Tag: school

A New School
My friend hopes to move to Australia and work at an excellent school that is progressive, secular and innovative. Community is important and she wants […]

Connected…or at least, connecting!
The department supports its employees’ participation in social media online applications such as social networking sites, wikis, blogs, microblogs, video and audio sharing sites and […]

‘Shut Down The Schools!’
A new report asks a very important question in, ‘What can we learn today about the students’ aspirations, adoption and adaption of emerging technologies for […]

Thoughts About What’s Important in 2011 and Beyond at Our School
Hello colleagues, I jotted down a list of thoughts about 2011 that feel important for me to personally remember about our school and our directions. As you […]

10 questions for your child’s teacher
I have never had a parent ask me any of the questions listed below, except, perhaps, the one about ‘happiness’ in a number of guises. I […]
Asperger’s syndrome
Asperger’s syndrome has been explored in a number of creative ways in recent years but many people in the community are still relatively unaware of the […]
‘Prediction is very difficult, especially if it’s about the future’*
As I was unable to attend the Education Future Forum, held in Sydney earlier this year, Dr Phil Lambert kindly emailed me his presentation, 2010-2020: Ten Propositions […]
Growing-up online documentary
This PBS FRONTLINE documentary screened earlier in the year may be of interest. I found it pretty sensational but the chapter on high schools coping with the ‘revolution […]
Democracy at school
Does your school hold authentically democratic elections? The Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) is conducting our school elections for the first time in 2014 as our […]