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This is a quote from Pew Research "Our educational system is not adequately preparing us for work of the future, and our political and economic institutions are poorly equipped to handle these hard choices". As an educator, I am concerned with whether our students gain the skills required for a quickly changing workforce.   However, when my youngest son, who is in year 10 ChromeCasted this video " Humans need not Apply " onto the family TV, the Pew Research statement carried some extra impact. Will the education my son gains completing Yr 12 and university prepare him for this?  He will graduate in 7 years' time.

Hattie on school improvement: In the Visible Learning for Teachers… book Hattie refers to whole-school improvement as the platform for student achievement. know thy  impact Teachers as Change Agents have more impact than Teachers as Facilitators effective drivers: whole school attitude, philosophy, and theory of action. wrong driver: fragmented strategies Improvements are related to building a collective capacity of teachers in a school to show success - not only in achievement, but also in making learning a valued outcome, by retaining students’ interest in learning, in making students respect themselves and others, by recognizing and esteeming diversity, and by building community. Students are never ‘owned’ by a teacher, but by the school. the starting place is governance and policy. Visible Learning for Teachers Maximising Impact On Learning John Hattie 2012 ISBN: 978-0-203-18152-1-2 Student expectations and student achievement: Student Expectati...

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Question If we use detectors to observe, we know we are observing and we see different things.  If we know our behaviors are being detected, we start to observe ourselves and we start behaving differently. In education - can observation detection made through learning analytics and simulation technologies change the teacher's perception of students and student modify their learning behavior? One-off sponsorship You Tube

Disillusioned Space Is it possible that when we become more and more focussed on our own endeavors (wheel barrow) we become more and more disconnected with what is actually happening outside of our fabricated personal paradigm - to the extent that we end up in a disillusioned place where we think we know but wouldn't actually have a clue who we are working with?   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FWSxSQsspiQ

Visual thoughts within minor time within major events. Nothing actual but all is relevant through subjectivity and positioning. Looking through an understanding which is based on limitation - capability and clarity of personal vision. No direct anchorage to bedrock, this is within the gap, and with no iintention to connect stepping stones. Within this space there is no linear need and no need to make sense. It is for non- sensical intensions - daydreaming within moments of actuality. Did you hear god breath ? Can you think within your personal cage? Listening for self consideration, remembering but knowing -  forgottence . How will we remember? I will remind you. Playing with Fire. In the mind of consciousness fire warms each step into the future.  Wet organism playing with fire to evolve into what could be seen. Only to see what fire will allow us to see. Heaviness of safety. Enclosed with brick, mortar, steel and glass. Within a wea...

Personal Framework for Leadership Development. Introduction My leadership journey is about self- realisation , via an evolving pathway of opportunity and application. Whilst my development has obvious milestones, these stepping points do not lead towards a premeditated leadership goal. My approach has not been as intuitive as Magnus Walker Go with your gut feeling nor has it been as linear as Charlie Bell, who spent decades climbing the McDonald's corporate ladder. I have not instigated or created an innovative company that has changed the world. Nor have I transformed one that was struggling to survive and now leads the way. I do not have the knowledge expertise to change a domain of thinking. However, my approach and willingness to explore new thoughts of action has lead me to a keen interest in leadership within educational settings. I am particularly interested in leadership paradigms that can enable creativity, change, innovation and entrepreneurship within schools. My...