Articles

Principals Pen Thursday, 28 Mar 2019

MASTERY VS SPEED

David Geurin is a US educationalist, father of four, principal, and author of Future Driven. He...

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Learning Landscape Thursday, 14 Mar 2019

RESULTS IN WRITING ACHIEVEMENT THROUGH...

We began implementing our Writer’s Workshop program in 2016 across the school. We have seen...

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Principals Pen Thursday, 14 Mar 2019

ADDRESSING STUDENT BEHAVIOUR

Educating the mind without educating the heart is no education at all. - Aristotle A proactive...

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Thursday, 28 Feb 2019

SMH OPINION: NAPLAN CHANGES THE...

The following excerpt is from an opinion piece by Jane Mueller, published by the Sydney...

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Principals Pen Thursday, 28 Feb 2019

REWARDS AND MOTIVATION

Dangling a carrot in front of a donkey serves a purpose in the short-term, but...

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Learning Landscape Tuesday, 12 Feb 2019

IMPROVEMENT IN STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT IN...

In 2016, we introduced Daily 5 throughout the school. Daily 5 is a literacy framework...

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Learning Landscape Friday, 01 Feb 2019

RESULTS IN STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT THROUGH...

We have been teaching subjects such as History, Geography, Science, Technology, Civics and Citizenship and...

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Principals Pen Thursday, 31 Jan 2019

A NEW RULE: WHAT DOES...

On the surface, rules serve a community well. They exist to promote harmony and maintain...

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Principals Pen Wednesday, 21 Nov 2018

DIFFERENTIATION TRUMPS WORKSHEETS

Asking all 6th-graders to master the same concept at the same time is like asking...

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