Dr Simon Crook
@simoncrook
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Excited by learning, endeavouring to excite others! • Founder of CrookED Science • Honorary Associate, USyd Physics • Networker • Speaker • Teacher
Sydney
Joined May 2008
Chuffed to be profiled in the SMH today :) https://t.co/MFcqKfbZz8
#CrookEDscience #ozscied @sydney_physics
smh.com.au
Innovations in science education aim to make STEM teaching more attractive.
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CrookED Science - LAST CHANCE for Special Offer and Student Workshops - https://t.co/afIFqDkd5d
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CrookED Science - Newsletter Term 3 2025: 10th Anniversary Special Offer; Student Revision; AI in Science; Consulting; Collaboration Stories and more https://t.co/IQxssLe0b8
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CrookED Science - Term 2-4 Support - Complete Course List K-12: SDDs, new K-6 & 7-10 syllabuses, Preparing for 2025 HSC, Student Revision; Consulting; new Cambridge textbooks https://t.co/raKbSAxZkT
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CrookED Science - Newsletter Term 2 2025 - Complete Course List K-12: SDDs, New K-6 & 7-10 syllabuses, Preparing for 2025 HSC, Student Revision; Consulting; Collaboration Stories and more https://t.co/zoFqLZ0O9s
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CrookED Science - LAST CHANCE for 10% OFF live workshops; new courses and dates; K-6, 7-10 & Stage 6 - https://t.co/HlBSzdNp5P
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CrookED Science - LAST CHANCE for 10% OFF live workshops - Term 4 -
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CrookED Science Term 4 2024 Newsletter - New K-6 Syllabus; New 7-10 Syllabus; New IS & Chem On-demand; Y11 Workshops; Articles and more
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Nothing changes for CrookED Science re the announcement from NESA regarding accredited hours - WE WILL STILL LOG YOUR HOURS in eTAMS, thereby saving you time recording your PL. As the provider of “the best PL out there”, we are listed in NESA’s Recognised PD Provider list.
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Science : this new syllabus is so last century https://t.co/7TshPzveUm via @AustAssocResEd
blog.aare.edu.au
We cannot afford to rely on a science syllabus that looks like a litany of everything that we had last century
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CrookED Science - Term 3 2024 Newsletter: Student HSC Exam Prep; NESA ACCREDITED PL; New 7-10 Syllabus; New IS On-demand; Articles and more https://t.co/089Ts8VEgH
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From the 60s textbook 'Science for High School Students' by @Sydney_Uni's Harry Messell et al: The atomic model hasn't changed since 1932, but they speculate a new model, just not "some violent overthrow", ~2000CE. A couple of years later, quarks! @Sydney_Science #scichat #scied
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CrookED Science - LAST CHANCE for 10% OFF Live NESA ACCREDITED Workshops; new Chemistry course; new 7-10 availability; & date changes - https://t.co/cGGfVWJKL7
@STANSW #aussieED
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"Teaching and learning is complex and nuanced. Thus, there is no one way for teachers to act in every classroom irrespective ot school type". Explicit teaching mandate - a pushback now is critical https://t.co/FFl24YwD5u by @jillbrown_AUS via @AustAssocResEd #edchat
blog.aare.edu.au
Misguided mandate: explicit teaching is not a magic bullet, nor should it be the single pedagogy in any classroom.
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Think all chemicals are bad? From our food to your phone, modern life relies on them https://t.co/Al7flmINqq via @ConversationEDU
theconversation.com
I hate telling people I’m a chemist – but chemistry is the central science of the modern world.
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The one report on teaching you need to read https://t.co/v6oz1h52Hl by @RachelWilson100 via @AustAssocResEd
blog.aare.edu.au
Explore the crucial role of teaching in shaping a better future. Discover how education can address global issues and promote peace, democracy, and shared prosperity.
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Rosemary Brown and the 'Matilda’ effect - the phenomenon that female scientists’ contributions are often overlooked or attributed to their male counterparts https://t.co/10yZc6Mnn3 via @Nature #WomenInSTEM #womeninscience
nature.com
Nature - When Rosemary Brown identified a strange particle decay 75 years ago, it set events in motion that would rewrite the laws of physics.
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Annual reposting re Band 6/E4 false comparisons https://t.co/BWJhVR7bav
@AAREBlog @lucy_carroll @smh #HSC #NSW
blog.aare.edu.au
Part two of this story was published in March 2022. New South Wales, Day 1, Term 1. A whole staff meeting to begin the school year. At some point after the Principal’s address, the Leader of Learning...
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The Pentaquarks did it again for trivia @simoncrook @Gordeauz @Ga1axyGir1 Sue Farroukh. We missed you @contacthelen, Vatche. @SciencePetr @Cosmic_Horizons. Looking forward to you joining us again @veritasium
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