STEAM Garden as a Provocation Day 2 has started 🌱 @morayhouse.bsky.social @kdarlingmcq.bsky.social and @jhanc89.bsky.social sharing a warm welcome ❤️

We made something special today….excited about what will come next #STEAM #STEAMgarden - helping us to re-imagine and re-frame education

A wonderful first session at our STEAM Garden as a provocation event at @morayhouse.bsky.social - a wonderful gathering of our widening community. Thank you @l0ur0col.bsky.social @kdarlingmcq.bsky.social @jhanc89.bsky.social for creating such a special opportunity for thinking and reframing. 🌱🎨💭

I was delighted today to open our #UoEPGDEp conference event 'Including All' at @morayhouse.bsky.social Huge thanks to @kdarlingmcq.bsky.social for making this happen and to our amazing student cohort for their curious and courageous participation

Livestream of the Together for Palestine fundraiser event happening right now at Wembley, London 👇🏽 www.youtube.com/live/RWBVHFv...

Our #UoEPGDEp IncludingAll mini-conference has started. @drsuechapman.bsky.social began with a clear opening message about belonging and mattering. @kdarlingmcq.bsky.social now asks questions about the ethics of care and the relational nature of teaching.Important and grounding messages for us all.

This is a remarkable piece of #earlymathematics from Durham’s ‘Young Minds, Big Maths’. If you work or have an interest in #earlyyears and/or #mathematics you really should download this **FREE** booklet 👇🏼👇🏼

Really good turnout at our UCU picket line this morning. Our doggy friends were particularly welcome #UCU #stopthecuts #dogsatpicketlines

The billionaire press barons must be having a right laugh… Here we are distracted & arguing over asylum seekers (0.2% of the population) Meanwhile, billionaires (just 0.0002% of the population) hoard more wealth than half the UK Immigration isn’t draining us Inequality is.

Fun morning @morayhouse.bsky.social preparing for the Outdoor Learning Challenge with our new #UoEPGDEp cohort. Lots of fun, team work and energy! Big thanks to our colleague from the Outdoor Learning team 🌱

🌙 Moon, Tell Me Truth – Poems by Children from Palestine and Beyond. Join us for the launch of this poetry and photo exhibition, opening with "Welcome to Gaza!" – a film of plays by the children of Gaza for the Hands Up Project. 📅19 August 🕒3–5pm 📍MHSES More info & booking 👉 edin.ac/4oC5HDV

Noel and Liam Gallagher’s brother charged with rape and threats to kill. I bet there’s going to be a massive riot at the next Oasis gig, right? Wrong, because: 1. He’s white. 2. Oasis aren’t responsible for his actions. Just like an entire asylum hotel is not responsible for one offender…

#UoEPGDEp - some more great advice here for setting up an Early Years classroom space….

Wondering if anyone has looked at the impact on that AI generated transcriptions have on the quality and nature of transcriptions (even when then refined by a human)? I’m in the process of doing just that. AI has removed all the humanness - the ‘ems’, ‘uh-uhs’ + silences. Feels odd and a bit icky 🫤🥴

How Venice protesters got Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez to move their wedding reception. Read more: www.teenvogue.com/story/venice...

I’m chuffed to be in great company here… some great books from @andrewcowley23.bsky.social @adrianbethune.bsky.social and @suecowley.bsky.social amongst others! Sale on til 11th July if you’re looking for a bargain! @bloomsburyed.bsky.social ⬇️

IT’S HAPPENING! Labour MPs have launched a major rebellion to stop Keir Starmer’s welfare cuts which will plunge hundreds of thousands of people into poverty. Write to your MP NOW and ask them to vote against the planned cuts. You can use this handy link action.trussell.org.uk/your-mp-must...

Iconic anti-war poster, originally by US printmaker Lorraine Schneider, 1966 #ReframingWomenPrintmakers

I don’t know if this is a conscious Edinburgh Council decision, but I am enjoying the living, green kerbs 🌿🌱🌼

Last shout for this webinar on adaptive teaching that I'm running next week. Please share. Thank you! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-ultima...

