Mark's Learning Log- Teachers look at phonics anew after training December 2, 2020A recent article in the Australian Newspaper raised two points on the teaching of reading skills in schools: States in Australia are increasing testing the phonic skills of students “NSW this week became the second state after South Australia to … Continue reading →mwalker
- Can we see through the looking glass into an alternative world? August 27, 2020In Lewis Carroll’s book Alice is playing with her white kittens when she ponders what the world is like on the other side of a mirror’s reflection. Climbing up onto the fireplace mantel, she pokes at the wall-hung mirror behind the fireplace … Continue reading →mwalker
- Teachers look at phonics anew after training December 2, 2020
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Social Media – need a reason to change – here it is!
Thanks to Durff’s Blog in the States I found this clip that is essential viewing for teachers struggling to reason why we need to adapt our practices to embed the use of technology – in Victoria called the Ultranet.
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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
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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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