Learning to run, running to learn
I recently completed a 50km ultramarathon in Australia’s stunning Blue Mountains. With 2400 metres of ascent and descent and over 8130 stairs on the course, it was no easy feat! …
I recently completed a 50km ultramarathon in Australia’s stunning Blue Mountains. With 2400 metres of ascent and descent and over 8130 stairs on the course, it was no easy feat! …
We recently booked our youngest cavoodle, Lola, into dog school to help her learn some manners (being cute isn’t enough in this world!). Before Lola could attend any classes however, …
There’s a cost effective and simple strategy, implementable by all levels of leadership, in schools of every size that will help build a strong positive school culture in your …
I have always been a passionate advocate for ‘getting out of the way’ of the students. That is, releasing control and allowing and encouraging students to THINK and WONDER. My …
Over the last 2 days I was fortunate enough to attend the Asia Education Foundation’s (AEF) National Conference in Melbourne. Along with close to 500 other educators from around Australia …
Inspired by my recent visit to the headquarters of Google, Microsoft and Intel in the United States, I returned to school keen to recreate the supportive atmosphere created by these …
I am sitting here in Oregon, USA in complete shock this morning. I woke up this morning and went down to the breakfast room as normal. The TV was on …
Read moreA cold blooded reminder about the purpose of education.
I have just finished reading this article from The Age newspaper labeling Australia’s education system as a ‘disaster.’ Below is my response to the article that states our system is failing behind the …
This blog post was originally posted on my other blog thelitladies.edublogs.org (a joint blog I have with Anne Rochford) According to OECD’s much talked about PISA testing, Singapore is …
Read moreWhat Australia can learn from Singapore’s education system
I have just been speaking to my mum on the phone about a boy she works with at school. She wanted some advice on a situation that occurred with him …