Our term focus is looking at miss-takes/re-takes and the learning process.  To kick start our term we've been investigating our school v...

On twitter a few people have been talking about using google docs for planning.  It's great and provides lots of flexibility.  One of th...

A new year and a new set of challenges.  In the past few years I have been spoilt by sharing an office with a person who can reflect, d...

During the holidays I had the opportunity to attend the Google Education Summit at Albany High School .  It was the first GAFE held ...

It's that time of the year again. uLearn has rolled around and it's a great opportunity to meet up and catch up with the peop...

This year I've begun to look at student voice in the classroom and how students can use voice tools in their learning to more effect.  F...

Via Twitter PrimaryPete was asking about activities and games to support spelling.  Word Work Bingo is a not a new concept, if you have a ...

I've been talking a lot to one of our fantastic school librarians about utilising QR Codes in the school library.  We decided that my...

League Tables... boiling students and schools down to 'comparable' numbers.  Really? Is this what our world class New Zealand educat...

Educamps. A fairly common word now in New Zealand education, but one that doesn't lose any of it's stamina as the years go by.  Thi...

Tomorrow - or today - depending when you are reading this is EduCamp Auckland 2012.  If it is Saturday the 21st July and you are reading thi...

We have a range of learning spaces in our class which provide the students with a chance to decide where they learn. Tall tables to keep an ...

There are a number of blogs that I subscribe to that have a focus on iPad use in the classroom.  I'm really interested at looking at...

It's been a fair while since posting here! Over the last 5 weeks I've taken this small kiwi girl to the big wide world as I travel...

I've had a few requests for downloads of the Retell Rope posters.  To access these and download them click on the link below.  Save them...

This year I am teaching a Year 5/6 class which I am extremely excited about!  We have had 4 days together so far and I am amazed at the conv...

Around 6 months ago a friend recommended a book called 'Educating Boys' by Michael Irwin to me.  I started it and then, like most b...

This afternoon our school ( Summerland ) ran some iPad workshops at The Learning Network in West Auckland.  There was a fantastic group tha...