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Primary School Teacher and Leader. NPQML and NPQH
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Larry Ferlazzo
over 1 year ago
Is Bluesky the New Twitter for Teachers?
www.edweek.org/leadership/i...
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Is Bluesky the New Twitter for Teachers?
Educators are trying out social media app Bluesky for building and maintaining their professional learning networks.
https://www.edweek.org/leadership/is-bluesky-the-new-twitter-for-teachers/2024/12
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Teaching WalkThrus
over 1 year ago
Hello, Blue Sky! Our WalkThrus membership offer is bigger and better than ever:
shorturl.at/ginqI
Here's an intro video - 3 mins:
youtu.be/D8Gdo-CFJJ8
And here's the membership enquiry form:
bit.ly/3xcS3hK
Build Great Teaching. Step by step.
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Pie Corbett
over 1 year ago
@jobellwriter.bsky.social
Jello hello - my first post on Bluesky. Pleased to escape the X.
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Mostly Book Talk
over 1 year ago
Hello! Great to see so much
#kidlitUK
activity. I suspect quite a few more may join this weekend. Welcome! If you are wondering how to find UK children’s book people here is a thread of some starter packs. These two are (mainly) UK children's authors
go.bsky.app/GLnmxCv
go.bsky.app/3hvsJPY
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Julian Girdham
over 1 year ago
A starter pack for those interested in English teaching here.
go.bsky.app/M4WaetA
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Andy Lewis
over 1 year ago
Good to see that
@jonhutchinson.bsky.social
is representing
#TeamRE
on the panel.
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Andy Lewis
over 1 year ago
Thanks for all the shares - hope it gets people started. I do not want to make a
#TeamRE
“starter pack” as it could be divisive. We need new voices involved. Best think to do is look through the list and add people, then follow the feed! List:
bsky.app/profile/did:...
Feed:
bsky.app/profile/did:...
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engteacherabro2
over 1 year ago
Week 2: Leadership reflections. A short blog reflecting upon what I think about what it means to be a leader....two weeks back into a leadership role. Would love your thoughts - what have I missed?
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Week 1: Leadership reflections
After a few years away, I am stepping back into leadership as Head of IB and a member of the Senior School Leadership team at my school. It’s a significant transition. With the exception of a few yea...
https://engteacherabroad.com/2024/08/17/week-1-leadership-reflections/
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oliver caviglioli
over 1 year ago
Charlotte Danielson, Helen Timperley and Fernando Flores all together in a snippet from the WalkThru members' half-termly OnPoint. This one is on Professional Conversations
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Oliver
over 1 year ago
This is amazing
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Pete Richardson
over 1 year ago
Here is the feed I've made focusing on primary education:
bsky.app/profile/did:...
Hope it is of use :) Please let me know if you are in or linked to primary and not on the list & I'll add (which is part but not all of the feed - details on the link).
#primarysky
#eduskyprimary
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Bluesky
over 1 year ago
Welcome to all of our new users, and a special welcome to the UK, which had the most Bluesky signups of any country for 5 out of the last 7 days! What makes Bluesky different? Some key features: đź§µ
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Andy Lewis
over 1 year ago
Here is a short guide to
@bsky.app
- written specially for
#TeamRE
I hope it is useful:
tinyurl.com/TeamREonBSS
#UKEd
#EduSky
(Will prob do a v2 at some point, so feedback welcome!)
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It’s official! NPQH completed! 🥳
over 1 year ago
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Elizabeth Draper @draperel
over 1 year ago
"Direct teaching of vocabulary is not as efficient as acquiring vocabulary via listening to stories, & the effect of direct instruction...fades more with time. “ Interesting,research informed, article
#EduSky
#Reading
#StoryListeningPower
#VocabularyBuilding
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Jon Biddle
over 1 year ago
Have just added a couple of new links to my Reading for Pleasure Padlet (articles, resources and ideas for the classroom, videos, etc). Hopefully they're useful. All shares greatly appreciated!
padlet.com/Jon_Biddle/r...
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Ed Southall
over 1 year ago
I kind of love that almost overnight teachers and education peeps just went “right let’s set up over there instead” and we now have popular hashtags, who to follow lists, guides and new friendships. It’s nice!
#uked
#edusky
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Rob Halls
over 1 year ago
A Bluesky starter guide - perfect intro by
@mackuba.eu
for those moving from Twitter/X
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Sue Cowley
over 1 year ago
Great to see lots of UK edutwitter turning up here! đź‘‹
#edusky
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Michael Tidd
over 1 year ago
For primary colleagues coming to BlueSky, I've started to compile a list of primary expertise (focused on those with posts already)
bsky.app/profile/did:...
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