On Friday, I was in Wellington for the PPTA ICT committee meeting. As usual, it was a full on day, leaving home to be at the airport by 5:50am is always fabulous, and then I got home a little after 9pm. As usual, these are my interpretations of what was said, and I am happyContinue reading “Reflections from the PPTA ICT meeting and the TELA laptop scheme”
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I reckon you do this for the fun of it….
Right now it is 6:43 am and I am on a plane on my way to Wellington for the PPTA ICT meeting. I should be prepping (actually I should be sleeping) by reading all the info that has been sent to us that I hadn’t quite got to yet, and instead I am reflecting onContinue reading “I reckon you do this for the fun of it….”
‘That’ class… and no I don’t want a seating plan
I am a little ashamed to say that this year I have a ‘that’ class. The class I can’t seem to get to work. Despite careful planning, talking it through with my HoD and their year level dean, trying a few different things like shifting furniture or even classrooms, they are still ‘that’ class. TheContinue reading “‘That’ class… and no I don’t want a seating plan”
Revision tools
Today in my yr 10 class we are doing some revision for an upcoming summative assessment on Monday. We still do paper tests… sigh. But practice makes perfect right 🙂 So as a class we were talking about some different ways we can do revision, and I think we came up with some pretty goodContinue reading “Revision tools”
Ponderings from #energiseNZ2017
In the holidays, I went to the ENERGISE conference (A while back, Arnika Macphail asked me if I’d be keen to present at Energise, and I was like ‘hell yeah’. Then she asked if I’d like to co-present with Steve Mouldey, who I had never yet meet in the flesh and I was like ‘HELLContinue reading “Ponderings from #energiseNZ2017”
Why do we still have cracks?
It is an easy answer isn’t it – a kid falling through the cracks. They didn’t fit that criteria, or that criteria, and they somehow got missed. Or they refused this help, or this consequence, or they moved to a new school (or a new home…) and didn’t get followed up on. There is insufficientContinue reading “Why do we still have cracks?”
Reflections from the April PPTA ICT meeting
(Please note – these musings are my own thoughts, and while I have done my best to accurately portray what was said, they are my interpretations and I have possibly misheard or misrepresented. Please get in touch if I have. I am happy to provide any more info, or put you in touch with peopleContinue reading “Reflections from the April PPTA ICT meeting”
When do we start?
I found this post in my drafts….. thought I had hit published, but the thoughts are still relevant I think. There has been a lot of discussion in New Zealand recently around the age our children start school. As a parent of a nearly 4 year old, I have been following with interest and anxiety.Continue reading “When do we start?”
Why share?
Life is just a bit hectic right now. Mostly by choice – I have kicked started organising a #teachmeetNZ in term 2 which takes a bit of planning, I has a Microsoft catch up session, and I applied and got selected to present at a conference in Toronto (squueeeeeee!!!!!!!) in a couple of weeks time.Continue reading “Why share?”
Getting Schooled
This year, I have a student who made the Olympiad training group. He sat the next round of selection exams last week. I have to say I am really proud of him, he has worked hard and independently, and has enjoyed the challenge. But it has reminded my just how much I have forgotten. TheContinue reading “Getting Schooled”
ibpossum takes on tech 