gregblack

going to give Julia G an assessment score on my next blogpost for her work as education minister hope she doesnt mind.

took my laptop with me on holiday a really stupid idea. Good news is that by the end of the second week neither iphone nor laptop were open

see my blog on teachers and ICT as http://dialogueonlearning@blogspot.com Ideas on how to lead a school and develop teachers skills

Prezi on the world, education innovation and technology- now to talk to a gaggle of school principals and keep it interesting for 90 minutes

Cant work out how to change a prezi. Cant work out how to access newly purchased accounting software. Is there a home for tech dinosaurs?

Finally! The debate on the draft national curriculum is hotting up. Crowding, concerns on Maths for states with year7 primary. More please

How to keep a large group of school principals interested for 90 minutes- better practice my tap dancing

Having to fast today. Any secrets on how to stop thinking about food warmly received.

@kerryjcom Have been trying to get stats on kids completely disengaged from school. no such data exists. but estimates are at least 20000

K-12 Horizon Report is a depressing read. Schools are in danger of being so far behind that students will be turned off

just published a blog on the myschool and NAPLAN ban issue dialogueonlearning.blogspot.com

Evangelical posturing about the centrality of on-the-job training is making me uneasy. Where is the evidence base? Experience says its mixed

Myschool is the first attempt at comparing schools performance. We need to be developing effective assessment tools not trying to block it

@kerryank Met the prof last year. Looking at possibilities for remote Australia. The concept totally freaks out most educators.

Any info on really good computer game sites for preschoolers much appreciated

Shaping a new organisation from scratch. It certainly focusses attention when its your money and not someone else's!

Australian national curriculum launched lets hope the debate rises above 'back to basics' how about digital and new media literacies

See my blog http://blogs.educationau.edu.au/gblack/2010/02/26/end-of-one-era-start-of-another/ but the twittering will continue!!

Developing proposal to assist indigenous kids learning in context where they are constantly on the move around a 1000sqkm desert.

hoping to assist some nomadic indigenous kids with literacy and numeracy. Looking for software that doesnt rely on much teacher guidance.