The #hashtag and the #citizen: living with #paradox
We become what we behold. We shape our tools and then our tools shape us. […]
A Baker’s Dozen: Most Enjoyable Reads of 2017
Reviewing the books read or re-read in 2017, I chose the thirteen (sic) most satisfying reading experiences for the year. In other words, I reflected on how much stimulation and pleasure was felt sitting with the book – and why. If you have the patience, the following slideshow will countdown for this year. The rest […]
Dæmon Voices #review and my #reading in November
Philip Pullman’s Dæmon Voices – Essays on Storytelling is pleasurable reading for English teachers, students, writers and anyone who loves stories. Best known for the trilogy, His Dark Materials, Pullman has a deep, highly practical understanding of what it takes to craft a story to delight both novice and experienced teachers of writing. His obvious […]
La Belle Sauvage #BookofDust #review and my #reading in October
“But the meaning of a book is never just what the author thinks it is. It’s a great mistake to rely on the author to tell you what the meaning is. We don’t know. The meaning is only what emerges when the book and the reader meet.” Philip Pullman Philip Pullman‘s new novel is exactly the […]
Review to Achieve Educational Excellence in Australian Schools (draft submission)
This is my 3300 word draft for the Review to Achieve Educational Excellence in Australian Schools. Any feedback/criticism is warmly welcomed. The final submission is due by the 2nd November. Summary What should educational success for Australian students and schools look like? One of the themes listed – defining and measuring success in education – is […]
MyData: Personalising the Curriculum
Recently I presented DNA: Personalising the Curriculum at the WHAT IF? Embracing complexity through curriculum conference which has reinvigorated my belief that we need to make some profoundly important changes to our approach to educating young people about their “personal data”. I asked the question: what if school empowered students to understand & use personal data? Students should be well-educated about […]
Personalising Learning in the Age of Knowledge
“The greatest history book ever written is the one hidden in our DNA.” […]
#TheirBrilliantCareers #review and my #reading in September
“Actually, most of my previous publications listed in ‘Their Brilliant Careers’ are made up! It’s all part of the joke. The only real one is ‘The Weight of a Human Heart.’” “…as much as I love Australian literature and hope my fondness…comes thru in the book, it does tend to take itself a bit seriously […]
#Autumn #TropicofCancer #review and my #reading in August
I want to show you our world as it is now: the door, the floor, the water tap and the sink, the garden chair close to the wall beneath the kitchen window, the sun, the water, the trees. You will come to see it in your own way, you will experience things for yourself and […]
‘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 a difference for your learners.“ Advertising for a Visible Learning symposium at the Australian Council for Educational Leadership (ACEL) website “Assisting practising teachers to maximise their impact on student learning […]