The Authentic Educator
Lisa Burman’s Online Learning Place
Who is the Authentic Educator?
You believe in children.
You believe in the power and potential of education.
You believe in yourself.
You believe in continually growing as a person and as an educator and that these are connected.
You love learning.
You love thinking hard.
You want to be true to your beliefs.
You want to be true to your values.
You’re looking for ways to align your daily teaching decisions with your beliefs and values.
You’re looking for a place to feel connected to like-minded educators.
You’re looking for a place to feel inspired, affirmed and supported within a community of learners.
You’re looking for a place to be nudged to grow as an educator: to build knowledge and understanding and learn ways to BE the educator you want to be.
You want to advocate for another way to BE school.
You’re looking for a place of belonging where the child is not lost in the educational process.
You know the best way to do this is to start with yourself.
Something New is Here…
We have just launched something fresh and exciting for educators—and trust us, you won’t want to miss it.
Re-launched September, this brand-new professional learning experience from Lisa Burman Consulting is now available.
A set of 6 short videos and accompanying guiding questions to facilitate personal reflection and dialogue.
Perfect for a small team, a grade-level or professional learning team, or individuals who want to deepen their understanding of learning agency.
PLAN FOR WRITING WORKSHOP
**BUNDLE**
Two popular courses, We’ve together at a specially discounted price for you!
Plan Effective Mini Lessons + Plan for Writing Success
6 months access
EVERGREEN COURSE
(registrations always open)
$90
READING FLUENCY **Bonus Offer**
Reading Fluency eCourse bonus offer:
Learn some fun ways to explicitly teach and practise reading fluency with young readers aged 5-12. Lisa shares ideas for mini-lessons and reading conferences.
EVERGREEN COURSE
(registrations are always open)
$150
INTRODUCTION TO WRITERS NOTEBOOK 3-6
This is an online version of the 2-day Mini Course we have facilitated in South Australia for the past ten years – Introduction to Writer’s Notebooks
This is a self-paced eCourse: you work through the modules in your own time, at your own speed.
We hope you enjoy this online version and gain inspiration for creating cultures of ‘thinking like writers’.
EVERGREEN COURSE
(registrations always open)
THE POWER OF OUR WORDS
Become more intentional in the language you use to empower learning – for any age group.
EVERGREEN COURSE
(registrations always open)
$40
PLAYFUL LITERACY
EVERGREEN COURSE
(Registrations always open)
$250
SPELLING INVESTIGATIONS
Using inquiry learning processes to build spelling knowledge
EVERGREEN COURSE
(registrations always open)
PLAN FOR WRITING SUCCESS
(PRE-SCHOOL & EY PRIMARY)
Designing a clear plan for our Writing Workshop prepares the learning environment and our thinking for the needs of the young writers we work alongside. It can bring clarity to our teaching, connection to writer’s learning and intentionally build a sense of community.
EVERGREEN COURSE
(registrations always open)
$60
PLAN EFFECTIVE MINI LESSONS
Do your mini lessons often blow out to become ‘maxi’ lessons? Are you interested in ways to ensure your teaching is clear, explicit AND also engages the thinking of young writers? This course is for YOU!
EVERGREEN COURSE
(registrations always open)
$60
Webinar Recordings
“What’s in Your Stack?”
Chats #1 – Make Your Characters Come Alive
Calling all teachers of young writers!
Are you looking for new mentor texts to teach with?
Do you want to harness the power of “Your Stack”?
An hour-long informal chat, where Lisa, Amanda and Katie each share a Stack and what they would teach with it.
$30
“What’s in Your Stack?”
Chats #2 – Ways To Organise Your Book
Calling all teachers of young writers!
Are you looking for new mentor texts to teach with?
Do you want to harness the power of “Your Stack”?
An hour-long informal chat, where Lisa, Amanda and Katie each share a Stack and what they would teach with it.
$30
“What’s in Your Stack?”
Chats #3 – Ways To Add Detail
Calling all teachers of young writers!
Are you looking for new mentor texts to teach with?
Do you want to harness the power of “Your Stack”?
An hour-long informal chat, where Lisa, Amanda and Katie each share a Stack and what they would teach with it.
$30
“What’s in Your Stack?”
Chats #4 – Use Your Stack in Writing Conferences
Calling all teachers of young writers!
Are you looking for new mentor texts to teach with?
Do you want to harness the power of “Your Stack”?
An hour-long informal chat, where Lisa, Amanda and Katie each share a Stack and what they would teach with it.
$30
“What’s in Your Stack?”
Chats #5 – Informational Writing
Pre-recorded webinar (1 hour), where we share ideas for using mentor texts to teach informational writing – word crafting, graphic crafting and orginisational structures – through a Bookmaking Approach.
$30