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What is future focused learning?
Licensing info can be found here. This week I started a new role with the NSW Department of Education. I am now the Secondary Advisor for Futures Learning Unit, an initiative of Innovative Education...
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Re-thinking student-driven scientific investigations
Scientific investigations are key to being a scientist. A typical high school science curriculum will have the scientific method as a key component. Students learn about the steps of designing a fair...
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Makerspaces – Bringing play back into learning
A couple of weeks ago, I attended the Young Creators Conference, an event that brought young people from primary and secondary schools together to share their STEM/STEAM projects. One of the projects...
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Where are the teacher caves?
Image from http://all-free-download.com/free-vector/download/cave-entrance-clip-art_17032.html If you are interested in flexible learning spaces, you would’ve come across the concepts of campfire,...
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Embedding Formative Assessment: a book that has changed the way I teach &...
For the last couple of weeks, I’ve been reading Embedding Formative Assessment: Practical Techniques for K-12 Classrooms. It’s one of those education books that really speaks to me, from ‘aha’ moments...
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TeachMeet – professional learning by teachers for teachers
This week I ran TeachMeet Futures at the University of Technology, Sydney. It was the third TeachMeet I ran and I have lost count of the number of TeachMeets I’ve attended. I went to my first...
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How to teach “soft skills” in project based learning
I have done quite a few teacher professional learning workshops on project based learning (PBL). Nearly all of them have involved telling teachers about elements of authentic PBL, how to design a...
View ArticleFacing the glass ceiling
I have always been passionate about girls education. I had the privilege to give the occasional adddress at Randwick Girls High School this year. I decided to talk about the glass ceiling. As teachers,...
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Cardboard games STEM challenge – what worked well and what I’d do differently...
This year I have a Year 8 STEM elective class. It is a new course that my school is running where we build on existing syllabus outcomes in Stage 4 science, mathematics and technology mandatory....
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Reflecting on my practice in 2020 – what worked, what needs to be adjusted
This year has been like no other. I’ve previously blogged about the positives and challenges of teaching remotely during a pandemic, but even without a pandemic, this year was a year where everything...
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