Know Your Students
Photo by Ben Wicks on Unsplash He aha te mea nui o te ao? He tangata he tangata he tangata!What is the most important thing in the world? It is people it is people it is people! The image at … Continue reading Know Your Students
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Pivot
“The greatest danger in times of turbulence is not the turbulence – it is to act with yesterday’s logic.” Peter Druker The announcement of the closure of the Ministry of Education’s head office in Wellington, Mātauranga House, due to earthquake risk came as a big surprise to everyone – in particular, the 1000 employees for whom that is their regular place of work. They were given just a few days to retrieve what they need and prepare to work from home for an unspecified period of time. Déjà vu the 2020 lockdown! We all remember the sudden changes in our lives … Continue reading Pivot
GWITTH Learning
I have a favourite clip from the movie, Ferris Bueller’s Day Off that I have used many times in my presentations and workshops. It’s where the teacher is attempting to elicit responses from an extremely unresponsive and disinterested group of … Continue reading GWITTH Learning
Agency by Design
Helping students learn at high levels while developing social and emotional sills is part of our school’s vision and mission. We ensure equity and eliminate barriers to learning by providing opportunities for students to experience personalised learning by addressing each student’s individual academic and social and emotional needs while embracing student voice and student choice and student interests. This is incredibly important work. Shelly Poage, Principal, John Tyson Elementary School This week I had the privilege of presenting a workshop at the Aurora Institute’s Virtual Symposium with a group of colleagues from the US. Our collaboration all stems from a … Continue reading Agency by Design