How do you collect student voice? I am fascinated by student voice and student agency, I always have been. Back in the ‘day’, my classroom was all about co constructing learning and behaviour, with the students. Very little happened without student input, design and consensus. At the time it didn’t have the modern label of…
Category: education
Day 22: The Buzz of Learning #28daysofwriting
Something strange on the playground….I wonder… At our place, we are working on strengthening our collaborative opportunities and providing our students with learning experiences that ignite their sense of wonder, curiosity and inquiry. So today, to kick off our whole school inquiry, something strange happened. Watching the Video of the ‘incident’ in the hall…
Day 21: Isn’t Teaching a Full Time Job? #28daysofwriting
Sometimes I read things that make me mad. Not a little cross or partial fuming, but eye narrowing, brow furrowing and blood boiling mad! What would make me mad you ask (no, it is NOT a trick question those of you who know me well)?…
Day 19: Reinvigorating a Mojo Meltdown #28daysofwriting
Ever had a mojo meltdown? By mojo meltdown I refer to those times in your career when you feel like you have lost your passion, that the bounce in your step is more of a dull thudding drag, and the enthusiasm for jumping out of bed each morning has become something akin to a sloth…
Day 17: Speed Dating for Beginning Teachers #28dayofwriting
I‘ve not long returned from a speed dating for student and beginning teachers workshop called ‘advice at first sit’. Run by our local teachers union, it was designed to assist those teachers new to the job market with some advice on their CV, Cover Letter and the job interview. I had been asked to be…
Day 16: So Now What? #28daysofwriting
Part Four: This is the last in a series of posts on poverty. In part one we looked at the differences between generational and situational poverty, and made the connection that at any given time, any one of us could end up in the position of situational poverty. Then, in part two we looked at…
Day 15: Negotiating the Hidden Rules of Poverty #28daysofwriting
Part Three: Todays post is a continuation of the two prior – the first was about talking about Generational versus Situational poverty, yesterdays was about the resources you need for success, and today is about the hidden rules that define our lives. Hidden rules are the unspoken habits of a group and refer to when you…
Day 14: The Resources Needed for Success #28daysofwriting
Part Two: In the first part of this mini series on poverty, I began by looking at defining poverty, and the difference between Generational and Situational poverty. I talked a little bit about what drives those in poverty, those in the middle classes and those who are wealthy. I made mention that one of the…
Day 13: Let Us Define Poverty #28daysofwriting
Part one: Yesterday I posted about how we need to address the social and emotional wellbeing of our students before we have a hope in Hades of getting any form of academic success, particularly for those students who are most vulnerable and at risk. The quote that gave me my initial inspiration mentioned Maslow, as…
Day 12: Social and Emotional Wellbeing Before Academic Success #28daysofwriting
Shamelessly ‘borrowed’ off twitter 🙂 The above Meme is doing the rounds on twitter. I saw it after it had been reposted by The Badass Teachers Association (US chapter, and an organisation, incidentally, all teachers around the world should be keeping an eye on due to the issues they raise). It has inspired todays…