Danielle George

Acting Deputy Principal
Learning & Teaching Leader
SoR SoL
Accredited Member of Australian Dyslexia Association

[Doug Lemov @Doug_Lemov]

Self-regulation & self-discipline will help young people succeed at almost every endeavor of their lives. They are gifts. We should do everything we can to help students learn them.

[Doug Lemov @Doug_Lemov]

One of the most important things to get right as a teacher is also one of the easiest things to overlook: giving clear directions and making sure students know you'll notice whether they follow them.

https://t.co/6S31KNmc7o

[Tom Bennett OBE @tombennett71]

A short summary of my basic principles of behaviour management. Feel free to share to anyone who might find it useful.

[Professor Lorraine Hammond AM @DrLSHammond]

Can someone please tell the union the 25mins of explicit PA & Phonics is not for them. It's for children who will be failed by balanced literacy if nothing changes. https://t.co/UBxOWNjiW5 @PamelaSnow2 @ehanford @SOTLAus @SharingBestPrac

[Danielle George @DanielleGeorge5]

@kelly_sc_ @MelbCathSchools Yes, yes, yes to this 🙌🏼

[Tom Bennett OBE @tombennett71]

If you believe good classroom culture is based on relationships then you’re right, but if you think those relationships aren’t achieved by structure, routines and consistency then you’re probably wrong.

[Erin Fazekas @ErinFazekas]

A gem from @Brad_Nguyen_ "Sometimes you try to differentiate & you sell kids short by making a guess about what they're capable of. So we make the assumption that ALL kids can learn difficult things, giving as much support as possible. But give the same T1 instruction to all."

[Zach Groshell @MrZachG]

Perhaps the coolest thing I have ever done as a podcaster is interview Linda Carnine, Susie Andrist, and Jerry Silbert, three educators who were in their 20s when Direct Instruction beat all the inquiry and self-esteem models in Project Follow Through.

https://t.co/YeAads6ZBE

[Danielle George @DanielleGeorge5]

Flourishing Learners Vision for Instruction launch… clear and explicit system-wide, evidence-based approach for Catholic teachers and students. Thank you @MelbCathSchools

[Emina McLean @EminaMcLean]

Don't get caught up in the speech-to-print/print-to-speech debate. We don't have evidence one is superior. What matters for schools:

i) have a phonics scope & sequence
ii) systematic & explicit instruction
iii) students blend AND segment
iv) overlay a morphology scope & sequence

[Centre for Independent Studies @CISOZ]

[New Paper] "The Need For Speed: why fluency counts for maths learning" by Toni Hatten-Roberts.

Analysis shows 46% of 15-year-olds do not meet the national standard of proficiency in maths. Some classic rote memorisation would help.

https://t.co/Cv5ijDsnyV

[Professor Lorraine Hammond AM @DrLSHammond]

Thanks Sarah @EducationHQ_AU for the opportunity to explain the critical role of instruction routines: Students need structure like an egg needs a shell. If you don’t provide that it’s impossible to teach. https://t.co/mEj0WYBiAn

[𝗗𝗿 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗲𝗹 𝗦𝘄𝗮𝗶𝗻 @NathanielRSwain]

I’m with you Johnny! Differentiated group work doesn’t really work well to teach biologically secondary knowledge. Less time with teacher, more time doing who knows what. Also locks low kids on low track and vice versa.

[James Dobson @jdtdobson]

@mathillustrated "Literate & numerate" aren't lofty goals. They are a minimum expectation of our education system.

[Danielle George @DanielleGeorge5]

@lmy868 I have always wanted to visit. Do they do visits for leaders and teachers?

[Danielle George @DanielleGeorge5]

@DaveMorkunas @whatworksseries Pause and Draw… stealing this one!