Sunset on last day of #UoEPGDEp - wonderful, celebratory day ☺️🤩

Just leaving this here for any of our #UoEPGDEp students who might need a wee bit of fuel for presentation day tomorrow… 🤩🥐☕️

Are you: ⭐the parent of an autistic child and their neurotypical sibling (both 5 - 12 years & within 5 years of each other)? ⭐in Scotland? We are recruiting for a study looking at how parents support autistic children and their siblings to play together. More info/register interest: edin.ac/4mWJsrw

I’ve not taught on campus on 6weeks while our #UoEPGDEp students have been on placement. Wondering if I’ll remember how to teach tomorrow?? These thoughts never go…I think you just get better at trusting the people you hope to teach to be the better teachers 🦋

Help restore an ancient wee Scottish woodland. We will plant trees with your donations and you can visit anytime. www.the-wildwood.org.uk

Do you: ⭐work in a UK school with a sensory room/garden AND ⭐work with pupils with additional support needs/special educational needs? If so, please complete this questionnaire for a study to help develop resources for using multi-sensory environments to best support pupils. Grateful for reposts!

This is just wonderful 👇🏼 word spaces will never be the same….

I’m very lucky that I can walk to most of the schools I get to visit when our #UoEPGDEp students are on placement….new (to me) routes and pathways discovered today. Lovely to walk to the sound of birds, rather than cars 🐦‍⬛

These tips are brilliant, @scotdeafteacher.bsky.social - thank you so much for putting them together 👏🏼🫶

Why is it that when you sit down to write a big old fly comes into the room and buzzes incessantly? 😩🪰 #writingtroubles

🏳️‍⚧️ NEW 🏳️‍⚧️ We believe the Supreme Court – which disgracefully refused to hear from trans people before its decision last week – has placed the UK in breach of its obligations under the Human Rights Act. So we’re readying a challenge – join us: goodlaw.social/xpme

It's not too late to sign up (in-person or online) for the Stewart Alan Robertson Public Lecture with Dr Rebecca Wood! We're so looking forward to this event, and we hope you'll join us.

I'm going to quote post this again because I still see teachers enthusing about AI. Please don't ignore the environmental damage even if you're okay with the theft of copyright. ⬇️

Thank you @carolinegordon.bsky.social for organising a wonderful visit to the Botanic Gardens. Really lovely to explore new ways to connect with nature #UoEPGDEp

#STEAM - Day 2 [take 2] - we turned our attention to soil…..it did not take long for the soil to change us. Transformations and connections being made across the #UoEPGDEp cohort @l0ur0col.bsky.social @morayhouse.bsky.social

Day 1 of #STEAM with #UoEPGDEp - a day of expanding possibilities….🍃🎨👂🧡

This is one of the most disturbing images I have seen.

Practitioner Enquiry Tip of the Week: language matters. Sharing enquiry is fundamental to the process, but the words that we use to do this matter. Education and research are full of buzzwords that we need to be critically aware when we use /1 🧵 #PractitionerEnquiryTotW #EducationalResearch

KLAXON 🚨: Indie SAGE has come out of retirement to release a new short report standing up for diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) in the sciences! DEI is not just the right thing to do, it *improves* the quality of the science. Please read and share. independentsage.org/wp-content/u... 1/2

"Happy Sign Language Week!" – Alison Hendry, Student Adviser, with her Hearing Dog, Gerry! 🐶✨ Celebrating BSL & ISL, marking 21 years since BSL was officially recognised in the UK. Stay tuned on Instagram (@morayhouseuoe) for signing demos & our BSL journey! #SignLanguageWeek #BritshSignLanguage

"Learning through play literally builds brains. It provides children with adult-supported, open-ended activities that construct qualities such as foresight, stamina, mental and physical agility and most importantly, social and linguistic competence and emotional resilience." #EarlyLearning

Streets designed for play, not just car drivers! There's a vision for a 1km-long ‘play link’ for families, offering a dedicated space for recreation. It's all about putting people first & creating a truly liveable and playful community... www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater...

Sunny Fridays feel especially good.

Really intense and brilliant two days at #NERAconference - so many wonderful presentations and provocations - particularly addressing issues linked to climate crisis, pedagogy and governmentality / standardisation. Also very nice to explore Helsinki 😍

Could not agree more 👇🏼👇🏼Wondering is the exhibition can stay or be displayed elsewhere on campus?

As promised, here are the slides I shared with students to convince them to NOT use chatGPT and other artificial stupidity. TL;DR? AI is evil, unsustainable and stupid, and I'd much rather they use their own brains, make their own mistakes, and actually learn something. 🪄

THIS.

As we head into fashion month, we’re taking a step forward to also highlight the impact of our clothing with #TheLastStop, a package emphasizing the long journey of our discarded clothing. First up: What really happens to your used clothing ⤵️ www.teenvogue.com/story/what-r...

This book is BRILLIANT. Reading it with my 7YO who is asking brilliant questions as a result…..an important text for all school? I think so!