A new blog post considering how we might prepare our learning spaces to welcome parents and guardians.

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A new blog about an inquiry into learning spaces
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“How do you plan to 'level up' your digital leadership?”
“There should be loads of great content if students go looking for us…”
-Consider why/how/what I want to share
-Consider who it is for
-Keep posts authentic and relevant #EmpoweredDigitalLeaders

'What Social Media are you on and what will I learn about you if I go there?'
FB(socially),Twitter (prof). Rarely post. Twitter: follow people to help w/ day-to-day teaching /inspire change in my practice. Pinterest for art projects and organisation. #EmpoweredDigitalLeaders

Why might only 19% of teachers be using social media in the classroom?
-Age limits of platforms for primary school teachers
-Lack of control
-Fear of students being exposed to certain content
-Fear of students engaging with strangers
-Parent concerns #EmpoweredDigitalLeaders

Robotics beginner here... any good places to start with primary school children... One in particular is working on his PYPX! Looking for suggestions for hands-on resources in particular!

J. @MsJohnson_Kisha This is a great point. We should model what we want to see. Many teachers keep a 'What I'm reading now' display outside their classroom doors or a running list in the classroom.

Cluttered walls or bare walls? Here's how to strike a balance in classroom decorations to cultivate students' learning, engagement, and comfort.

Taking a walk at lunch time:
-- reduces stress
-- decreases afternoon fatigue
-- increases enthusiasm for one's work.

psychologicalscience.org/news/minds-bus… (via @psychscience)

One of THE most important elements of good #inquiry design is clarifying clear, conceptual understanding goals. Starting ‘with the end in mind’ is about understanding - not about a product.

When students come to 5th grade, they remain uncertain as to why they have to track their thinking as they read. We spent time this week working to understand how this can help us to grow as readers and when writing down our thinking is helpful and when it gets in the way.

This week, pick three random kids and ask them 1) What do you know more about than anything else? 2) How did you learn about it? and 3) Why did you choose to learn about that? See what you learn about learning.

This is art yes. Brilliant yes. TRUE - 100% Keep these videos coming and get them in air!

Giving this a whirl!

I often sing the praises of intrinsic motivation and authentic passion for what we do. But the late Herb Lovett, discussing teachers & therapists, pulled me up short when he observed that it's a real problem 'when people love what they do more than the people for whom they do it'