In the last week of Term 3, Miss Tara Warriner, Mr Mitch Albury and Miss Lauren Mill were
involved in two days of lesson observations which will be part of the ongoing research of
James Russo and Jane Hubbard at Monash University. The feedback from the team was that
the time spent with our teachers exceeded their expectations and I thank them for being
open to learning and sharing their practice. I share a snippet from the email I received
which is a credit to all of our staff at SJV:
"We knew we were in safe hands visiting Manly but WOW, what we witnessed exceeded our
expectations. You were all absolute superstars and brought a tear to our eyes how exemplary
each of your lessons were. We also would like to thank your wonderful students, who at the
end of a very long term, shone bright, and were a joy to watch demonstrating Mathematical
thinking.
We thank you for changing the way Mathematics is taught and learnt for our young people. It
is a significant honour to include SJV as part of this research project which will culminate in
reference material to help all teachers improve learning for their students. We hope the
experience has been nothing but positive for you, and you can proudly wear this badge with
pride when it comes to your own professional knowledge and practice. "
