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[Learnit @Learnit_World]

🎙 "Let's build social systems of care that begin with the Q ‘what are the important relationships?’, then hold that space sacred & automate the hell out of everything else" @jwestanderson talks to @snhuprez @SNHU about transforming lives at scale
https://t.co/TDAR7enuUN

[The Wall Street Journal @WSJ]

Stanford University is waging a “war on fun,” students say. A tree mascot is suspended after bashing the school as boring. https://t.co/M449inI6km

[IRC - International Rescue Committee @RESCUEorg]

The closure of universities to women and girls is a chilling step backwards for Afghanistan.

There are no two ways about it: women must be allowed to work and to move freely, and girls must be allowed to continue to go to school. https://t.co/vmo9cTzAUX

[Learnit @Learnit_World]

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[SBS News @SBSNews]

A teacher at a school in Australia has gained fans around the world after making stuffed toys for each of the 22 students in her class based on drawings of their dream monsters. https://t.co/N3LbXtV76a

[The 74 @The74]

Our 2022 jealousy list: 16 essential articles about students and schools we wish we had published this year https://t.co/TlhRncq69t

[Jenny Anderson @jwestanderson]

Investors have given Sam and Liam @ClassDojo $125 million to build a private, safe place on the internet for kids to create stuff. Can it be done? (Oh and they have raised $200 min total)

[Learnit @Learnit_World]

🎙 “​​Finding that spark that really lights you up, & being able to explore it through a range of games & simulations & experiences, I'm very excited about that” @jwestanderson talks to @samchaudhary_ @liamdon @ClassDojo
https://t.co/r6LFV9SLwC

[Miranda Prynne @MirandaPrynne]

Why there isn’t one ‘right way’ to practise #ungrading - a group of academics and teachers invite us all to gather under the ungrading "umbrella" https://t.co/sQ2ySABPNe via @timeshighered #grading #highereducation #academictwitter #education

[The Cut @TheCut]

America’s child-care infrastructure is a fucking mess, writes @lydiakiesling. Even before the pandemic, it was a frayed net intricately woven together, and it’s now a net from a cartoon where the rope has stretched so tight it’s actually starting to smoke https://t.co/e0lSRro2Pb

[The 74 @The74]

Watch: How parents’ ‘profound dissatisfaction’ with schools during COVID has reshaped education politics in the U.S. https://t.co/rc0yCYuyH7

[Peps @PepsMccrea]

How does time spent in direction instruction vs peer interaction vs practice/assessment impact learning? And does the answer differ by subject?

@profsimonb et al analysed the performance and data from 250+ teachers to answer these Qs.

Here's what they found:

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[EEF @EducEndowFoundn]

📣 EEF blog: Adaptive teaching

In this blog, Jon Eaton of @KCCResearchSch reflects on the impact adaptive teaching has had across his school trust.

Read more: https://t.co/PW3gNFm6Qo

#AdaptiveTeaching

[Learnit @Learnit_World]

🎙 “The state of the childcare market is really bad. There were about 100k childminders 20 yrs ago, there were about 50k before 2017 or so. & now there are about 29k post COVID” @jwestanderson talks to @Wigdortz @tineyco
https://t.co/56ssmoZVh7

[Ufi VocTech Trust @UfiTrust]

'A major training needs analysis survey is being launched, giving those involved in the delivery of apprenticeships the opportunity to shape the support they will be offered through the Apprenticeship Workforce Development programme'

@E_T_Foundation

https://t.co/5J2xFUJc4E

[George Coles 🏳️‍🌈 @MrColesDrama]

Most teachers say that student behaviour is worst during break and lunchtimes (57% in a recent @TeacherTapp survey).

This was certainly the case at my school so we completely changed our break and lunch routines to sort it out.

Here’s what we did…👇 1/16

[Times Higher Education @timeshighered]

@timeshighered work-life balance survey 2022: has the rise of #homeworking helped #worklifebalance in higher education? Or do growing workloads cancel any benefits? Our survey of 1,200 staff offers some answers – @TWilliamsTHE reports #WFH
https://t.co/aNZrVC9B6l

[Tes magazine @tes]

Teacher turnover is having a damaging impact on learning and pupils are being deprived of the continuity they crave. @LoicMnzs explores the evidence that the government needs to urgently recognise
https://t.co/DofZL1rcIN

[Gary Fuller @DrGaryFuller]

More and more studies are showing that lifelong harm from #airpollution starts when we are very young. My latest piece for @guardian looks at the multiple benefits of school streets.

https://t.co/NrOrZckvp5

[The 74 @The74]

Jason Finuliar was a popular, gifted student. His descent into suicidal depression — and ongoing recovery — reflects the lingering trauma of lockdown https://t.co/WH0sM41j4t

[Learnit @Learnit_World]

🎙 “All the major problems w/ the world, by default are solved by edu: healthcare, poverty & unemployment...We believe that if you solve one, it will have ripple effects across all.” @jwestanderson talks to @Nirmit_Parikh @apnahq https://t.co/ZrCEmumqw4