Archive for the ‘Accountability’ Category
Tuesday, June 15th, 2010
I've been reflecting lately on our strategic plan which lists a number of worthwhile actions and improvement goals.
I know the goals as the principal as I interact with the plan on a regular basis but I wonder if they are remembered by everyone at school? The goals are not displayed ...
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Thursday, February 25th, 2010
I don't think many teachers would disagree with the idea that its a good thing to use student assessment data to try and determine what students need to learn next, at least in Victorian schools - or would they?
Often teachers disagree on what student assessment data they find useful for one ...
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Sunday, December 14th, 2008
This past fortnight I have talked about my schools performance on national tests to school council [NAPLAN] and now I've seen lots of editorials and responses in newspapers about Australia's performance in the recent international tests in maths and science for years 4 and 8 students called TIMMS.
Kevin Donnelly wrote in the ...
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Friday, November 28th, 2008
Today whilst hearing about the Departments latest version of the school review I had one of those light bulb moments when I heard a school reviewer talk about student transitions.
To put this into context in Victoria all public schools have a school review every four years. There are various types ...
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