Alastair
@JacksonAlastair
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Learning to make sense of it all.
Hong Kong
Joined October 2011
Sharing this UN SDGs provocation resource with you all that I created with @rbathursthunt. Have a look & tell us what you think! Find it here: https://t.co/tD7rPOutNL Open it up & click on each goal to access the embedded provocation. There’s a set for MS/HS & one for ES.
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What's the secret to every positive learning environment? Belonging. Our new book, We Belong, includes 50 targeted strategies to increase students' sense of belonging & reinforce the habits that support classroom harmony and learning success. Learn more: https://t.co/WMig3FziJh
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The future of math education will most definitely intersect technology. But, technology must be used to humanize mathematics, and make access to its awe and wonder equitable. These 9 @MathigonOrg Principles is a strong, reflective starting point for such urgent curation.
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One of the least noticed harms of the standards-and-testing movement is that its focus on individual subjects (ELA, math, history) discourages interdisciplinary teaching, which begins with broad questions and problems so students can draw from whichever disciplines are relevant
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When kids ask for help, should you give them the answer right away, or is that robbing them of the pleasure of figuring it out on their own, and building resilience? What's the right mix of support and challenge? My take in @latimesopinion
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After a daughter asked her dad how to use a can opener, he let her struggle to figure it out. When kids ask for help, how should you respond?
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My driving question after a great weekend with @kjinquiry; if inquiry is as much art as science, how do we create the conditions for a creative community to thrive?
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Listen to my just-released podcast interview with Tom Schimmer. We discuss ideas from my recent book on designing and using Authentic Performance Tasks and Projects for meaningful learning and assessments that matter. https://t.co/4nbHVliGAp
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Which education future do you think most likely? Which do you want to advocate for? Least likely: the status quo. Time for educators to lead in the shaping of the future of learning.
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Imagining alternative futures for education pushes us to think through plausible outcomes and develops agile and responsive systems.
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What do you think the purpose of #education should be? I love Shariff's purpose below. @JuliaFliss @HumResPro @MitchBickman @TrongardOHS @DrZiro @johnstonmike34 @sjsweeney @dlguerin1 @inspirecitizen1 @HundrEDorg @RodRobinsonRVA @nikhilgoya_l @RethinkSchools @TeachGlobalEd
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https://t.co/gDziNGL8iI A useful summary as we start the year...
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What will it look like when all is said and done with #COVID19 and we return to school? My school is attempting to cross this 'finish line' so I started thinking about "new school". #pypchat #mypchat #onlinelearning
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Imagine if maths was taught as an art. Students would be invited to play and explore patterns & learn mathematical relationships, with no tracking, sorting or testing. We would replace fear with curiosity, equity & a love of all mathematical ideas. #Limitless
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NAIS - The Seven Principles of Living Curriculum https://t.co/UwDTyiKQqB - Have you ever read an article and felt like you wrote it, but someone else did? Grotzer, T et al (2019) you have described the NIS Strategy through your 7 Principles. Thank you. @notosh @nischina Read now.
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"We give children the opportunity to play, because when children are playing with something they get interested. And then you don’t have to teach, and you don’t have to police them either”
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“We get around 70 requests a week from all over the world from people wanting to come and see what we do here” says Rob Houben, manager of…
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Educational institutions need to stop this nonsense. If you have no control over the matter, keep all stakeholders (especially parents) informed by sharing this piece with them. #education #edchat
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A school board member takes versions of his state’s standardized tests in math and reading, and realizes something is really wrong with these high-stakes exams.
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I have seen and assigned more "Grecian Urn" projects (including a few actual Grecian urns!) than I like to admit. Some great thoughts and challenges here! Is Your Lesson a Grecian Urn? https://t.co/LV6VT2tXDr via @cultofpedagogy
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"It may seem like believing that an acorn would not grow into an oak tree unless you measure it and give it your opinion. Because an oak tree does not actually require your opinion, and believe it or not, 90% of the time, neither does a child."
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