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Since I returned many people have asked many questions. At the Department’s State Office I have conducted a couple of seminars – they could go for half an hour, but so far interest has been such that we’ve always been fully … Continue reading
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I have spent time this week in the company of teachers and students from the xsel virtual selective high school. Barbara Bannister, Teaching and Learning Technology Officer from the school acted as my guide. Students and teachers from all over western … Continue reading
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AASA conference Los Angeles The American Association of School Administrators is a major professional association for district superintendents. This a big conference held in a different city each year. District Superintendents are the equivalent of NSW School Education Directors. In … Continue reading
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Today I visited the university of Oregon and spoke with professor Yong Zhao. He was generous with his time. It was a conversation where he fired ideas so rapidly I could barely keep up. He has an ability to use … Continue reading
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This is the home of Big Picture and the school has been operating for about 15 years. It has a beautiful campus with multiple buildings and I think students and staff feel privileged to be there. Everyone understands that the … Continue reading
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The Big Picture Ironbound Academy is a separate entity within a much larger school in Newark, New Jersey. Today I spoke with Angela Mincy, who coordinates the school and a number of students and advisers. I also visited two sites … Continue reading
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This school has high attendance and graduation rates, established relationships with colleges and a friendly, positive feel to it. Students and advisers welcomed me warmly. Three times a week they start the day with a pick-me-up activity. Today was a … Continue reading
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Bernera is a small island in the outer Hebrides. You drive from the island of Lewis and cross a bridge. Actually you’re crossing the Atlantic! The school serves its local community brilliantly, offering a broad curriculum which in no way … Continue reading
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Professor Mitra’s experiments show that the teacher saying ‘just let me explain this one little bit’ can upset a delicate dynamic in a self organised learning environment (SOLE). Some of the speakers are really making me flip my own thinking. … Continue reading
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Wouldn’t like to guess how many thousands are here. Lots of hardware – mostly improved but evolutionary. Lots of talk about learning and collaboration. One speaker says he’s sick of learning, what happened to ‘education’. Good point in the sense … Continue reading
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