“I’d like to liken our current education system to battery hen farming...” If we’re pushing for free range for our chooks let’s do it for our kids too! @EdRev@EduTECH_AU#EduTECHAU
Even in curious political climate, facts are facts. There is evidence of what works in education. We must stand up for more effective evidence based strategy. - Gillard
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Given the demands of changing world, we must be makers of change. We must solve the the problems of skills uncertainty and inequality - Gillard
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You can’t standardise the brain, so why are we standardising education? Forcing students to spend hours in chairs, with desks in rows, doesn’t enhance learning or reduce distractions: Be a gardener instead of a carpenter, and embrace flexibility and individuality. @EduTECH_AU
Consistent message from @prakashnair about the importance of student voice in our schools. Students are born learners. We need more thought about our learning spaces. Interesting thoughts about the role of teachers? #EduTechAU
Just having a computer in a classroom does not make it an effective classroom. We are still stuck 100 years ago! Go from cells and bells to a learning community! @prakashnair@EduTECH_AU#EduTECHAU
If I had to reduce all of the research on feedback into one simple overarching idea… it would be this: feedback should cause thinking” (Wiliam, 2011, 126)