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School’s out Friday
Judging by some of the comments on YouTube, there are some interesting images in this 1 minute film that AlmapBBDO created to advertise Getty Images.Here’s a description from the YouTube site: The film is surprising when showing 873 images in … Continue reading
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Connecting for a cause – the best kind of learning
For the past four years, as part of our Global Girl program, Toorak College has been connected to Daraja Academy. Daraja is a girl’s school in Kenya providing free education to impoverished girls who would not have access to a … Continue reading
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School’s out Friday
Ever feel like you’re existing in situations like this? This video’s been around for awhile, but I saw it for the first time this week when a colleague shared it with me after seeing it at a PD session. Made … Continue reading
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Do yourself a favour…
and read this. Why our kids need a powerful disposition to be self-managing learners when they finish their schooling, why they are unlikely to have it, and what we can do about it. Erica McWilliam is Author in Residence at … Continue reading
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Happy Mother’s Day, Mum
In 2007, at an assembly at my school for International Women’s Day, I delivered this tribute to my Mum to our Yr 7 – 12 students. I stumbled through the last paragraph, shedding a tear or two in the process. … Continue reading
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Schools out Friday
I haven’t seen a new Improv Everywhere video for awhile, so I was pleased to encounter this one when I visited their site tonight. Oh, to have a leisurely afternoon like that one. It seems all my days recently are … Continue reading
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VATE Conference – English and the Australian Curriculum
I attended a VATE Conference today about English and the Australian Curriculum. I’ve tried to export it here using Storify‘s export option, but it didn’t work. ‘Internal server error 500′ was the message I received. : ( You can read … Continue reading
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School’s out Friday
I love my iPad, but it pales in comparison to what you can buy in Germany apparently! You won’t need to understand German to get a sense of what’s going on in the video above, but you will need years … Continue reading
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How to use Vialogues
I used Vialogues in my English class last week. I think it’s a tool with great educational potential. I was going to write a lengthy post outlining the process, but figured it might work better if I created a screencast … Continue reading
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School’s out Friday
I’d never heard of Henry Rollins until this week. I was on a plane flying to Sydney, and there was an article in the in-flight magazine where he discussed his life. Then tonight, I was searching around for a School’s … Continue reading
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