Bialik COT

“Telling the story of creative idea development allows us to see how innovative ideas emerge - and how various individuals contribute to creative idea generation along the way” - Edward Clapp #BialikCoT2019

“Documentation is not just what we put on the wall at the end of a project, it is the ongoing practice that allows us to extend and work closely with our students in our teaching practice.” - Tiziana Filippini #BialikCoT2019

Why talk about failing? The greatest and most successful people do it! Students grow when they have the opportunity to learn about and experience it themselves. #BialikCOT

“Discourse needs to extend beyond the classroom if it is to live in a student’s world.” - Naomi Ryan and Janis Kinda What strategies can we use to incorporate families into classroom discourse? #BialikCoT2019

What really is ‘Country’? How can we incorporate more comprehensive, culturally appropriate education on Indigenous history and the importance of country? #BialikCoT2019

“If we don’t start exploring our ‘don’t knows’, and sharing our ‘do knows’, our responsibility as educators is not being met.” - Naomi Ryan and Janis Kinda How can we encourage our students to be motivated rather than defeated by things they don’t know? #BialikCoT2019

Peeling the fruit: Skin - what have you heard about reimagining education? Under the skin - what are your wondering? Substance - how does this fit with your teaching practice? Core - what is the heart of all this? #BialikCoT2019

“No feat of excellence occurs in isolation, creativity is always distributed amongst many individuals” - Edward Clapp #BialikCoT2019

“Education is a right, and is the responsibility of an entire community.” - Tiziana Filippini How can you draw on your community’s experiences and resources to enrich your teaching practice? #BialikCoT2019

“What does it mean to be a school in 2020 compared to 10 years ago? We must all be in the process of revisiting our teaching practice to ensure we’re still making a difference as educators.” - Tiziana Filippini #BialikCoT2019

“There is no one way to be creative, but rather multiple ways to participate in creativity.” - Edward Clapp #BialikCoT2019

“Participatory Creativity: everyone playing different roles in the development of common goals.” - Edward Clapp. How can we foster success in participatory creativity without keeping our students in skill-based boxes? #BialikCoT2019

A +1 thinking exercise: how adding to each other’s thinking creates an enriching, collaborative thinking process. #BialikCoT2019

“In 2050, what will be the engineering and computing skills of 2050? Who will be exercising them, and how?” - Prof. Elanor Huntington How can we adequately prepare our students for the upcoming development in all fields of STEM education? #BialikCoT2019

“Technology in the classroom gives teachers the freedom to focus on student-centred practice.” - Ross Kennedy #BialikCoT2019

Thoughts from Kinder 4: How can we make our imaginations visible to others and welcome them in? #BialikCoT2019

How can we adapt the Australian/Victorian curriculum’s protocols on identity to accurately reflect the diverse identities of our students? #BialikCoT2019

“When we decide what we do or don’t teach our students, we are determining their view of the world. We are attempting to mould the future through our students.” - Zachary Gomo #BialikCoT2019

“No feat of excellence occurs in isolation - creativity is always distributed amongst many individuals.” - Edward Clapp #BialikCoT2019

Much, if not all, learning happens through the participation and collaboration of groups. Let’s think outside the box of creativity belonging to ‘creative individuals’! #BialikCoT2019