Caz Martin

Mother. Wife. Nationally Certified Lead Teacher. Learning & Teaching Leader.

[Christopher Such @Suchmo83]

I have just completed a series of four professional development videos on the subject of teaching effective whole-class reading lessons.

These videos contain high-quality footage of me teaching each part of the reading lesson structures from Primary Reading Simplified.

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[Dylan Wiliam @dylanwiliam]

Thanks Ammar.

[Knowledge Matters @KnowledgeMatrs]

Vocabulary isn’t “extra.” It’s knowledge.

“When students have the words to describe ideas, their ability to see, discriminate, and think critically changes.” — @Doug_Lemov

In our recent webinar, he explained why knowledge starts with words.

🎥: https://t.co/Ijhbqq78Oi

[Caz Martin @MissLadyCaz]

@Brad_Nguyen_ I have very much enjoyed seeing this addition this year. Really great validation for the school and the year 6 teachers.

[Serpentine Primary School @SerpentinePS]

Our Pre-Primary students are soaring with the Explicit Maths Program in place. We were a pilot school for this program, and will continue to use it in 2025 and beyond.
@ollie_lovell @DaveMorkunas

[Ben Carroll @BenCarrollMP]

When I became Education Minister 12 months ago, little did I know I’d be stepping into a half-century-long policy debate about how we teach our kids the basics of reading.

The reading wars are not quite over, but they should be.

My op-ed in today’s @australian.

#SpringSt

[Caz Martin @MissLadyCaz]

@jdtdobson Updating my school's website is moving up my 'to do list'. It's near the top of the list.

We got rid of most of the red flags last year at least. I hear 2025 Prep interviews are apparently going much more smoothly. #MACS2030
#FlourishingLearnersWest

[five from five @FIVEfromFIVE]

This is a really exciting announcement. If you haven’t joined @ThinkForwardEdu already you should so you can take advantage of the excellent professional learning that will be offered through this partnership with Latrobe University. @latrobe

https://t.co/s0vwNoz8GY

[Susan Godsland @SusanGodsland]

”A rigorous study involving more than 2,000 students has found that children who got a content-rich, knowledge-building curriculum for at least four years, beginning in kindergarten, significantly outperformed their peers on standardized reading comprehension tests...'' 1/2

[Anna Stokke @rastokke]

"Direct Instruction students performed well not only on measures of basic skills but also in more advanced skills such as reading comprehension & math problem solving. DI students’ scores were quite high in the affective domain, suggesting that building academic competence promotes self-esteem, not vice versa."

Why education experts resist effective practices (and what it would take to make it more like medicine): https://t.co/elRestnQw4

[Nate Joseph @NateJoseph19]

The real problem with learning styles instruction is that the reward is not worth the effort. There are far more effective teaching methods that teachers could be using to improve student learning.

[James Dobson @jdtdobson]

This is such an excellent & informative discussion about how we can best teach Maths so that ALL students learn!

[Rob Marchetto @RobMarchetto]

One of the critical mistakes in curriculum design is focusing solely on what interests students rather than emphasising the importance of knowledge that transcends their experiences.

[Australian Education Research Organisation (AERO) @EdResearchAU]

About to start planning for the 2024 school year? AERO has produced a series of practice guides to get you started in developing and applying strategic plans for continuous school improvement. 🔗 https://t.co/SlGqFJNN7e

[Caz Martin @MissLadyCaz]

@rdkrdk @greg_ashman But why should we put up with the nonsense now we know better? In ITE (as in early career) we trust we are being given best practice information from those in these positions of leadership/higher academics. But we aren't in many cases.

[David Morkunas @DaveMorkunas]

Lots of discourse around “maths anxiety” this week. I suspect it has more to do with ineffective instruction rather than some specific anguish unique to only mathematics. Teach explicitly, give every student a taste of success and watch them flourish.