Learning to Teach, Teaching to Learn
Source: s770.beta.photobucket.com via Summer on Pinterest I have been thinking deeply about the core business. I’ve had good lessons, great lessons and some fairly unsuccessful ones too. …
08 Oct
Do it, Share it, Lead it
Do it, Share it, Lead it
Source: shadowness.com via Summer on Pinterest The growth of any craft depends on shared practice and honest dialogue among the people who do it. We grow …
07 Sep
The Education Game
The Education Game
Why the act of play and the mindset of playfulness matters. Source: fc05.deviantart.net via Summer on Pinterest You can discover more about a person in an hour …
31 Aug
Managing Freedom
Managing Freedom
Source: allthingsgirlyandbeautiful.tumblr.com via Summer on Pinterest How do you manage your freedom? How do we manage our Freedom? What, in fact, is Freedom? As I have spent …
08 May
Dear Year 8 self…
Dear Year 8 self…
Source: thinkcontra.com via Summer on Pinterest “Be kind to yourself. You’re a much better person than you think you are right now. Teenage years are the …
17 Jan
Pedagogy and People over Places and Spaces
Pedagogy and People over Places and Spaces
The impact of flexible learning spaces on student learning and achievement in a school-based setting; A snapshot of the discourse Studies about student academic achievement and building …
17 Nov
Playing in public
Playing in public
There’s so much buzz around the notion of play at the moment. I know for sure that when my students play, they get lost in …
16 Mar
A Letter to Middle School Parents
A Letter to Middle School Parents
There is scientific data to prove that these children, because of better nutrition, are reaching puberty at an earlier age. But in many ways, the intellectual and emotional maturity of these children has not caught up.
20 Feb
The “F” word…in public
The “F” word…in public
Source: imgfave.com via Summer on Pinterest I secretly wanted to call this post “Why I make my Facebook Public”, but ‘Why and How’ posts aren’t my …
28 Dec
The year that was.
The year that was.
Source: flickr.com via Summer on Pinterest Things fall apart so that other things can fall together. In one of my favourite posts of 2012, my dear buddy …
29 Oct
This is a safety announcement…
This is a safety announcement…
If you are travelling with a child or someone who requires assistance, secure your mask on first, and then assist the other person. I’ve been travelling …
12 Sep
A Life More Ordinary
A Life More Ordinary
Source: via Elsielynn on Pinterest I’m in pursuit of the ordinary. It may sound pesimisic, defeatist, bland. It’s not. Far from it actually. It’s a heartfelt, …
