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...
@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
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
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) 😔
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
‘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
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.
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