After two years and eight assignments, I have finally submitted the final assessment task for my Grad.Cert. Middle Years Education. To say that it was a challenge is an understatement! It had been 23 years since I had last hit the books and written an assignment. Balancing the demands of school, home and uni was … More Life-long Learning
Seth Godin writes: “Something remarkable is worth talking about. Worth noticing. Exceptional. New. Interesting. It’s a Purple Cow. Boring stuff is invisible. It’s a brown cow.” I want my class to be a Purple Cow. I have just finished reading Teach Like A PIRATE, by Dave Burgess – one of the most inspiring ‘teaching’ books I … More The Purple Cow
There is no better feeling than returning from a conference feeling excited and inspired by what you have seen and experienced. Meridan State College, an independent public school in Caloundra on the Sunshine Coast, QLD, hosted a Junior Secondary conference that left me wanting to implement their ideas and practices immediately. A Pilot Program school for introducing … More Signature Pedagogies
Perhaps it wasn’t the Tweens that hooked me – in fact, I’m sure it wasn’t! I have wanted to be a teacher for as long as I can remember – in fact, I really wanted to teach in Special Education (but that’s a whole other story). I began my teaching career with a Kindergarten class. However, … More Why Tweens?
Tween Teacher 