Working in a collaborative environment, weather online or otherwise, bring people together and creates collaborative conversations. This is no different in the case of the fortnightly case study work. As teachers we adapt to our environment, digital inhabitants (Prensky 2001). In the Web 2.0 landscape we interact and collaborate differently than real life. Throughout the […]
Category: ETL504 – TL as Leader
‘There’s no place like home’
The honeymoon period is over, or is it? It has been 8 weeks in my new school as TL, in a high school, from a primary school library. I still love my job, everything I do, every challenge, every opportunity, every resource and particularly my team gives me joy. So if the timeframe for the […]
Feeling overwhelmed…
I am sitting in my study the sun is shining, magpies gargling and the kids are preparing to make pavlova. Perfect scenario right? Except I have a million thoughts running through my head and I am feeling somewhat overwhelmed. So in the hope of overcoming this feeling I have decided to blog, not as a […]
How do you handle it?
After completing the Conflict Resolution Questionnaire i took some time to reflect, not only because we were asked to but I truly wondered if my results would reflect a true analysis of my resolution style. I have to say it was fairly accurate. I like to see myself as a problem solver, and one who […]
Problem Solving
In this unit we are working on case studies, and the problems that arise within the context of the scenario of a large school. As TL’s, and even teachers, we are faced with problems everyday. In the light of a our groups announcement, I am taking time to reflect on a part of the […]
Have the courage….
Education, standardised testing, tradition are hot topics at the moment. Teaching and learning are in the spotlight. Former Teacher Gabbie Stroud has contributed to bringing the education system into the headlines. Knowing firsthand the pressure teachers are under, and the students for that matter, to jump through administration and educational hoops, continues to concern me. […]
Colvin Reflection.
Geoffrey Colvin (2000) has highlighted the progress made by Frederick Winslow Taylor, whose name is new to me. His ‘scientific management’ prowess reminded me of the television show, Mad Men (Weiner, M. et al2007) and even the movie Desk Set (Ephron, H., et al 1957 )(both brilliant productions I might add), and to name a […]
Before I embark…
As I begin my readings I have quickly realised that this is a unit that will nourish my love of collaboration. I have yet to finish module 1 readings however, so far there is discussion on Diigo, Scoop it and so on. These are still very new to me, but I am excited to learn […]