Just two schools: Northern Beaches Christian School, Sydney + Col.legi Montserrat, Barcelona One conference: Leaders in Learning: Accelerating Change Conference 2-3 October 2014 90 participants: Australia, UK, Denmark, Sweden and, of course, Spain Passionate educators, architects, designers and service providers Two languages – SpanishContinueContinue reading “Leaders in Learning – Barcelona 2014: A movement for grassroots change”
Category Archives: Professional Learning
Cutting through the edu-jargon: What does it mean to be a ‘coach’? 5 attributes of great coaches
Just like the term ‘facilitator’, the ‘coach’ is often used to describe the role of the educator and leader. When used, heads nod in agreement, and then what? Do we assume that we either know what it means, or are actually doing it? ‘The Coach’ is quite a defined role and it is worth looking atContinueContinue reading “Cutting through the edu-jargon: What does it mean to be a ‘coach’? 5 attributes of great coaches”
Let’s change the way teachers learn, so we can change the way teachers teach #mim14
We’ve just concluded our fifth Making it Mobile workshop, held at Northern Beaches Christian School. Excited and passionate educators arrived from Queensland, Victoria, ACT, UK, NZ and Sydney. At Making it Mobile we present a professional learning experience that gives meaningful and helpful input as well as providing teams with the time and the space to playContinueContinue reading “Let’s change the way teachers learn, so we can change the way teachers teach #mim14”
Starting the year at NBCS: Putting the F.U.N in PD to build a positive culture of collaboration and connection.
We all knew it was coming. At the end of 2013, as the school year was finishing, the construction (and demolition) crews were coming into NBCS. Project Barcelona, the much awaited development of transforming the physical space of ‘school’ into a whole new model was underway. The brief that principal Stephen Harris gave toContinueContinue reading “Starting the year at NBCS: Putting the F.U.N in PD to build a positive culture of collaboration and connection.”
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”
“I’ve been endorsed for what?” LinkedIn endorsements aren’t as good as personal connections
Each time I log on to LinkedIn I find that another person has kindly (thank you) endorsed me. Sometimes I know the endorsee, at other times, I don’t. On the LinkedIn Blog last year the opportunity to endorse was announced: Give kudos with just one click: On LinkedIn, you have many smart, talented, and skilled professionalContinueContinue reading ““I’ve been endorsed for what?” LinkedIn endorsements aren’t as good as personal connections”
What’s your strategy to keep Gen Ys engaged and interested in teaching for the long haul*? (You may have to lead them differently)
(*about five years seems to be the long haul for these guys) Recruiting, training and retaining young teachers is a challenge. Gen Y have a high work turnover rate, so instead of rolling our collective Baby Boomer/Gen X eyes, maybe we should be considering how we keep them. We need them to stay. Our kidsContinueContinue reading “What’s your strategy to keep Gen Ys engaged and interested in teaching for the long haul*? (You may have to lead them differently)”
Kicking off the new school year. Never “same old, same old” here at Northern Beaches Christian School
In Australia the end of January is the start of the new academic year. Within a few days of getting back into it I usually gaze out the window, trying to recall the vacation and thinking to myself that perhaps it was just a dream? (No, I really did have Christmas in Paris with myContinueContinue reading “Kicking off the new school year. Never “same old, same old” here at Northern Beaches Christian School”
Reinventing professional learning at Making it Mobile, Auckland 2012 #mim2012
A brilliant bringing together of essential goals in education, matched to powerful methods of education for this age. It has opened up my mind to the means of unleashing creativity in children. (Participant) Our team has just concluded hosting a two day workshop Making it Mobile, held in Auckland, at Albany Senior High School What happens when youContinueContinue reading “Reinventing professional learning at Making it Mobile, Auckland 2012 #mim2012”
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