Leading Learning Out Loud

Mathew Johnstone www.mathew.johnstone.com.au Black Dog Institute   https://www.blackdoginstitute.org.au/ E is for emotion I had a Black Dog, his name was Depression - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XiCrniLQGYc Who are these people? What do you know about them?   Facts/quote about resilience/courage Hello day!  Expect good things The bookmarks of life - success/failure ... life/death ... happy/sad  joy/pain ... sickness/health The hills and dales of life "own your problems, they don't own you." Don't suppress what is going on or avoid the pain. Go with the rip.  Acceptance of the feeling and push on. Stuff happens.   Take charge.  Run towards it. Own what is going on for you. Be patient.  Breathe.   Take things in bite size chunks to deal with. It's ok to be vulnerable. It's ok to not feel ok, the trick is not to get stuck. Our thoughts are not facts. Move.  Eat well.  Connect with others. L...

Ensure the BOT understands about NZ and the key comps.  It is not just about numbers, the whole child is what matters. Our job is to "provide an environment to allow our students to flourish."  BOT job is to empower the Principal to act. Keep the focus on "the focus of the school, not functionality." Strategic discussion at the forefront of meetings.   (60 mins focusing on what really matters).  Focus on why we are there.  Where are we at with our strategic focus? Reports to the BOT to be future focused and student focused.  What next?  Not purely summative but recommendations ... BOT Meetings.   Do we discuss anything or make decisions that make a difference to our children? Think as PLD as an investment in our people not a cost. Strategic Goals  as we look now and to the future ... -What are the needs of the CoL? -What are the need of Breens kids? Strategic questionnaires.   Stay away from functional questions. Inst...

Developing School Wide programmes of work to build Mana Māori and Te Reo in your school to raise student achievement. Daniel from Somerfield School Start with the vision of NZC.   Connectedness - connected to the language, connected curriculum areas, connected to who you are. To look forward, we must first look backward. Where did Somerfield start? Whole school Te Reo programme.  Based on He Reo Tupu, He Reo Ora. Supportive approach.  Team teaching.  Extension Te Reo.  Kapa Haka in class. Staff PD once a term. Reflections from Somerfield: Children are progressing and retaining knowledge.   Kapa Haka is gaining mana. Staff are getting involved with their Te Reo and quality of Reo is improving. Place Based Learning: Establishment of school houses - linked to places - formed new logo Building of relationships with Ngai Tuahuriri Key sites explored, experts sought Establishment of local area programme of learning Y1 Opawa River, Y2 Port H...