Elise Hopkins

Wanderer. Wonderer. Music Maker. Dreamer of dreams. Living on stolen and unceded Wurundjeri land.

[Elise Hopkins @bu_elise]

One week to go! Get behind music education and help The Song Room celebrate these inspiring teachers through the Telstra Aria Music Teacher Award! https://t.co/hzpSfzeuvQ #musiceducationmatters #artslearning https://t.co/snnhxzTBuB

[Elise Hopkins @bu_elise]

As Children’s Week comes to a close for another year, it is apt to reflect on the rights of children and the ways that we can honour these rights as educators.

This includes the right to a quality education (Article 28), the right to freedom of expressi…https://t.co/QlWaS44Iis

[Elise Hopkins @bu_elise]

Happy World Teachers day to the incredible 'key makers' we work with at The Song Room, opening doors for students through quality arts education #teachers #artseducation #worldteachersday2022 https://t.co/aq7CQjP6CN

[Elise Hopkins @bu_elise]

Excited to hear from Carly Jia about AITSL's new teacher tools and resources to develop a more culturally responsive teacher workforce. I especially like the Intercultural Development Continuum that supports teachers to critically…https://t.co/jmoihXoB1H https://t.co/xCCNbcx3dI

[Elise Hopkins @bu_elise]

Privileged to be learning from so many incredible speakers at the World Indigenous Peoples’ Conference on Education on Kaurna Country this week.

Linda Burney MP Simone Tur Mikkel Eskil Mikkelsen Aileen Moreton-Robinson Marcia Langton @HayleyMcQuire

I…https://t.co/5HSm2kqNs2

[Elise Hopkins @bu_elise]

Thank you for Harvard University for hosting an inspiring Project Zero Sparks Conference today for 345 educators across 29 countries. What resonated most for me through the exceptional plenaries and workshops was that we must provide young people with a h…https://t.co/DkySBd6ppZ

[Elise Hopkins @bu_elise]

How is it that in 2022, 80% of what students do in the classroom is reproductive "work for the teacher"? The Arts provide teachers with powerful ways to co-create learning opportunities with students that are meaningful, relevant and transdisciplinary. #P…https://t.co/5n18QqtZmC

[Elise Hopkins @bu_elise]

At The Song Room, we believe that every child has a song to sing and the right to access a quality Arts Education, irrespective of where they live and what school they go to. Help us support young people and their communities to flourish! https://t.co/GIp3dtwqu6

[Elise Hopkins @bu_elise]

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[Elise Hopkins @bu_elise]

Thank you to Berry Street for the fantastic professional learning workshop today with our The Song Room team members across Australia on strengths-based and trauma-informed classrooms. The Arts provide schools with significant opportunities for connection…https://t.co/Zy8IA1TsdT

[Elise Hopkins @bu_elise]

A 2021 Grattan Institute survey of more than 5000 Australian teachers shows that 92% of teachers feel they don’t have enough time to prepare effectively for classroom teaching – the core of their job.

Read this excellent new repo…https://t.co/35v6g1kW6i https://t.co/2LJg3gEvf1

[Elise Hopkins @bu_elise]

So excited to be working in this new role with the amazing team of passionate Arts educators and advocates at The Song Room https://t.co/nvDZy7THZi

[Elise Hopkins @bu_elise]

‘The Arts are the bridge to a better future.’ https://t.co/Nz1JaRpdwP

[Elise Hopkins @bu_elise]

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[Elise Hopkins @bu_elise]

Music will be pivotal in our recovery from Covid-19 https://t.co/59WYlPI2ig

[The Song Room @thesongroom]

"Music and the arts can play a critical role in the future of inclusive, practical, and life-changing education."

According to Senior Lecturer Renee Crawford, the Arts develop students' creative & critical thinking skills, confidence & resilience. Read: https://t.co/6NkA1ACZKu

[Elise Hopkins @bu_elise]

A great education gig going https://t.co/PliOlLlf9s

[Elise Hopkins @bu_elise]

“But every time we are lured into the light, we are mugged by the darkness of this country’s history”... GO AND SEE THIS FILM https://t.co/WzwIsM7pNH

[Geelong Grammar @GeelongGrammar]

A spectacular Music Concert was held on Tuesday night at Toorak Campus.