All that Brad Nguyen and I need now are the Year 2 kiddos. Bring on Monday and 2023! Docklands Primary School

Wondering if knowledge-building curriculum can really boost reading comprehension? New RCT shows kids who started in K made significant gains after 4-7 yrs, & income-based gaps were ELIMINATED. @ClassroomWonder Daniel Willingham @amplify More here: forbes.com/sites/nataliew…

Natalie Hutchins Looks great, but will likely have a negative impact on learning due to increased background noise in open-plan design: nature.com/articles/s4153…

SPEAKER PROFILE & PRESENTATION OVERVIEW Brad Nguyen is a Learning Specialist & Classroom Teacher at Docklands Primary School and a founding member of Think Forward Educators.

Join Docklands Primary School in 2024! If you're dedicated, curious about your practice and eager to make a difference, then we'd love to work with you! Join a live info webinar this Thursday August 17 @ 7.30pm, or come in-person for a tour on August 22. More details below! Victorian Department of Education

We drafted and published our first paragraph from an SPO today! Very proud Grade 2s behind these pages!

Opened our second campus this week Docklands Primary School for our Grade 4-6ers. It was incredible to see it all come together, especially all our class novels and Core Knowledge readers. We value great literature in the hands of our students.

Sounds-Write is an approach I am so passionate about and today I got to observe John Walker John Walker, Sounds-Write in action with little and big learners (and also ask him a gazillion questions!) Docklands Primary School

Direct or explicit instruction seems to be widely misunderstood. It's often characterised as boring lectures with little interaction and not catering to the needs of all students. Nothing could be further from the truth. A short thread 🧵⬇️

Bonus content: Here's our Staff Opinion Survey Data in the Professional Learning domain for 2023. I think this tells us that teachers love job-embedded, rigorous and interconnected modes of professional learning.

A big shout out to one of our Learning Specialists Jac Dominey who led increasing instructional time for oral language development in Foundation last year. 80% of our Year 1 students (many of whom are learning English) are now at/above benchmark for Listening Retell (CUBED3). 👏🏻

Announcing 'Assessment and Reporting in Primary English'. Many schools are on an improvement journey, particularly when it comes to reading & writing assessment, curriculum & instruction. Register your interest for this practical series running in Sem 2: forms.gle/rvH7M2EqajNAWk…

It takes years to build MTSS. It needs visible systems & structures, strong leadership, relentless attention to detail, and teacher & student success at the centre of every aim. I’m so proud of Team Docklands Primary School and a special shout out to Maths leaders Brydon and Brad Nguyen.

Is there anyone who says what needs to be said better than Pamela Snow? I don’t think so. pamelasnow.blogspot.com/2024/06/it-tak…

If you’re in or around Ballarat on 5th of October, don’t miss this. What a great line up! #SBP including Pamela Snow @sdinhamunimelb Jessica Colleu Terradas CF James Dobson Charlotte Peverett (she/her) 💉💉🦠 💉💉🦠💉 and so many more 🤩🤩🤩

🚨 We are looking for great people to join our exceptional team at Docklands PS. 2025 positions now advertised! Our classrooms are new, our professional learning is world class, and our teachers are the best you'll work with. Search "Docklands" on Recruitment Online. Victorian Department of Education

I am so proud of our DPS team! To be recogised for our efforts for inclusion using @MTSS, is incredible 👏🏻 Implementation is hard & ongoing, we definitely don't have it all figured out, but it's a true privilege to work with such a knowledgeable & professional team of educators!

Thrilled to share some news! 🎉🎉 I'll be speaking at SBP - Vic Ballarat on Oct 05 2024. I would love to see you there! tinyurl.com/279gljdv #SBPBallarat

Congratulations to Jac Dominey and Madeline Gort for representing Docklands Primary School at Sharing Best Practice Ballarat this weekend. It's remarkable that so many Victorian Department of Education teachers give so generously back to the field (on their holidays, no less). #DocklandsPS

So proud that Docklands Primary School was recognized for Outstanding Inclusive Education. Since 2021, we’ve explicitly taught Ss what they need to be successful, used research evidence to do that in the most accessible way and worked to identify and help Ss needing extra support.