by Carolyn | May 11, 2020 | Teaching
A couple of weeks ago I wrote a piece about the federal government’s unethical and egregious treatment of both our federation’s constitution and our students and teachers. I thought it couldn’t get much worse. But I was wrong. Not content with...
by Carolyn | Apr 26, 2020 | Teaching
I am angry again and my heart is breaking. The response to the article I published on Friday was encouraging. I was pleased that I had been able to speak on behalf of teachers.This morning I sat to answer the emails we had received. Responses were overwhelmingly...
by Carolyn | Apr 24, 2020 | Students, Teaching
Prior to any discussion about the opening of schools and childcare centres, it is critical to understand a couple of things. The first is that, no teacher in either sector resents being at work to care for the children of nurses, doctors, paramedics and any of...
by Carolyn | Feb 22, 2020 | Mentoring and Coaching, Teaching
Mentoring and Coaching for Teachers. There has been a lot of talk recently about the value of mentoring and coaching as professional development for teachers in K-12. That is, having experienced senior teachers assisting new or inexperienced teachers. The two latest...
by Carolyn | Aug 23, 2019 | EdTech, English, Students, Teaching
We Teach Well was fortunate to receive a Global Victoria and EduGrowth sponsorship to the 2019 EduTECH conference in Sydney back in June. It was certainly an experience. I had been to other EdTech events but nothing came close to this. For Judy it was her first foray...
by Carolyn | Aug 9, 2019 | EdTech, English, Students, Teaching
Last year I attended the MAP18 launch. Map is highly regarded accelerator program in Melbourne that is hard to get into. Startups go through a rigorous selection process and the 10 teams chosen get some equity free investment and lots of mentoring and stuff. It was at...