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Posted By:  principalwalker
Posted On:  Aug 27, 2008

  Challenges of learning to change and changing to learn
This 5 minute clip is useful for educators either as individuals or in teams in schools to talk through and using technology to so new things in new ways. It challenged me - do we have classrooms or learning communities [go outside the 4 walls]? These are not mutually exclusive I...... [view]
Posted By:  principalwalker
Posted On:  Aug 26, 2008

  Sage words for bloggers
I have just stumbled upon Chris Lott’s blog which has provided some sage like words to explain why I share my thoughts on a blog and …. the words were written 500 years ago by Michel Montaigne .   [An account of a trivial event] would be rather pointless were it not for...... [view]
Posted By:  principalwalker
Posted On:  Aug 23, 2008

  Does consistency mean sameness or mindfulness?
At this weeks staff meeting Sarah, the assistant principal and I talked about the weeks walkthroughs posing some questions in particular the above question - is consistency between classrooms sameness or mindfulness?  We used circle time to share our thoughts where Sarah and I have...... [view]
Posted By:  principalwalker
Posted On:  Jul 27, 2008

  Kath Murdoch, an inspiration on how to learn within a social context.
Readers of my blog will know that we have had Kath Murdoch working with our teachers at Elsternwick Primary over the past 4 years. Kath initially worked with the whole staff to develop some shared understandings about inquiry learning and then shifted to supporting teams. Her team work...... [view]
Posted By:  principalwalker
Posted On:  Jul 29, 2008

  New Learning Spaces
This is another post on learning spaces we have constructed. These images are of a new building that houses years 5 and 6 students. The first image is of a large central spaces that facilitates learning in different size groups. There are digital whiteboards located at either...... [view]
Posted By:  principalwalker
Posted On:  Aug 4, 2008

  Shift Happens updated video
I have posted the updated version of Shift Happens as its still worth showing teachers and parents to set the context for change in education. It goes for about 7 minutes but hang in there - the discussion afterwards is worth it. ... [view]
Posted By:  principalwalker
Posted On:  Aug 10, 2008

  Toronto Superintendent Kathy Cowan visits Elsternwick.
On Wednesday 7/8/08 I was honoured to host Kathy Cowan a superintendent of a family of schools [SE6] in Toronto . I first met Kathy at Harvard University in 2006 and again in 2007 in Toronto when I visited a number of the family’s principals. Readers of my blog...... [view]
Posted By:  principalwalker
Posted On:  Aug 11, 2008

  takingitglobal.org
I have just joined Michael Furdyk’s learning community called takingitglobal . I heard Michael speak in Sydney last year about trying to connect the youth around the world so that we can truly understand whats happening and take action. When you join the community you get to set up a free...... [view]
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