AP Teacher

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AP Teacher

AP Teacher

@AP_Teaching

Former Mainstream, Current Lead Teacher of On-Site AP. Computer Science, Art, English, Maths Jack of All Trades, Master of Childhood and Youth Studies

Leeds Katılım Eylül 2011
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AP Teacher
AP Teacher@AP_Teaching·
@kevinf567 @HeracleanVision ... which isn't to denigrate any belief, but just to suggest that any metaphysical belief requires faith, and some of the newer religions don't contain deeper "absurdities", simply additional ones beyond the religious tradition they have expanded upon.
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@kevinf567 @HeracleanVision I would suggest that being taken to heaven in a whirlwind alongside a chariot of fire (Elijah), a 969 year old (Methuselah), conversations with a burning bush (Moses), surviving inside a giant fish for 3 days (Jonah) all sit comfortably alongside the other beliefs...
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George Spencer
George Spencer@HeracleanVision·
Please explain how the set of "Judeo-Christian" does not also include Islam, which is equally part of the Abrahamic tradition. Britain's religious heritage is Protestant Christianity, for better or for worse. Stop importing nonsense Americanisms.
Nigel Farage MP@Nigel_Farage

What we witnessed in London at the historic Trafalgar Square, in a country built on Judeo-Christian values, was a group of people attempting dominance over our capital city and our culture. We are not going to surrender everything that was built over centuries and defended at great cost in two world wars for us to be a free, independent nation. The British people will not put up with this any longer — simple as.

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@adamboxer1 ... but I don't think it is, in and of itself, a bad approach... it is just very easy to do badly. And for balance, I have 100% used PowerPoints as a proxy for teaching on those days when I am operating way below my best (ill health etc).
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@adamboxer1 I have done IBL successfully (in Computer Science), but needed a lot of work - direct instruction for the basics, scaffolding as needed, full awareness of where whole class was in their work, logical extension tasks on hand. I wouldn't use for every task or topic...
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Adam Boxer
Adam Boxer@adamboxer1·
What do Turn and Talk Using Powerpoint Inquiry Based Learning Instructional Coaching All have in common? When people report that they aren't effective, advocates respond that they need to be "done well." To me, this argument doesn't hold water. Find out why 👇👇👇
Adam Boxer@adamboxer1

There are a few phrases in education that I really have a problem with. One is "when done well..." This relativistic and unfalsifiable claim is applied to all sorts of pedagogical interventions, but it hampers criticality and growth. Link in reply, please share if you can!

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AP Teacher@AP_Teaching·
@TTRadioOfficial This is 100% a trust issue. Parents don't trust schools. I work with parents closely for the students in the (mainstream attached) AP, and as we build the trust, they are on our side and back the teachers. Societal trust in authority has been worn down. It takes work to...
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@adamboxer1 .. number of students of each gender asked questions), I can see huge value in that.
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@adamboxer1 I think its important to clarify AI - if we mean LLM (e.g. Chat GPT), I would just as happily take out my phone and use the predictive text for feedback. If by AI, we mean some form of Machine Learning that identifies trends in our teaching (e.g. the other reply that mentioned..
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Adam Boxer
Adam Boxer@adamboxer1·
Is there any world in which you would actively seek out feedback on your teaching from an AI? Or - and maybe this is spicy - even if you knew it could tell you something useful, you wouldn't want to hear it from an AI?
Adam Boxer@adamboxer1

Can AI give teachers meaningful feedback on their teaching? This week's guest @RajEcon tries to convince me and @amymayforrester that maybe it can. My eyebrows were pretty raised, but it was a fascinating discussion. Tune in and share if you can! open.spotify.com/episode/7JLuKL…

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@LeeMcClymont @adamboxer1 I'm a former CS teacher. Happy with EdTech, happy with AI. With LLMs, its not a fear of what could happen, but a knowledge of how they are designed to work and the baked in flaws I take issue with.
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Lee McClymont
Lee McClymont@LeeMcClymont·
@AP_Teaching @adamboxer1 I could do lots of things. If you live your life in fear of what could happen, you never experience what does.
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Adam Boxer
Adam Boxer@adamboxer1·
Ok, real talk: as a teacher, do you think an AI could watch a video of you teaching or read a transcript and give you meaningful feedback? What would you do if someone suggested it to you? Thoughts in replies please!
Adam Boxer@adamboxer1

