Category Archives: school

Do we have inclusive schools?

Posted on November 2, 2009 by mwalker

Over the past month I have stopped blogging about leadership or learning as I completed a major piece of research work for my Masters. On campus last week I attended a lecture on inclusive education. I heard about how most … Continue reading →

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School Regeneration Projects

Posted on October 14, 2009 by mwalker

School regeneration projects engage schools and their local communities developing a sustainable educational provision plan that covers educating young people from birth to adulthood. The school communities usually agree to reduce the number of sites and organise the provision of education … Continue reading →

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“teacher roles defined as covenants should be at the centre”

Posted on October 6, 2009 by mwalker

Sergiovanni in this book gave me one of those precious light bulb moments, as a school leader, when he defined roles as “the most sacred obligations and commitments we have towards each other, toward the school and toward its purpose” [p … Continue reading →

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Web 2.0 tools and communication expectations?

Posted on September 17, 2009 by mwalker

Thanks to Greg Carroll from New Zealand for the link. I’m talking more and more in the staff room and off the cuff comments about the social medium of web 2.0 at staff meetings these days. There seems some tensions … Continue reading →

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A school’s core purpose in a larger framework!

Posted on September 14, 2009 by mwalker

http://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/schools/senecavalleyhs/childdev/maslow.htm We have trying to clearly define our school’s core purpose that will help give direction to our improvement work over the next years. The school’s purpose is stated in the strategic plan which is a formal agreement between the community, teachers and … Continue reading →

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Podcasts

Posted on September 14, 2009 by mwalker

I have been thinking about using podcasts on my blog and / or school website to talk about upcoming events or talk through some thinking about various topics ie school purpose – and I came across Bill Carazzo’s blog entry … Continue reading →

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Using sticky notes on a wall to promote dialogue about a school’s purpose

Posted on September 14, 2009 by mwalker

  I’m not sure this works for adults – hence my go at this for my staff but I can see this as a hit for students as they review their inquiry topic. I will post the wallwisher link for … Continue reading →

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I’m changing to the drums.

Posted on September 10, 2009 by mwalker

Like John Connell I thought I could play a little guitar but after listening to this child prodigy I think my next move is to the drums or rhythm sticks. I’m told my singing of the national anthem at Monday … Continue reading →

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Cyberbullying – what can we do!

Posted on August 10, 2009 by mwalker

Recently a few parents asked for the school’s support in dealing with the issue of cyberbullying. Whether the problem arose at school or at home in the end is probably not the issue – its how to stop it in … Continue reading →

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Kishore Mahbubani – The New Asian Hemisphere.

Posted on July 22, 2009 by mwalker

Certainly one of the more challenging speakers at the recent World Convention of Principals was Kishore Mahbubani. For those not familiar with Kishore or his work, and I was one of them, he is currently a Professor in Public Policy at the … Continue reading →

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World Convention of the International Confederation of Principals – Singapore – a hit!

Posted on July 21, 2009 by mwalker

I have just returned from the 9th World Convention of the International Confederation of Principals in Singapore. It was truly an international convention with1,400 delegates from over 40 countries. It was also an opportunity to meet up with old friends … Continue reading →

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Learning to speak Chinese – Mandarin

Posted on July 3, 2009 by mwalker

Victorian students are required to learn a language other than English up until year 8 and for many years our students learnt Italian. This year after extensive community consultation we choose to change the language to Chinese – Mandarin. The main … Continue reading →

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Sir Ken Robinson on the ABC 7.30 Report about the narrowing focus for Schools.

Posted on July 3, 2009 by mwalker

I have just caught up with the interview of Sir Ken Robinson on the ABC 7.30 report on schooling and creativity amongst other subjects discussed. Warrick Wynne has managed to create a direct link to part 1 of the interview … Continue reading →

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Teenagers in primary school – challenges on engagement and connectedness.

Posted on June 7, 2009 by mwalker

I have just finished sending in my last assignment for this semester [Masters Course] and with some relief I am now able to get some of my life back and amongest other things write a bit more on my blog. … Continue reading →

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Open Culture Site

Posted on June 6, 2009 by mwalker

I was recently directed to this open culture site which has free videos and other media that are accessible to all. They have listed the top 10 sites that have free media material for education. I looked at the Australian Screen … Continue reading →

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