@nomadpenguin.bsky.social exploring delegate values vs curriculum perception with @mentimeter.bsky.social At #MASAConf2025

@nomadpenguin.bsky.social sharing her memories of Carol Moule. 'The funny form of one' as part of the Carol Moule Keynote Address at #MASAConf2025

An idea keeps popping in my mind; FIRE is a good analogy for THINKING. This feels risky, but I'm want to share this idea as a series of posts over the next few weeks. This is a link to my first post, really just setting out the idea and a starting structure. open.substack.com/pub/jarrad76...

A5 #EduSkyAU If Play was a design principle... 🚀School is an adventure! 🧠 Learn by doing, getting hands-on 📚 Flexible curriculum ✅ Creative assessment with games 🤝 Social growth; collaboration & EQ 🔥 Intrinsic motivation ✨ schools as places of wonder & discovery!

A4 #EduSkyAU I think a key point of play, is that there needs to be some rules. When people are playing with different rules, the games are rarely fun. I think Innovation is often about working out which rules are helping and which are getting in the way.

A4. Play invites risk, humour, rebellion, delight. These are the raw materials of innovation. A playful mindset doesn’t mean silly. It means serious about exploring the unknown without fear of failure. That’s where collaboration truly catches fire. #EduSkyAU

A3 #EduSkyAU Play can promote engagement, but I think we lose more... Risk Taking, Thinking Skills, Resilience, Communication. It feels like the idea of "High Challenge with Low Threat" can be explored when we use "Play"

A3. When we minimise play, we don’t just lose engagement—we amputate wonder. We teach young people that life is a performance, not a process. We risk cultivating perfectionists instead of problem-solvers. Cogs instead of creators. #EduSkyAU

A2 #EduSkyAU Play helps learning (more than Real World Applications in my experience). I feel lots of time is spent trying to find how what we learn applies to post school, but perhaps we would all have more fun and do more learning if we spent that enjoy on promoting play!

A1 #EduSkyAU What a great question... I try to start each faculty meeting with a game to encourage play and we had a Games night on Friday (but I didn't get there). BUT I think I need to do more play (Good time for a reminder)!

Another triangle surprise! youtube.com/shorts/n7HZz... #math #mathteacher #geometry #edusky

Congratulations Antony Green on being such a great communicator and balanced member of the Australian political process. Such a class act! #AusPol #AusVotes

A2 #EduSkyAU Education does quite well with coaching when PST work with a Mentor. I have seen some huge growth in PST I have mentored. Ability to take on advice is one of the most important characteristics of a PST IMO

A1 #EduSkyAU In my first job I had a very capable Head of Faculty. He did some really impactful practices. One was to nominate me for a few awards, which opened my awareness to wider opportunities (whereas I woudl otherwise have remained isolated in the school)

Good Evening #EduSkuAU I'm Jarrad coming from Kaurna lands of the Adelaide Hills. We finally got some rain here today... but really need some more. Looking forward to the with @mbennettcoach.bsky.social

A3 #EduSkyAU Having seen the Millennium Development Goals conclude then transition to SDG (with 2030 goals only 5 years away) Students still think this is a way off, but we will soon see how we are tracking with these goals. Students should start exploring what the next goals should be.

A2 #EduSkyAU Innovation has looked quite different in different classrooms I have seen. It has been interesting seeing how the Research Project and PLP in SACE has evolved in SA towards EIF and AIF as a state curriculum requiring every student to do an extended project of interest.

A1 #EduSkyAU The General Capabilities in the Australian Curriculum includes 'Critical and Creative Thinking' at the same level as Numeracy and Literacy? But there seems to be issues on defining creativity and creative thinking.... This would be an interesting area for more development.

CREATIVITY MATTERS This Tues 22 April, we celebrate World Creativity & Innovation Day with #EduSkyAU host @adrianodiprato.bsky.social . Join us to unpack how creativity, innovation + the UN SDGs are reshaping learning through purpose, possibility + action. Don't miss it! 5:30pm AWST 7:30pm AEST

Q6: If teacher associations had unlimited resources, what’s one BIG, bold initiative you’d love to see them take on? #EduSkyAU

Q5: Your mission: Convince a hesitant colleague to join a teacher association, but you only have one post/skeet (280 characters or less). Go! #EduSkyAU

Q4: Imagine it’s 2035. How are teacher associations supporting educators in ways we haven’t seen before? Share your futuristic prediction in one sentence! #EduSkyAU

Q3: If being part of a professional association for teachers was like an object, animal, or place, what would it be and why? #EduSkyAU

A1: Found my people. 🤝✨ #EduSkyAU

#EduSkyAU Q2: Let’s get creative! Can you make a Haiku about teacher association; your experience at a conference, using a resource or attending a PD or something else?

