I’m thrilled to be partnering with the Academy to deliver a new series of VTLM 2.0 workshops for teachers and leaders across Victoria! 🌟 These half-day workshops are open to all sectors and school settings 👉 Learn more and register: www.academy.vic.gov.au/professional...:

🚀 I’m partnering with Vic Academy to bring VTLM 2.0 workshops to teachers and leaders across Victoria — regional 🌇 + metro 🏙️! These half-day, in-person sessions turn evidence-informed teaching into real classroom and school impact. 📅 Starting term 4 🔗 Register: www.academy.vic.gov.au/professional...

The New Zealand 🇳🇿 Curriculum Roadshow started brilliantly in Christchurch and has continued into Wellington yesterday. Tomorrow it’s Auckland !!

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...

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

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

“ 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...

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

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

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 🚀

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

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...

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:

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

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

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 📋

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...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 🏫✨

Pumped to be a panellist at this year’s Australian School Improvement Summit in October! 🎉 Looking forward to connecting with education leaders, thinkers, and excellent classroom practitioners. Tickets 👉 lnkd.in/gr9F_WUt

Love this piece. The Paradox of Memory: Why Forgetting Makes Learning Possible open.substack.com/pub/carlhend...

#HarnessingTheScienceOfLearning #Education @nathanielswain.bsky.social I'm still carefully reading your book, a little at a time. This is gold from p73: "... knowledge (is) an unavoidable prerequisite to deeper understanding" 🙌

Thanks for sharing @meganisalanis.bsky.social !!! So glad the book is helping

Excited to be a panellist at this year’s Australian School Improvement Summit in October! 🎉 Looking forward to connecting with education leaders, thinkers, and excellent classroom practitioners. Early bird tickets here 👉 lnkd.in/gr9F_WUt

Calling all Australian primary school teachers - what is your approach to curriculum? Australia-wide survey closing Friday 29 August. To take the anonymous survey or to learn more about the study, scan the QR code or go to redcap.link/0klrxuo3

Inspired by the dedicated team at Kangaroo Flat PS this week 💡 From strong foundations in wellbeing to embedding evidence-based teaching, this little school is doing big things for its community. Excited to keep building in Term 4!

🌱 Flourishing Learners Conference | 8–9 Sept, Marvel Stadium 2 days. Leading experts. Evidence-based strategies. Empowering educators to help every student thrive. www.flourishinglearners.com.au #FlourishingLearners #MACSEducation

Huge thanks to @AISNSW + all the amazing educators at Threads of Learning 🙏✨ Loved diving into a knowledge-rich curriculum 📚🧵 + inspired by the NSW State Library’s 🇦🇺🏛️ session on teaching history. Brilliant day of learning + weaving + sharing! 👏 #ThreadsOfLearning

I am delighted to have been invited 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

Also loving this Bonus Episode from last season: Knowledge: An Unsung Hero of Reading Comprehension — The Knowledge Matters Podcast

Absolutely loving this season three of the podcast. Get into it Ep. 3, Literacy and the Science of Learning: Doug Lemov on Fluency's Impact on Comprehension - Knowledge Matters Campaign

Can't wait to listen to this. youtu.be/pJFuAhHijrE?...

"... learning from the environment is hampered by two important buffers: (1) attention and (2) working memory" p44, 'Harnessing the Science of Learning' by @nathanielswain.bsky.social Removing distractions is crucial. I'm keen on learning more about how to build working memory in students. Tips?

A new way to spark ⚡ professional growth in your school -- #Luminary is launching this year. 💬 Sign up here to join the schools that will trial this new PL experience with Dr Swain... 💥 share.hsforms.com/2GW8PjibcTBm...

Check out this discussion on the science of reading and learning!!! With Dr Staci Bain youtube.com/watch?v=ixzG...

Highly recommend this piece. open.substack.com/pub/carlhend...

When one book just isn’t enough: I’ve learned so much about the #ScienceOfLearning thanks to these 3 incredible books: 📘Why Don’t Students Like School, @dtwuva.bsky.social 📘Harnessing the Science of Learning @nathanielswain.bsky.social 📘How Learning Happens @carlhendrick.substack.com #BookBundles

Cannot love this more!! What is the point of learning to write in a world with AI?

Exciting news — Harnessing the Science of Learning is now available as an Audiobook! 🎧 Brilliantly narrated by Grant Cartwright, this book brings together stories and strategies from the worlds of teaching, leadership, and research 🎙Listen here: rbmediaglobal.com/audiobook/97...

Excited to be visiting Mango Hill State School on Wednesday 19 November 2025 to share practical ways we can apply the Science of Learning in classrooms. If you're keen to strengthen your practice and connect with like-minded educators, RSVP by 1 August to [email protected]. Hope to see you there!

So excited for this Episode on Mathematics Teaching to land! It's coming at 6AM Melbourne time! open.substack.com/pub/chalkdus...

Hi everyone! It’s time to share what you think about AERO! If you have also used our National Ed Evidence body’s advice, resources, and leadership do take the time to complete this evaluation survey. It’s critical to the future of this organisation. insightssurvey.kpmg.com.au/wix/p3225255...