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Principal@ Saint Paul's: June 2011
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A blog to share information with the Saint Paul's community. Monday, 20 June 2011. National Standards @ Saint Paul's. There have been two things that have shaped my thinking around National Standards over the past few months. The first was the New Zealand Principal's Conference just before the break. Finland has the best achievement results and this is due to their drive to lower accountability. For teachers. They pay enough to attract the best candidates from their Universities to go teaching. The solut...
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Principal@ Saint Paul's: July 2013
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A blog to share information with the Saint Paul's community. Thursday, 25 July 2013. The Power to Innovate: NZPF Conference 2013. The Power to Innovate: NZPF Conference 2013. The conference was a good mix of educational and personal inspiration. I have put aside the speakers who concentrated on the personal because the educational speakers have messages from which a wider audience will benefit. The most powerful presentation was from James Nottingham. Posted by Mr D. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom).
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Principal@ Saint Paul's: August 2011
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A blog to share information with the Saint Paul's community. Wednesday, 24 August 2011. Saint Paul's a Rubbish Free School? It has been evident to me that packaging has been increasing on foodstuffs during the past two decades. This has increased the amount of litter around school grounds and the associated removal. This term we have been looking hard as a school community at our responsibility to be 'stewards' of our environment. The question inevitably arises 'What can we do? The school's problem is be...
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Principal@ Saint Paul's: The Power to Innovate: NZPF Conference 2013
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A blog to share information with the Saint Paul's community. Thursday, 25 July 2013. The Power to Innovate: NZPF Conference 2013. The Power to Innovate: NZPF Conference 2013. The conference was a good mix of educational and personal inspiration. I have put aside the speakers who concentrated on the personal because the educational speakers have messages from which a wider audience will benefit. The most powerful presentation was from James Nottingham. Posted by Mr D. 5 August 2013 at 05:45. I have seen b...
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Principal@ Saint Paul's: The future for Saint Paul's
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A blog to share information with the Saint Paul's community. Thursday, 22 August 2013. The future for Saint Paul's. A Vision of the Future for Saint Paul's. Saint Paul's is on a journey of change. Our students live in the 21st century and will need to thrive in a digital environment that requires a unique set of skills. Our own teacher survey identified a lot of the attributes recommended by the meta analysis( in red) in the following graphic. The black text are the teachers responses. Posted by Mr D.
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Principal@ Saint Paul's: October 2012
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A blog to share information with the Saint Paul's community. Sunday, 14 October 2012. Posted by MR D. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). These little things- instrumental via podcast. Happy New Year Everyone. Liquid Gold and QR Codes. Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year from Kakapo 2013. Does The Water Stay There? Mt Robert Walk Gear List. Saint Paul's Catholic School Student Council Blog. Thursday 29 August Ideas.
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Principal@ Saint Paul's: July 2012
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A blog to share information with the Saint Paul's community. Tuesday, 24 July 2012. Friends of Saint Paul's. Posted by MR D. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). These little things- instrumental via podcast. Happy New Year Everyone. Liquid Gold and QR Codes. Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year from Kakapo 2013. Does The Water Stay There? Mt Robert Walk Gear List. Saint Paul's Catholic School Student Council Blog. Thursday 29 August Ideas. Friends of Saint Pauls.
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Principal@ Saint Paul's: March 2011
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A blog to share information with the Saint Paul's community. Tuesday, 29 March 2011. The value of student blogs. There has been an extensive English research study done around writing achievement and the benefits of blogs. We have known for a long time that writing for a 'real' audience is a powerful motivator for children to write. And edit their writing. So, not surprisingly the study found huge improvement in students achievement, particularly boys. Posted by MR D. 2010 Achievement Report to Parents.
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Principal@ Saint Paul's: Brain Ways Nathan Mikaere Wallis
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A blog to share information with the Saint Paul's community. Wednesday, 22 August 2012. Brain Ways Nathan Mikaere Wallis. In the 90's what we know about brain development grew by 300%. The environment designs the architecture of the 70% of the brain, particularly while the brain is developing In the first three years. Once established it is VERY difficult to change! As obesity, suicide and prison rates. These new understandings have deep implications for our practice. It is amazing that educational c...
