Fran McCarthy

Learner, educator, keen to challenge my perceptions & beliefs, striving to be curious/openminded. Learning Support Coordinator. she/her/ia

[Fran McCarthy @Fran_Mc5]

What a stunning collection

[James Lucas @JamesLucasIT]

Thread of photographers who patiently waited to capture the shot of a lifetime 🧵

1. Leonardo Sens (3 years)

[hadman @a_y_sadam]

@fasc1nate Always my hero

[Fran McCarthy @Fran_Mc5]

@TairaOmata That's why we try to fly,road is a mess.

[Fran McCarthy @Fran_Mc5]

@smartereveryday 🌈, being in my garden, seeing my kids happy in their lives.

[Emma Mitchell 💙 @silverpebble]

Apparently it's autism awareness month-weird to me as I'll still be autistic next month,but here are a few things I've learned since my late diagnosis (Nov '21,age 49):

We have MANY more neurons than neurotypical folk bc synaptic pruning didn't really happen when we were tiny...

[Fran McCarthy @Fran_Mc5]

@FixingEducation @BrianH8467 Our kura has a set of templates for most local trips that we can use/modify, it includes medical/dietry tab so it only needs to be done once in a year and then checked/updated for each trip

[Fran McCarthy @Fran_Mc5]

@mincandescence Most definitely, beautiful spot

[Nick Baker @nickbakernz]

If you voted in the 2023 Aotearoa New Zealand General Election, who did you give your party vote to?

Please share as widely as possible - thank you.

[Fran McCarthy @Fran_Mc5]

Unbelievable #bottomtrawling such a huge step backwards, but not a surprise from this NZGovt

[Helen Clark @HelenClarkNZ]

Eyebrows raised as NZ drops support for proposal to restrict #bottomtrawling in Sth Pacific, notwithstanding that it originally proposed it. All that has changed is NZ Govt, not the proposal’s merits; protection for threatened marine ecosystems is vital: https://t.co/XdX9tYEfWm

[Fran McCarthy @Fran_Mc5]

Love this representation #LundyModel

[Lainey 🌻 @NZLainey]

They called it Parihaka. #OTD 142 years ago, 1600 troops advanced on Parihaka and arrested non-violent resistance leaders Te Whiti-o-Rongomai and Tohu Kākahi, sacked the settlement and committed atrocities. Today is Parihaka Day or Te Rā o te Pāhua (The Day of Plunder) 😔

[Fran McCarthy @Fran_Mc5]

I've moved from working with teachers of 5 & 6 year olds, to 12 & 13 year olds, I have struggled to articulate the importance of explicit teaching strategies to foster literacy at this age. This is an absolute goldmine of quality practices. Thank you for sharing @lamb_heart_tea

[LambHeartTea (she/her) @lamb_heart_tea]

‘Golden 5’ secondary literacy strategy @researchED1 #rED23

A 3 year whole school strategy to create a culture of ‘We are ALL teachers of literacy’ - promoting love of reading and empowering teachers to effectively thread disciplinary literacy into their curric and practice 1/10

[Fran McCarthy @Fran_Mc5]

Love these

[Fran McCarthy @Fran_Mc5]

Just got a scoby to make #kombucha after enjoying the one my sister-in-law makes, fingers crossed it's as good 👍

[Tony Shields @TonyShields_]

Absolutely to wild to think how many things wouldn’t be the same (or exist at all!) without fungi:

…Beer
Wine
Whiskey
Cheese
Bread
Coffee
Chocolate
Baked Goods
Soy Sauce
Kombucha
Antibiotics….

If you like any of these things, thank the fungi.

[Fran McCarthy @Fran_Mc5]

I love the fact that local iwi preserved this and allowed nature to do its thing in its own time.

[Fran McCarthy @Fran_Mc5]

Pleased that educators and our communities are aware of some student's reality. Sucks that it's necessary

[1News @1NewsNZ]

Meet Nevaiah and Jaylin, young faces of the cost-of-living crisis.

They juggle school, work, and sleep, while their youth is stolen by an increasingly tougher reality.

👉 https://t.co/Hg1OScuFGo

[Q+A @NZQandA]

“People don’t understand what we’re going through but we still manage to come to school and keep our attendance high.”
https://t.co/e9gJ0iqRiK