How to explain something
Our focus this term in literacy is transactional writing. So we're looking at
writing recounts, reports, instructions and
Make PD work for us. All of us.
This evening I read Derek Wenmoth's latest blog post
[http://blog.core-ed.org/derek/2012/02/breaking-the-habit.html]
Teach for NZ - Thoughts...
There's been coverage in the press recently about the Teach First NZ (TfNZ)
programme, in the Herald
[http:
Be the force in that classroom.
For my writing I do most of my edits using Notational Velocity
[http://notational.net/], which is a great little
Barclass Reflections
Today my students have been reflecting on their Barclass experience. These are
the reflection questions that I gave them. Answers
Barclass Day 1
Today was the first day running a Barclass. Based on the Barcamp concept
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BarCamp], and
A walk on the waterfront.
A walk that reminded me, in the simple completeness of it, that it’s these things, in this place, with these people – that make up my life.
Where are the computers?
This weeks mass hysteria from the NZ Herald
[http://www.nzherald.co.nz/wired/news/article.cfm?c_id=1501834&
Top Gun as a model for continual change.
Invest in students and teachers. Institutionalize change.
Own successes and failures.
Moving ISPs - a creative writing lesson.
I had to change the school ISP this week, after 3 weeks of send email failure,
blacklisted emails and just
