Notebook Notions: Using a writer's notebook to harvest ideas and transform your teaching

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Alan J Wright

Notebook Notions

Name: Notebook Notions
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ISBN: 9781923403420

Using a writer's notebook to harvest ideas and transform your teaching

Alan J Wright

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Amba Press
04 February 2026

Creative writing & creative writing guides; Writing skills; Teaching of a specific subject; Educational: Languages other than English

Many teachers don't see themselves as writers - a disconnect often rooted in their own restrictive school experiences where writing meant following rigid assignments with little room for creative freedom. Yet writing alongside students transforms teaching, allowing educators to demonstrate the authentic struggles and joys of the writing process while building their own confidence with words. In Notebook Notions, experienced educator and writer Alan j Wright shares the lessons learned across a rewarding career, revealing how the simple act of keeping a writer's notebook can revolutionise both your teaching practice and your relationship with writing itself.

Drawing from years of experience as a teacher who writes - and a writer who teaches - Alan offers practical wisdom on launching and sustaining a writer's notebook practice. From collecting raw ideas and embracing inspiration to moving notebook entries into finished projects, this book provides a clear pathway for educators ready to model genuine writer agency in their classrooms. With warmth and candour, Alan reminds us that becoming a writer requires the same courage as learning to ride a bicycle: you must simply climb on and start pedalling.

Your notebook journey begins with daring to fill that first blank page.

By: Alan J Wright
Imprint: Amba Press
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm, Spine: 11mm
Weight: 290g
ISBN: 9781923403420
ISBN 10: 1923403427
Pages: 204
Publication Date: 04 February 2026
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Alan j Wright is an Australian education consultant, writer and poet whose enduring career has been guided by his belief in empowering learners to become independent and self-directed. Over five decades, he has worked as a teacher, principal and consultant to promote choice and voice in literacy education, maintaining a profile as a teacher who writes and remaining committed to the belief that literacy is an empowering force that every child deserves to access. He works with schools and school systems throughout Australia and internationally to promote the effective teaching of literacy.