Jordan O'Sullivan

Dive deep into the science of Instructional Coaching this October. Explore methods to collect meaningful observation data with @Josh_CPD and yours truly in Perth, Melbourne, and Sydney. Details: bit.ly/SLintensivesX.

@ShapingmindsAus Leonora kids were awesome too!

We ran simultaneous cognitive science and daily review focused workshops at opposite ends of the Goldfields Region today. Just 1 of 9 WA regions, but it’s 3 times the size of Victoria! Thanks to everyone involved, but especially the East Kalgoorlie PS kids who were amazing! 🤩💜

@learnwithmrlee Sarah's blog is literally the best. Excited for the book.

@JOSully016 we were just discussing Sarah's work...

Check this out 👇

Really looking forward to speaking at the #TeachingMatters science of learning summit in Hobart 2-4 April. Join me by registering at teachingmatters.au @CathEdTas @ceacg

Glad to see some of my work being used as the basis for a project that will help innumerable teachers. This provides an enormous head start for anyone looking at implementing Maths Reviews in their classroom.

@StephLeLievre_ @RayBoyd007 @learnwithmrlee Seconded.

NEW PODCAST ALERT I've decided to do a little thing & start up a podcast! I'm an avid edupodcast listener, but have found there are still many educators & experts that I either haven't heard from or would like to hear them respond to specific questions that I have. 🧵

@poppywillowgirl Sorry to hear, Jo. Condolences.

RIP my beautiful dad. You fought a good fight. My heart is broken.

@StephLeLievre_ @julie_scali Looks like the CEWA logo near the top left.

@RayBoyd007 Catch anything?

@MrLeonWilson Nice one Leon. Congrats.

I'm delighted to share news of my appointment as principal at Mount Hawthorn Primary School 🏫 I can't wait to get to know everyone and learn as much as I can about this outstanding place 😃 First day is next Monday 👍🏽

I put out peanuts for the birds every morning and they have started bringing me elastic bands. I don’t speak bird, what could this mean, and do I have to eat the elastic bands now?

Rosenshine's Principles of Instruction are brilliant in their own right – but to use them to their full potential, it's crucial you understand the cognitive science that they are based on. Read more about each of these on one of our favourite blogs 👉 bit.ly/35VoTsM

@StephLeLievre_ @burnsmk1 All repeated reading (sentence-level or text-level) would involve a degree of memorisation. So wouldn't repeatedly reading a paragraph or text be plagued by the same issue?

@StephLeLievre_ @burnsmk1 A legitamate concern but I wonder if that's what the majority of kids actually do when engaging in an exercise like this. It feels more cognitively demanding to do that than to just read each word.

@burnsmk1 @StephLeLievre_ Isn't the issue with predictable texts not the repetition but the fact that they promote guessing strategies like looking at the picture? In the pyramid, the new word on each line isn't any more 'predictable' than any word in any sentence that we have students read.

@StephLeLievre_ This is not new. You are correct. It is called a predictable pyramid and is a take on predictable text. It is used in Reading Pathways. I know of no studies (and I just looked again) that examine it - I'd be skeptical.

@poppywillowgirl @kupstalopolis @Hayatti_7 Thanks for having us Jo and H. Great staff @ Hammond Park and DRSC!

Fabulous PL on Cognitive Science, Explicit Instruction. Hosted at Hammond Park SC, presented by @JOSully016 and Jarod and shared with @kupstalopolis from DRSP. Thanks for organising @Hayatti_7 . Wonderful to have exec learn beside our teachers.

@NathanielRSwain Love this, Nathaniel. Here's a great one for bigger classes. Students can be directed to share with their shoulder partner, front-back partner or in fours, and it creates that 'interior loop' which Fred Jones's says is the shortest path for teachers to take to maintain proximity.

NEW POST - Looking for the perfect way to promote engagement and learning when your students head to their desks? Use pair squares to get focus and collaboration when you need it. nathanielswain.com/cognitoriumblo…

@SerpentinePS @fogartyedvance @KendallLange81 @KelForder Well done to the teachers and support staff for their hard work at the chalkface too. Great people at Serpentine.

We are so proud of our improvement journey with @fogartyedvance . Well done to @KendallLange81 & @KelForder for all your incredible hard work in leading this change. Serpentine PS is now frequently visited by school leaders & teachers from across the state!

What a great way to spend your Saturday @cara_teacher_ ! Thank you to the presenters for making this all happen: @DrLSHammond, Brooke Wardana and Jordan O’Sullivan & Jared Bussell from shapingminds.com.au.