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MW

@melwardnz

International Educator & Leader | Lifelong Learner | MEdLd | MA Education | MMus | Music, TOK | Musician | Rower | Traveller

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Leaders who fail to listen ultimately find themselves surrounded by silence. You don't get chosen to take charge unless you give good answers. You won't be able to make change unless you ask good questions. Learning depends on making it safe for people to tell you the truth.

Leaders who fail to listen ultimately find themselves surrounded by silence.

You don't get chosen to take charge unless you give good answers. You won't be able to make change unless you ask good questions.

Learning depends on making it safe for people to tell you the truth.
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“Suppose you’re an art teacher. This week, you want to introduce your students to Impressionism, the style of painting used by artists like Monet and Renoir. You could just give them the name of the style and a definition, then show some examples or………” cultofpedagogy.com/concept-attain…

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It’s that time of year! 🏫 A big shout out to teachers who are busy marking and providing valuable end-of-year feedback to students ✍️

It’s that time of year! 🏫 

A big shout out to teachers who are busy marking and providing valuable end-of-year feedback to students ✍️
Lee Ann Jung (@leeannjung) 's Twitter Profile Photo

🤔 Mastery assessment promotes growth through dialogue and celebration, knowing where students are. Grading is not the focus of teaching practice. #EdChat #EdTech #SpedChat #sblchat #education #LeadInclusion

🤔 Mastery assessment promotes growth through dialogue and celebration, knowing where students are. Grading is not the focus of teaching practice. #EdChat #EdTech #SpedChat #sblchat #education #LeadInclusion
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“A leader needs to constantly reflect on how they are, or are not, contributing to the success and vision of their team.” ⁦@DctrDarrell⁩ edweek.org/leadership/opi…

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As you're thinking about classroom assessments next year, remember that we grade against criteria for standards, outcomes, learning goals, i.e., evidence of learning, NOT the vehicle used to deliver that evidence. So, unless we're teaching the assessment format itself, whether or

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🤔Understanding how students learn is key to effective teaching. Our project on how students learn connects cognitive-science research on #howstudentslearn to practical implications for teaching. Find out more: edresearch.edu.au/our-work/curre…

🤔Understanding how students learn is key to effective teaching. Our project on how students learn connects cognitive-science research on #howstudentslearn to practical implications for teaching. Find out more: edresearch.edu.au/our-work/curre…
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I find so much about this article flabbergasting. But it just shows how different our school contexts are, and how important it is to strive for assessment practices that keep learning at the heart. edsurge.com/news/2023-11-3…

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An excellent, holistic look at how data from international large-scale assessments (ILSAs) such as the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) is used. thepress.co.nz/a/nz-news/3501…

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“The essence of effective leadership is stopping doing good things, so we have more time to spend on even better things.” — Dylan Wiliam

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Wow! This is an incredible watch that prompts important questions, including those about global citizenship, and culturally-sustaining leadership and education. carolblack.org/schooling-the-…

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The library… “it should be the hub of the school… you don’t just come for books”. Some great ideas for making a school library a student hub… books, colouring in, puzzles and games, study groups, word of the week, ‘would you rather’… m.youtube.com/watch?v=dT-X-k…