Monthly Archives: March 2009

Latest 2008 edition: Did you Know?

Posted on March 30, 2009 by mwalker

Worth a look at the latest edition of Did you know.

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Will Lyon’s Bites

Posted on March 30, 2009 by mwalker

Thanks to John Connell I found this fantastic resource for teachers by Will Lyon on his Flickr site should they need an image for their lesson. This one struck me as I was writing my next post.

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assessment for learning

Posted on March 29, 2009 by mwalker

At last weeks leadership meeting we struggled for some time with the question how to best use the latest assessments we had of students mathematical understandings. During March we had all our 350  Prep – Year Four students individually tested … Continue reading →

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Why a Master’s Degree now?

Posted on March 20, 2009 by mwalker

“You did it… You did it”, the words of Professor Higgins from My Fair Lady were ringing in my ear as I drove home from University this afternoon – yes I did it – I’ve enrolled and started my Masters … Continue reading →

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Learning Walks on improved relationships and engagement.

Posted on March 19, 2009 by mwalker

Near the end of February my Assistant Principal and I went on a series of learning walks or walkthroughs with a focus on classroom rules and norms of working. We spent a short time in each classroom listening to students and teachers … Continue reading →

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Typealyzer, a tool to promote dialogue about blogs

Posted on March 12, 2009 by mwalker

I stumbled upon this site, typealyzer, that looks at your blog and tries to analysis the type of blog it represents. There are many different types and when I typed in my blog address it looked at several entries I image … Continue reading →

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The Star Fish Story

Posted on March 11, 2009 by mwalker

This video reminds me of a former school council president, John Stafford who would each year thank the teachers for their service to the community. John would present each of them with a star fish he would make and a … Continue reading →

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social networking possibilities in classrooms

Posted on March 8, 2009 by mwalker

  http://www.flickr.com/photos/nzpix/3332094759/  I was reading Will Richardson’s article on the use of social networking sites in classrooms. Will was quoting the research of Christine Greenhowa doctoral student at Harvard Graduate School of Education. Yes, some of you might say that … Continue reading →

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Old Man Take a Look at Yourself – Graduation

Posted on March 4, 2009 by mwalker

At the start of each school year we, in the broadest sense of community, plan a series of activities and events for the coming year that are connected – connected to students, their learning, their families and some of the challenges … Continue reading →

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