by John Norton | May 17, 2013 | Connected Leadership, The How of 21st Century Teaching, Voices
In this fascinating account of online learning, Michael Valentine, the director of Hale@home, describes a 21st century solution to a traditional dilemma – how to prepare rural boys for transition to a large urban independent school in Perth, Australia.
by Powerful Learning Practice | Jan 21, 2013 | PD, Powerful Learning Practice
We are starting a Connected Learner ‘Lite’ just for Australian educators, with webinars in your time zones, and we want you to join this learning experience!
by Michelle Rogerson | Feb 20, 2012 | Learning, Powerful Learning Practice, Uncategorized
When I visited Kegalle, Sri Lanka to volunteer with elephants, I also had the opportunity to teach English to orphan girls in the community. Despite having little teaching experience and a language barrier, I found it easy to relate with the orphans, and it turned out...
by Sheryl Nussbaum-Beach | Dec 2, 2011 | Australia, Community News, Powerful Learning Practice
Alan Levine, one of our favorite world travelers, and a longtime online friend of mine, made a stop at my house in Virginia Beach, Virginia, a few months ago as one of his stops on his 2011 Odyssey road trip. We had a grand time while he visited – and I invited...
by Michelle Rogerson | Nov 29, 2011 | Australia, Community News, Powerful Learning Practice
It’s a time for reflection as the Australia community had their culminating session this week. Delia Jenkins, a Maths/Science teacher at Brauer College in Warrnambool, Victoria, shares her thoughts on her learning experience with us. Here’s what she had to...