Julie Boyd Education- AN ECOLOGY OF EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP© Julie Boyd 2012 Traditional models and theories of leadership are not necessarily helpful in a contemporary world. One of the challenges for educational leaders is in the realisation that education can no longer be quarantined from our broader society and environment. A theory of leadership derived from principles of ecology calls for a radical [...]
- Teacher Performance Measures: A Reflection
- Stephen Heppell talking to Marc Prensky about the role of the teacher in todays world.First posted on http://edupln.ning.com/video/marc-prensky-what-is-the-role-of-the-teacher-in-todays-world?xg_source=shorten_twitter
- Why Teachers are Leaving the professionThis story shows how, and why, NOT to improve teacher performance through standardised test links to merit pay. A very salutory story. Terrific story by a brave ex-teacher. A teacher’s story: Why the DC Impact system Bloomberg wants NYC schools to emulate caused me to leave teaching First published on, and well worth a visit [...]
- Finnish Education – what the fuss is all aboutRespected American journalist, Dan Rather, reports on what the fuss is all about over Finnish Education. It’s interesting that this is exactly what was happening in Australian schools in the 1990s. It is the greatest failure of Australian political advisors that this was not pursued, but rather our cultural cringe had us looking to America [...]
- The Flipped Classroom -newly invented – but used in Austalia 20 years agoThe Flipped Classroom Original post by Jackie Gerstein, Ed.D. at http://wp.me/pKlio-cq Due to Khan Academy’s popularity, the idea of the flipped classroom has gained press and credibility within education circles. Briefly, the Flipped Classroom as described by Jonathan Martin is: Flip your instruction so that students watch and listen to your lectures… for […]
- Why Public School Teachers are Occupying Wall Street5 Reasons Why Public School Teachers are Occupying Wall Street The classroom and the boardroom are often seen as dissimilar spaces. In classrooms, there are students and teachers; two groups of people that have the most insight on the current debate about what to do with the broken education system, but whom have rarely been [...]
- The Simple Complexity of Childrens ThinkingThe biggest mistake many teachers make is to assume that students think the same way they do. As once said by the brilliant Bob Samples author of one of my favourite books ‘Open Mind, Whole Mind ‘ If I force the child to see the world in the narrow patterns of my history and myperspectives. [...]
- Schools Built from Bottles, Not BricksGuatemalan Schools Built from Bottles, Not Bricks Zak Stone The cost of building new classrooms and schools shouldn’t prohibit students in the developing world from accessing a quality education, but new construction, even using inexpensive materials like cinder block, can run up a five-digit bill in construction costs. Now, Hug It Forward, a nonprofit […]
- iSad – Memories of Steve Jobs – for my Grandkids“Be a yardstick of quality. Some people aren’t used to an environment where excellence is expected.” – #SteveJobs http://www.nationaltimes.com.au/opinion/cartoons Here’s to the crazy ones: a farewell to Steve Jobs by Michael Rose We knew. We may not have wished to know, and perhaps it was easier to push away that sense of impend […]
- AN ECOLOGY OF EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP
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Bolivia, Pachamama and Climate Change
A beautiful piece by the brilliant young Chloe Maxim on how the issue of climate change is viewed in Bolivia. With young people who understand as deeply as this, one would like to think the planet is in good hands. … Continue reading
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Richard Milne separates skepticism from denial
Dr Richard Milne from the University of Edinburgh has published an entertaining and educational lecture ‘Critical Thinking on Climate Change’. He explores the nature of science and genuine scientific skepticism while managing to pack in more cartoons, animations and jokes than … Continue reading
Climate Change Is Affecting Traditional Knowledge
http://www.ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=56864 Life forms react in surprising ways to pressures of all kinds BOGOTA, Aug 16, 2011 (Tierramérica) – The traditional knowledge of nature developed since ancestral times by Colombia’s indigenous peoples is increasingly challenged by the unnatural effects of climate … Continue reading
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Bill Maher on why Climate Change cannot be voted for
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Jan Cameron of Katmandu installs conservationist as woodchip mill manager in Tasmania
JanCameron is an amazing woman appoints conservationist to run woodchip mill in Tasmania tinyurl.com/6bamy4j tinyurl.com/27ru3em One of Australia’s wealthiest individuals gives away much of her fortune each year. She is best known as the founder of retail chain Kathmandu, which … Continue reading
Fight against Climate Change must be directed against Transnational Corporate Greed – environmentalists
by INA ALLECO R. SILVERIO Bulatlat.com http://bulatlat.com/main/2011/07/06/fight-against-climate-change-must-be-directed-against-transnational-corporate-greed-environmentalists/2/ According to IBON data, TNCs account for 50 percent of all oil, gas and coal extraction and refining. Only 10 TNCs account for about 41 percent of world production of oil and gas, … Continue reading
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Climate debate deserves more than hysteria and populism.