#EduSkyAU Q1: Teaching can feel isolating at times 😶. Describe your experience making connection with other teachers using a GIF or emoji!

I am getting ready for #EduSkyAU chat tonight. How is the vibe out there?

This is tonight #EduSkyAU 🔌Connection 🏛Support 👨‍👩‍👦‍👦Community Be part of the chat and share how you thrive as a teacher... or what you need to help you thrive!

#EduSkyAU chat is back again tonight. Join us as @jstrain.bsky.social leads the conversation about the support of teacher associations in building the profession.

The 2025 Polypad Art and Music Contest has launched! We invite students from around the world to submit their best creations by June 13, 2025. Additionally, for the first time ever, we’re inviting educators to join the fun! Learn more at polypad.amplify.com/contest

Find connections and build your tribe, I'd love to hear from Teacher Association and connect with teachers in this space. Which associations are on BlueSky? @edtechsa.bsky.social @australianare.bsky.social

A5 #EduSkyAU - When I do more inquiry based tasks I am really trying to push the students to set the questions and let them explore them. This does create a level of chaos, but the curiosity and exploration feel more authentic than when I give stepped 'investigation' for students to follow.

A3 #EduSkyAU - I think getting this balance right is difficult... I think I am still doing more teacher-led approach than I would like, but there is a lot to balance...

A4 #EduSkyAU (benefit of being late is getting to answer out of order) I've heard different definitions for Explicit Teaching, but the consistent point is clarity on what is to be learnt. In our current system this seems to be the most efficient method to teach what is required to be taught.

Introducing implicit differentiation today in calculus class. Starting class off with a #WODBmath discussion prompt to hopefully spark some curiosity. #MathsToday #ITeachMath

@edtechsa.bsky.social Any EdTechSA members interest in this event?

We have had a very busy week preparing for @idm314.bsky.social on Friday. The library staff showed me how to use @goosechase.com with AAMTs scavenger hunt and we had students with iPads in library searching for octagons, percentages and roman numerals. #EduSkyAU #EduSky #MathsToday

#EduSkyAU Yep

A2 #EduSkyAU I have noticed this also impacts students who think they are 'good at a subject', for me this is usually Maths. Then it gets hard and they have their identity impacted from a 'bad' mark. We are all on growth journeys.

A3 #EduSkyAU I feel like a good PLN can help stretch, refine and 'sharpen' (as a previous comment said) I find contributing and getting feedback/ideas can be valuable. This keeps us as educators being creators of learning, not just regurgitating the curriculum.

A3 #EduSkyAU I think the relationships can come from multiple interactions, I've been really impressed by teachers with 200+ students in their classes, plus 100s of staff and 1000s of other students that remember still remember doing a PD some months/years ago.

A2 #EduSkyAU I'm not sure if it's the biggest challenge, but I am feeling SM is very fragmented rn I enjoy LinkedIn & TikTok. BlueSky is good but not there yet... Mastodon is probably the best model, but doesn't have the users... FB/IG is more personal X is a just depressing now... ... what to do?

A1 #EduSkyAU Involvement in PLN has helped me get to know what is happening in Education. Often getting to know a few people can make a valuable network Get involved in Associations! Be willing to share your practice! Nominate colleagues for awards! Suddenly the world can open up!

vt.tiktok.com/ZSMFhn5qv/ What does resilience feel like? Great question from TikTok...

Maths Faculty Meeting on Valentine's Day So we spent the first 10 mins of meeting colouring hearts in 4 colours so they each colour has the same area. There is something so relaxing about colouring and chatting. #EduSkyAU

Consider the theoretical limitations on LLMs (paper: arxiv.org/abs/2412.02975 ) shows AGI arising from an LLM is not just a scaling issue. It sounds like something beyond Transformers needed for complex composite problems. How will AI continues to evolve, beyond Reasoning models and Deepseek?

#EduSkyAU A5 I think working with families is much easier if you start with positive and generous in your first interacts. Then try to provide regular positive interactions, then when a negative one occurs you already have a friendly connect.

#EduSkyAU A4 Since working at my last school I've found that the best way to make collegial relationships is to openly share about yourself AND listen carefully to others with similar interests and experiences.

#EduSkyAU A3 I like to give students choices around the room that helps them make the space their own. I also like to adjust the collective noun to relate to them, I've been using "Mathematician" with my classes recently.

#EduSkyAU A1 Connection allows use to move between different people, ideas, and places. These connections are reflected from physical paths through social and neurological pathways.