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Monthly Archives: May 2010
Celtics off to the championship!
Cannot help but feel awed at the Boston Celtics charge towards the finals. As a fan of the Celtics my son, Mitchell and I have been following the games on the Sports Channel here in Melbourne. Written off by many … Continue reading
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Marzano makes a point about the use of his protocol in observing instruction in classrooms
Just a short clip on the use of protocols when observing instruction. here Marzano talks about the use of his protocol and not to be confused with other techniques. It’s a timely reminder as we here in Victoria embarked on … Continue reading
Posted in Instruction, Uncategorized, Video Clips, Walkthroughs
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Good grades at school are not the goal – so argues Alf Kohn
You watch these two short video clips where Alf Kohn argues that the more students seek high standards [performance] as measured by grades rather than learning through the task the less they learn. It’s an interesting argument to put and … Continue reading
Posted in school, Teaching, Ultranet, Uncategorized, Video Clips
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Disputing Classrooms – a text on innovative use of technology to “personalise learning”
A month or so ago all principals in Victoria were given this book “Disrupting Classrooms” just prior to the release of a new innovation in schools called the ultranet. We have all been reading this book in our own ways … Continue reading
Posted in Networks of Schools, school, Technology, Ultranet, Uncategorized, Video Clips
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Sustainability in schools – a broader view.
This week as part of Masters Leadership course we visited Collingwood College looking at the broad theme of sustainability. Collingwood College was the first center for the now nation wide Stephanie Alexander’s school kitchen gardens. These photos show the gardens … Continue reading
Posted in Monash University, school, school structures, Uncategorized
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What constitutes support for a teacher?
Over the past few month prompted by the news that our assistant principal was successfully appointed as principal to another school I have been working on a revised workforce plan. This plan is quite complex and covers role allocation, possible … Continue reading
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pink on performance pay
I was watching question time in Federal Parliament the other night having arrived home from a late school council meeting. I know you must be thinking – what question time? There was a question put to one of the ministers … Continue reading
Maths Problems: how to engage youth in learning to ask and solve maths problems using a little bit of technology.
Another fabulous TED talk this time on Mathematics, one of our school improvement targets. Meyer’s a secondary school maths teacher shows how we can connect students to maths problems using technology in real life situations. To learn to ask the … Continue reading
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Our Blind Sides
I have been reading the book Blind Side by Michael Lewis and thinking about the parallels here in life and education. Now I do like watching American football on TV and confess besides the quarterback passing down field to receivers … Continue reading
Posted in Leadership, Teaching, Uncategorized, Video Clips
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the power of common langauge
In this clip Marzano talks about the power of a common language to describe teaching. While he was talking about using his framework as a base to innovate from – I think no matter what framework the message is the … Continue reading
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Using Technology in Schools
I have been following Chris’s blog for a few years now so it was great to be able to get a clip of him and hear him talking about his ideas and his ‘new’ school. The use of technology by … Continue reading
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