Options
April 1, 2021
Want to know what your options are? Try asking some of these questions:
Good questions have magical powers! Our brains are obsessed with answering them. You can use this to your advantage when faced with any situation that you want to improve. Ask good questions and get your brain going to work to come up with good answers.
The best brainstormin...
Over Teaching
February 24, 2021
What if the best LEARNING happens when we stop TEACHING so much?
There are an estimated 215 million drawing tutorials on YouTube. Half a billion music lessons to look at. Hundreds of thousands of videos that teach you how to ride a unicycle.
When did plopping learners in front of a screen become a default for everything? Surely,...
Professional Growth Cycles
January 6, 2021
In 2018-2019 we fought for this change ... HARD!
Having 3 days without pay to go and stand in the rain and chant along to "Kua tai te wā!" is up there with having a root canal on the enjoyment scale - but we did it and it worked! The old 'jump-through-hoops' appraisal system for teachers is out, and Professional Growth Cy...
Teacher Survival Guide: The End of Term Edition
November 23, 2020
Isn’t it weird how the whole COVID lock down escapade feels simultaneously like it was just yesterday, but also like it was aaaaaaages ago?
I’ve been seeing the carnage that’s been going on in schools over the last few weeks with the student (and parent) behaviors that...