Posted By:  darrendraper Posted On:  Aug 18, 2008	21st Century Teaching and Learning
Of the 21,015 words used in the above post, 21,000 of them have been provided by the following Flickr users under Creative Commons licenses: Unhindered by Talent , shapeshift , Jim...... [view]

Posted By:  principalwalker Posted On:  Aug 17, 2008	100 best teacher videos
I came across this mainly US oriented list of the best 100 youtube videos for teachers . There are some worth a look. ... [view]

Posted By:  principalwalker Posted On:  Jul 24, 2008	Between Class Difference: Myth or Reality!
This week at our weekly leadership meeting we discussed a research article about an American school who number crunched student achievement over a 3 year period. This article really set us up for the weekly staff meeting where we were investigating the question: If research suggests the...... [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 3, 2008	Get Smart - Open the Classroom Doors!
One of the central themes of the Big Day Out this year was to “get smart and open the classrooms doors” so that instruction, which can often seen as private teacher business, can be seen and improved. Each year Darrell Fraser, the deputy secretary of the Department [DEECD]...... [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:  jmotbey Posted On:  Aug 6, 2008	TakingITGlobal
Michael came to Australia to give the opening keynote address at a confernece for Middle School Teachers in Adelaide. His talk was excellent - both interesting and inspiring - and has got my all fired up and keen to get involved.... [view]

Posted By:  VolunteeNepal Posted On:  Jul 20, 2008	Any Idea about Volunteering Nepal ..?
This has been 12 years working with International Volunteers. Most of them were young and student who had Gap Year and wanted to use that travel time with meaning. Yes, after having a lot of feedback from them we have designed a Unique program to Experience Real Nepal with Adventure and Social...... [view]

Posted By:  emilyjk Posted On:  Jun 6, 2008	summer's here...what to do?
Summertime is upon us in North America - the windows are open, and another school year is coming to an end. We know many students and teachers alike are planning out how to use their Out-of-School Time over the next couple months. Taking a tip from Scott McLeod 's awesome list of ideas for...... [view]

Save A Family Plan
Submitted By:   AmySAFP Website:  http://www.safp.org/ Phone:  519-672-1115 E-mail:  safpinfo@safp.org	Vision:   SAFP, in partnership with the poor, fosters conditions that promote healthy families and communities so that they can contribute to sustainable development. • Lack of participatory decision-making and necessary action......   [view]

Submitted By:   JoAnneT Event Date:  Aug 4, 2008 & Time: 0:00 AM-0:00 AM Event Location:  Suntec Singapore [view]

The International Conference on Teaching and Learning with Technology

Submitted By:   emilyjk Event Date:  May 16, 2008 Event Location:  Hilton Rye Town [view]

NYSCATE Metro Conference