Point England School is a magnificent school. Situated in the Tamaki Basin in Auckland it is well known around the world for its innovative practice and connecting its learning via the global schoolhouse. here Dorothy Burt talks about how the team connected the children to their learning via SiSoMo - sight, sound and motion.
An open letter to educators
This very challenging presentation kicks in around the middle mark where Dan Brown (yes!) gives strong feedback about his experiences as a 21st century learner in an out of date educational institution. He suggests he is naturally more in touch with gaining an education that can be provided by a university!
The changing role of teachers and learners
Derek Wenmouth - from Core Ed trends in 2010 series talks about the changing role of teachers and learners. Perhaps the greatest change in schools today is not the integration of technology, not the way classrooms are being built, not even the changes in curriculum and assessment, but that the role of the teacher in the classroom is being transformed in ways that we're not fully aware of or ready for. To be effective in the midst of such change teachers need to be come more critically reflective, being open to examining the deeper assumptions they have about what they are doing and why they are doing it.
