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Margaret James asks Geoff Masters important question on attracting quality teachers

Jun 15, 2016

Professor Geoff Masters AO, CEO, ACER, was a keynote speaker at EPPC 2016 Conference in Melbourne 19-20 May 2016, where Margaret James and Ailsa Macfie ran a workshop presentation; and Margaret and Marjorie Williams delivered a poster presentation. Margaret posed the question to Prof Masters  –  How do we  increase the number of highly able school…

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# Special end of year sale #

Jun 13, 2016

Check out our special end of year prices for June or email us for a quote on: finance@honeyant.com.au.

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PD with HAR Conversation cards

Jun 13, 2016

AIEWs and school support staff being creative making up stories with the HARs conversation cards at Cockburn Fremantle Public Schools Network PD day at Hamilton Hill Senior High School in WA.

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Honey Ant Readers Conversation cards

Jun 12, 2016

The HAR conversation cards. A fabulous stimulus for story telling being trialled by an AIEO, with a great sense of humour, at Cockburn Fremantle Public Schools Network PD day at Hamilton Hill Senior High School in WA. Workshop being run by Margaret James and Arrernte Elder, Coralie Williams.

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Arrernte Elder Coralie Williams helps at HAR PD

Jun 6, 2016

Participants at Cockburn Fremantle Public Schools Network PD day at Hamilton Hill Senior High School, enjoying the hands-on learning with Arrernte Elder Coralie Williams, using Honey Ant Readers resources.

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Exciting new HAR ipad apps

Jun 5, 2016

Wordsearch! The exciting new ipad apps developed by Mark Gillow are proving to be a fantastic learning tool. Working individually, independently and with content that relates to their own lives and knowledge of the world, is highly engaging for the students – and learning to read is really fun!

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Activities for Aboriginal English speakers

Jun 5, 2016

Support teachers soaked up the need to understand how to teach students who speak Aboriginal English as their first language using HARs resources at Cockburn Fremantle Public Schools Network PD day at Hamilton Hill Senior High School in WA.

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Honey Ant Readers Activity books become interactive

May 31, 2016

The activities in Honey Ant Readers Activity books 1 to 10 become interactive thanks to Mark Gillow’s fantastic work. Working on an ipad doesn’t have to be lonely, as friends join in to offer advice and collaboration.

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Indigenous students deserve more support with print literacy

May 31, 2016

https://dl.dropbox.com/u/225757/web/HoneyAntReader/Literacy-interview.mp3 Indigenous students still need and deserve support when starting school, if they speak Aboriginal English (AE) or a traditional language at home. Transitioning into school is difficult enough without the added challenge of learning to read and write in a language you do not speak at home, and seldom hear outside of the school environment. Since…

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