Nikky Bain

Excited to start our new venture with ASHS English dept - our blog. A place where we will share awesome student work ashsenglishblog.wordpress.com

Part of the beautiful words in Claudia Orange's final slide of her presentation #weavingwords17

If a historian wanted to see NZ's history through both lenses, we had to learn the indigenous language to do so #weavingwords17

"I love spoken word because it's the rebirth of Shakespeare. It's poetic theatre by people," from Action Education workshop #weavingwords17

"Don’t just accept your first draft. If it’s not you pushing it, then it’s just a bunch of pretty words." - Marty Smith #weavingwords17

@Edutronic_Net Yeah, as you can probably tell, the safely in, safely out approach has really resonated with me. I use it with other issues too.

Me after finishing my presentation this afternoon on Teaching dilemmas for empathy, Not Judgement using Holocaust stories. #weavingwords17

What a way to finish day 1 of #weavingwords17 with performances from the Bay of Island College kapa haka group

@Edutronic_Net That's so kind Chris. I hope you got some good stuff this arvo.

What a day! Graduation time for more than 350 future focused educators! Debbie fails to make a mark on those happy, graduating faces...

goo.gl/fhfl87 #gurushots

If u dismiss new ideas in education without giving thought to them, it is the opposite of what we hope for students. Challenge but consider.

Libraries are funny

Learning to be a critical friend, not a critic. Ask why... #ashsnz @LouiseGeck

The Genius of Learning nautil.us/issue/40/learn… via @NautilusMag

"Our economy, our society, we're losing out because we're not raising our girls to be brave." t.ted.com/yvUzKgs @reshmasaujani

Vision clarifies one's mission. Vision is inspirational. Mission is measurable. #ulearn16

How do you develop a culture of authentic student agency? #studentvoicenz

core-ed.org/thought-leader… #studentvoicenz