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Teacher Performance Framework Part II

  • On 21-09-2012
In the previous blog post I shared that we need to develop new measurement and teacher development approaches that would actually lead to improvement in teacher performance rather than destroying it (as standardised test results appear to be doing). In today’s posting I am going to explore the thinking behind the 3 rubrics I have co-created […]
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Teacher Performance Frameworks

  • On 15-09-2012
Most frameworks being used to measure teacher performance are flawed. So what could be some authentic ways of measuring teacher performance that make sense?
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“Only 10 more weeks….” Stress Less: Work Smarter, NOT harder.

  • On 18-07-2012
Cathryn Stephens – Lead Educational Designer, Intuyu Consulting The start of a new term brings with it new stationery, new ideas and a new countdown to the next school holidays! Many teachers spend the last few, precious days of their break becoming increasingly stressed out – not necessarily about the curriculum to be developed or […]
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Success Criteria -the Missing Link in the Learning Partnership?

  • On 05-06-2012
Most of the teachers I work with, in schools all over Australia, have for some time included Learning Goals or Learning Intentions in their planning and use these with their students. Some teachers use WALT (What Are we Learning Today?) or simply begin with the phrase ‘Today I am learning to…’ In some learning spaces, […]
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Deliberate Practice and Skill Development

  • On 09-05-2012
One of the clear facets of the Australian Curriculum is the requirement for teachers to explicitly develop skills in the students. These skills include both the subject specific skills as well as what are now termed the general capabilities (another name for interdisciplinary skills). The challenge for teachers is figuring out HOW they are going […]
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Great Expectations: Coaching for Change in Schools

  • On 14-03-2012
The most challenging, rewarding work we do in schools happens when we have the opportunity to build a partnership with the school over time. We really love this aspect of our work. Through these partnerships we gain a deep understanding of the school’s culture and priorities, develop meaningful relationships with teachers and often we act […]
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Resources Issue

  • On 09-03-2012
For those of you in the wider world who don’t get a chance to catch all of our newsletters I thought I would include this quick blog post to capture some of the resources that have dropped off our web page which might be useful for you. We are consistently researching and developing ideas, resources, […]
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The Path to 21st Century Learning can be Challenging!

  • On 19-02-2012
For those of you who are new to this blog, we spend a lot of time working with teachers and schools at  the fore-front of shifting their school learning culture and their pedagogy. This week we had an revealing experience with one of the schools we are working with. It is early days in this school […]
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Opinions, Beliefs and the Importance of Context

  • On 09-02-2012
The following is an except from my book Exceptional that will be published later this year. For those of you who are first time readers – welcome. For those of you who are constant readers – welcome back for 2012! Everyone has an opinion about education. I do. You do. Kids do. Parents do. Grandparents do. […]
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