A Principal's Reflections
MAY 26, 2024
The social media landscape has changed quite dramatically when I first arrived in the space back in 2009. To put things in perspective, Instagram and TikTok were years away from existing, and Facebook was the dominant tool of choice. At that time, Twitter was emerging as the preferred space for educators to connect, and blogs were the go-to source for relevant ideas and strategies.
Becoming a History Teacher
MAY 26, 2024
Photo by Andrea Piacquadio on Pexels.com I was once in a conversation with a beginning teacher who told me about an interview question they had been posed. They then laid down a challenge: “I’m interested what you would have said”. The interview question was interesting, and not one I’d heard before: What three substantive historical concepts would you prioritise in the Key Stage 3 curriculum?
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Pedagogy and Formation
MAY 26, 2024
Life as we Inhabit many communities As I have written before on this blog, our children learn much more in the day-to-day life of the school than just curriculum content. Education is more than reception of knowledge. The life of the school in and outside the classroom has an influence in shaping them as people and citizens. Hence, all schools and their teachers have some responsibility to keep in mind a focus on transformation of students as learning and life are enacted together in a school 'c
Living Geography
MAY 26, 2024
The GERECO blog occasionally comes to life with a new post, and this last week saw a new addition. GERECO is the Geography Education Research Collective. This is worth a look.
Anthropology.net
MAY 26, 2024
Archaeologists have uncovered a pivotal chapter in human migration history with the discovery of thousands of stone artifacts and animal bones at the Laili rock shelter in Timor Island. This find challenges existing theories about the route early humans took to reach Australia and sheds light on their sophisticated maritime capabilities. Unveiling Timor's Archaeological Treasure Trove In a collaborative effort involving researchers from The Australian National University (ANU), Flinders Universi
Living Geography
MAY 26, 2024
These are high quality resources from New Zealand. I’ve been involved in a project - writing Geography and Social Studies resources for students. Suitable for year 7 - 11 students. Topic: Aotearoa New Zealand’s marine environment. Check these out here. [link] — Mary - enjoying WFH (@MaryWomble) May 25, 2024 Check them out here. They are all free and high quality with video materials to support the resources.
All Things Pedagogical
MAY 26, 2024
Over the last few weeks I have been thinking about the dangers that come from the familial in our educational spaces. This plays itself out in different ways so I will try to elaborate on what I mean, but I want to emphasize the familial in a couple of ways. The first is what happens when everyone knows everyone else (often too well) in smaller higher education institutions.
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