Greg Cumming

#stpaulsgateshead We are so proud of ex-student Torrie Lewis! Determination! Grit! Passion! Respect!

Join us for the only run of Building Capability for Critical and Creative Thinking for 2024. A professional learning course for educators and school leaders interested in building a culture of thinking in their classrooms and school. Register here: events.humanitix.com/building-capab…

If you’re going to read one book on education this year let it be ‘Cultures of Thinking in Action’ by @RonRitchhart. Explore the core beliefs underpinning classroom cultures where the focus is on thinking, understanding, independence and engagement. Highly recommended!

Three things that go hand-in-hand: 1. Curiosity → i.e. Why do I care about this? 2. Risk-taking → i.e. What am I willing to do? 3. Learning → i.e. What "aha" moments have I had?.

This is important! 🙌

Indonesia Military Committed Atrocities Against Civilians in West Papua. Stop the violence, stop the bloodshed and stop the genocide towards Melanesian West Papuan.

What if schools valued the exploration of questions more than attaining answers? What if systems were designed for curious entry points rather than standardized outcomes? What if education centred around relevance and wonder, rather than percentages and grades? As a classroom teacher, I can value, plan for, and embrace the former and still abide by the preparation for the latter.

Training to facilitate the resilience program, Rock ‘n’ Water, will be offered at St Paul’s Gateshead in August. Follow the link to find out more about this amazing program. rockandwater.com.au/workshop-cal/s…

Thanks @mmcdowell13 @mncathschools #curiosity #culturesofthinking

@mmcdowell13 “Memory is a residue of thought” and Learning is consequence of thinking @mncathschools #lift #deeplearning #culturesofthinking

@trev_mackenzie We must be more deliberate in the learning environments we create to ask and foster the asking of questions. @RonRitchhart explores this as one of the 10 mindsets of a #cultureofthinking cultures-of-thinking.org/8-questions-dr…

Why is it that over time, the more a child goes to school, the fewer questions they ask?

Amazing learning with @sbrooks_simon building a #cultureofthinking at #stpaulsgateshead !

"The Australian Government collects more money from HECS than it does from the Petroleum Resource Rent Tax. "Thank you, children. You're the backbone of our economy, not the gas industry." Executive Director Richard Denniss at @PressClubAust @RDNS_TAI #auspol

Discover how PZ Thinking Routines can stimulate curiosity and set the stage for inquiry. Practice in your classroom and get feedback. Term starts February 19. Register now. Scholarships available. pzero.in/vt24 #onlinelearning #profdev

Ping @sbrooks_simon

Collaborative Efficacy and Creativity have been evident all week as Maitland-Newcastle Primary and Secondary schools presented their CLARITY journeys to colleagues in small groups of 4 schools - thank you M-N for the impactful learning this week! See you in person in 2024! YES!

This is a very welcome appointment. Hopefully it helps to implement the MSG's call for an investigation in West Papua by the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights. Indonesia should listen to their Pacific and Melanesian neighbours and facilitate this visit now

Teachers Need More Innovation, not More Innovations. My blog for @eduint based on my expert paper for the @UN High Level Panel on the future of teaching is here ei-ie.org/en/item/28147:… @CarolCampbell4 @DrRLofthouse @DianeRavitch @uOttawaEdu @MichaelFullan1 @pasi_sahlberg

Indonesia elected to UN human rights council (2024-2026) for the sixth time. Meanwhile they are committing mass genocide and ecocide in West Papua. Indonesian hypocrisy at its finest ⁦@ForumSEC⁩ ⁦@MsgSecretariat⁩