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Science & Technology at the NSW Department of Education | Curriculum support for teachers in K-6 | Retweets do not endorse

[Clara Dealberto @claradealberto]

✈️📄✂️ Fold 'N Fly : une base de données de 44 modèles d'avions en papier avec pour chacun des instructions précises de pliage et des patrons à télécharger 🤩

Chaque avion est trié selon ses avantages (durée du vol, acrobaties) et la difficulté du pliage

https://t.co/qzOYUSFn9U

[CSER Adelaide @cserAdelaide]

By 2024, 7,000 additional cyber security jobs will be added to our economy. How do we keep up with demand? View the #AUCyberWeek panel session hosted by @AustCyber CEO @Mich11775 feat CSER Researcher @RebeccaVivian & guests with diverse careers. Register https://t.co/bMiczN1IJD

[Linda Lazenby @lindalazenby_]

Happy 1st day of term and World Teachers Day! We are seeking some brilliant educators to join the Digital Support team, supporting stem.T4L and the Rural Access Gap, commencing 2022. Please share with anyone you think might be interested! https://t.co/mXf6BGtSXe

[Glebe Public School @GlebePublic]

Stage 1 are designing playgrounds for their science unit. How amazing are these creative structures?! Students have incorporated various features using inclined plane, lever, wedge, pulley, wheel and axe! 🤩 🌳 ☀️ #LoveWhereYouLearn #LearnFromHome @NSWEducation

[Andrew SMEE @SMEEAndrew]

'Do you think we could?'.....'Yes!' The local KV hotel/inn being fully renovated asked the school if we could 'pretty up' their plywood siding.Yes we can. Every child's artwork represented.Big thanks to our amazing art teacher Mrs D.who got it done. #KVPS #communityengagement

[Sarah Mitchell @smitchellmlc]

I’ve been informed the Department of Education has been a victim of a cyber-security attack. As a precaution, all systems have been taken down. I am assured systems for teachers will be online ASAP and students learning from home next week will not be impacted.

[Megan Townes @townesy77]

NSW DoE peeps. If you need 365 access you don’t need to go to the portal. Head to https://t.co/yMsaE8XCgI and you can access directly. Communicate with all staff via your Teams spaces, send private chats to anyone in DoE, collaborate on files, post information to your Class Teams

[jackie randles @jackie_randles]

Project Codium - a STEM design thinking experience for students from ⁦@RBGSydney⁩ & Erth that considers critical role of seaweeds in cleaning our oceans, sustaining marine life, absorbing excess nutrients and producing oxygen. ⁦@DoE_scitech⁩ https://t.co/eLAye5E5sj

[Trevor MacKenzie @trev_mackenzie]

What are “inquiry skills”?

They’re the competencies, dispositions, & habits of mind that support students in taking on more agency over learning.

We must cultivate learning experiences that help students sharpen these tools, so that they can use them despite the context.

[Trevor MacKenzie @trev_mackenzie]

This is where we move beyond performative inquiry.

This is where inquiry goes beyond unit/lesson plan, handout/template, Pinterest/Instagram, targeted “thing”.

This is where a culture of inquiry begins to form.

Student as inquirer+teacher as inquirer=culture of inquiry

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[Trevor MacKenzie @trev_mackenzie]

Noticing, observing, being passionately interested in our learner’s learning.

When we inquire and look at all happenings in our classroom as a point of inquiry, we are inquirers ourselves.

If we can achieve this, our students will benefit. 5/

[Trevor MacKenzie @trev_mackenzie]

Guiding questions shape our inquiry journey.

Asking these questions each and every day and having them ground our actions and interactions within our schools is necessary.

All the small things matter and add up to big change. 4/

[Trevor MacKenzie @trev_mackenzie]

It means gathering evidence of this question at work.

Where am I now?

What do I need to do next?

How could I get there?

How can I continue to push the needle a bit further in the right direction?

How am I checking my own biases at the door to my classroom? 3/

[Trevor MacKenzie @trev_mackenzie]

It is within our active commitment to this process, this learning journey, that we become sharper in our inquiry practice.

So, what does this look like?

It looks like asking big questions of ourselves, of each other, of our schools, and of our teaching practice. 2/

[Trevor MacKenzie @trev_mackenzie]

A humble suggestion:

If we want inquiry for our students, we must embody inquiry ourselves.

Inquiry is not a checklist nor is it a series of predesigned tasks.

Inquiry is a stance. It requires continues reflection, agility, and ongoing development. We are never quite there 1/

[✨Rachael Lehr✨ @rachaellehr]

Things will be STEAMing ahead at #PrimarySTEMChat with @TheSTEMAZingPro talking all things #STEAM education... Join us to share how you put the A in STEM! 🎭🎨🎻🩰👩🏽‍🎨 @BenNewsome_ @EdChatEU @NzWaikato @teacherasleader @STEAMuptheClsrm @SportandiAndres @harkinworld @NicolaO_B

[CSER Adelaide @cserAdelaide]

Ever wondered what mood your pet is in? Check out our latest lesson plan for Yrs 3-6 incorporating the use of #ArtificialIIntelligence & #MachineLearning using the #HappyPets App https://t.co/JjVRfzaac0 #csermoocs #ComputerVision #CSERLibrary

[Glebe Public School @GlebePublic]

Stage 2 Science Excursion to @BrewongleEEC A fabulous jam packed day full of great discoveries and learning! Thank you for the opportunity @BrewongleEEC 🙌🏼😊 @NSWEducation #LoveWhereYouLearn

[Stephen Harris @Stephen_H]

Assessment Around the World - Rethinking Assessment

Here’s a fantastic resource capturing progress on rethinking assessment from around the world https://t.co/Re2vIkyOVi

[Dr Bryan Lessard @BrytheFlyGuy]

Make sure you watch #GardeningAustralia tonight to hear about why you shouldn't be scared of spiders in the backyard with the amazing @LizyLowe (spoiler: spiders are awesome!)