I am fortunate to be working with two talented Kinder teachers, Nicole and Romina, at St Peter Chanel, Regents Park, a suburb in south-western Sydney. This is what the learning space looks like for the kinder students. (Photo quality bit dodgy – took it with my phone!!) Exciting stuff!
When I visited last Thursday, the children [...]
Archive for May, 2009
Now THAT’S what I call learning!
Posted in ESL, Regents Park, early learning, learning on May 31, 2009 | 5 Comments »
More on reconciliation…..
Posted in aboriginal, australia on May 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
This is a photo taken by Julie which you can view on her fabulous blog, Sydney-Eye. You can also read her post about the fight for recognition undertaken by Australia’s indigenous people. Just incredible to realise that it wasn’t that long ago that Aboriginal people were not recognised as citizens of Australia…..yes, the original inhabitants [...]
National Reconciliation Week
Posted in aboriginal, australia, cultural identity, resources on May 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Each year National Reconciliation Week (NRW) celebrates the rich culture and history of the First Australians. It is the ideal time for everyone to join the reconciliation conversation and to think about how we can help turn around the disadvantage experienced by many Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
Check out the National Reconciliation website for [...]
Time out.
Posted in Uncategorized on May 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Took some time out in Melbourne recently. It really comes into its own during autumn. Great cafe culture too. I sat in many cafes and watched the world pass by – always with a glass of good Aussie wine in hand.Bliss!
Back to the grind this week……seems so long ago….
What’s in your toolkit?
Posted in Web 2, technology on May 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
It’s been a while since I visited Jane Hart’s “E Learning Pick of the Day.” This is one of her latest offerings. She always explains the latest technological tools in user-friendly terms that even I can understand!!
This slideshow highlights her top 25 tools for learning. How many do you use or at least know about? [...]
Young teachers
Posted in australia, teaching on May 17, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
While browsing ABC News online, I came across a report about the number of young teachers leaving the profession within their first four years of teaching. It was obviously meant to sound alarming. Couldn’t quite make sense of the different figures quoted in the report though.
Made me think about the many young teachers I worked [...]
“It sucked.”
Posted in NAPLAN, australia, testing on May 17, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
That’s what my 10 year old nephew Tom thought of the recent NAPLAN test (national literacy and numeracy tests across Australia) that he sat in Year 5. His younger sister, Ellie, who sat the Year 3 version, had similar thoughts. She said in a flat montone (so unlike her!)
It was hard!
They both attend a small [...]
Brilliant.
Posted in Uncategorized on May 2, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Loved it, loved it, loved it! As I did her other novels. And Chimanda Ngozi Adichie is coming to the Sydney Writer’s Festival this month. Brilliant!
‘Nough said.
Who would have “thunk” it!!
Posted in australia, teaching, testing on May 2, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Apparently a report into teacher quality in Queensland has recommended that all graduating teachers should sit a basic literacy and numeracy test before they teach in schools. The premier of Queensland thinks it is a good idea. No, really.
Furthermore, the report believes that some teachers can’t teach……..and they think a test will fix that??!! Sorry, [...]
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