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Thrilled to announce our book 'Cultivating Curiosity in Australian Schools: From Control to Curiosity', co-edited with @cpaterso, will be available for pre-order in September. A celebration of thinking, transformation and a new story of learning. tinyurl.com/mzkf9xdh

Why respect is a massive issue at work. Research shows that for employees, “feeling respected” is 17.9 times more powerful a predictor of an organisation’s overall culture score than the average factor (& almost twice as strong as the 2nd most important factor, supportive leadership). As leaders, we may show disrespect repeatedly in seemingly small ways that have a very negative impact on people & culture, eg, by showing disregard for others’ effort, expertise, time or failing to include them. Three strategies: 1) Make "multitasking" an unacceptable behaviour 2) Treat other people’s time like gold 3) Teach & evaluate listening skills sloanreview.mit.edu/article/are-yo…. By Jim Detert in @mitsmr. Graphic by @gapingvoid.

Join us for Victoria's first FREE @pzausnetwork Conference on Sat, 24 Aug at @Wesley_College, Glen Waverley. Hear from @RonRitchhart , Dean Ashenden, @sbrooks_simon, and enjoy 12 inspiring workshops! Don’t miss out. Register now: trybooking.com/CTRIQ

Is coaching effective if it DOESN'T cause new thinking for your coachee? 🤔 Excited to explore the theme Coaching Causes New Thinking at our next #EduCoachMeet on the 6th of Aug. @sbrooks_simon is our keynote! Register here for FREE: bit.ly/educoachmeet4 Everyone is welcome.

Registration now open for our first free @pzausnetwork Conference in Melbourne on Sat 24th August - Learning at the Point of Challenge. Hope to see you there! #pzaus

✅Being curious is the foundation of becoming curious ✅Slow Looking is the foundation of #curiosity #PZAUS @sbrooks_simon

Free PZAus Conference in Melbourne, 24th August 2024, 8am-1pm. Theme: 'Learning Occurs At The Point Of Challenge!' Keynotes by @RonRitchhart, Dean Ashenden and @sbrooks_simon. Concurrent workshops by passionate educators. Save the date! More details coming soon. #pzaus

Free PZAus Conference in Melbourne, 24th August 2024, 8am-1pm. Theme: 'Learning Occurs At The Point Of Challenge!' Keynotes by @RonRitchhart, Dean Ashenden and @sbrooks_simon. Concurrent workshops by passionate educators. Save the date! More details coming soon. #pzaus

Interesting experiment from a London School interested in helping young people build meaningful connections with one another and cut down on screen time. apple.news/A8mNwcGSzTfqEg…

Pretty darn good Dartmouth commencement speech from tennis great Roger Federer. Read the whole thing: home.dartmouth.edu/news/2024/06/2… Or ponder these paragraphs about the dangers of perfectionism and the need to move past mistakes:

I'm reading 'Behind Their Screens', by @em_weinstein and @carrie_james - 'How can adults shift beyond fatalistic tech blaming toward understanding key issues for teens and building teens' agency to navigate them?' A great read, preserving nuance and complexity in this debate. 2/2

In 'The Anxious Generation' J. Haidt argues that a perfect storm of smartphones, front-facing cameras, push notifications and like & share features on social media is the main cause for a 'tidal wave' of mental health challenges for Gen Z. Now, for a different perspective... 1/2

Save the date - the next Project Zero Australia Conference: Melbourne, Saturday 24th August 2024. Great guest speakers and workshops being lined up as we speak! #pzaus

Save the date - the next Project Zero Australia Conference: Melbourne, Saturday 24th August 2024. Great guest speakers and workshops being lined up as we speak! #pzaus

Wonderful #pzaus workshop yesterday on the Pedagogy of Play with @MaraKrechevsky and Yvonne Liu-Constant: 'Play is a strategy for learning, not a set of activities teachers need to make time for'. Here are an abundance of resources to help - bit.ly/4c9j4Ej

Please note! New date: Wednesday 5 June at 7.00 am. Looking forward to seeing everyone online.

‘Between 2010 and 2015, the social lives of… teens moved largely onto smartphones… This Great Rewiring of Childhood, I argue, is the single largest reason for the tidal wave of adolescent mental illness that began in the early 2010s’ (Haidt, The Anxious Generation, 2024).

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!

Join the PZAus Network for our free online workshop - Play As A Strategy For Learning, with Mara and Yvonne from PZ’s Pedagogy of Play Project. This workshop is perfect for teachers of students of all ages and any learning area. 7am, Tues 4th June, 1.5hrs. pzaustralia.net

Using Think Puzzle Explore with teachers at Ryde Secondary College to explore their developing understandings with regard to building a Culture of Thinking.