tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8438349.post7851295671224276896..comments2024-03-28T00:28:06.035+13:00Comments on leading and learning: Back to the future.Bruce Hammondshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07031065790535111400noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8438349.post-13345651251505446542008-03-02T14:55:00.000+13:002008-03-02T14:55:00.000+13:00The main thing is to do whatever you are doing so ...The main thing is to do whatever you are doing so well it really suprises the students - and to be sure, in the propcess, each student retains their own 'voice' or individuality.Bruce Hammondshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07031065790535111400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8438349.post-91793426218340372692008-03-01T20:10:00.000+13:002008-03-01T20:10:00.000+13:00Yes ... the teachable moment ... sometimes externa...Yes ... the teachable moment ... sometimes external pressures mean you almost miss it and capturing the moment that may never come again.<BR/>JodyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8438349.post-16429884328191534282008-03-01T12:03:00.000+13:002008-03-01T12:03:00.000+13:00Capturing the teachable moment - too good to let g...Capturing the teachable moment - too good to let go by. The skill of a teacher, according to Jerome Bruner, is, 'The canny art of intellectual temptation'.Bruce Hammondshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07031065790535111400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8438349.post-25185293847152678602008-02-29T20:27:00.000+13:002008-02-29T20:27:00.000+13:00I had a teacher called 'Miss MacKenzie' who graspe...I had a teacher called 'Miss MacKenzie' who grasped the moment. We walked around the bay to see the whale that had died (and walked inside the squelchy, smelly body), set traps for seagulls (and released them unharmed), went eeling in the creek, swam in the sea .....<BR/>I LOVED it!!!! Creativity and an inquiring mind were it! <BR/>JodyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8438349.post-22304554481900961252008-02-29T11:26:00.000+13:002008-02-29T11:26:00.000+13:00It is 'wise stuff' indeed Tom and not really new -...It is 'wise stuff' indeed Tom and not really new -John Dewey was writing about in the early 1900s.<BR/><BR/>It isn't though, a matter of 'curriculum was king', more the opposite. It was a laser like focus on developing and valuing the interests, thoughts, questions, research ideas, creative art and language of every single student. I would call it 'personalised learning'.<BR/><BR/>Having deep and rich topics were obviously centre to all this but deep content was both a means and an end.<BR/><BR/>One of Bill's phrases was, 'slowing the pace of work', so as to come alongside the child to give sensitive assistance. Today we would call it 'feedback'.<BR/><BR/>Another phrase was, 'defining and refining', by which Bill ensured each learner knew what they were doing and able to dig deeply into their research, language, or art work.<BR/><BR/>Teachers in the group Bill worked with really valued (and shared) the creativity of their students - this was their 'evidence based learning'!<BR/><BR/>Bill linked up with other like minded teachers in our area.The challenge today is to develop creative schools and, better still, groups of creative schools.<BR/><BR/>Hopefully you will be able to tranfer your energy away from time wasting compliance tasks into developing the creative teaching learning relationship which is the key. This is best gained by helping students suprise themselves by doing what they thought they couldn't do.<BR/><BR/>Our current fragmented system has a lot to answer for!Bruce Hammondshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07031065790535111400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8438349.post-34880642156794290262008-02-28T20:53:00.000+13:002008-02-28T20:53:00.000+13:00This is wise stuff - the curriculum was king and t...This is wise stuff - the curriculum was king and they were able to concentrate on learning and teaching. Bill speaks here of a creative team of teachers who were focussed on learning. I am hopeful of building such a team, at St Matthew's.<BR/><BR/>I estimate the amount of time I spend on curriculum is about 5% of my week. At present much energy is going into property, compliance, and establishing plans as well as day to day running and planning.<BR/><BR/>This blog is inspiring and encouraging.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com