How Great Questions Invite Thinking
One of the great gifts we can embrace in our teaching toolkit is the art of asking meaningful and connected questions.
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Kelly Goodsir
Nov 5, 20236 min
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.
Kelly Goodsir
Mar 31, 20236 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, 20227 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, 20227 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, 20216 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, 20213 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, 20204 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, 20206 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, 20205 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, 20204 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, 20203 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, 20203 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, 20203 min
Leading with purpose
Leading with Purpose
Casting a shadow for the future.
Kelly Goodsir
Oct 22, 20193 min
Imagine if you could catch a breath?
Leading Teams with a Long Term View
Kelly Goodsir
Oct 2, 20197 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, 20194 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, 20183 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"...
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