This is part three in a series inspired by Richard Gerver who presented at the NZPF Conference. Todays post are key takeouts from the keynote ‘Change belongs to those who prepare for it’. You can read part one on “What our students need’ here, and part two on ‘Finding the passion in education’ here. Leading change…
Author: Principally Mused
Oestrogen May Be the Answer
I have thus far refrained from commenting on the Labour leadership race. Not because I am not interested but because I am a bit over politics. I am surprised more are not ‘over it’, after the disaster that was the so called Election, the mess that was #dirtypolitics and the lack of cohesive team work…
Leadership Loneliness
Leadership Loneliness I met with a colleague today. Call it a critical friend session, sharing of ideas, solving of all things to do with writing in classrooms and senseless data collection and of course, an opportunity to share and offload. Speaking of senseless data collection, anyone else find the weeks at school issue here in…
Leading In Complex Times
Todays post was inspired by a keynote at the NZPF Conference by Brendan Spillane. Brendan is an ex teacher, principal and is well known for his work as an executive coach. He was our final keynote, and they choose him well. I have read some of his work and although I had heard of him,…
Visual Goal Setting
This is my fourth post inspired by the NZPF conference in Invercargill. The previous posts are; “Fifty Shades of Green‘, ‘Finding the Passion in Education‘, and ‘What do our Students Need?‘. Todays post was inspired by Patti Dobrowolski, TedEx speaker and presenter extraordinarie (well, in my eyes). Patti led delegates through the Visual Goal…
Finding the Passion in Education – Richard Gerver part 2:
Infographic number 2, based on the workshop I attended at the NZPF Conference, run by Richard Gerver. You can find part 1, ‘On What Students Need’, here. Education is the kind of profession, in my opinion, where all teachers enter with the distinct belief and desire that they are there to make a difference. I have…
What Do Our Students Need? Richard Gerver Part 1:
In my post Fifty Shades of Green, I mentioned that I had been to the NZPF (New Zealand Principals) Conference, where I had heard some fabulous speakers. This is the first post in a series, with my key takeouts from the conference. In an effort to consolidate my own thinking and learning in a variety…
Imagine If…
I have been wandering through a variety of social media sites in the last few days. You can tell it’s term break because I rarely have the luxury of time to randomly float around in social media sites aimlessly, usually I am researching or looking for something specific. It is however, aimless rambling that more…
Fifty Shades of Green
In the last week, I have been down in Southland for the NZPF Principals Conference. I will blog more about some of the fantastic speakers (in particular Patti Dobrowolski and Richard Gerver) we had and the workshops I attended, in posts to come. …
Air New Zealand – Clever Buggers
Air New Zealand are clever buggers really. I have just finished watching their latest air safety video, featuring Bear Grylls. It’s captivating, amusing and most importantly, it caught my attention and I felt compelled to watch. Prior to it starting, the hostess (do we call them that anymore – I suspect they may have a more…