That would explain why your blog has gone quiet I guess 😮
Tag: Adrian Camm
Earlier this year I completed the GCI Coaching Accreditation Program. It was a culmination of a three year coaching journey, that started with the Introduction to Leadership Coaching program back in the beginning of 2015. The process of becoming a coach and developing a coaching way of being has greatly improved all aspects of my leadership.
Thank you Adrian for sharing this reflection. Having attended the introductory program, as well as the conference, it is useful to have this as a reflection of the whole process. I feel that although my work seems to have moved away from that of a coach that this course and accreditation maybe worth it in developing a coaching way of being.
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What I am sure about is that there is no one formula for great teaching and that’s what makes our profession such a rewarding one. Just like learning is a deeply personal endeavour – so is teaching. Teacher quality does matter. We want great teachers teaching the eager young minds of tomorrow. We also have to work with those we currently have in the profession and understand that teaching quality matters more.
I always find ‘good teaching’ intriguing. In part I hear Bruce Dixon/Will Richardson yelling that it is ‘all about learning’, but then I have Gert Biesta discussing the purpose of education. Thinking back over all the different contexts that I have found myself in I feel that ‘good’ was as much about working with the students in front of you or the staff next door. One lesson I learnt early in my career is that not every strategy works in every situation. I wonder then if ‘good’ is as much a verb as it is an act described?
I am excited to announce that in 2019 I will be starting a new role as Deputy Principal at Mentone Grammar.
Congratulations Adrian on the new beginnings. Exciting times. What does that mean for your PhD?
Mr Smith said whereas students would previously come to the office complaining of injury, they are now too busy to make a fuss.
“Students are becoming more resilient and getting on with it.”
The school has just three rules — no stacking milk creates, no walking on the large wooden spools and no tying rope to yourself.
This article from the ABC discusses a couple of schools in Western Australia that have reduced the rules on outdoor play. THis reminds me of Narissa Leung’s use of old bricks and Adrian Camm’s use of odd material to enage with play.
I do a fair bit of public speaking at internal workplace events like parent information evenings, parent dinners, staff briefings, chairing meetings, staff professional learning workshops, presentations to councils and boards, VCE information sessions and community events through our Centre for Lear…
One of my big takeaways from Thanks for the Feedback: The Science and Art of Receiving Feedback Well is the fact that we often have multiple issues present in any feedback conversation that confuse, disorient and lead to conflict. When this occurs we need to be explicit and signpost that this is the case with a statement like, “I think that there are two topics here. Let’s discuss each topic fully, but separately, as both are important. Ok. Let’s loop back to the start and start with the first topic.”