22 June 2022

I’ve just finished up presenting at my first in-person conference in over two years, and I’ve connected with many amazing teachers and contacts.  As I wrap things up on the trip I need to make the most of the fleeting moments of network building and make sure the trip was worth it for my professional development. Travel has a baseline level of stress already so it can be really easy to lose track of every new thing you learnt or any new connections you’ve made. How should you close the loop and solidify all of the progress you made on this work trip after you’ve come home?

15 June 2022

There has been a wave of transformation across education to say the least. Our new normal is trying to predict the unpredictable - class sizes, delivery modes, technology, all can change or evaporate overnight. As much as teachers champion life-long learning at university, I don’t think we quite bargained for a life-time of learning condensed into such a short time. With so many things up in the air, it is more important now than ever before to reflect on our origin story in education. What motivated us to become teachers in the first place has to be what keeps us going in this time of uncertainty.