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Dr Nathaniel Swain @nathanielswain.bsky.social · 2d

We often talk about building relationships and trust with students — but how can that be embedded in EVERYTHING we do in the classroom? Listen 🎧 in to find out open.substack.com/pub/chalkdus...

Dr Nathaniel Swain @nathanielswain.bsky.social · 3d

So excited to share this Roundtable discussion with so many distinguished colleagues. We go deep everyone !! frojdstoolbox.podbean.com/e/avsnitt-65...

Dr Nathaniel Swain @nathanielswain.bsky.social · 4d

Daisy is completely en pointe here. You must read this full post! Why education can never be fun open.substack.com/pub/daisychr...

Dr Nathaniel Swain @nathanielswain.bsky.social · 5d

“ The great danger of comfortable fictions is not that they are wrong, but that they make us feel right. “ - Dr Carl Hendrick — a #mustread post! open.substack.com/pub/carlhend...

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Dr Nathaniel Swain @nathanielswain.bsky.social · 6d

Loved this discussion between Patrice Bain and Holly Korbey open.substack.com/pub/hollykor...

Dr Nathaniel Swain @nathanielswain.bsky.social · 7d

What a day of learning in Queensland. Thank you for having me and so many of my esteemed colleagues in Brisbane today for the Reading Symposium! If you're looking for slides from today, they are now available for FREE on my downloads page: www.nathanielswain.com/free-resources

Dr Nathaniel Swain @nathanielswain.bsky.social · 8d

It’s inspiring to be here with 1700 educators exploring research 🔬📖 and sharing practical ways to strengthen reading and spelling instruction. I’ll be presenting on several topics today — knowledge-rich curriculum and implementation to make evidence-informed teaching the norm — not the exception 🚀

Dr Nathaniel Swain @nathanielswain.bsky.social · 10d

I’m thrilled to be keynoting the Curriculum Roadshow for Leaders in Mew Zealand 🇳🇿🚀
📅 20 Oct – Christchurch | 24 Oct – Auckland | 28 Oct – Rotorua 💻 Join me in person or live online
👉 Register now: planmyevent.eventsair.com/curriculum-r...
#explicitinstruction

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Dr Nathaniel Swain @nathanielswain.bsky.social · 11d

What does school improvement look like in action?
At the Australian School Improvement Summit, I’ll join fellow school leaders in a roundtable convo on curriculum and instruction as well as building community and culture.on 29 Oct
www.knowledgesociety.com.au/australiansc...

Dr Nathaniel Swain @nathanielswain.bsky.social · 13d

Spend the day with me in melbourne! We’ll look at how the science of learning can transform mathematics teaching and learning, including:
• Cognitive Load in maths
• The Gradual Release Model
• Lesson Structure
• Differentiation in maths
Bookings:

Term 4 Maths PD — Dr Nathaniel Swain

Experience a day with Dr Nathaniel Swain on the key issues in mathematics teaching and learning. ‘Whole class teaching is not one size fits all. By building in layers of challenge within the whole…

www.nathanielswain.com

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Dr Nathaniel Swain @nathanielswain.bsky.social · 14d

Fantastic to hear from Adam Hogan and Amy Porter from the Victorian Academy of Teaching and Leadership at #ACEL2025 today!

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Dr Nathaniel Swain @nathanielswain.bsky.social · 15d

Fantastic to hear from Adam Hogan and Amy Porter from the Victorian Academy of Teaching and Leadership at #ACEL2025 today!

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Dr Nathaniel Swain @nathanielswain.bsky.social · 15d

How can the science of learning make maths teaching more effective? Join me in Melbourne, Dec 2 2025 💡 for a full day of interactive, practical PD:
🔗 exploring lesson design
🔋 cognitive load
➕ fact fluency
Join me ! 👉 Details + bookings here 📋

Term 4 Maths PD — Dr Nathaniel Swain

Experience a day with Dr Nathaniel Swain on the key issues in mathematics teaching and learning. ‘Whole class teaching is not one size fits all. By building in layers of challenge within the whole class...

www.nathanielswain.com

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Dr Nathaniel Swain @nathanielswain.bsky.social · 15d

So exciting !!

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Daniella Green @daniellagreen.bsky.social · Sep 9

Join us April 2026 at the annual Literacy & Learning Conference.

📢 Registration and Call for Proposals are open.

#LitLearn is the leading 🇨🇦 structured literacy event.

We are excited for @nathanielswain.bsky.social to join us as a keynote speaker 🎉

conference.idaontario.com/call-for-pro...

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Dr Nathaniel Swain @nathanielswain.bsky.social · 16d

Looking forward to keynoting the Curriculum Roadshow for Leaders – let’s lead curriculum change with confidence!
📅 Oct 20–28 across NZ.
👉 Register here: buff.ly/DXSAtyU

Dr Nathaniel Swain @nathanielswain.bsky.social · 16d

Delighted to hear from @dizdarm Murat Dizdar NSW Secretary of Education for the opening at #ACEL2025

Dr Nathaniel Swain @nathanielswain.bsky.social · 22d

Pleased to share a repost of this article on the @Routledge blog

Teaching is not one size fits all. Responsive teaching.

Schools can be curious places. We always teach students in large classes. And yet there is often a considerable range of achievement and prior knowledge.

blog.routledge.com

Dr Nathaniel Swain @nathanielswain.bsky.social · 23d

Proud to support Dyslexia Awareness Day this October with @RTLit & @RTLB teams in Whanganui, Rangitikei & Feilding.

Every learner deserves to be seen, supported & celebrated. Honoured to donate a signed copy of Harnessing the Science of Learning for the event. 💡📚

#DyslexiaAwareness #Inclusion

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Dr Nathaniel Swain @nathanielswain.bsky.social · Sep 8

Starting this weekend! Pumped to speak at the 2025 Teaching Matters Summit from 14 - 16 September in Hobart, Tasmania. Join me as we explore strategies to elevate teaching practice and foster learning for life.Visit teachingmatters.au/registration and use the discount code Swain#10

Dr Nathaniel Swain @nathanielswain.bsky.social · Sep 7

An auspicious start to this meeting of 2000 educators from across Melbourne. 👏👏👏 It’s looking like a standout opportunity to hear from incredible speakers from around the world 🌏 #MACS #FlourishingLearners

Dr Nathaniel Swain @nathanielswain.bsky.social · Sep 4

ACEL National Conference 2025 | Amplifying every voice
29 Sept–1 Oct | Hilton Sydney

Join educators & leaders to explore:
🔊 Amplifying voices
📖 Shaping our story
🚀 Empowering all learners

👉 Save the date & be part of shaping the future of education www.acel.org.au/nc25

Dr Nathaniel Swain @nathanielswain.bsky.social · Sep 3

Effective differentiation = engaged classrooms

Join the Differentiation & Engagement in Teaching & Learning Conference (Melbourne in Oct) to hear from some great educators!

👉 the-hatchery.co/event/differ...

🎟 Code: CC*SPK

Dr Nathaniel Swain @nathanielswain.bsky.social · Sep 2

Excited to share my spotlight article for the launch of Arc: Evidence to Action 🎉 A new hub to help teachers bring the VTLM 2.0 into practice with tools, examples & lesson plans. Proud to support this work!
👉 Explore on Arc

Arc

arc.educationapps.vic.gov.au

Dr Nathaniel Swain @nathanielswain.bsky.social · Sep 1

Great to see so many engaged leaders in action at the Leading Literacy course at the Academy today where I ran a session on Essential Leadership in this space 🙌📚

Thank you to all who contributed to rich discussions on sustaining literacy improvement and strengthening school leadership 🏫✨