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@maianhlu @LansvalePS @BrunoReddyMaths @DaveMorkunas @OchreEducation @Smithre5 Oh we need to catch up properly Mai! Loved seeing you again xx

The SoLA Maths conf had a stellar line up! 👏 @tenaciousKat So many legends. Instructional hierarchy, fluency, PV, stories of school success, intellectual prep, teaching fractions! Thnx for the msg for @LansvalePS @BrunoReddyMaths ! @DaveMorkunas @OchreEducation @Smithre5

Next in The Knowledge-Building for Teachers Series: Math Facts This post features the amazing work of: @brian_poncy @rastokke @Brad_Nguyen_ @BrunoReddyMaths @tenaciousKat Marcy Stein and others!

Need information about #math intervention? Look no further! intensiveintervention.org/training/cours…

@tombennett71 @C_Hendrick Should we all be anarchists now then?

@C_Hendrick I see you’re an anarchist now, father

After spending a lot of time this past year looking at school systems in other countries, the UK's obsession with school uniforms seems bizarre to me now. So much time/energy wasted on arbitrary infringements which would be far better served on other things. The idea that anarchy will reign without school uniforms seems to be an article of faith with many UK school leaders but I'm not sure what the evidence is for that. Many countries have no uniform requirements for example United States, Germany, France, Sweden, Norway, Finland, Spain, Italy, Netherlands, Denmark, Austria and Switzerland. And there is no real evidence that it leads to better academic outcomes either - the top performing country on PISA for example is Estonia which generally does not require school uniforms. There is also a cost-benefit imbalance where the level of resentment that strict policies instil in some kids seems to far outweigh any benefits. A lot of kids are completely turned off school for having a long fringe or hair shaved too short. That's ridiculous. I'm aware of the purported benefits of uniform and there are many strong arguments in favour of them but the opportunity cost just doesn't make sense to me. 🤷‍♂️

#conferencegawking wish list for next time: @JustinCaban_ (should have done it first thing!), Sonia Louden (a new edu-hero), @greg_ashman (still too nervous to ask!). A brilliant day overall for fun and learning at #researchEDNewy

My gosh I wish I could’ve got everyone today! But I did manage to snag the great @PepsMccrea - what an awesome thing #researchEDNewy did by bringing him to Oz again! #conferencegawker to the stars 😉 I’m definitely feeling motivated!

Such a special moment to be fangirling #conferencegawking your edu-hero and @AusSchoolsPlus mentor, the incomparable literacy lightbringer @JessicaColleu #researchEDNewy

But wait, there’s more! The ever lovely (and wonderful writer on education!) @msrebeccabirch #conferencegawking the edu-peeps at #researchEDNewy

Aaaaaaaand it’s a double gawk! The exceptional mathematician @Martin_Muffin AND the writing guru extraordinaire @jettybe3 - gotta love the @tempyheightsps crew! #conferencegawking #researchEDNewy

@Smithre5 I get it - she’s phenomenal!!! Absolutely loving her presentation on intellectual preparation 🤩 #researchEDNewy

Not there today, but if I was I would be making a beeline for Sonia Louden’s pres. She is brilliant. #researchEdNewy

Difficult concepts, non-adjusted, will overburden working memory. When there’s no sequence or structure - students are overloaded. That’s what teachers need to know. @researchEdhome @researchED_Aus #researchEDNEWY

Wowee! It’s the brilliant new leader of CESE! The incomparable @buckingham_j, who I am so glad to see leading the excellent research team in the @NSWEducation #researchEDNewy #conferencegawking I can’t believe I get to hang out with my edu-heroes!

So many fabulous @EdResearchAU peeps here today - #conferencegawking Jeanette Frost too! Do you ever stop and think ‘AERO is just the best?’ I do 😉 #ResearchEDNewy

So delighted to be at #ResearchEDNewy and even more so to talk learning definitions with @NuellaMia - I just adore being challenged by people smarter than me so I can develop my thinking!!! @EdResearchAU #conferencegawking

Managed to snap one of the phenomenal leaders of Mastery Schools - the lovely Michael Roberts #conferencegawking #ResearchEDNewy

First #conferencegawking of the day was the magnificent Kate Barton, who has worked tirelessly to organise #ResearchEDNewy

The new and improved #conferencegawking where I do it as a selfie so my subjects get to look the way they want 😉 Snapped @ellis_patrick from Catalyst - gosh they do amazing work!!! #ResearchEdNewy

@jdtdobson I note that “She supports teachers of mathematics to teach differently, by helping them to connect students’ classroom learning with the real world.” Clearly not a cognitive science background. She’d rather teachers drown in planning and programming for 7 subjects.

Using high-quality resources has improved my practice &, more importantly, the learning of my students. I am tired of the gaslighting that is evident in articles like this. blog.aare.edu.au/why-these-quic…

@Penny_VB @greg_ashman In both cases, those people being in leadership held back positive change. It’s hard for the teachers and leaders who do want to work hard to be better in those situations. TBH the lack of pedagogy knowledge of when to use explicit vs inquiry is a massive gap for most.

@tenaciousKat @greg_ashman Agree, I think most have students at heart - and in best case, drawing on expertise reversal Effect, inquiry should strengthen learning in right contexts. So it’s misapplication vs laziness vs good use It’s a shame those outliers aren’t moving on (tricky w teacher shortage!)

Complete this sentence: Educators are attracted to inquiry learning because…

@Penny_VB @greg_ashman Yep. I don’t think it’s every teacher who likes inquiry, but at each school I’ve worked at (except my current), there’s been at least 1 person like this. Always in leadership too, so they don’t have to be on class…every time I popped in when she was ‘teaching’, she was sitting.

@tenaciousKat @greg_ashman Eep that’s a worry