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A Lovers Paradise

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 George Brown Botanical Gardens: A Lovers' Paradise Let the beauty of George Brown Botanical Gardens be the backdrop for your love story. It's more than a visit; it's an experience you'll treasure forever. The Allure of Botanical Gardens for Couples Let's be honest – botanical gardens are inherently romantic. The lush greenery, colourful flowers, and tranquil atmosphere create a natural backdrop for love to blossom. Whether in the early stages of a relationship or celebrating years together, there's something undeniably special about strolling hand-in-hand through nature's beauty. Why George Brown Stands Out While any botanical garden holds romantic potential, the George Brown Darwin Botanic Gardens elevates the experience. Situated in the heart of Darwin, this tropical oasis offers a unique blend of exotic plants, enchanting pathways, and hidden corners perfect for whispered secrets and stolen kisses. More Than Just Plants Sure, the plant collection is impr
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Education Drivers, Innovation, Culture and Targets

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Education Drivers (Fullan)
  • personalised
  • student centred
  • capacity
  • systemness
System Needs & Change (Clayton Christensen)
  • efficiency (faster & cheaper)
  • sustaining (improve current system needs),
  • disruptive (make complicated solutions simpler)
Enabler
  • Technologies 
    • internet
    • ubiquitous
    • mobile
    • efficient (cost and HR support)
    • rich content
Purpose and Target
Doing the same things the same way will not work
Move from a centralised authority to a discreet and targeted system
  • focus on targeted client audiences (not at the system middle)
  • view schools as interconnected cottage industries
  • focus on teaching and learning work practices (Hattie)
  • Why, then how then  what 
Innovation and Culture
  • innovation is as important for leaders as strategy and operational excellence
    • Innovation to enable continuous improvement (not big bang)
  • Disciplined, deliberate, relentless
  • Developing business units culture, artefacts and explicit purpose.
  • Identify school site culture and focus on variants of service.
    • One size doesn't fit all.
    • Nurture the demand to develop program flavours
Research (Hattie) and targeted application
  • Packages of support based on the following the big influences on learning
    • Student self-assessment/self-grading
    • Response to intervention
    • Teacher credibility
    • Providing formative assessments
    • Classroom discussion
    • Teacher clarity
    • Feedback
    • Reciprocal teaching
    • Teacher-student relationships fostered
    • Spaced vs. mass practice
    • Meta-cognitive strategies taught and used
    • Acceleration
    • Classroom behavioral techniques
    • Vocabulary programs
    • Repeated reading programs
    • Creativity programs
    • Student prior achievement
    • Self-questioning by students
    • Study skills
    • Problem-solving teaching
    • Not labeling students
    • Concept mapping
    • Cooperative vs individualistic learning
    • Direct instruction
    • Tactile stimulation programs
    • Mastery learning
    • Worked examples
    • Visual-perception programs
    • Peer tutoring
    • Cooperative vs competitive learning
    • Phonics instruction
    • Student-centered teaching
    • Classroom cohesion
    • Peer influences
    • Classroom management techniques
    • Outdoor-adventure programs

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