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Sunday, July 18th, 2010
This is the second post on working in flexible learning spaces [refer categories to access the first on challenges].
Common Context:
We have two flexible learning centres at the school currently occupied year 1's and year 5/6's.
Both the year 1's and 5/6 teachers work as a team to plan and evaluate a ...
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Saturday, July 10th, 2010
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 in semester 1.
On a slightly separate topic one of the ...
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Friday, July 2nd, 2010
Sometimes its useful to get a reality check on what's important. Have a look at this clip - I think its useful to start conversations with teachers and senior students.
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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, June 10th, 2010
Thanks to Durff's Blog in the States I found this clip that is essential viewing for teachers struggling to reason why we need to adapt our practices to embed the use of technology - in Victoria called the Ultranet.
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Thursday, June 10th, 2010
This week our assistant principal Demos [pictured on the right] in consultation with 3 other local schools coordinated a series of cyberbullying workshops from ACMA [Australian Communications and Media Authority] for staff , students and parents.
The staff session was well attended and the presentation was very informative. Several points resonated ...
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Sunday, May 30th, 2010
You watch these two short video clips where Alf Kohn argues that the more students seek high standards [performance] as measured by grades rather than learning through the task the less they learn. It's an interesting argument to put and I think he indicates that student narrow their focus.
I wonder ...
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Wednesday, May 26th, 2010
A month or so ago all principals in Victoria were given this book "Disrupting Classrooms" just prior to the release of a new innovation in schools called the ultranet.
We have all been reading this book in our own ways I think supported a little more directly through networks of schools ...
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Tuesday, May 25th, 2010
This week as part of Masters Leadership course we visited Collingwood College looking at the broad theme of sustainability.
Collingwood College was the first center for the now nation wide Stephanie Alexander's school kitchen gardens. These photos show the gardens and the produce harvested and cooked by students in the kitchen.
In ...
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Wednesday, May 5th, 2010
I have been following Chris's blog for a few years now so it was great to be able to get a clip of him and hear him talking about his ideas and his 'new' school. The use of technology by students was inspiring and his latest clip showing Bill Gates ...
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