Our Mentor Group

The group hard at work recording their moral purpose statement. It has been a great day so far and I'm looking forward to working with you all online over the next 11weeks.

dk2 reflections: Why school leaders need to be good learners

dk2 reflections: Why school leaders need to be good learners: In 2012 Michael Fullan said "the degree to which the principal participates as a learner  is twice as impactful as any other factor&quo...

Inspiration for film festival

Hi all,

Check this film clip out.  I was talking to Joe about this in a comment on his personal blog but thought it could benefit us all.

This short film maker is Leo Zuckerman, his short films and ads really inspire me with my own film making.

This one in particular shares such an amazing feeling about the subject.  I watch this and actually feel like jumping online and booking a ticket to Canada. Maybe I'm his target audience, whatever, it works for me.

Does your film sell the idea of your dream school of the future? Will people be inspired to visit or be there?  Notice how Leo Zuckerman doesn't use dialogue but images, music and a small amount of clever text to get his idea across and it's POWERFUL.

It's worth a watch...

https://vimeo.com/92875454

Good luck!

Matt

Film Festival Inspiration - My entry from 2014

Hello everyone,

Here is my Bastow Film Festival video entry from last year.  Hopefully you can use this for some inspiration for your own film.  When my Principal and I did this together we tried not to be to literal with our project and attempted to convey a feeling rather than listing or documenting the details from the brief.  We asked ourselves, what to we want our viewers feel about our vision?  What music or images my help us match that? Lets be honest.. . one minute is not much time, especially when you try to include some written words or any speech at all!  So try to think about it like you are making an ad for TV.  Top tip, you don't need to flash an image on the screen for long (a couple of seconds will do) for your audience to know what is going on.  Don't give us a tour of your current school.  Go BIG, this is an ideal school without boundaries or budget constraints (If I had my time again I'd be far more ambitious than I was here)  Having this kind of "moonshot thinking" is what got some of our worlds best innovators, scientist and global leaders the ideas that prompted CHANGE.  Have fun with it too!  This could be a powerful tool for you when you head back to school to present you findings to your staff.

Good luck to you all,

Here is our entry.

Our Learning Landscape

Welcome to the Course

Welcome to the first week of the course.

Our official online discussions do not begin until week two, but I encourage you to take this opportunity to say at least "Hi" in the comment section below.  If you're feeling really brave, introduce yourself, let our group know about your role in your school, what you're hoping to get out of the course and anything else you would like to share.

This space is where some really great discussion about education will occur.  There will be weekly prompts like video clips, quotes, readings and questions to help us along.  Like any conversation about an interesting topic, the more perspectives we hear the more valuable the conversation will be for all.  So don't hold back, let us know what you're thinking.  Try share your thoughts, connect to other peoples ideas and pose questions.

I'm looking forward to working with you all for the next 15 weeks.

Matt