Author Archives: corney
The Relevant Teacher with Patrick Green
Patrick Green is a Technology Integrator at Singapore American School. Here are notes from his key note on The Relevant Teacher. Focus on schools doing stuff differently (e.g. Da Vinci Innovation Lab, Sequoyah – institutionalise failure (called it ‘iteration’)) It is the … Continue reading
3D Metal printing in our backyard
A few weeks ago I followed up an invite from the House of Science to visit RAM 3D in Tauriko. So here in a new industrial area of Tauranga were some pretty switched on people doing some pretty neat stuff. … Continue reading
Exploring Deep Learning with Derek Wenmoth
Shallow? Surface? Deep? “.. the world has been focused on developing basic literacy and numeracy skills.” (Fullan, M., & Quinn, J. (2016). Coherence. The Right Drivers in Action for Schools, Districts, and Systems. Corwin Thousand Oaks.) Recommended reading: Fullan, M. (2013). Stratosphere: Integrating … Continue reading
Keynote by Abdul Chohan
Set up Olive Tree Primary School Devices are like taps. The water doesn’t come from the taps it’s the plumbing behind it that makes it work All our teachers are trained on twitter To change Belief – must be Simple … Continue reading
Ignite session with Maniakalani teachers
Each teacher had 6 minutes to speak, slides on auto advance. Audience asked to ask a Why, What and How question. Presenter then answers questions from the floor. Link to resource site – contains details of the MIT programme. Philosophy: … Continue reading
