Amy Kirk

Learner first. Educator, gifted education specialist, general learning geek and ruckus maker.

[Amy Kirk @amykirk1234]

This event is free of charge and a rare opportunity to meet in person with an internationally renowned learning expert!
Not to mention the great company - educators from schools and organisations Sydney-wide!

[Amy Kirk @amykirk1234]

Are you a passionate learner from Sydney and its surrounds?

Join us Nov 8 @ 6:30pm to meet with and learn from @GuyClaxton of #learningpower over a drink or dinner by the seaside.

Numbers are limited so secure your spot here: https://t.co/zwy9Xc5FLb

[Maree Whiteley🌏👫 @mareewhiteley]

Shoutout to Sydney educators - amazing opportunity to meet @GuyClaxton - free event thanks to @WeCreateandCare #learningpioneers Contact @amykirk1234 register your attendance here https://t.co/vbASGVbNH5

[Amy Kirk @amykirk1234]

Join us! Numbers are limited so register your attendance and questions here: https://t.co/wpLRq5Ufzl

[Diksha @Diksha0605]

What do you think makes a #Science #textbook engaging for children of 6 to 10 yrs? How should the content be presented in a school textbook?
I am working on designing science textbook for primary years.
#learningpioneer #scienceteacher #PrimarySTEMchat

[Amy Kirk @amykirk1234]

@beckycarlzon @AdrianBethune @RaeSnape @sewlosam @mareewhiteley @Diksha0605 An image comes to mind for me more than words. Something like this:

[Amy Kirk @amykirk1234]

@beckycarlzon @mareewhiteley @KimcooperHL @Birgcar @KayOddone Yes! Love our self-care target for the fortnight too: What are going to say ‘no’ to?

[Amy Kirk @amykirk1234]

@Diksha0605 @beckycarlzon Super point, @Diksha0605. Feeling liberated and empowered is a reciprocal thing. I’m so glad to hear about your positive experiences of late!

[Amy Kirk @amykirk1234]

@Rethinking_Ed Sounds amazing. Will events be recorded for ticket holders in uncooperative timezones?

[Amy Kirk @amykirk1234]

Relationships are a two-way street.

[Amy Kirk @amykirk1234]

@beckycarlzon @AlexMaeseJ Always so proud to get to learn from and with you!

(Also I’m definitely think, think, do - then probably think about what I did for a while 😊)

[Amy Kirk @amykirk1234]

“Thankfully, the idea that teachers just work 8.30am-3.30pm has been exploded once and for all.”
How do you feel about this statement? I don’t think the increasingly untenable hours and workloads expected of teachers is cause for thanks…but perhaps I am being overly cynical?

[Amy Kirk @amykirk1234]

@beckycarlzon @GuyClaxton @Balance_Tom @MissReid07 @amoor4ed @Birgcar @Diksha0605 @LouNerd3 @mrsnethsclass @MrLaing123 @mini_lebowski @thinkchat2020 @kathsoweni @RethinkingJames @teamsquarepeg @RaeSnape @Thinkingschool2 Super important. When you aren’t accustomed to failure early on, it becomes unbearably threatening when it finally does happen (and it will always happen). Such an important component of providing for especially capable learners

[Amy Kirk @amykirk1234]

Failure, in my opinion, is one of the most important experiences we can provide students. That goes double for our highest achievers who may not be accessing this crucial experience regularly elsewhere.

[Natalie Wexler @natwexler]

Schools rarely teach history well, if they teach it at all. And we can't make sense of the present unless we understand the past.

What teachers need is a simple but powerful framework--like the @4qmTeaching method.

Now on Minding the Gap:

https://t.co/GBCwojNeV0

[Amy Kirk @amykirk1234]

@LouNerd3 @beckycarlzon @Birgcar I support this dream.

[Amy Kirk @amykirk1234]

Why do we feel compelled to push ourselves to 100% capacity 100% of the time? Something I am certainly guilty of…

https://t.co/DjD7fzMPjf

[ABC Education @ABCEducationAU]

Many #parents don't feel confident enough to help their children with maths #homework. But you're probably more capable than you think! Here are some suggestions on how any parent can help their kids with maths. https://t.co/4eGOjXBGsW #mathematics

[Amy Kirk @amykirk1234]

I wrote this blogpost about a year ago but in such uncertain times, I think this is more important than ever. What do you think is at the heart of impactful learning like the #learningpowerapproach?

[Amy Kirk @amykirk1234]

@beckycarlzon @Markfinnis @GuyClaxton @mareewhiteley @Birgcar @trev_mackenzie @JamesNottinghm @MichaelPalagi @Diksha0605 @LouNerd3 If we think about a student’s time at schooling being chiefly about preparing for ‘life’s coming attractions’, I think that makes this quote even more poignant.