A Principal's Reflections

SEPTEMBER 29, 2024

Many of my friends, family, and colleagues know that I am routine-oriented. I get up around the same time every morning (5:00 – 6:00 AM), go to the gym, and then have a protein shake. When I am home, I follow up my workout with an elaborate smoothing, take the dogs for a walk, and then head to my office to generate a to-do list for the day. From there, I open up my calendar and get to work.

Psychology 391

Psychology Research 391

Cult of Pedagogy

SEPTEMBER 29, 2024

Listen to my interview with Dave Edwards ( transcript ): Sponsored by Listenwise and The Wired Classroom This page contains Amazon Affiliate and Bookshop.org links. When you make a purchase through these links, Cult of Pedagogy gets a small percentage of the sale at no extra cost to you. What’s the difference between Amazon and Bookshop.org? According to recent studies , the number of people who identify as nonbinary or transgender has risen steadily over the last 10 years or so.

Pedagogy 224

Pedagogy Psychology Library Social Justice 224

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 29, 2024

As a special education teacher, I often encountered students who struggled with solving math problems. Many would simply add all the numbers they saw without grasping what the problems were actually asking. To help, I introduced keywords like “all together” for addition and “difference” for subtraction. However, this approach fell short when students focused solely on the keywords, missing the problem’s context.

Elementary School 103

Elementary School Project-Based Learning Professional Development Critical Thinking 103

History Havoc

SEPTEMBER 29, 2024

If you are not aware, I am working on my Ph.D. through Liberty University. That is reason #1 why I have been absent here lately. I have so much I want to write about, but very little time. Currently I am taking 2 comprehensive exam courses. One on Early Modern Europe and the other on Early American History. Both are taking the majority of my free time.

History 98

History American History Teaching High School 98

Living Geography

SEPTEMBER 29, 2024

A cross posting from my 'At the Home of Geography' blog. This follows my work as Vice President: Education of the RGS. As you'd imagine, we are preparing to submit evidence and support the consultation for the new curriculum review to discuss what we hope to see in a future curriculum with respect to the geography entitlement and the nature of what is studied.

Geography 52

Geography Government History Education 52

Pedagogy and Formation

SEPTEMBER 29, 2024

This was the question that shaped one of two plenary addresses I presented to the 'Christian Schools Australia' annual conference in Brisbane recently. I was asked to speak to the 300 delegates about the key points of difference in pedagogy in Christian schools compared to public schools. The brief was to unpack the ideas in my book 'Pedagogy and Education for Life'.

Pedagogy 52

Pedagogy Teaching Public School Education 52

Living Geography

SEPTEMBER 29, 2024

A cross-posting from my GeoLibrary blog which has hundreds of books recommended and with some information about where they might be used, and why they deserve a shelf on the GeoLibrary. This book is on the Booker longlist. It's a fiction book, but is packed with geography. It's about four astronauts and two cosmonauts in the International Space Station.

Geography 52

Geography 52