Learning at School Time Again

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Feb 21 2008

Posted at 8:51 am under Conferences

Here I am in Rotorua again. It has been a good conference so far despite some issues with the internet connection. Here is a pic with Rachel Boyd, Amanda Signal and I at the Blogger’s Cafe.

The keynotes this year have been quite theoretical. We started off with Jeremy Kedian as the opening keynote who focused on what learning is and what it might look like in 2020. He talked about form and function in a school. The function is to facilitate learning but often the form (organisation, timetables etc) dictates how this learning happens and can imped new innovations. He then looked ahead to a time when the domination of form over function might be reversed.

The next day we had Julia Atkin who took us on a journey into Eastern philosophy (which was slightly over all of our heads) before ending up with the main message that schools need to be more holistic and start with development with the whole self and self in society and then the learning areas and values are the vechicles you do this with. This is replacing having the learning areas at the centre and developing the child as a side issue. More to come.

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dianadecoon 22 Feb 2008 at 8:33 am 1

Hi Suzie, really enjoyed your session yesterday. Thanks for your hints and ideas. I will be returning to your wiki!
Moturoaon 23 Feb 2008 at 7:48 am 2

Your session of assistance to facilitators was SO valuable to me and I am sure will save me hours and hours of frustration and sometimes panic.

You are awesome- not only for what you do but for the generosity with you share what you do.

Thank you

AllanahK