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Supply and Demand – the big issue for schools of the future
I’m currently attending the ConnectED conference of principals in the Newcastle region in Australia, exploring the theme of professional learning communities and enjoying hearing from speakers with a...
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Going deeper with learning
In his preface to A Rich Seam, Michael Barber writes about a revolution that is impacting almost every area of society, noting… This revolution is already in homes across the developed world and...
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A shake-up for education?
This week I had the privilege of attending an event in Auckland where Minister of Education, Nikki Kaye, officially released the final draft of the Digital Technologies-Hangarau Matihiko Curriculum...
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I’ve just had the pleasure of being a part of an intensive two-day Deep Learning Lab in Christchurch with educators from the NZ schools involved in the global NPDL project. Final day keynote speaker...
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Reflecting further on my two days at the Deep Learning Lab in Christchurch where the conversations canvased a wide range of issues facing teachers in schools at the moment. Not far below the surface...
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agency vs entitlement
Earlier this year I was on a flight from Auckland to Canada which had to make an unscheduled stopover in Hawaii to offload a passenger who had become seriously ill. I was very impressed by the way the...
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Change, beliefs and the ‘F’ words
The annual uLearn conference is over for another year, and as the new term begins it’s worth taking a little time to reflect on the ‘big ideas’ we came away with — the overarching themes and messages...
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Learning to Thrive from EDtalks on Vimeo. I’ve been pondering lately about the complex change in society, and how now, more than ever before, it is important for us to place learning at the heart of...
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The End of Average
I’ve just finished reading Todd Rose’s book The End of Average – a captivating read that challenges almost all of the underlying assumptions that form the basis of our current education system. Here’s...
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DEREK’S BLOG HAS MOVED
Thank you for visiting Derek’s blog. This blog has been moved to a new URL – please visit www.wenmoth.net to keep up with all of the recent posts. You can re-subscribe to the new blog from that site...
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