Spoiler alert: this is a whinge. The primary sector is putting us secondary teachers to shame in the area of elearning. This is purely anecdotal, but: – how many secondary teaching focussed workshops will you find at ULearn or Latscof? (NZ’s elearning conferences). – as a direct result: how many secondary teachers attend? – show […]
Never before have I shared a room with so many teachers passionate about IT. I went to EducampAKL today, an unconference for teachers passionate about IT. Highlights: Smackdown is a great idea: two minute presentations where you’re not allowed to touch a computer. Just sign up and post a link. Someone else clicks the link. […]
I love netbooks. I love that the classroom has open windows and wide horizons when I have a bunch of them in my class. They’re great for research, blogging and presentation but music notation poses a significant problem. This can be solved by buying Sibelius for about $200nz. Actually, not an option. So I’ve started […]
Please only answer this if you are a PPTA member in Auckland south-of-the-bridge.
Jane Egan HOD Gisborne Girls SFRQ judge Covers band Senior music programme runs afterschool to combat timetable probs. Girls’ imbalance Essential: get a mentor from steph Friday: jam with the kids. Role modelling. Talk about gigs. Watch other women musicians. Women can’t stand that way that men do. Shona Laing, Lani Curtis… Youtube Girl posters. […]
Apart from me forgetting my physiotherapy appointment, the highlight of yesterday afternoon was the “Reflections on NCEA Moderation.” I’m slightly nervous about be too specific, but suffice to say that it was breathtakingly frank. One of the speakers was pretty brutal about the way NZQA is run They spent a lot of time talking about […]
Apart from me forgetting my physiotherapy appointment, the highlight of yesterday afternoon was the “Reflections on NCEA Moderation.” I’m slightly nervous about be too specific, but suffice to say that it was breathtakingly frank. One of the speakers was pretty brutal about the way NZQA is run They spent a lot of time talking about […]
This afternoon was the first meeting of my PLG. It was great to see everyone and special thanks to those who told me ahead of time that they couldn’t make it. Our goal is: Connecting learning through the key competencies: developing connections between subjects, EOTC, leadership, co-curricular activities; family and work. People seem to be […]
I’m almost at the end of the IT conference. I must say, my Google phone has really made it for me. The wireless has been very unreliable, so it’s been great to have 3g too. a fun night at the dinner last night, and I slept much better. the maori hotel has been quite hilarious. […]
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