Category Archives: Video Clips

Implications of the “still face” experiment

Thanks to John Connell for this clip which I think has wider implications for all those working with our youth – not just parents with babies. I think this experiment along with a few others like the little Albert Experiment … Continue reading

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Race to Nowhere – a film about the pressure to get good grades – coming to you.

I stumbled on this clip from Scott Mcleaod’s blog to a movie that touches on an extreme, that if normalised in schools would spell disaster for a generation of students. The pressure to perform on tests – to get high … Continue reading

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Neat way of showing data.

  I saw this clip courtesy of Darrell Fraser. Increasingly I think its not good enough to simply collect and interpret data which we do lots of in schools . Its about distilling the essential messages so that they are clear … Continue reading

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Do student incentives give the wrong messages?

As we finish the school year and pack up for Christmas and the summer holidays I’m starting to reflect on what we achieved this year and what’s part of the journey ahead. We have just finished a 3 year building … Continue reading

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Donald Graves: a teacher of writing and an inspiration to many.

Professor Donald Graves of New Hampshire University recently died of pneumonia at the age of 80. In the early 1980’s his research on student writing which became known as  “process writing” had a profound influence on Australian educators including me. His … Continue reading

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Here’s one for those who like to organise things!

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Sugata Mitra: The child-driven education

This is the third recent post on the direction of education in schools. In the first post I used the work of Sir Ken Robinson who gave us an outline of the history of public education and some of the challenges … Continue reading

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One to One Computing

This book takes a serious historical and international look at the “digital pencil” movement to equip every student with a computing device with wireless connection. Using an ecological perspective as an overarching framework, and drawing on their own studies and … Continue reading

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7 survival skills for 21st century classrooms and schools: post 2

After listening to Sir Ken Robinson talk about the history of education and challenge why we do things and then listen to Chris Betcher continue the challenge with a DaVinci in the classrooms – I poist so what do we … Continue reading

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think divergently – encourage a DaVinci in your class or school [this century]: Post one

Sometimes you just stumble upon a great resource that helps you to challenge your own thinking. Well here is one by a well known writer, thinker and talker… Sir Ken Robinson. This clip is one to use and challenge others thoughts – … Continue reading

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Steve Jobs address to Graduates

I’ve just watched tis 15 minute clip in which Steve Jobs tells 3 stories about his life. These stories were life defining and have three messages if you like: do something you love for a job – you spend a life … Continue reading

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two girls one dream

It’s easy sometimes to get lulled into thinking about oneself and the sometimes small things that occupy our attention or stress. As I prepare for school tomorrow this clip serves as powerful reminder to all us, particularly those in Western … Continue reading

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Yong Zhao speaks about the limitations of test scores to define good schools

Yong Zhao a University Distinguished Professor at the College of Education at Michigan State University and international consultant to many governments talks here about the dangers of the narrow use of national test scores to define what students need. I … Continue reading

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Differentiated instruction the Holy Grail or something that can be done?

Last term our district instructional rounds team visited a school where the leadership team identified differentiation in instruction as the problem of practice. Nina and Jenni posted this clip on the Ning and I have copied it to my blog … Continue reading

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Data Teams: the ongoing quest to improve teaching and learning and not just the latest fad!

As our second semester begins we at Elsternwick have planned a series of 8 professional learning team meetings [PLT’s] on Monday nights to focus on the use of data to improve student learning. This carries on from the 6 PLT’s … Continue reading

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