Thursday, I was down in sunny Nelson for a one day leadership conference with the link learning cluster, working with Charles and Allanah and the principals and lead teachers of the 20+ primary schools that make up this ICTPD cluster. The keynote was Key competencies in the 21st Century. In work that we (21st Century [...]
Next week my students and I are presenting at a conference in Sydney via video conference. They are presenting to teachers about how they use technology to enhance their learning. The presentation will invove me introducing and concluding the presentation, but the really important stuff is coming from the students. They are explaining how they [...]
At the innovate conference in Sydney in march I did a casual interview where I was asked a couple of questions and videoed as I replied. It was a little daunting, but quite fun http://www.schooltube.com/video/8340ef6e57b934375208/Inspire-Innovate-Vox-Pops-Andrew-Churches
On of the many concepts I got out of the Workshop on building future focus schools was sustainability. The concept is obviously not new, but its critical. Whether it is sustainability in terms of professional learning and development of pedagogy or sustainability in the use and reuse of learning spaces, its critical. Professional learning, isn’t [...]
I have enjoyed my trip to India. Visiting ASB, the American School of Bombay, was a pleasure. The Students were proud to host us and show the integration of technology into their learning, the staff were incredibly hospitable and unfailingly helpful. The organisation was crisp and clean. There was little to fault. My accommodation was [...]
Schools are great at celebrating success and achievement, but they seldom celebrate failure. Part of the workshops I have been running here in Mumbai have been focused on assessment particularly formative assessment. Too often, and particularly in the Senior schools, we have tunnel vision that is aimed and targeted on the final examinations that lead [...]
I woke this morning to hear the call to prayer from the local mosque, across the river from the hotel. Last night as we were driven to a reception we passed the catholic catheral which is held up as a tourist attraction here. Mumbai is a melting pot of religions and cultures, it really couldn’t [...]
I arrived last night at the hotel and I have to say its stunning. I am spending today preparing and if that goes well maybe some exploring to. I am struck again by the absolute contrasts between where I am in a 5 star hotel and parts of the same city I am in. Here [...]
Well I am 2/3rd’s of the way to Mumbai and the ASB-unplugged conference. Because of lots of booking I am flying Emirates to Mumbai rather than Singapore air. The quality is great but its a long haul from NZ to Dubai and then back to Mumbai. Then conference looks great and I am really looking [...]
Its fair to say that today has been good, actually very good. I recieved an update for ISTE 2010 in Denver and my two session proposals have been accepted. I am presenting: A 3 hour workshop on Saturday on learning tools and learning styles. A 1 hour presentation on the Digital citizen called Growing Digital [...]
