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Stairs and umbrellas
One of my former colleagues sent me a great example of how you can change people’s habits by turning something seemingly tedious into something fun. On the same day, I also received an email fro… more →
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Stairs and umbrellas
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Greg Whitby wrote 1 week ago: One of my former colleagues sent me a great example of how you can change people’s habits by t … more →
The moral purpose
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Greg Whitby wrote 1 month ago: Innovation expert, Charles Leadbeater was in Australian recently sharing his ideas on why we need be … more →
Tribes
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Greg Whitby wrote 1 month ago: I’ve just finished reading marketing guru Seth Godin’s latest book Tribes – We Ne … more →
Motivation
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Greg Whitby wrote 1 month ago: Dan Pink has been working on a new book “Drive” about what motivates us. As an educator … more →
Tweetback
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Greg Whitby wrote 1 month ago: I’m amazed by the power of Twitter to turn one thought or comment into a million directions … more →
Tweetback
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Greg Whitby wrote 1 month ago: I’m amazed by the power of Twitter to turn one thought or comment into a million directions … more →
Independent learners
Greg Whitby wrote 2 months ago: One of the things we know is that if you can develop your process for learning, then learning become … more →
Learning with Technology
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Greg Whitby wrote 2 months ago: I had the pleasure of c0-teaching a Year 6 class at one of our primary schools recently. The effort … more →
Talent magnets
Greg Whitby wrote 2 months ago: The issue of how to attract and retain talented teachers is an issue that education systems around t … more →
Parent feedback
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Greg Whitby wrote 2 months ago: As the league table debate simmers, I’ve been giving thought to how we build greater levels of … more →
Kids online
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Greg Whitby wrote 2 months ago: Researchers from Griffith university have recently published some interesting conclusions about youn … more →
Schools as global institutions
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Greg Whitby wrote 3 months ago: Britain’s Prime Minister, Gordon Brown delivered a powerful speech at the TED forum in Oxford … more →
Peter Singer
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Greg Whitby wrote 4 months ago: Princeton Professor of bioethics, Peter Singer has written in Melbourne’s Age newspaper this w … more →
Is teacher selection a game of chance?
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Greg Whitby wrote 4 months ago: Malcolm Gladwell has written an excellent article for the New Yorker. Gladwell draws a comparison be … more →
Education for the common good
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Greg Whitby wrote 4 months ago: A great resource from Edutopia with Howard Gardner - Harvard psychologist and author of ‘Multi … more →
Exploring professional integrity
Greg Whitby wrote 4 months ago: Teachers have long claimed to be a profession. However, I’m not too sure this claim can be uni … more →
Exploring intellectual rigour
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Greg Whitby wrote 4 months ago: The education landscape is rich with contemporary theory that serves as a solid base for contemporar … more →
Challenging the Norms
Greg Whitby wrote 5 months ago: Embracing intellectual rigour and professional integrity, a powerful change dynamic … more →
Getting it right
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Greg Whitby wrote 5 months ago: Mark Kelly, the global head of education for architect firm Woods Bagot has joined the chorus of pub … more →
