Every now and again you participate in some professional development that really spins your wheels. Education Coaching has ‘spun my wheels’ and then some. I have always been a ‘questioning’ practitioner – both as a leader and as a teacher. The use of good questioning has been a tool that has served me well, so…
Ipad Mini – YOU LITTLE BEAUTY
Oh you are a thing of wonder!! I love my ipad mini. Initially I was sceptical. I did not find copying over from my Ipad to be an easy process and from the start I worried, wondered and fretted on a number of levels – but thats another story and eventually I had it sorted….
The Great, the Forgetful, and the Fallen
An Interesting Week in Aotearoa It has been a fascinating week here in Aotearoa – Land of the Long White Cloud (thats New Zealand for those of you who are not in the ‘know’). All manner of ups, downs, dramas and saucy scandals. Where to start? The Great A very big shout out to two…
GPS Tracking – We Will Find You!!
GPS tracking – strange topic for discussion one might think. Not usually something that spins my wheels if I am completely honest – interesting in its own right I am sure – but not an area of interest or passion for me personally. Then I saw something that took my fancy. It appealed to…
Rainbows – Reminders of Beauty
“Rainbows apologise for angry skies” Rainbows are one of those lovely things that remind us that despite the rain – something special is just waiting to be discovered. This morning I had a blonde moment – I had a meeting I needed to get to – dutifully travelled through appalling traffic – got there to…
The Flawed Sausage Making Process – an Educational Tale
What does Dr Yong Zhao, sausages and a flawed education standards system have in common?More than you would think.Several weeks ago I was invited to a breakfast meeting, hosted by NZEI (teachers Union). The quest speaker was Dr Yong Zhao. He is an international speaker well known for his educational work. His main area of focus is…
Rhianna Concert – The Good the Bad the Sparkly
Rhianna has just been in NZ doing a 3 day, whirl wind, concert schedule for her Diamonds World Tour. We went. I recall the absolute excitement when Techno Man (under the strictest of orders not to mess up getting tickets – after all – what is the beauty of working from home if you can’t…
Evernote – A Principals Best Friend
I am an Evernote convert. So much so that I did the following; Provided all my senior leadership team with an ipad so they could start to explore Evernote as a tool for observations, walkthroughs and general storage of data Ensured my Evernote was on my iphone, mac and iPad (now an ipad mini) upgraded…
OS 7 – Do I or Don’t I Like It…
Well, despite not wanting to (I’m a creature of habit and I was quite fond of the look of my old iPhone operating system) – I took the plunge and updated. This was sometime ago and as you can see, I am still not that comfortable with the new layout and way of navigating around…
We need Leadership not Likership
I was trolling through the net, as you do when the weather has set in and the false promise of an early summer has dashed away laughing that you fell for it, when I stumbled upon this quote. ‘We need leadership, not likership’ Its an interesting quote, and it struck a chord. Leadership is a…