Tag: relationships
it’s all about relationships
I was chatting with some teachers the other day about theories of education and in particular about some of the so called education gurus who often have much to say about how children learn best. As I reflected on our chat I realised that although I may not be an education guru, that I have, over the years developed […]
Connecting from the classroom
How often do you contact the parents of the students you teach? Do you maintain a class newsletter? Or do you send class emails? Do you have a class blog which regularly displays examples of student work? Or do you only see parents at interview time? I read this article recently that Parents are taking […]
Communicating from camp
I have just returned from three days at camp. Our year 5 and 6 students visit the beautiful bush setting of Galston Gorge for an outdoor education camp every year at this time. It is an opportunity for students to leave home comforts behind and try new things. To get out of their comfort zone […]
It’s All About Relationships
I spent two days last week at a conference, one day of which I blogged about here. While the conference itself was a great opportunity to update skills and learn new things, once again the best part of it was meeting fellow tweeters, catching up with old friends and building relationships with fellow educators. This […]
Connect, Collaborate and Create
Connect, collaborate and create. Three simple verbs, which have been tweeted by so many recently. In particular Pip Cleaves a connected learning consultant from New South Wales in Australia. Who has written an excellent post in which she discusses how these verbs are changing the face of digital education in her region of NSW. She […]
Relationships, Resilience, Respect, Responsibility
These four words have been chosen by my co-teacher Pru to reflect Year 5 2010, we are using them extensively in our PDH program and they define our approach to much of what we are trying to achieve. As I lay in bed last night trying to sleep on my lumpy camp mattress and pillow […]
What qualities should teachers possess?
It is often said that teaching is a vocation not a job. That to be a good teacher takes more than an interest in children or a love for ones subject matter. Some people like to mock teachers for our long holidays and apparent short school days. We of course know that most teachers spend […]