roller - https://www.random.org/dice/ Dice roller - http://www.roll-dice-online.com Dice roller - https://www.random.org/playing-cards/ Additional sites Maths 300 - https://maths300.com NRICH - http://nrich.maths.org/ NZ Maths - http://nzmaths.co.nz AMSI TIMES (The Improving Mathematics Education in Schools) modules - http://schools.amsi.org.au/times-modules/

Problem-based learning is a powerful alternative to drill-and practice or skills-based learning, especially within maths, but it can be difficult to source rich materials that engage an entire class.The Creative Activities in Mathematics series provides a wealth of investigations and open-ended active learning activities, designed to engage students with mathematics and develop their problem solving, collaboration and mathematical skills.Book Two provides nine different class activities suitable for students in upper primary school (Years 4 to 7), along with teaching notes and staged lesson plans. Each activity is a whole class investigation with open-ended answers that takes a particular scenario and develops it over four levels. This enables it to be used both at different year levels and with students of differing ability in the same class. All activities are firmly rooted in the Australian Curriculum: Mathematics and linked to the content descriptors of the Number and Algebra, Measurement and Geometry, and Statistics and Probability strands.   Student materials Download a full set of activity sheets that provide a framework for student responses. These can be printed or copied for use in class. Download activity sheets Additional online resources Part 1: Number and Algebra Chapter 1: Hours in a day Leap day timeline - http://www.timeanddate.com/date/leap-day-timeline.html Leaplings - http://patch.com/minnesota/edina/what-s-a-leapling-fun-leap-year-facts Leap years - http://www.enchantedlearning.com/time/leapyear/ Days of the planets - http://www.universetoday.com/37481/days-of-the-planets/ How long is a day on Jupiter? - http://www.universetoday.com/15084/how-long-is-a-day-on-jupiter/ The Hebrew calendar - http://www.judaica-guide.com/the_hebrew_calendar/ Why are there 24 hours in a day? - http://www.abc.net.au/science/articles/2011/11/15/3364432.htm Decimal time - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decimal_time Internet time - http://www.timeanddate.com/time/internettime.html Chapter 2: Magimaths Mind-reading card trick - http://urbanlegends.about.com/library/bl_card_trick1.htm Two wrongs do make a right - http://www.cs4fn.org/mathemagic/twowrongs.php Mathemagic - http://www.cs4fn.org/mathemagic/mathemagic.html Guess your number - http://izismile.com/2011/02/01/it-will-guess-your-number.html Magic shuffles - http://www.cs4fn.org/mathemagic/magicshuffles/ Wizardy - http://www.milaadesign.com/wizardy.html All change - http://www.cs4fn.org/mathemagic/coins.php Mind reader - http://www.sandlotscience.com/... I can read your mind (video) - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tVrmQipRvpY&NR=1&feature=endscreen Chapter 3: Mr Mac’s iPhone Apple's guide to battery life - http://www.apple.com/au/batteries/ Egyptian fraction calculator - http://www.had2know.com/academics/egyptian-fraction-calculator.html   Part 2: Measurement and Geometry Chapter 4: Hubcaps Rotational symmetry (video) - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qlWXuT4R3oI Indigenous Instyle Dunghutti-Ngaku Aboriginal Art Gallery (DNAAG) - http://dnaag.com.au/ Rose windows - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rose_window Rotational symmetry - http://www.mathsisfun.com/geometry/symmetry-rotational.html Chapter 5: Goats and wheels Locus of points on rolling objects - http://www.math-mate.com/chapter44_3.shtml Cycloids - http://mathworld.wolfram.com/Cycloid.html Cycloids (video) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ohP0clzK5rc The cycloid family of curves - http://curvebank.calstatela.edu/cycloidmaple/cycloid.htm   Part 3: Statistics and Probability Chapter 7: Sports shots Goal kicking - http://www.afl.com.au/news/201... Standard normal distribution - http://www.mathsisfun.com/data/standard-normal-distribution.html Chapter 8: Roman gamblers How many dice? - http://nrich.maths.org/692 Chapter 9: The school fete Hans Rosling and the magic washing machine (video) - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6sqnptxlCcw The Likert scale - http://www.surveygizmo.com/sur... Additional sites Maths 300 - https://maths300.com NRICH - http://nrich.maths.org/ NZ Maths - http://nzmaths.co.nz/ AMSI TIMES (The Improving Mathematics Education in Schools) Modules - http://schools.amsi.org.au/times-modules/

The core purpose of schools and educators must be the successful facilitation of teaching and learning – and to do this effectively, teachers must also be leaders. In Leading Learning and Teaching, Stephen Dinham follows up the success of How to Get Your School Moving and Improving with an authoritative, in-depth examination of the field of instructional leadership. Building on extensive research in Australia and around the world, Leading Learning and Teaching examines the importance and impact of instructional leadership. Key themes include successful change management, the effectiveness of teacher professional development and the importance of evidence and the use of data. Examining current international contexts of educational theory, policy and practice, Dinham presents strategies, agendas and direction for enhancing the capabilities of individual educators, teaching teams, schools and systems. He brings together essential research and understandings of leading teaching and learning, and the role of instructional leadership in promoting quality teaching and enabling student learning.