Multiplication by lines
Thursday, January 31st, 2008John Connell and Stephen Heppell are on fire this week with this interesting mathematical problem. I can see it works but I'm still trying to see how.
Archive for January, 2008
John Connell and Stephen Heppell are on fire this week with this interesting mathematical problem. I can see it works but I'm still trying to see how.
Tests are everywhere but this can only be in America!
Thursday, January 31st, 2008Thanks to John Connell from Cisco I came across this article on the testing business in America. Businesses make huge profits from selling tests to school districts or states as a result of the NCLB legislation and as it now appears even more money from the pre test materials. But ...
A hoe is that what you want? or Why teach Speaking and Listening skills.
Wednesday, January 30th, 2008This week I was casually listening to a teacher explain something of a technical nature to colleague and it reminded me of the need to be careful in our use of language in schools particularly when trying to explain a new skill or concept to someone else. We often skip speaking ...
2006 PISA results from an Australian Perspective
Friday, January 25th, 2008ACER has just published a national report on the PISA results from an Australian perspective. Schools from all sectors and states are selected to complete the tests. Overall the results are very good in scientific, reading and mathematics literacy and compare well internationally. However overall the results are not improving and there ...
head teachers
Friday, January 25th, 2008I was looking at a colleagues blog from the UK recently and saw this cartoon attached to an entry about why head teachers were paid more than teachers. http://libertonheadsblog.blogspot.com/
We only think when we are confronted with problems.
Friday, January 25th, 2008The title of the article comes from a quote by John Dewey [1859 - 1952] an American philosopher who is widely renowned as a leader in the progressive educational reforms of the 20th century. At this week's leadership meeting, the first for 2008 we spent some time talking about instructional leadership and what ...
England extends school leaving age to 18.
Wednesday, January 16th, 2008I have just watched on teachertv the Queen announce a bill being introduced that will extend the compulsory age of schooling to 18 over the next few years. The move is receiving mixed reactions accrding to the report. Given that Australia often follows trends in countries like England this is ...
Filling up the Energy Tank over Summer Holidays
Tuesday, January 15th, 2008This picture was taken on one of my long walks near Point Leo in low tide. Point Leo is an ocean beach in Western Port, Victoria. Each year we teachers seem to cross the line at the end of the school year happy with our work to support and encourage students learning but oh ...
