Dr Beth Chapman

BSc (Hons), PhD, MTeach (almost), Passionate educator, data nerd, social constructivist. She/her. This is my professional teacher account. All tweets my own.

[Dr Beth Chapman @BethChapmanPhD]

@GingerGorman ... Instead, eeeeevery Easter she reminds me that I ate Humpty, with the subtext being that I'd better not f#cking do it again. 3/

[Dr Beth Chapman @BethChapmanPhD]

@GingerGorman ... then tried to lie about it ("but you ate it, darling, don't you remember?"), and finally attempted to blame my husband who promptly through me back under the bus.
Perhaps if I'd just admitted that I ate Humpty, she would have forgotten it and gotten over it... 2/

[TeacherGoals @teachergoals]

The struggle is real. 🐰

[Dr Beth Chapman @BethChapmanPhD]

@ConversationEDU @onewpc @carlyfindlay @OliverJeffers Introducing Teddy by Jessica Walton

[Dr Beth Chapman @BethChapmanPhD]

New blog post is up!

Creating successful data team leaders can go wrong - here's why.

https://t.co/WADGhGUZMt

#datastories #schooldata #schoolleaders #leadership

[Dr Beth Chapman @BethChapmanPhD]

Can anyone recommend resources and/or programs that are specifically focussed on the "how" for teaching STEM as a specific learning area or unit in high schools? I've read the reports on the @acereduau website - are there communities of practice out there? #STEM #education #units

[Dr Beth Chapman @BethChapmanPhD]

Day 2 of LSA at my local primary school. So far, it has been exactly like when I got a new puppy... the first 24 hours were all "Sh#t, what have I done?" while today was "okay, I remember why I chose to do this now". By the end of the week, I'll be hooked.

[Dr Beth Chapman @BethChapmanPhD]

@MrMCimino It was worth floating the idea.

[Marco Cimino @MrMCimino]

"Schools run on goodwill and that's how our members approach it, but there will be a point where that goodwill expires and we'll be calling on employers to do better here," says @IEUNSWACT Branch Secretary Mark Northam

https://t.co/Y3fSqzgFN7

[Dr Beth Chapman @BethChapmanPhD]

@bairdjulia OMG just stop it! 🤣

[Dr Beth Chapman @BethChapmanPhD]

Well isn't this nifty?!
https://t.co/o42kWCDrsp

[Dr Beth Chapman @BethChapmanPhD]

Some great inspiration here for classroom pracs!

[ABC Education @ABCEducationAU]

Take a look at the amazing mechanisms hidden inside the bodies of #insects and the new man-made technologies they've inspired! 🐛 Discover this fantastic educational series aligned to #science, maths, and design and #technology on #iview https://t.co/vuS8d0Ofq5 #STEM @ABCTV

[Dr Beth Chapman @BethChapmanPhD]

Just had another amazing meeting with an ACT school to discuss establishing a data team and creating a culture that embraces data as a tool for telling great stories. I really love these conversations and am so glad to be able to contribute!

[Dr Beth Chapman @BethChapmanPhD]

I'm still a few months away from graduating but have started attending job interviews. What do you like to see from graduate teachers in an interview? What are the most important qualities? #graduateteacher #teacherjobs

[Dr Beth Chapman @BethChapmanPhD]

@alicekeeler I'm sure this is not universally true.

And also, yes, school is not the real world. I don't think this is a bad thing.

And if you employ someone straight out of school, please remember their executive brain function isn't complete until age 21 or so.

[Dr Beth Chapman @BethChapmanPhD]

🤣 This is so cute. We have been so lucky in Australia.

[Nicholas Ferroni @NicholasFerroni]

When you finally meet your students in-person...

[Dr Beth Chapman @BethChapmanPhD]

This is an important point. Curricula can and should be interesting but also challenging and authentic. We all have tasks we hate doing and students need to experience this too.

[Dave Stuart Jr. @davestuartjr]

When we design curricula that are primarily organized around student interests, we end up unintentionally joining in with the chorus of modern life that says,

"If something doesn't interest me right away, it's not worth doing."

"If I'm bored, someone is not doing their job."

[Dr Beth Chapman @BethChapmanPhD]

This is just as relevant for teaching.

[Eric Sheninger @E_Sheninger]

8 Elements of Effective Coaching https://t.co/OVW6DGztti #aussieED #ukedchat #edchatEU #intled #globaled #globaledchat #edchatNZ #edchatMENA #africaED #808educate