

Leaving AGGS
It has been such as fantastic three terms for me. Along with shared lunch with all my classes, I have been given notes of affection,...
Positive Mindsets
This was a conversation hosted by Briar who had undergone professional development based around positive mindsets. I can identify with...


Perception of age
One aspect of Ken Robinson's talk that I have always struggled imagining is the idea of mixed learning in terms of age. I found it hard...


Literacy through design
Leela is currently working on reinforcing literacy in Technology for her 'Teaching as Inquiry' focus. I have been helping her design...


5 Minutes of Calm
I've been having a problem with a particular class at a particular time. For some reason this naturally energetic class go ape on a...


Digital Technology as part of learning in the 21st Century
This was a 3-5 minute presentation I was asked to do on an aspect of learning in the 21st Century. I decided to start by looking at Ken...
Observation in the Art Class
One thing I took away from this observation was that the lesson had a real calm feel about it. This seemed to work well in this...
Our Session with Rhonda
Rhonda is a figure in our school whose expertise includes teaching based on the Maori culture and catering for Maori learners. We had the...


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Silence
It was the last period and this class is not only my technology class but my form class as well. We have a great rapport but sometimes I...