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Comment on End-of-School-Year Student Awards by Janet Abercrombie

Janet Abercrombie — Sat, 11 May 2013 21:02:25 +0000

Thanks, Barry. It will be strange to end the year at Christmas. May need to tweak the ideas a bit.

Comment on Measuring For Learning by Jacqui Murray

Jacqui Murray — Sat, 11 May 2013 14:31:41 +0000

And what about the belief (to which I subscribe) that ‘C students rule the world’? They’re busy taking everything in, enjoying the high of learning without the worry of succeeding on a test. So they get C’s, which translates to A’s in life’s continuum. I love my students who are so mentally busy following a thread they forget to focus on the test checklist.

Another question: How do Australian standards compare to the Common Core?
* They demonstrate independence.
• They build strong content knowledge.
• They respond to the varying demands of audience, task, purpose, and discipline.
• They comprehend as well as critique.
• They value evidence.
• They use technology and digital media strategically and capably.
• They come to understand other perspectives and cultures.

Just curious.

Comment on About by expatsincebirth

expatsincebirth — Sat, 11 May 2013 13:29:44 +0000

Hi, I don’t know if you’re interested, but I just nominated you for the Sunshine Blogger Award. Your blog is a great inspiration – a sun! – for every parent with TCK’s!

Comment on Should Teacher Meetings Run Like Business Meetings? by BookChook (@BookChook)

BookChook (@BookChook) — Sun, 05 May 2013 13:55:23 +0000

I’ve attended many many “meetings”. The one that stands out was full of vehemence, rhetoric, opinions and went for over two hours. It came close at times to fisticuffs. What was on the agenda? We needed to decide school policy on what colour and how wide margins were to be in student exercise books. Sturm und drang!

Workshops however, were a chance to learn. (Especially workshops with candy!)

Comment on End-of-School-Year Student Awards by Barry Mernin

Barry Mernin — Thu, 02 May 2013 03:26:57 +0000

This, my friend is one of my favorite postings. Love it.

Comment on About by Janet Abercrombie

Janet Abercrombie — Wed, 01 May 2013 22:22:09 +0000

Hi Erin. Thanks for featuring me. Really.

One international teacher colleague is http://www.briancsmith.org/2013/05/01/doing-the-math/#comment-1446

You might also look on the facebook page of Education Bloggers: https://www.facebook.com/groups/EducationBloggers/ Many of them work overseas.

Good luck!

Comment on Student News Videos: An Alternative to Newsletters by Agrupa Downloads – Why Are You Blogging? [Guest Post]

Agrupa Downloads – Why Are You Blogging? [Guest Post] — Sat, 27 Apr 2013 01:03:08 +0000

[...] posts have been about ePortfolios, classroom management of 1:1 environments, and student news videos. Janet works full time as Head of Junior School in a school outside of Melbourne. She consults with [...]

Comment on Keeping Students Engaged in a 1:1 Project-Based Classroom by Agrupa Downloads – Why Are You Blogging? [Guest Post]

Agrupa Downloads – Why Are You Blogging? [Guest Post] — Sat, 27 Apr 2013 00:50:14 +0000

[...] tips for improving teaching and learning. Her top tech posts have been about ePortfolios, classroom management of 1:1 environments, and student news videos. Janet works full time as Head of Junior School in a school outside [...]

Comment on Student Electronic Portfolios: A Model by Why Are You Blogging? [Guest Post] | Agrupa Downloads

Why Are You Blogging? [Guest Post] | Agrupa Downloads — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 22:56:25 +0000

[...] writes practical tips for improving teaching and learning. Her top tech posts have been about ePortfolios, classroom management of 1:1 environments, and student news videos. Janet works full time [...]

Comment on About by eringirlspy

eringirlspy — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 08:50:12 +0000

Hi Janet… I would love to find other international educators like you and Barry Mernin who share their experiences, observations and advice about living and teaching overseas. Can you recommend any other really good ones that I can feature/highlight on our ISS webpage/social media? thanks!