It may have sounded like mutiny, but more than 220 teachers from all over rural and remote NSW were this week challenged to throw off the old ways and be different.
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Speaking at the first-ever Rural and Remote Education Conference in Bathurst the educators were told by keynote speaker Allan Carrington to not be afraid to bring a new perspective to their teaching.
They were told to work hard at ‘stirring the status quo’ and to ‘Think different. Be different. Teach different.’
Mr Carrington, a highly sought-after speaker and blogger, introduced his Pedagogy Wheel to the crowd, which assists teachers in integrating education technology, such as through specific apps, to aspects of learning.
He advocates a “disruptive approach” to teaching and learning, and shared his extensive experience in online collaboration and facilitation.
The education conference features 36 workshops for educators to participate in which highlight what is working well in rural and remote schools, and what can raise the quality of education even higher.
Rural and distance education leader David McLeod said the conference is the first of its kind to be held for rural and remote educators from across NSW, and this makes it an excellent event for teachers to attend.
“This conference is devoted to creating better educational outcomes and life opportunities for the thousands of students in rural and remote schools,” he said.
