This morning in our major Sydney daily newspaper, an op-ed piece Another brick in the wall of Gen Y culture decline states, Schools need to do more about bringing a little elitism back into the awareness of culture. High culture: fine art, opera, serious drama and music that requires patience and understanding needs to beContinueContinue reading “Schools should do more to teach children and young people about [insert hot topic here]…”
Category Archives: Education
Internet of Things: 4 challenges for school leaders in 2014
We live in a world that is fact-paced and technology-driven, the Internet of Things is all around, gathering data, sensing trends and improving services, yet school can still be like entering your grandmother’s living room. It’s comfortable and predictable, it hasn’t changed much in the last few decades. In 2014 Granny might even have an iPadContinueContinue reading “Internet of Things: 4 challenges for school leaders in 2014”
Silence is golden? Perhaps it’s measure of good-old-fashioned teaching. But is it the measure of great learning?
This headline caught my eye: “Australia’s classrooms among world’s noisiest” As I talk to educators and school leaders about rethinking the way we contextualise education the question of noise regularly rears its head. There is a generation of educators and parents who are under the impression that a good education (teacher-centred) can only occur inContinueContinue reading “Silence is golden? Perhaps it’s measure of good-old-fashioned teaching. But is it the measure of great learning?”
Read this if you hate the idea of being in front of the video camera (BTW…It’s time to get used to it)
If you are like me, you hate the idea, so why do you even need to consider it? If you work in education, this is the reality: Video is the 21stC currency of communication. We really can’t ignore it. Gen Z were born between 1995 and 2009. According the McCrindle Research this generation of digitalContinueContinue reading “Read this if you hate the idea of being in front of the video camera (BTW…It’s time to get used to it)”
On the road in CPH: The Hub, Maglegardskolan & Orestad Gymnasium #VisionTour13
After much planning our tour group gathered together for dinner last night at a restaurant in downtown Copenhagen (CPH) run by a young Australian guy. It was the first opportunity for us all to meet and start the getting-to-know-you process, as we travel together for the next two weeks. The morning started with a goodContinueContinue reading “On the road in CPH: The Hub, Maglegardskolan & Orestad Gymnasium #VisionTour13”
In the new paradigm of work and learning, have we given sufficient thought to the teacher workspace?
In the last couple of weeks I have had tours of city workplaces, particularly in the banking sector, that are opting for the activity-based work (ABW) approaches to organising their people and spaces. ABW does away with a personal workspace for each employee, while providing different spaces for various work functions, including collaboration, learning, focusing,ContinueContinue reading “In the new paradigm of work and learning, have we given sufficient thought to the teacher workspace?”
How to prevent ‘reverting to type’… Rethink change-management to change-leadership
The term ‘reverting to type’ came up this week when we were talking through the process of change with a visitor to NBCS. We met with an educator from a post-secondary college that has an incredible opportunity to bring change, to personalise the learning and enhance the experience for the students. Their space is readyContinueContinue reading “How to prevent ‘reverting to type’… Rethink change-management to change-leadership”
Champion educators: There’s a place for boulders, but who are the new pebbles on the beach? #rethinkingPD
I enjoy my Twitter community. I personalise my use to my interest, seeking out fresh voices of education, practitioners and leaders who are in the day-to-day business of great learning and leading. We all know the big names – but who are the day-to-day expert voices, the real thought-leaders who are working with kids andContinueContinue reading “Champion educators: There’s a place for boulders, but who are the new pebbles on the beach? #rethinkingPD”
Making it Mobile… goes mobile again. Thanks Adelaide #mim13
As I sit on a sofa in the open learning area at Concordia College in Adelaide, around me are educators ‘playing’ – working on projects, developing ideas for their students and learning new tech tricks. Great learning is ‘hard fun’. The premise of professional learning underpinning Making It Mobile is to provide a context forContinueContinue reading “Making it Mobile… goes mobile again. Thanks Adelaide #mim13”
Direct instruction: It does not explain everything, nor does it explain nothing, but it does explain some things.
I’ve just undertaken some underwhelming research amongst my Facebook community. I asked them to indicate if they clearly saw an image in this old photo by liking it, or if they didn’t, then comment ‘no’. (I did let them know that it wasn’t an intelligence test.) Most people could make out the subject of theContinueContinue reading “Direct instruction: It does not explain everything, nor does it explain nothing, but it does explain some things.”
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