Evidence-based practices for teaching writing – which ones do your teachers use?
Any school focusing on improving outcomes in writing would do well as a staff to read the article by Amy Gillespie and Steve Graham http://education.jhu.edu/newhorizons/Better/articles/Winter2011.html...
View ArticleWhat do teachers really want from professional learning on writing?
Preparing students to be 21st century learners has increased the focus on writing, not decreased it as some pundits have suggested. The internet with email, twitter and blogs as well as text messaging...
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What Australia Can Learn From Singapore’s Education System
According to OECD’s much talked about PISA testing, Singapore is one of the World’s leading education systems. Ranking 2nd, 4th and 5th respectively for Maths, Science and Reading, Singapore joins...
View ArticleWhy 1:1 can actually be dangerous for our students.
Never mind the digital divide, it is the distraction divide from which we need to protect our students. It appears that in our haste to protect our students from the growing digital divide between...
View ArticleA cold blooded reminder about the purpose of education
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 and on it was the breaking news of a horrific...
View ArticleGrowing genius students
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 big companies in my...
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