Inspiration
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The Spark
It’s not AI, it’s me! Searching for The Spark in understanding. Continue reading
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DJ Academia
DJ Carlo’s five tips for DJ’s are useful for academia too… Continue reading
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Exploring Chinese Sci-Fi (and more)
A post sharing some recent favourites in translation from Chinese, or from authors with Chinese backgrounds. Continue reading
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This Post Was Written By AI
[Edit: This post was written in October 2022. I don’t think any of us expected ChatGPT to come along less than two months later and flip everything on its head. Interesting times…] The AI text below was likely GPT-2 level.… Continue reading
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The Buoyant Force: L2 Talk & FOEN Workshop
This was a great challenge during the Learning2 Conference last week in Nanjing. It was my first time at the conference and I was looking for an experience that would push me and provide something to think about. I presented… Continue reading
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Clear is Kind.
I love this post from Brené Brown, adapted from her book Dare to Lead: “Clear is Kind. Unclear is Unkind.” In leadership roles in spaces with many moving parts and challenges, I’ve learned that unnecessary ambiguity can lead to unnecessary… Continue reading
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Creating Cultures of Thinking: Summary Cards
I love Creating Cultures of Thinking by Ron Ritchhart of Project Zero at HGSE so much, and refer to it so often, that I made these aide-mémoire cards and chapter summaries, and I carry them with me for planning, coaching… Continue reading
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My Best Books, 2017-18
This year has been high on transition, anxiety and exhaustion, and very low on sleep. On the plus side, we’re feeling positive about the move to an amazing school, and the sleepless hours have meant even more reading than normal.… Continue reading
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The Buoyant Force of Continuum Learning
If you’re new to this blog – welcome! Ideas on here often build on previous posts or conversations, so I hope this make sense. To find out more, please visit my about page, with posts by topic. ……….o0O0o………. As I… Continue reading
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In Japan
This is a neat four-minute tour through our home, Japan, and well worth a watch. Maybe it will encourage you to come to Japan, too! Continue reading
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Seven Reasons to be an #IBEN Site Visitor
A quick run-down of some of the benefits I’ve found in my first year or so in #IBEN as a school visitor. Continue reading
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Live Fully Now
A quick post on an Alan Watts quote that drew healthy discussion (and some tears) at a recent presentation. Continue reading
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Educate for hope, not despair, for a fair and sustainable world.
I wrote this post in 2014, but come back to it often. See edits and additions below the main body. We tread a delicate line between hope and despair; between student action for change and not overwhelming our young learners… Continue reading
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“You teachers have it easy.” Thankful for our choices.
Long vacations are a time to reflect on the privilege of our lives, and be thankful for the choices we have made. Continue reading
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The Swallow, The Flock and The Writer’s Block
I forgot the word I wanted to say, And thought, unembodied, Returns to the hall of shadows. Continue reading
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