Mark's Learning Log- The push to teach discipline! May 1, 2024A recent report also found the “disciplinary climate” in schools in Australia was among the least favourable in the OECD according to student reports. This is based on a 2018 Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) index, which asked students how … Continue reading →mwalker
- 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
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Building Classroom Learning Communities
One of last week’s walk-through foci was on classroom learning communities. These are some of the images I captured on the walk-through. At the start of each school year we as a staff and teachers in all classrooms expect to build … Continue reading
Jiangsu School Leaders Delegation
This week I was invited to meet a delegation of school leaders from the Jiangsu Province of China. After the introductions and overviews of each region or province were finished we had an opportunity to exchange views of education and … Continue reading
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Inspect what you expect
Earlier this year Penny, one of my assistant Principal’s, and I participated in the ASCD summer conference in Boston. One workshop we attended was by Pete Hall the Principal of Sheridan Elementary School in Spokane. Pete spoke about the need to monitor classroom instruction … Continue reading
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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A view from the bell tower.
This week while I was inspecting restoration work on the bell tower (built in the 1880’s) I had the chance to play with Pano, an app on my iphone. Pano was easy to use. Like it. This picture shows about 2/3rds … Continue reading
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A new Internet paradigm for learning.
Last month I was fortunate to hear Mark Treadwell [pictured above] speak to a group of aspirant leaders I am mentoring. He had some I think important things to say about learning and I think leadership. He began the morning … Continue reading
Posted in Accountability, Assessment, Instruction, school, Teaching, Technology, Uncategorized
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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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Wikipedia – an example of the social construction of knowledge.
I was conducting a school tour recently for prospective parents where we started to discuss the social construction of knowledge. My tours do go to some ‘random’ places. A prospective parent asked why we placed such importance on personal and … Continue reading
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Do you have a fixed or fluid mindset?
Occasionally you stumble upon some research that just makes sense. Well this research about the effects of fixed and fluid mindsets on student motivation made sense to me. Have you heard someone say they just no good at………… maths or … Continue reading
Posted in Feedback, Instruction, school, Teaching, Uncategorized, Video Clips
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changing paradigm for universities
Having just completed a course at University I have some experience in the way universities use technology for learning. Most of my notes were online, the bulk of the articles I used in my research came from online journals where it … Continue reading
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Implications of the “still face” experiment
Thanks to John Connell for this clip which I think has wider implications for all those working with our youth – not just parents with babies. I think this experiment along with a few others like the little Albert Experiment … Continue reading
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Race to Nowhere – a film about the pressure to get good grades – coming to you.
I stumbled on this clip from Scott Mcleaod’s blog to a movie that touches on an extreme, that if normalised in schools would spell disaster for a generation of students. The pressure to perform on tests – to get high … Continue reading
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Do student incentives give the wrong messages?
As we finish the school year and pack up for Christmas and the summer holidays I’m starting to reflect on what we achieved this year and what’s part of the journey ahead. We have just finished a 3 year building … Continue reading
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To err and succeed
I’ve missed more than 9000 shots in my career. I’ve lost almost 300 games. 26 times, I’ve been trusted to take the game winning shot and missed. I’ve failed over and over and over again in my life. And that … Continue reading
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