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Lead Teacher and Principal Hui with Mike Anderson

Some Tools for leading reflection and staff dialogue

See discussion page above for some thoughts to consider and share Inverse triangle Do it, undo it, redo it

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Where do you find the time to be consistently innovative and have time to do bread and butter tasks? Eustress keeps me going - I don't really know. I don't do the paper work.

Parent Education - how do you manage their perceptions? Do they? What are we listening too? Consultation and vision was done with a mentor guiding me and found the community were very excited. Don't presume. Communication how transparent can it be? "What's your story" parents bring along a taonga and a work shop is run with them to make a moving documentary to learn and feel the learning.

Planning staff meetings [|The FISH philosophy] Mission Impossible Envelope - if you are reading this get into teams and pick a baron area and you have three staff meeting times to create a display to reflect our culture.

What were the stumbling blocks with making the studio? Money - stoppages of it, electricity but the barriers were not stopping teaching and learning.

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Introducing Mike Anderson Mike is now Principal of Waimari School, Christchurch. He focuses on combining thinking tools and higher order thinking with the use of multimedia authoring software and digital video to empower students to explore and present their learning. Mike has extensive experience working with teachers and school management teams to develop curriculum models that allow teachers and students maximise the benefits of 21st century learning tools. He has been engaged in professional development in New Zealand, Australia, USA and the UK. He is a three-time finalist in the ComputerWorld Excellence Awards, winner of the TUANZ Innovation Award, won a special commendation at the Lloyds TSB Teaching Awards (London) for most creative use of ICT in Primary Education and is an Apple Distinguished Educator. Visit this website to learn more about Mike's previous school (until the end of term 2) www.northloburn.school.nz