AI means better teaching and less work. It can design exceptional lesson plans with scaffolds (for those who require support) and challenge (for those who need to be extended). It can collate written feedback from a student’s essays over time into one neat report comment. #AIinEd
Some of the best PD I remember as a teacher was the opportunity to observe an amazing colleague teaching. And there are amazing teachers in every school.
I am choosing to mark twenty twenty as a moment in time that tested and taught us so much. Let what we have learnt over the past year remind us of what is truly important and shape the next moments of our lives accordingly.
Happy new year everyone 3/3
Twenty twenty was not the year we imagined - packed with uncertainty, rapid change, a complete overhaul of the lifestyles we were accustomed to, and loss.
At no point should we downplay the real and significant struggles that came with an unprecedented collective experience. 1/3
Despite this, if you look hard enough, within the struggle were real moments of courage and strength. Showing up each and everyday - albeit messy, uncomfortable, and at times hard - is something to be acknowledged and celebrated. 2/3
A3 - The one key learning from 2020 is that it takes a pandemic for some/most to see how the old paradigm rules can be changed to transform learning. The 2nd key learning - how quickly people can snap back to old ways #aussieED
A7 Seesaw was our main platform of choice (and WebEx for class meetings & conferences). Was great to connect with students, set up tasks, give feedback, connect with families etc - Will be using it in 2021 for sure #aussieED
A5 I wish that education begins to transform, & we uphold what we have learnt (good and bad) about teaching & learning - & not go back to ‘how things always were’. 2021 needs to be a transformational year #aussieED
A4 Leading others through an uncertain time, and constantly taking from my compassion cup to fill others (students, teachers & families), while trying to manage my own journey through it all #aussieED Proud to be almost out the other end.
@CameronRoss3 Agreed. I think 2020 accelerated teachers use & understanding of technology, that otherwise would have taken years to achieve. It is imperative that we embrace this & continue to leverage technology to enhance learning.
A3 - Learning and teaching is flexible and as educators, we should be adaptable to change and embrace new ways for our classrooms to work including using a range of technology #aussieED
A3 That there are a lot of areas - ‘busy work’ - in education that we all survived and managed without. Stripping things back had many advantages #aussieED
A2 Characters online not so much pre 2020. Came back to Twitter not long ago. I am enjoying learning from so many. Shout out to #aussieED for connecting all the great ‘characters’ in one awesome place.