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A site worth looking at http:/…

Posted on September 23, 2012 by mwalker

A site worth looking at http://t.co/PbMZks5i

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What a great video I discovere…

Posted on September 22, 2012 by mwalker

What a great video I discovered on the first day of holidays – a thank you to teachers. http://t.co/s6GMLGgr

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3 teachers are on a funded Chi…

Posted on September 21, 2012 by mwalker

3 teachers are on a funded Chinese Cultural program in Beijing in the school holidays. Follow their journey: http://t.co/lN5Klu3c

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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2012-09-17

Posted on September 17, 2012 by mwalker

I'm looking forward to a group of 15 New Zealand Principals visiting EPS on Tuesday to look at Inquiry based learning. # I just signed up for ASCD SmartBrief. You can subscribe for free here http://t.co/UgGWlbOE # Powered by Twitter Tools

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I’m looking forward to a group…

Posted on September 16, 2012 by mwalker

I’m looking forward to a group of 15 New Zealand Principals visiting EPS on Tuesday to look at Inquiry based learning.

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Instructional Rounds and Data Wise.

Posted on September 16, 2012 by mwalker

Last week I facilitated an Instructional Round at a neighbouring school and tried to embrace some of the principles of Data Wise into the evidentiary analysis of the observations. The initiative was well received so I thought I would share … Continue reading →

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I just signed up for ASCD Smar…

Posted on September 12, 2012 by mwalker

I just signed up for ASCD SmartBrief. You can subscribe for free here http://t.co/UgGWlbOE

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A Fathers Day Gift

Posted on September 5, 2012 by mwalker

Last Sunday I spent Fathers Day with the family over a long lunch where 3 generations of Walkers gave speeches about family and unity. One brother phoned in from China to speak and everyone toasted. I was spoilt by my … Continue reading →

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Data Wise at Elsternwick, a Harvard perspective.

Posted on September 4, 2012 by mwalker

Last month David Rease Jnr from Harvard visited Elsternwick to view our progress in implementing the Data Wise: Inquiry Approach to Improving Instruction in schools. We were quite chuffed at David’s visit and recorded this clip  to capture some of his … Continue reading →

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Is there a social agenda that pushes the use of data in schools to a more summative view?

Posted on September 2, 2012 by mwalker

Over recent weeks I have pondering concerns raised by teachers and a few parents on the use of data to report to parents (summative assessment). Last week three of my staff attended a briefing on the new National Curriculum due … Continue reading →

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Protected: Teacher Observation

Posted on August 31, 2012 by mwalker

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University Placements

Posted on August 27, 2012 by mwalker

Over the past month Tori, my daughter, and I have visited 3 different universities so that she can list her placement preferences for 2013. The photo shows her at Melbourne University. There were a few things that struck us: the … Continue reading →

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‘Words their Way’ Spelling Workshop.

Posted on August 26, 2012 by mwalker

Recently we held another teacher workshop on the “Words their Way” approach to spelling. I’ve talked about this approach before, which we have trialled in different year levels for some 18 months. All of our trial results have been positive … Continue reading →

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Is the Olympics just about winning gold medals?

Posted on August 13, 2012 by mwalker

Context of this post: This morning I’m teaching a group of year 5/6 students. The WALT (We are learning to…) is join an online discussion via a blog and make a comment. Post: An overseas friend made a light-hearted  jib … Continue reading →

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Basketball a great team sport at EPS

Posted on August 2, 2012 by mwalker

I thought I might show a bit of this clip at the start of my meeting this week with the Year 5/6 students as they prepare for the annual Hoop Time Basketball competition. Each year we enter around 15 teams … Continue reading →

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