Burwood Heights PS Real Life Adventures and Circus Oz
Oct 05, 2016
Teacher Chris Rhyder runs this great program for Year 5 & 6's at Burwood Heights PS which develops initiative and deeper thinking.
The students help select possible excursions, then apply to go on them. The number who can attend is limited, so applying is quite competitive. The students then also have to raise the funds themselves to pay all the excursion costs. They're invested, puns aside.
Years 7 -9 - how to foster engagement
Research shows students beginning high school suffer, not just for a short time, but they often, lose confidence, are less inclined to be engaged or persevere. Students became more worried and sad, feeling less happiness and optimism and these feelings can last for years.
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Naplan - scores similar but low participation in NT
We're sure teachers will have a better read of the scores, but they seem roughly the same as previously.
What really stands out to us is -
- The low participation of NT students and also that
- Despite Victorian teachers dissatisfaction, scores of Victorian students was either hig
Creativity - the Big C & the Small c.
Many people think of creativity as being brilliant or innovative in the arts or sciences, or even just pursuing these disciplines as hobbies - these are what academics call the Big C Creativity.
They argue that creativity, the small c type, is what helps us solve everyday problems, consider options
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