6 powerful strategies for paradigm-shifting teacher PD
/As educators and leaders, we need to re-think every aspect of our professional practice to consider ‘could we be doing this better?’ Here is a brain-dump of the 6 most powerful strategies that I have used or in which have participated.
Read MoreLeading innovative & transformative change: 5 key considerations
/This blog follows closely on the back of my colleague’s recent blog post, as I consider her thoughts and some recent consultancy experience. What are five of the key considerations I can see in leading a learning community down fresh pathways?
Read MoreRecycling whiteboards into new furniture
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Love the creativity of the NBCS community! In these photos: recycled whiteboard table by Ben Pridmore for the Design Studio; modular stool & table blocks by Chris Woldhuis for the Production Suite; Global Learning Village ‘Racer’ (3-in-1: chair, desk, locker) - concept by Jordan Keller. If we can unleash creativity, passion, empowerment and ownership within a community, there are no limits!
Want to further ignite entrepreneurial and visionary thinking?
/Want to further ignite entrepreneurial and visionary thinking? Join the 2012 SCIL Vision Tour.
SCIL Vision Tours have to be one of the annual highlights to which I most look forward. I love the SCIL Vision Tours because spending in-depth time with like-minded people who are similarly energised by fresh thinking, entrepreneurial mindsets, creativity and spontaneous dialogue, never fails to ignite new professional passion. This year we’ve managed to link up with some outstanding thinkers, as well as journeying to dynamic places and spaces. I love the intersection of minds as a way of sparking fresh vision – and with people from education, business and entrepreneurial backgrounds. This year the focus is once more on some northern European locations, plus the UK. Last year participants described the SCIL Vision Tour as the ‘best professional development’ a leader can undertake.
Read MoreWhat will schools look like in 2025?
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I’m often asked what do I believe schools will be like in 2025 … this is my best response. The notion of schooling is evolving. I don’t think they will disappear with the advent of online courses or other methodologies. But I do think they will change quite fundamentally. At the core will be relationship.
Dictionaries in Rwanda
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We have discovered that English language dictionaries are like gold in northern Rwanda. People from the NBCS community have kindly donated enough money for us to distribute 95 dictionaries. Interestingly, the school leaders are as desperate for them as school students.
