Clik here to view.
The principles of Making Change Stick: Its more ‘mud map’ than ‘blueprint’
One of the things I love to do is work with groups, speak about change and present ways of navigating a path that will transform schools and engage this generation. Because my role at Sydney Centre for...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Day Zero – SCIL Conference tour to Finland. Follow our adventure #SCILFinland
According to the Weather Channel, our arrival in Helsinki tomorrow will reach the heights of -1C, with snow showers. Thats a little different to the beautiful Sydney day that I leave behind today. Why...
View ArticleClik here to view.
“We shape our buildings, and afterwards our buildings shape us.” (Churchill)...
Churchill was well-known for his classic quotes at a time of crisis: “We shall fight them on the beaches” “Never Give In” His humorous retorts: Lady Astor: “If I were married to you, I’d put poison in...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Reinventing professional learning at Making it Mobile, Auckland 2012 #mim2012
A brilliant bringing together of essential goals in education, matched to powerful methods of education for this age. It has opened up my mind to the means of unleashing creativity in children....
View ArticleClik here to view.
Open space learning: Let’s talk about the elephant-in-the-(class)-room. The...
I was standing in The Zone with an architect. The hubbub of learning engagement was all around. 180 students and six teachers call this space ‘home’ at Northern Beaches Christian School. In front of us...
View ArticleClik here to view.
What’s in the ‘secret sauce’ of an innovative school? The SCIL story
Northern Beaches Christian School (NBCS), on the suburban fringe of Sydney has gained a reputation for innovation. There are many components that make this so, including, engaging learning programs,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Leadership Culture 201: Two steps to transforming your school
Two steps to transforming your school: Step 1: Find your true north Step 2: Do everything that will make Step 1 happen Many of us agree that the historical model of school is broken and not serving the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Innovating Education 101
(This has been prepared to share as a resource for a talk I recently gave.) The key to change is developing strategy by asking three simple questions… Where are we now? Where do we need to be? How do...
View ArticleClik here to view.
How Finland is leading the way, again #phenomenonbasedteaching
The SCIL Vision Tour 2016 will be spending a few days in Finland. This small Nordic nation is in the process of rolling out its new curriculum approach phenomenon-based teaching. Around 15 years ago...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Enabling Spontaneous Learning Environments: 5 keys to breaking free of (or...
Are you comfortable with spontaneity, creating a context for learning that is fluid and able to respond to ideas? One of the underpinning factors in the design for Manhattan and The City, the newest...
View Article
