Mark's Learning Log- Harvard Data Wise Institute in Melbourne January 28, 2024Last week 19 school teams came to Melbourne during the last week of school holidays to attend a 5 day Harvard Data Wise Institute. There were long 8 hours days of intensive learning where participants shared their ‘why’ stories with … Continue reading →mwalker
- Jez – the old chestnut – ability grouping or streaming – is still being touted as a solution to falling standards! January 5, 2024Sorry Natasha, education editor for the Australian Newspaper, wrote a recent article on the state of education in Australia using the results of the recent PISA tests to say that our students are bored out of their brains at school, … Continue reading →mwalker
- Harvard Data Wise Institute in Melbourne January 28, 2024
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Why are we still asking questions about students repeating or being retained in the 21st century?
I was requested to publish an updated post on the research around students repeating or being retained in the same level class. This post was first published some 3 years ago and surprise surprise the issue hasn’t gone away. In summary I reported then, using … Continue reading
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Tagged http://bounceback.com.au/files/article_repeating_06.pdf, http://kidshealth.org/kid/grow/school_stuff/repeating.html, http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/newsid_6970000/newsid_6974800/6974858.stm, http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/parenting/2008190324_faull20.html, http://www.stepfamily.asn.au/forum/index.php?topic=29643.msg442659
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School Readiness or Not
Recently Elsternwick Primary in partnership with Bayside Council hosted a talk by Kathy Walker on school readiness. This annual event is always popular with over 50 people present. Kathy Walker is a noted early years educator who works in schools and kindergardens. … Continue reading
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Elephants on the Table!
Ever been to a meeting where some “elephants” were raised from under the table? Well at a recent staff meeting two elephant type issues were raised: student’s repeating classes and teacher roles and how allotment decisions are made. I have previously made … Continue reading
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