Ben Breen

Education is the premise of progress, in every society, in every family - Kofi Annan

[Ben Breen @BenBreen14]

I was thrilled to speak at #rED23 today about my project for the last year: engaging staff with research through an evidence-informed book group.

Below is a quick thread covering some of the key ideas. Full presentation and resources here: https://t.co/u0FdbiI3wf

[Daniel Willingham @DTWillingham]

"Perhaps one of the biggest threats that A.I. poses to education isn’t that it’s going to make educators useless, but that it is going to make educators so much more necessary than we are willing to invest in."
@tressiemcphd on AI in ed, w/ Jessica Grose https://t.co/qPVQtY042P

[Ben Breen @BenBreen14]

@DeputyGrocott 2. "You're an intelligent person, what do you think?"

[Ben Breen @BenBreen14]

@DeputyGrocott 1. Find the things to enjoy within the job (and without!) and pursue them - find that student who's excited to talk about your subject, that needs advice with their time, or teach that really fun lesson. Even if it feels like it adds to workload, it makes it easier to keep going.

[Ben Breen @BenBreen14]

@thatteacherguy_ Shocked by these answers as well. Is it that people feel like you have to really feel like you're suffering to be working properly?

[Jamie Clark @XpatEducator]

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[Kat Howard @SaysMiss]

Diluting subjects in a bid to entertain children means letting go of the notion that a subject is wondrous in and of itself.

[Sulaiman Ahmed @ShaykhSulaiman]

IF MARY TRAVELLED FROM NAZARETH TO BETHLEHEM TODAY SHE WOULD BE STOPPED AT 7 CHECKPOINTS

[Mr G @DeputyGrocott]

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[Ben Breen @BenBreen14]

@mooks_s Horrible to hear about schools still doing this - definitely use it for box-ticking tasks that have no impact.

Bet it has to be in a specific format and everything!

[Ben Breen @BenBreen14]

Chipping into the discourse around AI lesson planning: I use AI with my students when brainstorming for essay ideas and understanding off-syllabus topics in physics and maths.

What becomes abundantly clear is that without subject expertise it's almost impossible to use AI well.

[Ben Breen @BenBreen14]

@mooks_s A barrier to this would be that so much of what I do in the classroom is implicit and not captured directly in my planning. The only way I can imagine it is training on video recordings of lessons?

[Ben Breen @BenBreen14]

I'm all for AI in admin tasks, and other applications as well, but leave the lesson planning to the expert who will deliver it.

[Ben Breen @BenBreen14]

This results in the position where people who could use AI planning effectively have little need for it, and those likely to use it lack the expertise to harness it effectively.

[Ben Breen @BenBreen14]

@helenrey Definitely no arrow - it indicates that the function continues the same behaviour for larger values of x and there is no data to support this.

The way I would explain this to students is that the domain of the trend line is restricted to the 'range' of the independent variable.

[Ben Breen @BenBreen14]

This was a great show - funny and heartbreaking. Wonderfully acted.

Final show tonight and well worth squeezing into your day if you have a free evening.

[A Young(ish) Perspective @YoungishPers]

REVIEW: 4⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ to #AnythingIsPossibleIfYouThinkAboutItHardEnough @WaterlooEast

'A heart-wrenching portrait of tragedy ripping apart a relationship'

Last show tonight - catch it whilst you can (24/8)

#review #london #whatson #recommended #theatre
https://t.co/TG9ebsX4SV

[Ben Breen @BenBreen14]

In a utopian world I absolutely agree with this. But in a high-accountability system where teachers are blamed for student disengagement I can't see teacher assessment ever being fair.

[Tes magazine @tes]

Should our GCSE exam system be changed? @dylanwiliam says combining teacher assessment and external assessment would be the 'best option' going forward
https://t.co/2x822fZrCe

[Ben Breen @BenBreen14]

@C_Hendrick @robin_macp @GuyClaxton As always, pillage these in any way you want - they are free for all. Get in touch if you have ideas to co-ordinate with the group, or collaborate on the resources.

[Ben Breen @BenBreen14]

This Google Drive is now also updated with questions for two new books. First:
- What Does This Look Like in the Classroom? by @C_Hendrick and @robin_macp which was our second book last year and facilitated discussions on a wide range of topics.

[Ben Breen @BenBreen14]

I was thrilled to speak at #rED23 today about my project for the last year: engaging staff with research through an evidence-informed book group.

Below is a quick thread covering some of the key ideas. Full presentation and resources here: https://t.co/u0FdbiI3wf

[Ben Breen @BenBreen14]

@C_Hendrick @robin_macp And second:
- The Future of Education by @GuyClaxton, which will be our book for next year. This stands as a challenge to some of the reading we have done up to this point, and I am excited for the conversations this will spark.