Kerryn Carter

It was such an honour for the staff at Riverwood Public School to meet Doctor @brian_poncy at the SoLA explicit maths. A fantastic couple of days for us to be inspired supercharge maths outcomes for all our students. @RockingDanTM @sophiehiggo @EmmaMeddows

It was such an honour to meet @NickGibbUK today at the #SoLA conference today. As the Minister for Education, he did outstanding work shifting England to the explicit teaching of phonics, maths and knowledge rich curriculum. He now works to improve education around the world.

Start of the SoLa conference #SoLa

SoLA conference panel.

Great start to the SoLA mathematics conference this morning. Principal Matt Carter and Belinda Bristol presenting their journey as a collective of schools.

Participated in a panel session on ‘Leading System Change’ yesterday at the Science of Learning Alliance maths conference in Sydney, Australia, with Dr Reid Smith co-CEO of Ochre Education (⁦@Smithre5⁩), Kelly Norris of ⁦@CISOZ⁩ & chaired by Matt Carter of SoLA.

From schools ranging from the Central coast, regional and rural schools across NSW to the South coast past Wollongong, we are demonstrating how numerous aspects of the NSW DoE’s strategic directions are alive in our collective every day practice. @belinda_bristol @CarterM_PTL

We have developed a professional learning community that support & work with other to develop programs, resources, & professional learning aligned to our vision for the new curriculum in NSW for English & Maths. The impact over 4 years lies in our collective data.

What is SoLA? (Science of Learning Alliance) A collaboration of schools focused on implementing research-driven, high-impact teaching practices to achieve excellence. Together with @training247au we have learnt how to translate theory to practice.

Even the NZ Education Minister and a delegation of over 15 Principals came to see, listen & question how SoLA has brought clarity to the evidence base, implemented aligned to cog science & demonstrated differentiation to ensure equity for all. #SoLA @belinda_bristol @CarterM_PTL

Bruno Reddy, Kellie Norris and the Rt Hon Sir Nick Gibbs!!!! Such an achievement from our 3 core leaders Amy Telfer, Kat O’Rourke & Belinda Harrington. These girls as part of our project are leading the SoLA collaboration for maths for over 90+ NSW public schools.

A first for us & the incredible @brian_poncy Our maths squad presented SoLA’s first explicit maths conference open to all sectors of education. 2 days of PL with Dr Reid Smith-Ochre, Toni Hatten-Robert’s, Dr Ange Rogers, Liana McCurry, Jordan O’Sulliavan, David Morkunas,

I’ve just ordered this wonderful book written by an awesome Aussie. It has a great message that every one of us who teach should recognise!

Teachers don’t improve in the abstract. They improve, or fail to, in the schools they work in. If we want better teaching, we need better school cultures: ordered, trusting, developmental, and led by principals who know how to make improvement possible. Better schools = better teachers Link below...

Awesome PL, working & mentoring with the Regional North HALT Network. A shout out to the incredible Andrea Webster for leading this work to support the teachers in our directorate. @NerinaBridges from the DoE HALT Talent Pipeline was a wealth of knowledge @HaltNsw29384

Very honoured & proud to support my Principal, Belinda Bristol of Windsor Sth Public School, who is speaking at the prestigious Sydney Morning Herald Schools Summit-A cross-sectoral educational conference 🤩 🤩@belinda_bristol #Southiesonstage

It was an honour representing the @HALTsNSW association at the annual @tgnsw dinner on #WorldTeachersDay. Congratulations @EmmaMansfield10 on being awarded with the prestigious fellowship award!!! So amazing to listen to the incredible work of teachers from all sectors! 🧑‍🏫👩‍🏫🤩

We are thrilled to be celebrating all our @HALTsNSW teachers on #WorldTeachersDay with the @tgnsw at their Annual Dinner.

Engagement does not imply learning. Exhaustion does not imply learning. Enjoyment does not imply learning. Struggle does not imply learning. Comfort does not imply learning. Discomfort does not imply learning. “Following along” does not imply learning. What DOES imply learning??? Learning is a positive change in long-term memory. When you’re able to consistently reproduce information you consumed and use it to solve problems that you weren't able to solve before… THAT implies learning.

I’ve noticed that student curiosity and questioning has grown because of explicit instruction. When students have a foundation of knowledge, they then have something meaningful to wonder about. Knowledge doesn’t suppress inquiry. It fuels it. We have to know before we can wonder.