A terrific article by Barry Jones – possibly the most brilliant man I’ve ever had the pleasure of speaking to. First published in the National Times Australia http://twitter.com/NationalTimesAU ————————————————————————————————————————————— Labor has not explained the climate change problem with conviction. The … Continue reading
A gap in the denial of climate change science
Terrific article by Nicole Hodgson first published in http://www.abc.net.au/unleashed/2778378.html ——————————————————- For climate change ‘sceptics’, denialists, contrarians or what Barry Jones recently called ‘confusionists’ to be right about the science of climate change, an alternative reality must be both plausible and … Continue reading
If Catastrophic Weather Events Don’t Get Us, Irrationality Might. How Language Changes our Choices
Whether people accept manmade global warming as real may depend on the weather outside that particular day, a new study finds. Weather and climate The study results suggest that because global warming and climate are complex and long-term trends, people … Continue reading
2010 hottest, wettest year on record
2010 hottest, wettest year on record, say climatologists http://t.co/vkhUuD8 via @guardian Not only the warmest on record, but the wettest, with several other near highs as well, such as snow blizzards in Europe and extent of arctic ice melt, all predicted … Continue reading
Australian sea level rise projections
http://www.ozcoasts.org.au/ Sea level rise projections for some areas of Australia released including Sydney suburbs at risk
Adapting to Climate Change
Adapting to climate change Facing the consequences Global action is not going to stop climate change. The world needs to look harder at how to live with it Until climate change becomes an economics dialogue, business and industry won’t make … Continue reading
Sea Level Rise
As Glaciers Melt, Science Seeks Data on Rising Seas Scientists long believed that the collapse of the gigantic ice sheets in Greenland and Antarctica would take thousands of years, with sea level possibly rising as little as seven inches in … Continue reading
A Stunning Year in Climate Science Reveals that Human Civilization is On the Precipice
http://www.scienceprogress.org/2010/11/a-stunning-year-in-climate-science-reveals-that-human-civilization-is-on-the-precipice/
Mongolian Government Cabinet Meeting, Climate Change
A Mongolian Government Cabinet meeting was held in the scorching heat of the Gobi desert last week to draw attention to climate change. This photo was published in the Weekend Australian Sept 4-5 2010 Continue reading
Best campaign Ad
This is a brilliant campaign ad that was aired on the Gruen Transfer- ABC this week. Congrats to Gruen. Great show
Sea Walls: Time and Tide stop for no man
Revetment walls are ‘structures that help to stabilise waterfront property’. Bot only on a temporary basis. Dateline story tonight about Orkney- Scottish island showed how temporary these measures are. CLIMATE CHANGE INFORMATION http://www.science.org.au/search/results.html?cx=001712702391807004069%3Aipl9meyofds&cof=FORID%3A11&ie=UTF-8&q=climare+change&sa=&siteurl=www.science.org.au%2F#949
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Climate Change Debate- a balanced perspective
Anthropomorphic contribution to climate change is an emotive debate. This youtube site provides a balanced view on issues like the ‘email scandal’ and how scientific debate occurs. A very interesting series worth listening to. http://www.youtube.com/user/potholer54#g/c/A4F0994AFB057BB8
Why Copenhagen Will Fail
The talks in Copenhagen are headed for failure because they require a redefinition of what we value and that is simply too much for developed nations to handle. Greed and lack of concern for anyone but ourselves is ultimately what … Continue reading
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Grandparents concerned about Climate Change
This is a wonderful website written by a grandfather deeply concerned about the impact of Climate Change on his grandchildren’s future. It contains heaps of excellent information. http://www.grandkidzfuture.com/grandkidzfuture.com/Welcome.html
Confronting Climate Change
Check out the climate Change site on Google Earth and check out what is being done in various areas. http://www.google.com/landing/cop15/ And the new YouTube site for Copenhagen activism: http://www.youtube.com/cop15
Sea People
The President of the Maldives tonight described his people as ‘sea people’ They need the sea to survive- just not swamping their homes! Island people have an unbreakable bond with the sea. Indigenous people have an unbreakable bond with the … Continue reading
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