New Year, New Possibilities! I would never have thought this time, last year, that I would be where I am today. In January, 2018, I was working away as an employee with Sumdog. We were working to extend the sales per district and I was designing the curricular documents to evidence the coverage we properly …
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Connected Educator Appreciation Day, all wrapped up.
Connections, they are probably one of the strongest forces for change in a community or career: knowing someone who does something differently and has had great success with it is a strong catalyst for you to try it. Word of mouth from a friend or colleague can resonate more strongly that research alone, when referring …
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Connections Galore
For the past few months, I have found myself part of an amazing team that has brought together educators from 6 of the 7 continents in the world, unfortunately everyone in Antarctica was busy. Tomorrow the 20th of October, is when we, Tim McDonald, Vlatka Butkovic, Cassie Reeder and myself will see the fruits of …
When the practice is done
Have a look at this image. It’s a pretty standard worksheet, no bells or whistles, just practice of arithmetic*. What I would like you to think about is what you do with it. Of course, you mark it as it has been marked, or something similar, and probably record the results. Maybe you don’t mark …
EdCamps – What’s that about?
So, after attending the EdChange Global event, I reflected on one of the sessions, and quite a bit at that. It was titled, “So, you want to run and EdCamp” (the video will be shared soon). The idea that came to me upon first heading EdCamp was summer camp, where teachers came to support learners …
A New Journey
Taking a step away from safety and security can be a very daunting prospect. The number of start-ups that managed only the first step is a testament to this. Being a leader without any followers is an equally daunting prospect. The number of people looking at you as though you have lost your mind are …
EdChange Global 18 has been wound up
Wow, wow and wow! What an amazing event built and run by an amazing group of individuals. I have never before felt so buoyed by others to stay and learn at the next event, and then the next one too. When I first heard of EdChange Global, I thought it would be an ideal place …
Edchange Global
Join me at https://www.edchangeglobal.com/ for a celebration of Global Change in Education. Choose from a vast array of presentations – including mine, which discusses the need for building relationships before reporting on learning progress. The link to my presentation is https://edchangeglobal.sched.com/event/03af2a497d47eea4bcd1b3493fae8921 and you can access resources to it in the previous blog post. I hope …
Developing community before writing reports
How often have you made it through the year to the parent-teacher-learner conference and are meeting a parent for the first time? I am guilty of this in the past, but think the approach in the video below has supported change in this area. I have a video as a walk through and the initial …
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Learner Expectations
I have been reading about Pisa recently, and some of the findings of the most recent maths assessment. Of note, is the difference between how some countries manage learners who are behind their peers. The most successful countries seem to follow one basic mantra: Expect no less of learners who are facing challenges to their …