Educator, learner, mum. Interests: contemporary learning, thinking, reflective practice, more...
Sydney
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Melissa King retweeted
For those who think assessment for learning and formative assessment are "old hat", 25 years after Paul Black and I published our first joint paper, I recorded a video for @aaiauk to explain why I think it's still important: bit.ly/3hXCpik
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Sir Ken Robinson, his life and work, & his invaluable contribution to the @arceducation1 movement - with tributes from @steve_munby & @pasi_sahlberg . This piece is for him and his memory. atrico.org/wp-content/upload… @tristateach @calphonso @YngveLindvig
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Much talk about when and how might #schools eventually return, but maintaining social distancing. An absolute key to this - that you can be getting on with planning right now - is to utilise outside space. Here's a page to help you with that heppell.net/outdoor/
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Great to see students using the maths wall in Kindergaten at Christ the King while exploring 3D Objects. Students used the wall to find the mathematical names when recording #EMC3 #K2Sequences @CatholicEdParra
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What's news in education this month?
Check out the latest #maths, #science, #education research and policy happenings from across the globe. Featuring @ddmeyer, @teachnlearnMB, @terrence_tao
tinyurl.com/WhatsNewsJul19
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Congratulations Steve and Christine on winning the 2019 MERGA early career award #MERGA42
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What worries me the most about #Election2019Results is that if the LNP get back in, it says a lot about what people have rejected: kindness, hope, social welfare, compassion for others in society. The opposite of that is really scary and depressing.
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Numeracy Teaching Educators working with @AnnDownton on a MERGA paper focusing on the impact of professional learning and in situ support on student achievement and growth in mathematics. @NumeracyNow @CatholicEdParra @MERGA_maths – at Sydney, New South Wales
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Congratulations to Glenda Millard and @StephenMichaelKing, we're hugely proud that #PeaPodLullaby won the Children's literature prize at the #PMLitAwards today!⠀
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Here's a little of what judges said about this beautiful and moving #picturebook:⠀
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Today is a dark day for human rights and our democracy in Australia. To have a man who rose to power on overseeing a system of abuse and mistreatment of #refugees is a stain on our nation. I promise to fight with every fibre in my being to hold a #Morrison Gov to account. #auspol
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Let’s all take a moment to give thanks for the beautiful life of Aretha Franklin, the Queen of our souls, who inspired us all for many many years. She will be missed but the memory of her greatness as a musician and a fine human being will live with us forever. Love Paul
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“Stephen Michael King’s books are drippingly beautiful” - Ron Gorman on the Power of Story #englit2018 @mk5 @aatealeaconf @FocusonLit
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Team Parra ready for our big day. #MERGA41 #NewZealandisthefuture #scarf @NumeracyNow @CatholicEdParra
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What problems do you want to solve? This is what we should be asking students. #MERGA41 @NumeracyNow @CatholicEdParra
Melissa King retweeted
Stop asking our kids what they want to do when they grow up and instead ask them, "What problems do you want to solve?" @NumeracyNow @CatholicEdParra #MERGA41
