The Elastic Education Blog

In Western Australia, we’re now in week 10 of an 11 week term and, let’s be honest, our energy is low. We’ve used it all up fighting off...

Over the last week Naomi and I have been a bit out of sorts. Between end of unit assignments for Naomi and a bout of unwanted Covid for...

A new routine came into our lives and classrooms about a year ago during an inspirational professional learning session - thank you...

With paperless classrooms becoming more and more common the humble mini whiteboards are always close to hand, so how can we use them to...

Naomi Do you practice mindfulness with your students? It can be very confusing to know what to do when you need the students to wind down...

How can we make reflection a habit for students? Reflection is a tricky one. We absolutely know it is hugely valuable and powerful but...

Naomi The prospect of teaching Persuasive writing doesn't usually inspire great excitement and so this term, I went in search of a...

Term one has flown by and we're on the home stretch to Easter holidays! Join us as we reflect on rejecting worksheets and pulling a...

Naomi How do you fit in nurturing student creativity? It’s a challenge at any time - but especially when it’s NAPLAN testing time! Even...

Shona Before creativity was something that had even entered my radar as an educator I was a special needs teacher with a background in...