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Pulse and Perspectives

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8 July 2024
Mickey O'Brien
Senior Kaurna man

Niina marni

Discover the new Orbis short course: Aboriginal Stories of Leadership with Mickey O'Brien.

Mickey, a Senior Kaurna man and descendant of the Kaurna (Adelaide Plains) and Narrunga (Yorke Peninsula) peoples, has long represented Aboriginal cultural issues with honour and respect.

"I come to share not only my own stories but also the stories of our people and the love for this Country that our people have always shared, which we want to impart to you."

In this course, Mickey shares stories about the importance of imparting knowledge ...[read more]

21 February 2024
Teach Podcast
Department for Education
Listen to Kurt Ferguson (Taparra Primary School) and Sarah Edwards (Loxton High School) talk about the positive impact Orbis professional learning has had on their journey from teacher to leader! Sarah delved into Mathematics 6-9, enhancing her skills and knowledge. While Kurt engaged in Middle Leadership and served as a mentor for the ECT Development program. Both completed Instructional Leadership which finished up last year, making way for the new Leading Future Learning program.
We are thrilled to see Sarah and Kurt reaching new heights in ...[read more]
2 February 2021
Bruce Armstrong
Director, Chapter Three & Former Deputy Secretary, Schools & Regional Services Group, DET

During the Orbis Instructional Leadership program, Bruce Armstrong took a deep dive into neuroscience, exploring the foundations of habit forming. Our ϳԹn school leaders were challenged to think about their modus operandi, and how their habitual behaviours influenced their leadership. Read on to find out how to create positive habits, and how to bring the tribe with you.

We’re all creatures of habit.

Think about it for a minute…how much of your daily routine do you do on automatic pilot?

Would you have guessed almost half? Recent ...[read more]

2 November 2020
Bruce Armstrong
Director, Chapter Three & Former Deputy Secretary, Schools & Regional Services Group, DET

Are leaders born? Or is it something you can learn?

The concept of leadership is complex and multifaceted. During the instructional leadership program our experts have presented cutting-edge research around impactful educational leadership. In our final intensive, Bruce Armstrong explored characteristics common to effective leaders.

Read on as Bruce discusses whether leadership is learnable.

Google the word ‘leadership’ and the search result (today, at least) is 2,630,000,000 links! What an enormous field of inquiry, research and opinion. Here, I weigh in on the topic, with a view to ...[read more]

13 October 2020
Bruce Armstrong
Teacher/ Literacy and Numeracy coordinator

I undertook the Orbis Literacy R-3 program in 2019 and have been rewarded with new skills and knowledge, and a deeper understanding of how students learn. In addition I have gained valuable insight into resources and models that improve students’ literacy learning.

The opportunity to collaborate with other educators from across ϳԹ was of particular benefit to me personally and professionally. The Orbis program allowed us to build relationships, share resources, communicate planning, analyse data and share our expertise with one another. I strongly believe ...[read more]

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