Mark's Learning Log- It’s important to reflect on our “why”! July 19, 2021In doing work around equity in schools or using data wise improvement processes to build greater equity (LIFE OPPORTUNITIES) its important we found to know thy why. A “why” may have a beginning – something that we reflected on that … Continue reading →mwalker
- 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
- It’s important to reflect on our “why”! July 19, 2021
Mark’s Visitor Map
Readers Map
Category Archives: Observation
identifying teacher itches to scratch
Schools in Victoria have many standardised data sets about student learning, student attitudes to school, parent opinion surveys and finally staff opinion surveys. This post focuses on this last data set, staff opinion. There was industrial action for the 3 … Continue reading
Posted in Data Wise Program, Harvard, Observation, teacher efficacy, Teaching, Uncategorized
1 Comment
EPS data wise team reflections
This is the last post in the series by the 4 teachers overseas inquiring into the data wise process. As our trip draws to a close, we spent time reflecting upon and synthesising our learning both from the Data Wise … Continue reading
Posted in Accountability, Data Wise Program, Harvard, Instruction, Observation, reflections, school
2 Comments
time for great teaching – a report on how
I’ve recently read the Gratton Report “Making time for great teaching“. In the executive summary is says: Government regulations restrict schools. Enterprise bargaining agreements restrict changes to work schedules, and duty of care requirements restrain schools that want to … Continue reading
Instructional Rounds and Data Wise.
Last week I facilitated an Instructional Round at a neighbouring school and tried to embrace some of the principles of Data Wise into the evidentiary analysis of the observations. The initiative was well received so I thought I would share … Continue reading
Protected: Teacher Observation
There is no excerpt because this is a protected post.
Posted in Observation
Enter your password to view comments.