Founding Head of a British Int Sch☆Former #Computing Consultant @SouthwarkEdu☆Associate Member @BCS☆Master Teacher @CompAtSch☆ NPQSL @CEL_IOE☆ I support #SDG4
@TomRees_77 4Hs breadth of #leadership model acknowles that successful #leaders manage to lead with Heart, Head, Hands and Health. Each domain plays a vital role in developing effective and #sustainableleadership, and must be developed carefully and in balance with the others.
It's #InternationalDayofTheGirl! We're celebrating the millions of girls around the world who have expressed themselves, collaborated, and imagined new possibilities with Scratch -- and the millions more to come! Thanks for imagining, creating, and sharing with us.
@Headteacherchat English - brown (similar to a leather book cover);
Maths - yellow (at least the book to look happy);
Science - green (plants)
History - red (bloody, the story of our lives)
Geography - blue (Terra, our blue marble in a dark sea);
PSHE - Purple (healing powers);
RE - Orange
Miss the times when cartoons were educational. '#CaptainPlanet and the Planeteers' was an animated series from the 90s. The show focused on 5 teens Gaia, the Earth Spirit, gave magic rings. An environmental superhero, Captain Planet, was summoned when their powers were combined.
Microsoft K-12 Education Transformation Framework
A holistic and effective guide for education leaders to navigate the complexity of transformation, envision what’s possible, and develop a strategy to achieve it.
Schools need to prepare chn for:
-jobs that have yet to be created
-technologies that have yet to be invented
-solve problems that have yet to be anticipated
Chn need curiosity, imagination, resilience, respect for others' values, & care about the wellbeing of their communities.
In the 21st century, the purpose of education has been increasingly defined in terms of well-being:
-access to income and wealth, jobs and earnings, and housing
-quality of life, health, civic engagement, social connections, education, security, life satisfaction and environment
"Education needs to aim to do more than prepare young people for the world of work; it needs to equip students with the skills they need to become active, responsible and engaged citizens." https://t.co/2pLd5Zb7et
Visible teaching & learning occur when:
-learning is the explicit goal
-is appropriately challenging
-the teacher and the student track attainment
-there is deliberate practice towards goal mastery
-there is feedback given and sought
-there are active, passionate stakeholders
Using Google Slides, Cathleen Beachboard created a digital "desk" for each student in her virtual classroom because she "needed a place where we can all be together."
@LearnWorkUK says the number of young people taking IT subjects at GCSE has dropped 40% since 2015. However, experts say digital skills are vital to economic recovery following the pandemic. https://t.co/TSQnVXBVQ1
#COVID19 pandemic has created the largest disruption of #education in history, affecting nearly 1.6 billion learners in over 190 countries. To mitigate the devastating consequences, governments and stakeholders are encouraged to pursue the following policy responses:
According to @antoinekasel, an estimated 52% of workers need some form of reskilling, a situation that has intensified with the pandemic.
Beyond employability, digital skills also empower people to participate fully in our connected world! 🤓💻
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