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Reflections - part III

Greg Whitby wrote 1 week ago: As another school year comes to completion, I think it appropriate to leave the last word to one of … more →

Tags: Catholic schooling, Innovators, Leading Learning, Collaboration, De-Privatising Teacher Practice, McCarthy Catholic College, Teaching

The case for video games

Greg Whitby wrote 1 month ago: If you haven’t bookmarked the website Edutopia, you are missing out on some terrific education … more →

Tags: Relational Technologies, Innovators, Learning Environments, Professional Learning, Edutopia, James Paul Gee, arizona university, Video Games, Education

The 'f' word1 comment

Greg Whitby wrote 1 month ago: Michael Fullan recently addressed 100+ of our aspiring leaders in the context of leading change and … more →

Tags: Catholic schooling, Leading Learning, Teachers, Michael Fullan, John Hattie, Feedback, School Improvement, Data, Evidence

John Hattie1 comment

Greg Whitby wrote 2 months ago: The task we have set ourselves of building a high performing system has been challenging but our wor … more →

Tags: strategic focus, Leading Learning, Innovators, leadership, Professional Learning, Teaching, Michael Fullan, John Hattie, Visible Learning

Heppell Part 23 comments

Greg Whitby wrote 2 months ago: We’ve had the pleasure of welcoming Stephen Heppell back to the diocese. Stephen spent three d … more →

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

The moral purpose3 comments

Greg Whitby wrote 2 months ago: Innovation expert, Charles Leadbeater was in Australian recently sharing his ideas on why we need be … more →

Tags: Leading Learning, Contemporary Schooling, Learning Environments, Partnerships and Projects, Stephen Heppell, Parents, Students, Innovation, Charles Leadbeater

Tribes1 comment

Greg Whitby wrote 2 months ago: I’ve just finished reading marketing guru  Seth Godin’s latest book Tribes – We Ne … more →

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

Motivation4 comments

Greg Whitby wrote 2 months ago: Dan Pink has been working on a new book “Drive” about what motivates us. As an educator … more →

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

Learning with Technology1 comment

Greg Whitby wrote 3 months ago: I had the pleasure of c0-teaching a Year 6 class at one of our primary schools recently.  The effort … more →

Tags: Catholic schooling, Contemporary Schooling, leadership, Professional Learning, Learning, Year 6, Primary, Laptops, Today's Learners

Talent magnets

Greg Whitby wrote 3 months ago: The issue of how to attract and retain talented teachers is an issue that education systems around t … more →

Tags: Contemporary Schooling, leadership, Professional Learning, profession, Teachers, Principals, UNESCO, Staffing, 21st century schools

Teacher conversations #21 comment

Greg Whitby wrote 4 months ago: I was out at one of our primary schools yesterday talking about working in agile learning spaces. It … more →

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

Excuses vs Innovation7 comments

Greg Whitby wrote 4 months ago: I’ve been exploring the need for professional integrity and intellectual rigour in previous po … more →

Tags: Catholic schooling, Leading Learning, Innovators, Pedagogy, Assessment, student learning, professional integrity, Intellectual Rigour, student outcomes

Ticking the right boxes5 comments

Greg Whitby wrote 4 months ago: Dr Ken Boston, former director-general of the NSW Dept of Education and former head of England … more →

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

Peter Singer5 comments

Greg Whitby wrote 5 months ago: Princeton Professor of bioethics, Peter Singer has written in Melbourne’s Age newspaper this w … more →

Tags: Innovators, Contemporary Schooling, leadership, Teaching, Students, Peter Singer, Princeton, Melbourne Age, Philosophy

Is teacher selection a game of chance?1 comment

Greg Whitby wrote 5 months ago: Malcolm Gladwell has written an excellent article for the New Yorker. Gladwell draws a comparison be … more →

Tags: strategic focus, Contemporary Schooling, Malcolm Gladwell, New Yorker, hiring teachers, Teacher training, Beginning Teacher

The 'teacher effect'5 comments

Greg Whitby wrote 5 months ago: Last Friday, the Sydney Morning Herald published the results of a University of  New England Study c … more →

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

Publish and perish?3 comments

Greg Whitby wrote 5 months ago: There has been fierce debate between both sides of the political fence over the decision by the fede … more →

Tags: strategic focus, Rudd Labor Government, League Tables, Federal Government, Parents, Member for Chifley, Roger Price, under performing schools, Accountability


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