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An Introduction to Design Thinking (Part 1) - 29 views

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shared by Nigel Coutts on 31 May 15 - No Cached
  • Nigel Coutts on 31 May 15
     
    'Design Thinking' might just be the next 'new' old thing in education. In her recent address to the National Press Club, Catherine Livingstone of The Business Council of Australia included 'Design Thinking' amongst the critical STEM skills required for Australia's future. But what do we mean by 'Design Thinking' and why should educators be interested?
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Is STEM the Key? (Part Three) - 4 views

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shared by Nigel Coutts on 24 May 15 - No Cached
  • Nigel Coutts on 24 May 15
     
    The message from PwC is clear, Australia needs to take action now if we are not to slip behind the rest of the world. 'Australia is waking up to the fact that the good times can't go on forever. In the face of economic challenges and a digital revolution that's reshaping business and the workforce, we need to act.'
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Is STEM the key? (Part Two) - 10 views

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  • Nigel Coutts on 17 May 15
     
    The call for improved STEM programmes has gained momentum in the past two weeks with an address to the National Press Club by Catherine Livingstone AO of the Business Council of Australia and an occasional paper released by the Office of the Chief Scientist.
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Is STEM the key? - 13 views

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shared by Nigel Coutts on 10 May 15 - No Cached
  • Nigel Coutts on 10 May 15
     
    In June 2014, the Prime Minister of Australia, the Hon. Tony Abbott MP acknowledged the significant role that STEM is to play in the nations future. 'There will be significant emphasis in boosting our focus on science, technology, engineering and maths because science is at the heart of a country's competitiveness and it is important that we do not neglect science as we look at the general educational and training schemes.' But what does this mean for schools?
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What are your students doing? - 26 views

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shared by Nigel Coutts on 03 May 15 - No Cached
  • Nigel Coutts on 03 May 15
     
    Recently I read Amanda Ripley's thought provoking book 'The Smartest Kids in the World: And How They Got That Way' in which through a comparative study of foreign exchange students she reports from the inside on the modern powerhouses of education. Amanda set out to explain why some countries are able to outperform others on PISA scores.
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Assessment and Learning - 43 views

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shared by Nigel Coutts on 26 Apr 15 - No Cached
  • Nigel Coutts on 26 Apr 15
     
    Assessment is an essential component of the teaching and learning cycle but sadly it is one that is often misunderstood. If we are to have any hope of getting it right we must begin with a sound understanding of what we hope to achieve, what is being assessed, who is being assessed and what will be done once the results are available.
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Genius Hour - Why we scaffold - 24 views

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shared by Nigel Coutts on 18 Apr 15 - No Cached
  • Nigel Coutts on 18 Apr 15
     
    Genius Hour - The idea is simple, identify a block of time and give it over to the students as an opportunity for them to create a learning experience of their own. But while the idea is simple implementing such a plan can be challenging and there are aspects of such a project that require careful planning and a clear philosophical understanding before you begin.
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Virtual Realities - 17 views

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shared by Nigel Coutts on 10 Apr 15 - No Cached
  • Nigel Coutts on 10 Apr 15
     
    What are the possibilities for situated learning created by a growing number of Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality Devices from Oculus Rift, Samsung, Google and Microsoft?
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Term One Reflections - 9 views

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shared by Nigel Coutts on 08 Apr 15 - No Cached
  • Nigel Coutts on 08 Apr 15
     
    With one term down now is the perfect time to look back and identify what has worked and suggest some areas for growth ahead of Term Two. It has undoubtedly been a busy time but in the midst of that have emerged ideas that have really worked and our new programmes have had the desired impact in getting the students started. So in no particular order here are my reflections for term one 2015.
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The future of Schools - 18 views

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shared by Nigel Coutts on 29 Mar 15 - No Cached
  • Nigel Coutts on 29 Mar 15
     
    Ask the average adult to describe a school and you are likely to get similar responses. There will be a focus on the places and spaces in which their education occurred, the teachers who taught, the rows of desks, the daily schedule of classes and breaks.But what is the future of schools?
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Good To Great Advice for Growth Mindsets - 16 views

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shared by Nigel Coutts on 22 Mar 15 - No Cached
  • Nigel Coutts on 22 Mar 15
     
    Recently I read 'Good to Great' by Jim Collins a book that describes the processes and structures that allowed eleven companies to transition from good to great and outperform the market by a factor of three for sustained periods. One story stands out as a metaphor for a growth mindset.
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If knowing is obsolete. . . - 19 views

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shared by Nigel Coutts on 15 Mar 15 - No Cached
  • Nigel Coutts on 15 Mar 15
     
    Speaking in 2013 at 'TED' Sugata Mitra (2013) posed the question 'Could it be that at the point in time when you need to know something, you can find out in two minutes? Could it be that we are heading towards or maybe in a time when knowing is obsolete?'. What does this mean for education?
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Why we made homework 'Optional'? - 19 views

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shared by Nigel Coutts on 08 Mar 15 - No Cached
  • Nigel Coutts on 08 Mar 15
     
    Of all the topics that can be discussed around Education, homework is possibly the one most likely to cause heated debate. It is either an essential component of learning, the foundation of positive behaviours for learning as an adult or a waste of time and energy that robs students of valuable time with family and friends. But can we make homework something that benefits everyone?
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Lessons from Oversold and Underused - Looking back to look forward - 16 views

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shared by Nigel Coutts on 01 Mar 15 - No Cached
  • Nigel Coutts on 01 Mar 15
     
    In 2001 Larry Cuban published his book 'Oversold and Underused - Computers in the Classroom' in which he addresses the effect that the adoption of computer technology has had on education. But what can we learn from this writing as we head towards another revolution in education?
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A meeting of the Hare and the Tortoise - 25 views

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shared by Nigel Coutts on 21 Feb 15 - No Cached
  • Nigel Coutts on 21 Feb 15
     
    Schools like any large organisation by and large run on meetings. Recently we have implemented two very different styles of meeting that target different needs and have allowed us to be effective, reflective and creative.
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The questions that matter most - 32 views

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shared by Nigel Coutts on 08 Feb 15 - No Cached
  • Nigel Coutts on 08 Feb 15
     
    The quality of our questions, their power to engage and challenge thinking, combined with the opportunities we provide our students to ask the questions that matter to them are likely to be the times when the most powerful learning occurs. The challenge is to maximise these times.
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Schools, learning, innovation and student futures - 20 views

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  • Nigel Coutts on 01 Feb 15
     
    For all of us, learning was an innate part of life. It was something we just did, that was as natural to us as breathing. If not for this innate desire to learn and with it the ability to do so, we would never learn to walk, or speak or interact with others. But what happens to this innate drive to learn and how might we get it back?
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The Future of Knowledge - 31 views

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shared by Nigel Coutts on 25 Jan 15 - No Cached
  • Nigel Coutts on 25 Jan 15
     
    What services like Google Now and Evernote Context suggest for the future of knowledge?
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Lessons from iWoz and Creating Innovators - 31 views

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shared by Nigel Coutts on 11 Jan 15 - No Cached
  • Nigel Coutts on 11 Jan 15
     
    Lessons for teaching and learning in iWoz by Steve Wozniak and Creating Innovators by Tony Wagner
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Personal Passion Project - Reflections After Eight Years - 22 views

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shared by Nigel Coutts on 27 Dec 14 - No Cached
  • Nigel Coutts on 27 Dec 14
     
    For the past eight years students in Year Six at Redlands have participated in a Personal Passion Project during Term Four. It is a way to finish their time in Junior School with a project that connects their passion with all they have learned about managing inquiry/design based projects to that point.
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