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McCindle says students don’t care how much you know till they know how much you care.

Posted on April 15, 2014 by mwalker

Mark McCrindle, a social researcher,  presented at a conference I attended last term. His presentation was full of really interesting data or information on the various mega trends that effect education in general. The presentation is featured below. In the … Continue reading →

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Understanding defined by measurement?

Posted on April 4, 2014 by mwalker

“It is important to measure performance because if you can’t measure it, you can’t understand it; if you can’t understand it, you can’t control it and if you can’t control it, you can’t improve it.” The Times of India I … Continue reading →

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meanings behind words

Posted on February 23, 2014 by mwalker

One of my key roles as an instructional leader is to act as a “coach” to a number of our year level planning teams. An Assistant Principal dropped into one of these meeting where we were discussing spelling and its … Continue reading →

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Bo’ai Primary School our sister school

Posted on December 19, 2013 by mwalker

A few months ago I visited our sister school Bo’ai Primary School, Changzhao in China. The school has 3 sites: a Year 1/2 school for about 1,500 students, an older site currently being demolished and rebuilt and a new site … Continue reading →

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Standing on the Great Wall of China.

Posted on September 13, 2013 by mwalker
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Happy Anniversary

Posted on July 7, 2013 by mwalker

I was recently sent this Happy Anniversary note from Word Press for 5 years of blogging and I was kind of chuffed. You forget this sort of stuff – thanks to my readers is what I need to be saying. … Continue reading →

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Lions at the “G”

Posted on July 7, 2013 by mwalker

  Last week we hosted two of our “British Lions” friends for the week in Melbourne. This photo was taken at the MCG during an Aussie Rules game and I think both Will and Lewis were impressed not only with … Continue reading →

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Are schools are at a “Tipping Point” in supplying ICT to students!

Posted on July 6, 2013 by mwalker

I’m writing this post to explore viewpoints on a school’s capacity to supply ICT to students – for I propose schools are at a “tipping point” in their attempts to achieve this by themselves. A little context perhaps: About 10 … Continue reading →

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University Review Boards

Posted on June 25, 2013 by mwalker

It’s a strange journey we sometimes take. Here was I two years ago a graduate of the Masters course and now …. I was humbled to be asked to serve on a review board for a Masters course/s at Monash … Continue reading →

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Bo’ai to Elsternwick students talk via Skype

Posted on June 23, 2013 by mwalker

  This week we had our second Skype session with our sister school, Bo’ai PS, in Changzhao China. The clarity of the picture was amazing considering it was on wireless network. What we tried this time was as the picture … Continue reading →

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A great view

Posted on June 20, 2013 by mwalker

This is a great view of one of my favourite mountains. https://vimeo.com/help/faq/embedding –> Everest -A time lapse short film from Elia Saikaly on Vimeo.

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Do all lesson structures support students retaining information?

Posted on May 30, 2013 by mwalker

Recently I was listening to a teacher at my school, Aylie Berger, present some work on learning in Mathematics. A number of items were really interesting but for me the research around the “primary recency effect and cognitive closure” really … Continue reading →

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lost i phone

Posted on May 26, 2013 by mwalker

This weekend I lost my i phone. I was out at a restaurant and after paying the bill walked out with friends leaving my phone on the table. It wasn’t till the next morning that I discovered – no phone … Continue reading →

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Easter Break

Posted on April 14, 2013 by mwalker

Over the Easter break I was fortunate to stay in a small ski lodge at the foot of Mt Buller. While I was there I took this shot whilst walking along the Delatite River.

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Walkthrough on Relational Learning

Posted on March 11, 2013 by mwalker

Over the past month we have conducted weekly walkthroughs to gather data on elements of our school culture. Prior to conducting a walkthrough we asked staff what they thought the protocols surrounding walkthrough should be. To build and keep up … Continue reading →

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