Category Archives: Technology

Interactive Whiteboards

Posted on July 4, 2008 by mwalker

     | View | Upload your own I was at school with the whiteboard electrician, Steve yesterday as we resolved wiring problems in the new building. We are installing 4 new interactive whiteboards in the new learning spaces as well as motorized screens and data projectors … Continue reading →

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Dynamic Curriculum Mapping

Posted on June 27, 2008 by mwalker

Last week Michael Ymer worked with 3 of our teaching teams to plan the Math Curriculum for the next semester. Michael is one of our key educators we contract to build and support teacher learning. He coaches individual teachers in classrooms … Continue reading →

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Personalising learning at Bellaire Pimary School

Posted on June 1, 2008 by mwalker

Whilst attending the principal conference at Geelong this week my assistant principal and I visited Bellaire Primary School in Geelong. The picture is from the senior unit which has been remodelled so that no teacher teaches in isolation. The unit has 5 … Continue reading →

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Are your helping others use new media?

Posted on May 9, 2008 by mwalker

I found this short clip courtesy of John Connell.

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Teen Writing – some positive research

Posted on April 28, 2008 by mwalker

  I was reading a recent research report titled: “Teens, Writing and the Internet”. The summary which I have linked makes for easy reading and quotes in my view some positive information: 85% of teens engage in social forms of … Continue reading →

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Parent Information Evening

Posted on April 21, 2008 by mwalker

Last week at our parent information evening I spoke for a few minutes on our school’s vision and why we might do things that are different from their personal images of primary school. I used this video to demonstrate how … Continue reading →

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Ipods and podcasts the tools of leadership

Posted on December 11, 2007 by mwalker

I was walking laps around one of my local parks this morning at 6.30 am listening to a podcast of Peter Senge talking about the relationship between business and school and it struck me how the tools of leadership have … Continue reading →

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Creating relevant curriculum for 21st century leaners

Posted on November 28, 2007 by mwalker

Kath Murdoch has been supporting us here at Elsternwick Primary over the past three years as we make great strides forward in developing  deep, meaningful and engaging inquiry units of learning for students. For those interested in learning more about what makes a … Continue reading →

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