Creating projects to enhance engagement | Jackie Haines | TEDxRosalindParkED

Описание: A stairwell at Millner School served as a thoroughfare for a number of classes. Students used to move through the stairwell with little regard for the space or each other.
Our aim was to transform the space by providing provocations to promote imagination and excitement.

In a project named ‘musical stairwells’, 50 students teamed up with two stencil artists and one DJ. Together they transformed the space by creating street art ‘paste ups’ and over 65 recorded tracks that were installed into the stairwell using QR codes.

Student engagement thrived with this unique project. Attendance on ‘project days’ improved. The whole school focus on oral language was a key feature in student learning.

With supportive leadership, determined teachers and a reflective improvement agenda schools become a place that are brimming with potential.


Jackie Haines is an engaged educator whose career has largely involved working in disadvantaged schools. She has a passion for curriculum development, inter-school collaboration and finding ‘fun’ in education. Jackie has worked in Sydney, the Northern Territory and Victoria and she currently holds the position of Curriculum Leader at Winters Flat Primary School in Castlemaine. Jackie is active in developing her leadership capacity. She was Directorate Fellow of the Preparation for School Leadership program in Darwin and most recently presented at the 2014 Australian Council for Educational Leaders Conference.

This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at http://ted.com/tedx