Professional Companionship
There is something about the word professional companionship that brings joy and makes my heart sing for the way I work with others.
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Kelly Goodsir
- Mar 31
- 6 min
Documentation: tensions & truths
Documentation has the potential to be a beautiful declaration of our image of the child. But it can also be wrought with tension for many.
Kelly Goodsir
- Oct 26, 2022
- 7 min
Agreements or Rules
I’ve always felt a little challenged by the language of ‘rules’ particularly as a pedagogical approach to teaching and learning.
Kelly Goodsir
- Aug 4, 2022
- 7 min
Inquiry into Self-Regulation
Building a language that supports children to understand their feelings and how they manage them is an important part of early childhood.
Kelly Goodsir
- Jul 18, 2021
- 6 min
The desire to listen
What I love most about my work is the opportunity to listen.
It challenges me, inspires me and teaches me.
Kelly Goodsir
- Jun 6, 2021
- 3 min
Leadership Lessons
When you least expect it Come on mumma ‘chop chop’, said Caleb (8) as we tackled our first long distance run together - ever. It made me...
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- Nov 26, 2020
- 4 min
Words Matter
Words express our thoughts. Coming to deeper understandings of language has the power to shift our thinking. And our practice. It might...
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- Oct 9, 2020
- 6 min
It's ok to not be ok!
Living our daily lives giving attention to the maintenance of good mental health is as much about being aware of when we are not ok....
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- Sep 17, 2020
- 5 min
Some Days Suck
It’s hard starting a series of posts about mental health with a title like ‘some days suck’.
Kelly Goodsir
- Sep 8, 2020
- 4 min
The Courage to Lead: Educational Leadership is a Choice
The Courage to Lead: Educational Leadership is a Choice Kelly Goodsir Educational leadership starts with it being a choice. Rodd (2016)...
Kelly Goodsir
- Aug 3, 2020
- 3 min
Mental Health Conversation Cards
They’ve nearly arrived! The Mental Health Conversation Cards are due in September 2020! I am so excited to introduce you to this new...
Kelly Goodsir
- Apr 8, 2020
- 3 min
Motivation, movement and memory
When Nellie made a realisation…. November 2019 Author: Kelly Goodsir Child: Nellie Millar Age: 6 months It has been fascinating...
Kelly Goodsir
- Feb 3, 2020
- 3 min
Leading with purpose
Leading with Purpose
Casting a shadow for the future.
Kelly Goodsir
- Oct 22, 2019
- 3 min
Imagine if you could catch a breath?
Leading Teams with a Long Term View
Kelly Goodsir
- Oct 2, 2019
- 7 min
My Family is a Team - my personal story
Talking about mental health matters to me, it matters to my family and I have learnt that it matters to so many people around me.  In...
Kelly Goodsir
- Apr 15, 2019
- 4 min
Learning Dispositions - Ready, Willing, Able
This post is a supporting resource to enable further understanding of the concept of 'ready, willing, able' made visible on the learning...
Kelly Goodsir
- Apr 20, 2018
- 3 min
Professional Loneliness
"We need sustenance for the journey, for it is difficult and often lonely - a paradox because in teaching one is always with others"...
Kelly Goodsir
- Feb 11, 2018
- 4 min
Documentation: Pain OR Pleasure
I've always been drawn to documenting children’s learning and viewed this as an integral part of my early childhood professional...
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