The Problem with Play...@MichaelRosenYes @TeacherToolkit #Video #changecantwait #innovation

The final day of #12GiftsofChristmas is here! Just pop your email in at https://t.co/JsNdTApeDq to be in with a chance of winning @MyattandCo merch! #EndofTerm #Celebrate #ChristmasHolidays @MaryMyatt @catherinepriggs @creativeHigg @stevewillshaw @jillberry102

Authentic Advent Day 19🌲 To the story curators... As most schools close their doors for Christmas today we bring our Authentic Advent to close. We are so grateful to all the beautiful people who work in schools relentlessly every day.

🌲 Authentic Advent Day 18 🧵What is the purpose? Our accountability systems, curriculum and assessments drive a frantic race to get to the ultimate goal.

Authentic Advent Day 14🎄 🧵Extrinsic versus intrinsic motivation... Our education system is geared towards reward by extrinsic measures. Value measured by what we achieve rather than who we are.

OK folks - this is the big one! An annual @MyattandCo subscription for your whole school. Yes - your whole school! Don't delay- enter now at https://t.co/JsNdTAoGNS @MaryMyatt @stevewillshaw @johntomsett @jillberry102 @creativeHigg

Authentic Advent Day 10🌲 🧵The Power of Words✨ What young people think and what they are able to express are often at odds. Language shapes our institution and our experience.

Authentic Advent Day 9🎄 🧵'Interthinking' As Professor Neil Mercer so beautifully puts it, once we have learned the mechanics of communication we can go to a deeper exploratory place and 'interthink.'

Authentic Advent Day 8🌲 🧵Active Learning Often the link between active learning and Oracy is missed. When you ask children a question they *might* think about a response.

Authentic Advent Day 6🌲 🧵Say my name... At Finding My Voice we often start with the simple exercise of walking in a room and introducing yourself by name... 'Hello my name is...'

Authentic Advent Day 5🌲 Silence. Part of Finding My Voice is learning to be comfortable in silence. Time to breathe, to be. When we learn to indulge silence we are less anxious about our turn to speak and more able to truly listen. Try a bit of silence, you probably need it

Authentic Advent Day 4🌲 🧵Words from one of our beautiful young people. P was a young person who lacked self confidence but this grew exponentially as she engaged with the Finding My Voice approach.

Authentic Advent Day 3 🌲 🧵Often the most important work we do in school is incidental or organic. This forms the foundation of belonging and powerful, personal development but happens ad-hoc.

🌲 Authentic Advent Day 2🌲 Authentic: undisputed origin and not a copy; genuine. Why the focus on authentic? Because in an overwhelmingly dominant, technological world we need to be more human than ever before if we are to thrive. How can we respond? A human education.

This week's Listening Letter from @findingmvoice Very helpful links to help support all our learners via @creativeHigg

And we're off... 🙏🏼

We are back in X land on a mission for the festive season. Do follow for calm in the chaos 🙏🏼

We’re proud of, and passionate about our approach to Continuous Provision. So lovely to chat with @Emma_Turner75 and @teacherhead about all things Play!

Morning! I have been away from the Twits as I was finding it all a bit draining. Been navigating the rather more civilised but less discursive space of LI. However I miss so many beautiful souls who challenge and move me. So dipping back. Say hi if you are still here!!

Not sure where the time has gone - over 2 and a half years ago we started chatting with @BradleyKBusch, & now we're less than 2 weeks from publication. So grateful to team @Inner_Drive, & all our contributors and early reviewers. The countdown has begun! https://t.co/R9otwXJAAn

So grateful to have contributed to this important book. Talking from the perspective of @findingmvoice I share how Oracy is vital as the axis of development...