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On May 25th the InSITE Team presented at the Connected Intelligence Centre at UTS. It was an exciting, and challenging event which drew people from schools and the wider University. We have much to celebrate. Here is the video of our first few weeks As I reflect on the first three months, it feels as though we've made a good start. The integration of student experience is what we hoped for and, from all reports, it's working.  The learning architecture is designed around 'The Job to Be Done' ...
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The first truly confronting thought I've had in my learning journey has been transforming from a facilitator of adult learning to a facilitator of adolescent learning. The greatest cause of discomfort was the thought of not being able to get the kids 'on my side', so to speak. To make them want to learn from me. From my experiences, moving to different classrooms and observing many teachers, the idea of getting the kids 'on side' has been rather influential. You have to get adolescents to buy ...
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Hi everyone, I feel as if I have greatly improved from the start of this experience. I believe this is due to the ongoing support of my supervisors. I believe my teaching ablity  consists of a range of tools. These tools cover a huge scope, from classroom management to admin. My supervisors directly add or update tool, repair damaged ones, show me when and when not to use specific tools. I guess what I am trying to say is, I feel like being a good teacher is in some ways how you use the know...
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