Archive for May, 2008
Saturday, May 17th, 2008
Last Friday I was in a lift listening to the chanting of the latest hip hop song by a group of youths. One had just downloaded the song and was telling his friends that it a nerve ... I think? Translate - I think it was a great song.
I was at Victoria ...
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Wednesday, May 14th, 2008
This week students in Years 3,5,7 and 9 are completing, for the first time, national tests in literacy and numeracy, NAPLAN. Whilst this has been common place in America, England and other countries its the first time in Australia we have had the same test across Australia.
As expected the tests ...
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Tuesday, May 13th, 2008
I recently posted this comment on an online inet conference. Like you Natalie [Natalie Nelson KEW PS Assistant Principal] we have looked at this journey to personalise learning for students as multi dimensional : enriched curriculum, professional learning, schools structures, leadership and buildings. Again like you we have formed relationships with ...
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Friday, May 9th, 2008
At this weeks district Principal's meeting we heard a report from one of DEECD's appointed teacher coaches working in our local public schools. She spoke about frustrations over the system's need for accountability data verses the need to just do it with people and I understand both view points. Her report ...
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Friday, May 9th, 2008
I found this short clip courtesy of John Connell.
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Monday, May 5th, 2008
Over the past 12 months we have received support for students with language learning difficulties from Dr Carl Parsons and his team of trainee speech pathologists from the University of Melbourne. Dr Carl Parsons is supported by the Andrew Dean Fildes Foundation which is committed to helping families and teachers understand what ...
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Thursday, May 1st, 2008
This week we took the second step in learning to use protocols to look at student work. At the staff meeting the leadership team modelled the process using a fishbowl technique.
Teacher feedback from last weeks introduction to protocols indicated more learning experiences were required before they were ready to use one. The leadership team ...
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