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Know What You Stand For

1/18/2019

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Different situations provide us the opportunity to stop and reflect on who we are as educators, what we believe in and what we want for our students.

This is what I believe in...

Quality Teaching
  • Evidence-based approaches to teaching and learning to support the individual needs of every student.
  • Collaborative planning and teaching that incorporates an array of strategies, resources and people to optimise the learning experience for students
  • ​Contemporary and innovative teaching practices with effective and meaningful technology integration.
  • Ongoing, timely and specific assessment in the form of self-reflection, peer-feedback and teacher feedback.

Student-Driven Learning
  • Every individual being an active member of a collaborative and diverse community as a leader and learner.
  • ​A holistic approach to learning through leadership, arts, athletics, academics and wellbeing that empowers students to explore their interests and passions.
  • Inquiry-based learning to facilitate student agency as students question, research, make connections, take action and reflect on their process of learning through engaging, relevant, specific and challenging conceptual understanding.
  • Students developing transdisciplinary skills to solve problems through creative and critical thinking.
  • A flexible learning environment that is safe, supportive and promotes growth mindset, grit and resilience.

Positive Approaches to Leading
  • Every moment is an opportunity for leadership.
  • Visible, trustworthy and relational leaders who role-model expectations, exemplify integrity and work to positively influence and improve the lives of others.
  • Strategic thinking that aligns with the mission, vision and values of the organisation and inspires others to strive for high expectations.
  • Celebrating and nurturing the unique strengths, talents and abilities of individuals and supporting them to reach their greatest potential.
  • Facilitating professional learning through a coaching mindset to move each staff member from where they are to where they want to be.

Cultivating a Community of Caring
  • Positive and respectful relationships at the core of our community where every community member is valued valued for the knowledge, experiences and perspectives.
  • A whole school community approach to support every individual to flourish by developing curiosity, self-confidence, independence, happiness and a sense of purpose and place.
  • Strong partnerships with parents through open, honest and ongoing communication, opportunities to see learning in action and a proactive approach to addressing student concerns that might arise.
  • Wellbeing woven into every aspect of the school community, curriculum and culture for staff, students and parents.
  • ​The school community working as one to support the school, local and global community.
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Distance Education: Does it have a place in schools?

9/16/2016

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Distance education is often approached with mixed feelings with it being a good solution for some students to access learning from anywhere at anytime or an excuse for procrastination. As someone who is taking a distance education Masters degree, I see the value in distance education and am making it work for me living in Singapore and working full time.

There are also instances where distance education is useful for our students. Some students travel for competitive sports and take online classes or are homeschooled. But is there a place for distance education in a typical school with classes every day? 

I believe the answer is yes - if students have access to resources at home and if planned out appropriately. Flipped classroom learning or blended learning environments allows students to learn content at home while using class time to explore problems and answer questions, taking the learning deeper. It uses a combination of online learning and in-person experiences (Roblyer & Doering, 2014, p. 207). 
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This type of learning is something we are currently trialling for professional development with teachers. We have created a 10 week course where teachers are exposed to different technologies each week with tasks to complete. The weekly tasks are posted on a blog and class discussions take place through Edmodo. Teachers also have a blog of their own to share their learning and reflect on their practice. The course can be done completely online but there are 2 drop in sessions where participants can work through the course or use the time to ask questions of the two technology coaches leading the sessions and plan for how to integrate these tools into their classroom.


References
Roblyer, M. D., & Doering, A. H. (2014). Integrating educational technology into teaching [Sixth Edition].
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