CORE VALUES FOCUS: Challenge leads to Growth
Why are so many teachers and schools so successful?
John Hattie at TEDxNorrkoping
This week's Core Value focus includes a TEDx video of John Hattie. Hattie's work focuses on "performance indicators" established over many years of research. You may find some of the results surprising, or even shocking- I did! Professor Hattie's research challenges some of the beliefs long held by educational institutions. Our challenge is to identify how we can use this information and research to challenge ourselves and our school community to focus on what has the most "impact" on the success of our students. Feel free to start these conversations among colleagues. This would make a great starting point for our November 2 Shark "THINK" Tank forum.
Please check out the links below that further break down Hattie's research.
Video Published on Nov 22, 2013:
Professor John Hattie, has been Professor of Education and Director of the Melbourne Education Research Institute at the University of Melbourne, Australia, since March 2011. He was previously Professor of Education at the University of Auckland. His research interests include performance indicators and evaluation in education, as well as creativity measurement and models of teaching and learning. He is a proponent of evidence based quantitative research methodologies on the influences on student achievement. In his talk he presents results from his research on what really matters for the student achievements.
Jerry Blumengarten is a longtime connected educator, speaker and author and creator of "Cybraryman's Educational Websites." His educational pages are a wonderful asset for educators, parents, students, administrators and community members- he has a page for everything!
I met Jerry on twitter over five years ago and then for the first time in person in Boston at an edcamp professional learning experience. It is a perfect example of how twitter has connected me to thousands of professionals in the education field and allowed me to expand my Professional Learning Network (PLN).
Jerry and his wife were in Cape Cod last week and decided to visit our wonderful school. We talked education, visited classrooms and met our teachers and students. Jerry was extremely impressed with our school, especially what the people inside our school (you!) were doing. I highly recommend following Jerry on twitter at @cybraryman1 and check out his blog (linked above)- you will not be disappointed. Jerry is happy to talk education, kids and Cape Cod with us. I love how Jerry wears the MRHS t-shirt with such pride! Thank you Jerry for taking the time to visit our school- come back anytime!
Our family is expanding! Last Friday we started our first MRHS family "Pet of the Week" - thank you, Ms. Kelly, for sharing your new pup with us! If you have a pet you'd like to see featured please send a picture to me with any information you'd like and we'll start putting them up.
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