Julie Boyd
ECOLOGY OF EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP
Posted by Julie in Articles- Education, Education, Writing on March 29, 2012
© Julie Boyd 2012 Traditional models and theories of leadership are not necessarily helpful in a contemporary world. One of the challenges for educational leaders is in the realisation that education can no longer be quarantined from our broader society and environment. A theory of leadership derived from principles of ecology calls for a radical [...]
Women and Corporate Boards
Posted by Julie in Articles- Commentary, Articles- Women, Uncategorized, Writing on March 7, 2012
I sat on corporate boards in America in the 90s and was pleasantly surprised at the professional manner in which women were treated there, compared to my experience back home here in Australia which has been tokenistic at best. One key issue there is that women, especially older women, were recognised for their skills, experience, [...]
Why Gravitas and Wisdom leads to Minister Foreign Affairs for Men and Homelessness for Women
Posted by Julie in ARTICLE OF THE DAY, Articles- Women, Uncategorized, Writing on March 7, 2012
This week International Women’s Day has re-ignited the issue of a lack of women on corporate boards. At the same time the return of Bob Carr to the political sphere has been much heralded, as he will bring ‘wisdom’ and ‘gravitas’ due to his age and experience. Despite our woman Prime Minister and Governor General, [...]
What Can the World Learn from Educational Change in Finland?
Posted by Julie in Articles- Education on February 15, 2012
Schools We Can Envy March 8, 2012 Diane Ravitch http://www.nybooks.com/articles/archives/2012/mar/08/schools-we-can-envy/?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=February+14+2012&utm_content=February+14+2012+CID_df0a036fbf79555ea6739ad90deab4b9&utm_source=Email+marketing+software&utm_term=Schools+We+Can+Envy Finnish Lessons: What Can the World Learn from Educational Change in Finland? by Pasi Sahlberg, with a foreword by Andy Hargreaves Teachers College Press, 167 pp., $34.95 (paper) Tuomas UusheimoThe Kirkkojärvi School in Espoo, Finland, which accommodates about 770 students aged seven to sixteen and [...]
A Reluctant Prime Minister?
Posted by Julie in Articles- Commentary on February 14, 2012
I may be far wide of the mark but do believe we have a reluctant Prime Minister rather than the Machiavellian creature being portrayed right now. While speculation and incredibly destructive chinese whispers continue to bounce around, with various media outlets trying desperately to talk Kevin Rudd into mounting a leadership challenge, I see a [...]
Women Do It For Youselves!
Posted by Julie in ARTICLE OF THE DAY, Articles- Women on February 4, 2012
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/05/business/sheryl-sandberg-of-facebook-staying-on-message.html?pagewanted=2&_r=1 The $1.6 Billion Woman, Staying on Message Facebook’s No. 2 executive, Sheryl Sandberg, will reap a fortune in its stock offering. And she hasn’t stopped telling the world how women should take responsibility for their careers. By NICOLE PERLROTH and CLAIRE CAIN MILLER SEVENTY-TWO hours before Facebook’s big moment, Sheryl K. Sandberg was half a [...]
Futurist Thomas Frey predicts 2 billion jobs to disappear by 2030
Posted by Julie in ARTICLE OF THE DAY, Articles- Commentary on February 3, 2012
http://www.futuristspeaker.com/2012/02/2-billion-jobs-to-disappear-by-2030/ Thomas Frey is a well-respected futurist whose work is well worth reading for a picture of a possible future for humanity. Visit his website for further information- recommended. 2 Billion Jobs to Disappear by 2030 A picture of me speaking at yesterday’s TEDxReset in Istanbul. Yesterday I was honored to be one of [...]
AN ECOLOGY OF EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP
Posted by Julie in ARTICLE OF THE DAY, Articles- Commentary, Articles- Education, Articles- Women, Education, Writing on February 2, 2012
AN ECOLOGY OF EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP © Julie Boyd 2012 Traditional models and theories of leadership are not necessarily helpful in a contemporary world. One of the challenges for educational leaders is in the realisation that education can no longer be quarantined from our broader society and environment. A theory of leadership derived from principles of [...]
Teacher Performance Measures: A Reflection
Posted by Julie in Articles- Commentary, Articles- Education, Education on March 29, 2012
(C) Julie Boyd 2011 Not everything that can be counted, counts, and not everything that counts can be counted Albert Einstein The Grattan Institute recently wrote that a new system of teacher appraisal and feedback in Australia would improve teacher effectiveness, recognise our best educators and lift the outcomes of Australian students to [...]
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