dfw On deciding what we worship Last week I was invited to present to the Ministerial Cross Sector Forum, to be part of a panel on Modern Learning Practice. The slot was 4 minutes, and the
"Technology at the core" Technology drives South Korean 'smart' schools. Not much mention of learning in this video. Instead it's all about the technology. Because that's what makes a school "smart". Apparently. I know it's the job of the media to focus on the shiny. I'm
Seriously? This is the conversation? This image annoys me. To me it shows a real deficit thinking model that exists in our teaching profession. And it falls into the trap of accepting the common perception of what's actually important in education. I get the aim of the exercise. Let's
foo Make PD work for us. All of us. This evening I read Derek Wenmoth's latest blog post, which highlights the McKinsey report titled: Breaking the habit of ineffective professional development for teachers I've not had the chance to read the report in full, and it's only 12 pages long, so I will
inspiration A new year - new inspiration? About twelve months ago I started this, in part to learn myself some, in part to track where I'd come from, but inspired by some words by Maya Angelou. This year, after a superb break and in the midst of a rather glorious summer,
