Category: Professional development
Asia Education Foundation: Australia-India #BRIDGEprogram2017
Cultural exchange is a very important value for the school I serve. “A Wider World View” is encouraged through hosting guests, especially from our region […]
Mindfulness and Grit
In all those very different contexts, one characteristic emerged as the best predictor of success. And it wasn’t social intelligence, it wasn’t good looks, physical […]
The BOSTES Review
The Review of BOSTES (Board of Studies, Teaching and Educational Standards NSW) commissioned by the NSW Minister for Education in March 2016 has been released. […]
NSW Premier’s Teacher Scholarship Study Tour: San Francisco #4
San Francisco is a wonderful city to explore with many homes and buildings having memorable architecture. Tacy Trowbridge hosted my visit to Adobe in San Francisco (located […]
NSW Premier’s Teacher Scholarship Study Tour: Washington #3
“The Genographic Project is an ambitious attempt to answer fundamental questions about where we originated and how we came to populate the Earth. Through your […]
NSW Premier’s Teacher Scholarship Study Tour: New York #2
“From its inception, a PDS education was founded on relationships and learning by doing; it valued play as creative cognitive growth and working together as […]
NSW Premier’s Teacher Scholarship Study Tour: New York #1
“No one should come to New York…unless he is willing to be lucky.” […]
#BYOD Tool: #AdobePost
Adobe Post is a great free tool for placing text on photos and is compatible with iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch. Of course, this makes it […]
Building Australia Through Citizen Science*
What place does citizen science have in our schools? I pinched the title of this article from a paper published this year by the Office […]
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‘The Cult of Hattie’: ‘wilful blindness’?
“There is a science to learning and we are finding out more and more about what works best to support the learning processes that make […]