Brian's Blog

As I write this post on creating safe learning spaces and behavioural management, I want to acknowledge that this topic has come at a personally challenging time for me. This week, I've experienced a wide range of emotions, from celebrating my daughter's 18th birthday to mourning the passing of my wife's grandmother and attending my brother-in-law's wedding. These personal experiences have highlighted the wide spectrum of emotions that life brings, giving me a deeper understanding of the joys, struggles and challenges many of our students face daily. It reinforces for me the critical importance of effective understanding, practicing empathy, displaying an attitude of patience and support within our school communities as we develop safe learning spaces and behavioural management practices. In schools, creating a safe and secure learning environment is not just an optional add on, it's the very foundation upon which the educational trust rests. As educators, we unders...

This is my interview with Vicki Davis @coolcatteacher discussing ways we can create opportunities for students to make connections globally with each other to leave a lasting impact.

This is my interview with Jon Burgmann @jonburgmann at FlipCon Australia after he spent some time in my class looking at the ways technology and flipped learning have been used to enhance the students learning.