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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Brendan – Thanks for sharing. Always fun to see another person join the circle! And please convey my congratulations to Mark. Now he knows how to accomplish much by doing nothing at all. And the next time, it will be even better. 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My thinking was that I was in no position to tell them how to best do their job and they would benefit more from sharing with each other. My colleagues were extremely sceptical but let me get on with it – I think ready to let me take all the flak when it became a disaster.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>The result was spectacularly successful – beyond anything I could anticipate!<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>The theme was: <span class=apple-tab-span> </span>How do we deliver the Australian Curriculum in a remote Aboriginal Independent Community School?<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>There were about 50 teachers, all working at independent Aboriginal schools in the Kimberley and Pilbara; most of them quite young.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>I set up 3 sessions of 45 minutes with 6 spaces available. After the intro, I had hardly left the circle when teachers were jumping up to write their session topics. By my observation, 95% of teachers were fully engaged all morning in intense discussions.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>In the closing session, the teachers shared one idea which had energised them – and everyone had something to contribute. My colleagues were blown away and exuberant in their praise.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>So I’m going to try the format again over a whole day in another context…<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Thanks for the training you provided and the encouragement to try something different.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>I’m a convert.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Mark Newhouse<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Manager of Curriculum<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Association of Independent Schools of WA<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>e: <a href="mailto:mnewhouse@ais.wa.edu.au">mnewhouse@ais.wa.edu.au</a><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div></div></body></html>