Book Review: Work Wellbeing: Leading thriving teams in rapidly changing times
I know it’s obvious to say, but the 2020 workplace, like everything else in 2020, looks very different to any other time in living memory. Busy offices and staff rooms have been transported to employee’s study’s and kitchens. The Coronavirus has changed the way we work and will have an impact moving forward.
Article: School ‘refusers’ thriving in remote learning environment
Here in Melbourne we are entering week 20 of remote learning. While it has become second nature and I feel I am getting better at it, and as I wrote about in a previous blog, I still miss having myself students with me in a classroom. However there are some students who would be more than happy to stay at home.
A guide to Musical Theatre in Schools
I have been producing musicals in schools for around 15 years, and it’s one of the highlights of my year! The joy in students faces as they come off stage after a show is all the reward you need after spending a year planning, rehearsing and executing the show. In the future I share some of my favourite musicals, those that I have been involved with, along with those I have seen.
Teaching and the virus ?
Like many teachers around the world, I have spent most of 2020 teaching remotely. Talking to my computer screen, day after day, has become my new normal. In fact, I am struggling to remember what it is like to teach in the classroom.
Who is Michael O’Keeffe?
A very warm welcome to my website. I hope you find my blogs of some interest. So who am I? Well first and foremost I am a Husband and Father. I met my wife at my first teaching job and we have an 8 year old daughter. I live in Melbourne, Australia and have been teaching for 20 years.
