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Greg Whitby wrote 10 hours ago: Parramatta Marist recently introduced Year 10 students to 151 – the extension of the Problem B … more →

Tags: Contemporary Schooling, Partnerships and Projects, Relational Technologies, 151, engagement, Parramatta Marist, PBL, pdhpe, Senior Curriculum

Stairs and umbrellas1 comment

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 →

Tags: Contemporary Schooling, Learning Environments, Habits, Imagination, independent learners, Learning Spaces

The science of learning 1 comment

Greg Whitby wrote 3 weeks ago: How many of us have fond memories of Year 9 science?   I suspect most of us don’t unless we ha … more →

Tags: Catholic schooling, Innovators, Br Anthony Robertson, Energy and Ecology, Feedback, John Hattie, Parramatta Marist, PBL, project-based learning

The 'f' word1 comment

Greg Whitby wrote 4 weeks ago: Michael Fullan recently addressed 100+ of our aspiring leaders in the context of leading change and … more →

Tags: Catholic schooling, yyyy, Common Indicators, Data, Evidence, Feedback, John Hattie, Michael Fullan, School Improvement

John Hattie1 comment

Greg Whitby wrote 1 month ago: The task we have set ourselves of building a high performing system has been challenging but our wor … more →

Tags: Innovators, leadership, Professional Learning, strategic focus, yyyy, Ann D Clark, John Hattie, Michael Fullan, System Learning

Heppell Part 23 comments

Greg Whitby wrote 1 month ago: We’ve had the pleasure of welcoming Stephen Heppell back to the diocese. Stephen spent three d … more →

Tags: Relational Technologies, strategic focus, yyyy, leadership, Teachers, technology, Stephen Heppell, secondary schools, Learning in Today's World

The moral purpose3 comments

Greg Whitby wrote 1 month ago: Innovation expert, Charles Leadbeater was in Australian recently sharing his ideas on why we need be … more →

Tags: Contemporary Schooling, Learning Environments, Partnerships and Projects, yyyy, Broadmeadows, Charles Leadbeater, Community, Early Years of Schooling, Innovation

Tribes1 comment

Greg Whitby wrote 1 month ago: I’ve just finished reading marketing guru  Seth Godin’s latest book Tribes – We Ne … more →

Tags: Catholic schooling, Innovators, Contemporary Schooling, yyyy, leadership, Teachers, Ken Robinson, the Element, School

Motivation4 comments

Greg Whitby wrote 1 month ago: Dan Pink has been working on a new book “Drive” about what motivates us. As an educator … more →

Tags: Innovators, Contemporary Schooling, yyyy, Rudd Labor Government, Daniel Pink, Teachers, Federal Government, Creativity, Drive

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 →

Tags: Contemporary Schooling, Relational Technologies, yyyy, Web 2.0, facebook, hsc, Ancient History, Social Technology, teacher

Parent feedback5 comments

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 →

Tags: Contemporary Schooling, Innovators, Partnerships and Projects, Accountability, Feedback, global village, leadership, League Tables, learning communities

Kids online 2 comments

Greg Whitby wrote 3 months ago: Researchers from Griffith university have recently published some interesting conclusions about youn … more →

Tags: Relational Technologies, strategic focus, Contemporary Schooling, blogs, Internet, Students, Griffith University, Brittanica, Margee Hume

Teacher conversations #21 comment

Greg Whitby wrote 3 months ago: I was out at one of our primary schools yesterday talking about working in agile learning spaces. It … more →

Tags: Catholic schooling, Innovators, Pedagogy, yyyy, Learning Environments, Professional Learning, Learning Networks

Excuses vs Innovation7 comments

Greg Whitby wrote 3 months ago: I’ve been exploring the need for professional integrity and intellectual rigour in previous po … more →

Tags: Catholic schooling, Innovators, Pedagogy, yyyy, Assessment, Excuses, Innovation, Intellectual Rigour, Lens

Ticking the right boxes5 comments

Greg Whitby wrote 3 months ago: Dr Ken Boston, former director-general of the NSW Dept of Education and former head of England … more →

Tags: strategic focus, yyyy, leadership, League Tables, Ken Boston, NSW Department of Education, High Performing Systems, Australian Primary Principals Association, National Testing

Schools as global institutions2 comments

Greg Whitby wrote 3 months ago: Britain’s Prime Minister, Gordon Brown delivered a powerful speech at the TED forum in Oxford … more →

Tags: Relational Technologies, Conferences, Innovators, Contemporary Schooling, Learning Environments, Partnerships and Projects, gordon brown, Britain, Prime minister

The 'teacher effect'5 comments

Greg Whitby wrote 4 months ago: Last Friday, the Sydney Morning Herald published the results of a University of  New England Study c … more →

Tags: strategic focus, Innovators, yyyy, leadership, Teaching, John Hattie, University of New England, Sydney Morning Herald, study

The 'teacher effect'5 comments

Greg Whitby wrote 4 months ago: Last Friday, the Sydney Morning Herald published the results of a University of  New England Study c … more →

Tags: strategic focus, Innovators, yyyy, leadership, Teaching, John Hattie, University of New England, Sydney Morning Herald, study

Adaptive leadership

Greg Whitby wrote 4 months ago: I am often looking for new perspectives on leadership and find the Harvard Business Review valuable … more →

Tags: leadership, strategic focus, Viviane Robinson, heifetz, Harvard Business Review, Adaptative Change, Next Practice, vivia, School


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