Year: 2017

Scope of my work as Principal in 2017 and beyond..

  As Holy Family positions itself to move into the next phase of our development. I have attached a “popplet” view of the extent of my work. Please click on the link eFolder-28mc5ej Three Pillars: Catholic Identity Ecological Conversion Evolving Pedagogy Core Values: Positive Relationships Sharing (Trust) Support Drivers of Pedagogical Change: Negotiating the curriculum with…Continue Reading Scope of my work as Principal in 2017 and beyond..

Getting down to the details of our PLCs

Professional Learning Communities #1    100 Languages This fascinating group is exploring at the outset what the children in their classes understand by the phrase “100 Languages”. What a great start, pedagogically, in going to the children first! As a sidelight discussion, Ms Battifuoco was telling us how in their double class with Mr De Palma…Continue Reading Getting down to the details of our PLCs

Professional Learning Communities at Holy Family 2017

HOLY FAMILY CATHOLIC SCHOOL PROFESSIONAL LEARNING COMMUNITIES 2017 Rationale: Commensurate with our image of ourselves as educators we are excited to undertake professional learning at Holy Family utilising the five drivers of educational change and embracing our image of child as intelligent citizens from birth and possessing 100 languages. These PLCs are one highly effective…Continue Reading Professional Learning Communities at Holy Family 2017

Everything about education is special and adaptive…

This week our Special Education/Adaptive Education teacher, Ms. Quigley is away from school. As Principal I thought it would be an opportunity for me to visit the children usually supported by Miss Quigley in their classrooms and catch up with their learning. Consequently, I have programmed myself in with the children over the next ten…Continue Reading Everything about education is special and adaptive…