Daily Archives: February 21, 2008

What lense do you use when looking at children’s writing?

Posted on February 21, 2008 by mwalker

I looked at this 6 year olds work on thinking and thought of this quote a team leader used at the annual parent information night: “We let children paint their faces, swing around poles, blow bubbles, build cubby houses, go … Continue reading →

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What drives your classroom coaching program?

Posted on February 21, 2008 by mwalker

Last year I caught up with Barrie Bennett in Toronto and had the chance to talk through his framework for classroom improvement. It was one of those light bulb moments when it became clear for me what the missing focus was in both … Continue reading →

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Leaders talking teaching and learning!

Posted on February 21, 2008 by mwalker

At this week’s leadership meeting I set the context for our reading of John Hattie’s article on building teacher quality. The article lists a number of key strategies [e.g. feedback] that have the greatest effect size on student learning. It concludes: “expert … Continue reading →

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