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Education Readings By Allan Alach I welcome suggested articles, so if you come across a gem, email it to me at allanalach@inspire.net.nz What every teacher should know about ... memory ‘There is a wealth of psychology research that can help teachers to improve how they work with students – but academic studies of this kind aren’t always easy to access, or to translate into the realities of classroom practice. This series seeks to redress that, by taking a selection of studies and making sense of the important information for teachers.’ http://bit.ly/2m5JIdq Walking backwards into the future Steve Wheeler: 'When we consider the future we tend to strain our minds to imagine what will come next. And usually we fail miserably . Perhaps instead we should follow the Maori tradition and build our own future on the shoulders of giants . In the case of education and the future of learning we should consider what those who have gone before us have achieved, the lessons they learnt and the t...

Bill Guild's classroom - see the last readings Education Readings By Allan Alach I welcome suggested articles, so if you come across a gem, email it to me at allanalach@inspire.net.nz Now What: Recovering from the Standards Era ‘The damage caused by the National Standards policy of the previous government will not be easily undone.   The side effects have had somewhat of a cancerous impact on our education system, and a careful approach will be needed in order to support teachers through this next transition.’ http://bit.ly/2gMk6wl The end of National Standards and the role of researchers and academics Article by Professor Martin Thrupp, one of the loudest academic voices who battled against Enuf measuring - time to taste the apple national standards. ‘It’s great, though, that New Zealand primary schools will now be able to spend less time shoring up judgements about children – judgements that have often been pointless or harmful – and instead spend more time making learn...

Education Readings By Allan Alach Chris Hipkins New Zealand’s new government has now been sworn in and is now getting down to work. The new Minister of Education, Chris Hipkins, has made it clear that national standards are going, so that teachers can focus on teaching rather than testing . While I’m sure that there will be policy decisions that we don’t agree with, the overall direction will be positive. Because of this, there will be a subtle change of emphasis in these readings, with more articles focussing on enhancing quality teaching and learning. The odd ‘anti-GERM’ article will still appear, to inform less fortunate teachers overseas, and also as a warning to New Zealand not to go back down that path. I welcome suggested articles, so if you come across a gem, email it to me at allanalach@inspire.net.nz Please forward these readings to other teachers, schools and interested people. Building Resilience, Preventing Burnout Are you putting your health and well-being first? You can...

Reflections by Phil Cullen who retired from his role as Director of Primary Education Queensland and who, since his retirement, has fought the good fight to resist the neo-liberal GERM ( Global Education Reform Movement that has infected Australian Education.   Charles Philip [Phil] Cullen  AM;  A.E d., B.Ed.[UQ], Dip.Ed.Edmin, M.Ed.Admin (Hons) [UNE];  FACE, FACEL, FQIEL, Gold Medal ACEL;  Life Member:  CCEA, QASSP, QSPSSA, QSSSA, Bris. SSRLA;  Co-author: 4 books;  Author 1 book; Former Q’ld Director of Primary Education; Chairman:  Q’ld Day Comm, Primary Curric.Comm, Review Primary Educ’n in A.C.T. Gov’t Schools; Regional Director NQ & N.West Q’ld;  Former member:  Lismore Catholic Diocese Ed. Council,  McAuley College  [now ACU] Council,  James Cook U of NQ Council ,  Townsville CAE Council.  Primary School Teacher/Principal 23 years; Regional Director & Inspector 6 year...