Can AI give teachers meaningful feedback on their teaching? This week's guest @RajEcon tries to convince me and @amymayforrester that maybe it can. My eyebrows were pretty raised, but it was a fascinating discussion. Tune in and share if you can! open.spotify.com/episode/7JLuKL…

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@Mr_AlmondED @adamboxer1 Sure, but at least I can share a coffee with the person. (That said, I've spilled a brew on my keyboard more times than I'd care to admit)
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@naomicfisher ... but I have real concerns that we say "this is autism... and you second group just need to get on with life despite the additional struggles faced". A lot of current discourse from the trad end of education gives me concern that this group would not be supported adequately.
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@naomicfisher ... diagnostic criteria before first defining a terminology for those in Frith's "second group", would be a risk of failing to recognise real (though different) difficulties that group faces. I have no real concern with saying "this is autism, and this is disorder X"...
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Naomi Fisher
Naomi Fisher@naomicfisher·
‘Gatekeeping’ could be literally seen as the process of diagnosis. A highly trained professional decides whether a person meets the diagnostic criteria for a particular ‘disorder’ or not. They should do this by a process of in-depth assessment and differential diagnosis - considering and ruling out other possibilities. They judge whether a person’s difficulties meet diagnostic threshold. Some people will not get the diagnosis they seek, even if they want it very much. That could be called ‘gatekeeping’. If this process does not happen, then there is no diagnosis. There is simply self-identification. I think I am autistic, therefore I am. In that case there is no need for in-depth assessments and no need for waiting lists. No need for professionals to spend years learning how to differentiate. No need to draw a line and decide who meets threshold. It would be much simpler and quicker. This could be one way to go, but in that case we should abandon the idea that ‘autism’ is a diagnostic category altogether. You can’t have a diagnosis without gatekeeping.
Christa Sydney@christasyd

I don't get the point of gatekeeping neurodivergence diagnosis because someone who hasn't been officially diagnosed (due to accessibility) still suffers from the disabling and debilitating symptoms and should have access to support and managing the condition.

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@GeneNBPD @kungfuiq @tslaproxy @handre (Money driven is NOT me saying greedy, simply that Western Europe has more subsidised services, and worker protections, which can shift priorities)
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@GeneNBPD @kungfuiq @tslaproxy @handre ... I think there is a cultural element too: US seems to be a more wealth driven culture than Western Europe generally (citation needed! Merely observation) which may explain some elements of difference in the argument.
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Handre
Handre@Handre·
Mises obliterated the entire socialist project in 1920 with one devastating insight: "Where there is no free market, there is no pricing mechanism; without a pricing mechanism, there is no economic calculation." The socialists spent the next century pretending this problem didn't exist while their economies collapsed around them. And yet here we are, watching politicians promise they can "fix" healthcare, housing, and energy markets through central planning. They can't even calculate the cost of their own programs correctly — how exactly are they going to allocate resources across an entire economy? Every Venezuelan breadline, every Soviet grain shortage, every Chinese famine was just Mises being proven right in the most brutal way possible. But sure, let's try democratic socialism this time. What could go wrong?
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@michael_merrick @DrRJWebb ... roles currently, and lead with grace and patience. (Though I am often guilty of failing in this, especially around social work - and my brother is a social worker!)
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@michael_merrick @DrRJWebb I think there is a reasonable perception that when there are criticisms of schools, ed professions circle the wagons... but will happily criticise the processes of e.g. the NHS. I think we would all be happier if everyone recognised there are challenges in all public sector...
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Michael Merrick
Michael Merrick@michael_merrick·
Speaking as someone who has for a long time said the unpopular within my own sector regarding the clash between our schools and those we serve, I'll now flip this round: there is a level of complaints lawfare against our schools that is deeply debilitating and needs reined in
Dr Richard Webb@DrRJWebb

I’m looking forward to walking into a school and asking for a copy of all my child’s records to be emailed to me immediately whilst I wait.

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@kevinf567 @HeracleanVision @adamboxer1 @TTRadioOfficial @LeeMcClymont @Mr_AlmondED @naomicfisher @GeneNBPD