Samara Lee

Passionate SoL educator. Currently teaching foundation in Northern QLD. Previously taught, F/1, 2/3 and Year 5 Teacher in Regional Victoria, Ballarat.

[Samara Lee @samara_lee91]

@liv2learn Im unable to access videos again! I started watching this morning now they seem to be inaccessible ? Could someone please help?

[Samara Lee @samara_lee91]

@burrititabeats @DrLSHammond @ZoeBaer52 @Rossefox @MichaelDRobert6 @JOSully016 @UJamieson @Brad1968 @PamelaSnow2 @buckingham_j @kym_simoncini @JessicaColleu It really baffles me how things can still be so behind among states. Even among small towns where one school has been awoken to research yet one still follows practises that don’t align with brain research conducted in the 80s!

[Professor Lorraine Hammond AM @DrLSHammond]

“Catholic educators are moving towards explicit, direct instruction over inquiry based learning and the early results are very promising." Yes they are. Well done @rossefox, Catalyst team and the wonderful administrators and staff from Canberra-Goulburn CE schools.

[Samara Lee @samara_lee91]

@Rossefox @DrLSHammond @douglas_elena Help us in far north!

[James Dobson @jdtdobson]

The challenge: say the colour not the word.
The 3yo could do it easily. The 7yo struggled. 1 of them has orthographically mapped these words!

[Samara Lee @samara_lee91]

@OlivierElzingre @msrebeccabirch I understand what you’re saying and can obviously see the correlation between motivation and achievement. However I’m just going by the research that is provided in this particular text book. It simply highlights motivation with no link to achievement.

[Samara Lee @samara_lee91]

@msrebeccabirch You know what makes kids want to learn, what truely motivates them? Having the ability to access learning and knowledge. Being able to read and write etc… setting them up for success!!

[Rebecca Birch @msrebeccabirch]

“Evidence informed” captures a lot of different practices these days. “Research” doesn’t equate to evidence. Evidence that some children don’t like school, evidence children like play-based STEM? A cheap and quick way to gain credibility for ideas, organisations & individuals.

[Samara Lee @samara_lee91]

@Ambylouu89 Cannot wait to see this happening with those around me in my new school! Will be a good feeling!

[Samara Lee @samara_lee91]

@JodieW2012 @aliceleung Where can I access this interview ?

[Samara Lee @samara_lee91]

@RurbsOz Hahaha I still swim regardless !

[Samara Lee @samara_lee91]

@greg_ashman Baked beans for sure !

[Susan Godsland @SusanGodsland]

Here's Week1 of the Diane McGuinness 'Why Children Can't Read' book study. https://t.co/t6HzEsoNNx
@anneglennie @dnleslie @PhonicsforSEN @SWLiteracy @robrandel @lynnemoody22 @GovTutor

[Natalie Wexler @natwexler]

Sometimes when kids can't do a math problem, it's not because they can't do the math.

It's because they can't read or understand the instructions. We can do something about that.

My latest Forbes post. @GreatMindsEd @KUnews @TheWritingRevol

https://t.co/LVGdW3oFJa

[Samara Lee @samara_lee91]

What a podcast, what a man! Will be re-listening over the holidays! https://t.co/BgOyEa3gwB

[Samara Lee @samara_lee91]

@Smithre5 @jdtdobson @Brad_Nguyen_ Thank you @Smithre5 I’ll have to purchase the article or sign up so I can have a good read of it rather than just the abstract. Surely it goes across to younger students too not yr 6-11 like in the study! Thanks again!! ☺️☺️