This is a great read by Claire Stoneman. It’s a caution to schools/systems frothing over generalist coaching approaches/programs, the codifying of techniques, or pedagogy prescription, in the absence of great curriculum. You can only coach the ‘how’ with a quality ‘what’.

The only time I find sticks partially useful is when I’m modelling lessons in a school where I don’t know names, but name tags are better. Checking for understanding shouldn’t be random & should feel like we care about them personally. Sticks are useful in icy poles & ice creams.

It’s such a pleasure to work with our great state system. Watch this space! Lots of high quality supports are on their way to Victorian leaders and teachers. It’s a long road ahead, but we are on our way. premier.vic.gov.au/making-best-pr…

A lot of people are taking/giving credit for yesterday’s announcement. The marketplace has already responded today with the selling of wares. Many people deserve credit. Many have advocated for change for years, but yesterday finally happened primarily because a handful of

*NEW* The purpose of a system is what it does learningspy.co.uk/leadership/the…

I’m looking forward to presenting ‘Leveraging Literacy Leadership’ at the Victorian Department of Education Victorian Academy of Teaching and Leadership Principals Conference. We’ll unpack powerful levers & what literacy leadership requires. I’ll also showcase some F-2 literacy curriculum under development. academy.vic.gov.au/government-sch…

Registrations are open for the 2024 Government School Principals Conference - Monday 29 July at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre. To register and learn more, visit ➡ go.vic.gov.au/42G5yUV #eduvicprincipals24

NEW POST: Outrage and polarisation have not been mandated eminamclean.com/post/outrage-a…

NEW EPISODE Found this conversation with Emina McLean super interesting on all things to do with the challenges of research translation in literacy. We really got into the nitty-gritty of the decisions that need to be made. Listen here👇 learnwithlee.net/kft-eminamclea…

NEW POST (which I hope you missed on Saturday because you were having a life): Outrage and polarisation have not been mandated eminamclean.com/post/outrage-a…

I was thinking about this recently when I went to campus & every room in the building was empty except for the classroom I was teaching in. It’s also common to never see colleagues. Students & academics want more flexibility, but ghost town unis feel sad. afr.com/politics/feder…

I had a great time with Brendan Lee discussing research translation, implementation risks and literacy leadership in schools. Being clear on what we’re doing, why, how, and how much, and aligning and narrowing our focus to a few best bets is HARD WORK. podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/kno…

Emina McLean on three reasons why things don’t get implemented effectively in schools. 1. Decompensation 2. Cross purposes 3. Stuck Listen to the full episode here👇or wherever you listen to your podcast from learnwithlee.net/kft-eminamclea…

In this episode, I speak with Emina McLean. She discusses the challenges & what it takes to implement effective systems & practices for teaching reading & writing. Listen here 👇 learnwithlee.net/kft-eminamclea…

A Matter of Translation Conference program is live. Keynotes include Emina McLean, Dr Tim McDonald, Prof Andrew Martin and Peps alearnerstoolkit.com.au/a-matter-of-tr…

It’s staggering just how much Self Regulated Strategy Development (SRSD) research has been published now, with continued positive effects. There’s also this pre-print: osf.io/vkc8f/

Schools/systems are abuzz! My last 8 work days: Victorian Academy of Teaching and Leadership Prin Conference, 2 DECYP Lifting Literacy implementation days in Hobart, 5 reading and writing curriculum planning/teaching days in Victorian Department of Education schools & starting the fourth term of the Wimmera South West Literacy CoP. 🤩