“What are the stories that shift culture?” Powerful evening listening to Megan Twohey speak about her and Jodi Kantor’s #MeToo investigative journalism and their book #SheSaid at @JohnAdamsNL
“The problem w climate change is not a lack of knowledge. The problem is not with caring. The problem is how do we sustain caring and how do we convert caring into feeling?” Jonathan Safran Foer on stage tonight with the @JohnAdamsNL Institute
Faraday de la Camara’s talk on how @ProjectZeroHGSE ideas helped her navigate the challenges of #internationaleducation like cultural diversity, issues of identity & belonging, diff teaching styles etc. spoke to my context & reflected the effectiveness of #ProjectZero. #PZC2019
Tasks like create a #PZC cheer, teach someone a dance, meditate, tell a joke, make a crown, greet a stranger, find out everyone’s first memory and make a list of everyone’s hype songs! #PZC2019
So grateful for the opportunity to hear Bruce Pascoe speak at #ALEA_NatConf2019. A vital msg to teachers from him: “encourage doubt, not certainty, in students.” We want them to be immersed in learning; question, wonder, find the truth. #DarkEmu
Great session of sharing with peers on ‘The Texts that Rattle and Shake’ in our classrooms; left with some excellent recs! Steve Shann & CeCe Edwards did a wonderful job of facilitating thought-provoking discussion. #ALEA_NatConf2019
“Young people need stories more than ever if they are to embrace an often dark & uncertain world with optimism, resolve & creativity” @MorrisGleitzman. So great to hear one of my fave childhood authors speak at #ALEA_NatConf2019
It was so great to hear Maxine Beneba Clarke and Van T. Rudd speak at #ALEA_NatConf2019 about their creative processes and telling important stories/perspectives through their work. @slamup
Voting at the embassy in the Netherlands! Only downside to overseas voting here? No democracy sausage once you cast your vote! #AusVotes19#auspol#democracysausage