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Andrew Williamson

FAPSA - Federation of Australasian Philosophy in Schools Associations Past co... - 2 views

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  • Andrew Williamson on 24 Jun 12
     
    Thoughtful Classroom: Teaching to overcome educational disadvantage  conference notes from presenters. This was a great conference with some amazing ideas. A couple of the presenters have shared there presentations here. 
Andrew Williamson

Movie Making and literacy skills | illegal harmonies - 0 views

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  • But beyond that againg there is the ideas of student centered learning. The kids are creating personal, meanigful things not another task set by the teacher. The teacher is acting merely as the facilitator, guiding the learning to a deeper place. The ownership of the product gives the students motivation and a greater sense of enjoyment which always enhances learning. In my role as teacher for this project I introduced the idea, showed them some simple concepts and ten basically handed it over to them, always assisting when needed and giving guidance when appropriate
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      Andrew Williamson on 02 Nov 09
       
      Great pedagogical practice. Student centred learning is what facilitates engagement, enjoyment and a deeper understanding of the content.
  • Creative expression is one of if not the most iportant part of life.  Humans have a desire to create and if we can use ICT to better enable children to do that while effectivly communicating their creations to others than that is fantastic.
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      Andrew Williamson on 02 Nov 09
       
      This is the essence of what teaching is about. Facilitating student creativity allowing them to decide what to create how to create it and when to create it. The teacher is merely the director pointing the student towards different paths but essentially allowing them to choose.
  • Andrew Williamson on 02 Nov 09
     
    Awesome blog post on Movie making and literacy skills. Some great pedagogy happening with this group of students. I really like Kynan's philosophy of letting the students learn rather than intervening with teacher direction. Final cut express is a rather complicated piece of software but it looks like these kids have eaten it for breakfast
Andrew Williamson

Making Thinking Visible: How to Promote Engagement, Understanding, and ... - Ron Ritchh... - 0 views

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  • Andrew Williamson on 22 Feb 12
     
    Creativity is the act of thinking. Whether you are deliberately engaged in thought for the purpose of making novel connections or in a state of incubation where the creative process is happening somewhere in the deep unconscious it is thinking that you are doing. Making thinking visible is a must read and have for all schools who are wanting to promote thinking. The thinking  routines outlined in this book are easily implemented and have robust research from Harvard Graduate School Of Education that demonstrate their effectiveness.  
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Arts & Letters Daily - ideas, criticism, debate - 1 views

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  • Kathleen Lindsay-Field on 22 Feb 12
     
    My Home Page - great summary on current academic research from journals and publications world wide.
Andrew Williamson

A class of young individuals ... like peas in a pod - 0 views

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  • University of Melbourne primary education expert Jan Deans said schools were drawn to learning through play as a reaction to a crowded curriculum and the focus on national testing (NAPLAN).
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      Andrew Williamson on 24 Oct 10
       
      I have witnessed a direct influence if national testing on our school curriculum. The constant pressure to lift results in the areas of maths and literacy is forcing some schools to create streamed maths groups. We have set up streamed maths groups in grades 2 - 6 and literacy groups from 3-6. The philosophy behind this is to target the specific needs of each group rather than trusting the teacher to create an effective differentiated learning environment.  The direct impact of such a set up is that the timetable becomes even more rigid. Students on the margins of learning levels miss out on the positive learning experiences of their peers. The nature of the Maths and literacy "hour" means that its very difficult to develop long term, deep and ongoing learning situations for students.
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