Sharon Friesen talks about inquiry being a disposition cultivated during teaching and learning, rather than a process that “gets done” by students. She talks about successful inquiry leading to deep understanding, giving examples from her own experiences.
Sharon Friesen talks about inquiry being a disposition cultivated during teaching and learning, rather than a process that “gets done” by students. She talks about successful inquiry leading to deep understanding, giving examples from her own experiences.
Sharon Friesen talks about inquiry being a disposition cultivated during teaching and learning, rather than a process that “gets done” by students. She talks about successful inquiry leading to deep understanding, giving examples from her own experiences.
At ULearn11, Stephen Capper, Head Teacher at Sawyers Hall College, discusses the university technical colleges in the UK. These are colleges designed by universities and employers in partnership and teach the curriculum in a practical context.
Steve Maharey is the Vice-Chancellor of Massey University. Prior to this he was a government minister for nine years as Minister of Education and Minister of Research, Science and Technology. In this presentation he challenges educators, from the early childhood through to tertiary sectors to think differently about education, and challenges institutions to provide educators with the time and opportunities to face the future with an entrepreneurial disposition.
Former Papanui High School Principal Denis Pyatt has been supporting secondary principals in Christchurch during the extraordinary post-earthquake environment. Denis describes the situations faced by schools, outlines many of the issues school leaders are grappling with, and challenges education leaders to take this opportunity to create a model of educational excellence.
