Stephen Pares

Much reflection still happening a week after @acelaustralia Conf. Teachers No.1 focus/priority should be to constantly advocate for their students. Leaders No.1 focus/priority should be to advocate for their teachers so they have the best chance to do just that #NC22 #ACEL

@gregmiller68 This should sit within the office space of every system. As a gentle reminder of the orientation that we should take with our leadership.

Oh, how we have forgotten…

@jgladwig @AitkenTimothy @fastcrayon Where and how. Very keen to learn more.

@AitkenTimothy @fastcrayon We studied schools who followed that model…. We know it works and can be done.

@jgladwig @fastcrayon This is a simple but perfect way of driving towards better outcomes for students.

@fastcrayon Read Horace’s Compromise if you haven’t already. And remember youtu.be/YbPjNs0DsJI

@1stCrassCitizen @ItinerantCamel @adambspencer @FatherBob That made me laugh. Karma. Science. Brilliant.

“I firmly believe that God is larger than this dreaded virus. You can quote me on that,” he said, repeating it a second time to claps, saying that “people are healed” in his church.

@vanOnselenP @samanthamaiden @BrianMitchellMP ‘The most appropriate thing for him’ that’s the heart of the matter. We are being called to think of the ‘other’ and accept inconvenience. If everyone made decisions purely based on themselves then we have a problem.

@MagdaSzubanski @qbas81 @MadFckingWitch Magda. I never comment on these posts. But, I beg you to stay. Because I work within the church. And whilst I cannot comment contrary to so much angst in these tweets, I know that there is good within the many who try hard to help others, within the church. Today was a sad day.

@qbas81 @MadFckingWitch I have faith in the kindness I was taught. I have faith in the holiness of community. I have faith in the message that you should protect the weakest member of the flock. Do I have faith in a Catholic god? I definitely see the presence of “god” in some Catholics

I’ve downloaded the form to formally defect from the Catholic Church. I am seriously thinking of sending it. Is that what it takes to make them understand? Do I have to formally renounce the faith of my ancestors; that I grew up in? 💔💔

As we look to post Easter schooling don’t look to refining the past but shaping a new experience for schooling that matches the “new normal” of today’s world. #CEDP2020

So which assumptions about school no longer exactly work in a #covED world? A few: - that students need to sit still and listen for 6+ hours a day - that 100% of teachers & 100% of students are available according to a timetable - that attendance = engagement

'growing awareness among students and parents that not all VCE graduates need the ranking to get ahead' smh.com.au/education/kill… via @smh

2 days of virtual learning with stage 3 students nurturing own social connections: practising Tik Tok dances, initiating pets show and tell; toys show and tell; and even siblings show and tell. Lots of screen sharing amongst students, resulting in a class of virtual teachers.

Zoom breakout rooms are THE BEST! I have 21 girls across 3 groups right now presenting their scientific posters to each other. I'm popping in and out of each group while the listeners assess each other using Microsoft forms. Happy to help anyone to know more. #remotelearning

NEW blog post — "The Story of a Curious Phone Call" tim.blog/2020/01/29/the…

Can never see this enough. We spend so much time glorifying the unworthy... and then there’s Sir Nicholas Winton. How do you praise such a man ? Hero is a word too light.

@patricii @EdRev @educationweek @edutopia @OECDEduSkills @ConversationEDU @EduTweetOz @acelaustralia @LWholley @Iris827 @gregmiller68 @unenlightened @MaryLeask The notion that less units for an ATAR calculation narrows study can be overcome with other measures. It is an essential change to broaden the possibilities of studying in interest areas and removing the exam from those areas of study to allow for flexibility and applied learn

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It’ll change you!! [Secret: You will still cover the standards!!]

@realcolinquinn @ewanmcintosh It's like he is releasing his inner Gary Caldwell....

@fastcrayon Perfect.

@gregmiller68 The Senior curriculum in NSW has unfortunately been twisted towards a set of results at the end of the year. It no longer is about learning and it certainly isn’t about preparing young people to be learners beyond school.

It’s that HSC time of the year again. Whilst this is an encouraging article, I cannot help but feel that HSC results have ‘improved’ only because of our ability to ‘teach to the test’. Also, validity can be questioned when comparing cohort data when no two are the same.

@patricii @FrankChiment @gregmiller68 @cjpb63 @Iris827 @AndrewFraserPH @LWholley @DartaHovey @VivienneAwad @MaryLeask @bancksm Purpose. Autonomy. Mastery. Motivation in a nutshell.

Motivation and Engagement Wheel... the importance of self belief, agency, resilience, a balance of being and doing @FrankChiment @gregmiller68 @cjpb63 @Iris827 @AndrewFraserPH @LWholley @DartaHovey @VivienneAwad @MaryLeask @bancksm shorturl.at/hJP67