Archive - Brolga Education

How to Activate Prior Knowledge

To Hook Your Students into the Lesson

18 hrs ago • Trudy Mayo

Why Term 3 Is the Hardest Term of the Year

...And How to Protect Your Energy

Jul 12 • Trudy Mayo

How to Deliver Your Explicit Teaching Lesson Introduction Without Students Disengaging

Introducing Learning Intentions and Success Criteria Effectively

Jul 9 • Trudy Mayo

Check for Understanding Isn't What Most Teachers Think

How effective teachers use quick checks differently.

Jul 3 • Trudy Mayo

June 2026

Classroom Routines for Structured Teaching: The Missing Piece Most Teachers Overlook

A practical guide to teaching the routines students need to participate successfully in every part of the lesson.

Jun 24 • Trudy Mayo

How to Teach Instructional Routines

So You Can Focus on the Learning

Jun 24 • Trudy Mayo

Explicit Teaching as a Student-Centred Approach

Here I discuss the biggest misconception about explicit instruction and what it really means for cognitive load in your classroom.

Jun 18 • Trudy Mayo

Instructional Routines at the End of the Term

How to use your structure to carry your students to the holidays

Jun 15 • Trudy Mayo

Explicit Teaching Daily Slides Bundle

90+ editable Canva slides for lesson delivery, classroom routines, behaviour support and classroom organisation.

Jun 7 • Trudy Mayo

Guided Practice in Explicit Teaching: The Most Important Part of the Lesson

Learn why guided practice in explicit teaching is critical for student success, formative assessment and responsive instruction. What effective guided…

Jun 2 • Trudy Mayo

May 2026

How Explicit Teaching Became Over-Scripted

Exploring the shift from responsive instruction to over-reliance on lesson slides

May 25 • Trudy Mayo

January 2026

Daily Review in Explicit Teaching: Why It Matters for Learning

Daily review is critical for retention and fluency in explicit teaching. Learn why spaced and sequenced practice matters and how to plan it effectively.

Jan 11 • Trudy Mayo

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