Douglas Kidd

Educational leader with experience in the primary, secondary and international sector as a teacher, headteacher and Outdoor Educator.

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This article inviting those of us in international education to consider the what and why of the education we offer ask powerful and challenging questions about what we do in our schools- worth a considered read. https://t.co/bh0FCgco1j

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The latest episode of the Unlearning Podcast is an interview with Jan-Roelof Bathoorn, a professional accordionist and resident in the ORKZ, who reflects on music, story-telling and creative, community living spaces. #community #mu…https://t.co/JtQ5PiZOyx https://t.co/7n2GMOiE66

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This is an inspiring podcast with lots of ideas about creating the space to think, work and engage in education differently. Whether you are a researcher, or a practitioner hoping to engage with researchers in a meaningful way, it is worth a listen. https://t.co/VMfFSPMmzk

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This is the new Masters in Learning and Innovation designed for teachers in international education and offered by the University of Stenden. 
For anyone with experience in international schools this is a fantastic opportunity to develop their practice, r…https://t.co/TF9iWsIxPG

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The advert has now been issued for the role of Executive-Director of GSV. I would be grateful if you could spread this to anyone in your network that might be interested. It is an exciting role coming at an interesting time in which someone with a backgro…https://t.co/IB5ch3ZGCE

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A manifesto for researchers and practitioners in education and beyond that imagines "a paradigm that puts at the centre concerns with social transformation and the creation of alternative futures through imaginative actions in the…https://t.co/pvCta5zUsi https://t.co/EMl8cqZ8bJ

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An article about Outdoor Leadership Education as a shared programme between secondary and primary school students. This was written for the Institute of Outdoor Learning’s Horizon magazine with David Addis while I worked at ICHK, where Dave is now Head of…https://t.co/fJW3UQabVE

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An exciting opportunity for international educators to explore their practice further... https://t.co/UfgIf3nj0D

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A new article shared on the Punk Ethnography website explores educative leadership and the value of anarcho-syndicates as a practice that provides away to think about inclusive, non-hierarchical leadership. https://t.co/WGoQDJCQAZ

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I left Hong Kong last week and have been lucky enough to get three days joining new colleagues at the International Primary School of Groningse Schoolvereniging in the Netherlands. The welcome has been wonderful and I am looking forward to starting work i…https://t.co/DGvctjCFar

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This is the last day of term at #ICHK and therefore of my time as a teacher and leader here. This is also the end of my time living in Hong Kong and I will be leaving in just a couple of days. I have had wonderful years in Hong Kong, and worked with fant…https://t.co/RVCgNIVI53

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The Unlearning Project.
In this podcast we discuss the application of the idea of unlearning in the context of dance and movement. We talk about the role of the teacher, which is my favourite part of the discussion, and draw out id…https://t.co/jGfJ4325o4 https://t.co/yZeaQXLdh8

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The first in a planned series we are calling The Unlearning Podcasts:

We live in perilous times. Challenges face us at a global level that can seem too huge and complex to address. They have correlates and consequences at the loca…https://t.co/2w5WQUD7qc https://t.co/fnJm0CX3OF

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This article from friends at EdUHK should make you smile and then think and ask some serious questions about what we are doing in international education... #education #doeducationdifferently https://t.co/ecrfjknpYA

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Towards ‘Defamiliarisation’ and Curriculum in a New Key https://t.co/dmy5UWf7yF

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A short, provocative read for anyone interested in curriculum... https://t.co/dzhwidx3kB

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To think in a new way, you have to start by looking again at the familiar, at what you think you know. In this article, Elke Van dermijnsbrugge @Elkevdmts on what curriculum is for and how it can rethought. 
#education #curricu…https://t.co/J00tM3BYDp https://t.co/hOAi1vmnqC

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In the latest Punk Ethnography, Jennifer Swinehart from Hong Kong Academy discusses collaboration in schools and how Punk Ethnography can provide a more open and less outcomes-driven approach.

#punkethnography #collaboration #doingeducationdifferently https://t.co/ClhWWwY0ie

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In a previous post I linked to a TES article on Flexible Learning. Here I am sharing one of the units mentioned in the article. Try it out, use it in class and let me know what you think!
#Flexiblelearning #education #doingeducationdifferently #ICHK #comm…https://t.co/JeawzRLCJx