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Abe Moore @arbay38.bsky.social · 3d

Oh my goodness. Have yourself a day, Bluejays #WantItAll

a baseball player for the blue jays celebrates his home run

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Marcus Luther @marcusluther.bsky.social · 5d

This past week was really challenging at times in the classroom—but at the same time, I kept reminding myself to not give into that challenge with my own actions.

Something that helped? Having some "uplift moves" in the tool belt as a teacher.

Here are four of my favorites:

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Pernille Schmidt Ripp @pernille.bsky.social · 25d

Asking questions is brave—especially for kids in a world of AI, bias, and peer pressure. In this post, I share 7 play-based ways to help students practice curiosity, take risks, and feel safe wondering, experimenting, and learning together.

7 games to promote brave questioning

When I first moved back to Denmark, I had the privilege of working in marketing—a completely different field from teaching, but somehow familiar. Everything was new: teams, assignments, routines. It was exhilarating, exhausting, and, unexpectedly, deeply thought-provoking when I considered my work as a teacher. One of the first things I had to learn, fast, was how to ask questions. I knew very little, every day I was surrounded by people who knew far more than I did, even those fresh out of school.

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Abe Moore @arbay38.bsky.social · Aug 29

Adelaide hit by two fast-moving tornadoes this morning. Didn’t have that on my Friday bingo card…

a picture of a tornado and the words everything is fine

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Abe Moore @arbay38.bsky.social · Aug 10

Somehow, I’ve managed to work four weeks in the past two weeks.

I think that might be a new record.

a cat is laying on its back on the floor with the words me today below it .

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Abe Moore @arbay38.bsky.social · Aug 1

“I’m Stickman, I’m Stickman, I’m Stickman, that’s me…”

Lots of fun working with clay and fire.

Student lighting a fire with flint and steel.

Abe Moore @arbay38.bsky.social · Aug 1

Anyone recognise this guy?

Love working with Ss from SA’s new Technical College which helps year 10-12 Ss to fast-track qualifications into early years education.

These Ss have a noticeably different relationship with nature compared to past generations. Trying to bridge that nature connection.

A student makes a clay character Stickman from the popular children’s book.

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Abe Moore @arbay38.bsky.social · Jul 23

SA public education is undergoing a transformational systems change led by CEO, Prof. Martin Westwell.

Good for anyone looking for a good news story, about how a shared focus on knowledge, dispositions and capabilities can create meaningful learning.

www.thelearningfuture.com/the-learning...

From Cognitive Debt to Purposeful Learning: Reimagining Education with Prof. Martin Westwell S9E8 (128) — The Learning Future

🔥 What if our obsession with achievement is actually limiting our students’ potential to become adaptive, purpose-driven learners? 🔥 What would education look like if we genuinely trusted teach...

www.thelearningfuture.com

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Abe Moore @arbay38.bsky.social · Jul 22

Ahh, knowledge rich. Bc nothing grows a love of learning like being told exactly what, when, and how to think.

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Abe Moore @arbay38.bsky.social · Jul 22

South Australia has seen some 120,000 sea creatures die and wash up on local beaches in the past few months due to an Algal Bloom. The algae involved, which is naturally occurring, may have been caused by a marine heatwave.

Unfortunately, nothing can be done to dilute or dissipate the bloom.

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Abe Moore @arbay38.bsky.social · Jul 9

Today, a great many children don’t make it past their mailbox without adult supervision…

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Abe Moore @arbay38.bsky.social · Jul 9

Has your team had a loss in July?

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Abe Moore @arbay38.bsky.social · Jul 9

10.

A graphic showing the Bluejays haven’t lost in July.

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Abe Moore @arbay38.bsky.social · Jul 9

Have you seen this graphic before, Nick?

Graphic of shrinking opportunities for children to roam within their community.

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Bevan Holloway @bevanholloway.com · Jul 3

I am very proud to finally get this up and out into the world.

Learner Threads @learnerthreads.com · Jul 3

Learning stories are wonderful.

But writing them for every kid in your class is overwhelming.

Now, with the Learner Threads Hub 'Learning Reflections' app, students can take ownership of their own reflection and story creation.

#learningstories
#learningdispositions
#edusky

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Abe Moore @arbay38.bsky.social · Jun 25

Smiles and Frowns @montesyrie.bsky.social

Edutopia @edutopia.org · Jun 25

Teachers know it, and research supports it: Simple words of greetings and encouragement can dramatically improve classroom dynamics. 👋

#EduSky #ClassroomManagement

Did You Know?
Simple words of greetings and encouragement can dramatically improve classroom dynamics.

A 2018 study found that welcoming students at the door increased academic engagement by 20 percentage points and reduced classroom disruptions by 9 percentage points. Likewise, a 2017 study concluded that prosocial activities like morning meetings can reduce disruptions by up to 75 percent.

Sources: Cook et al., 2018; Cook et al., 2019

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Abe Moore @arbay38.bsky.social · Jun 24

Ran a PD today around educators having permission to play, and we made 5-minute-fires.

Everyone spent 10mins trying different techniques to spark their fires, no luck.

I was invited to have a go 💥 first time up, I throw a spark like a boss.

Boom. Fire. Applause.

That will never happen again 😂

An educator uses flint and steel to try and light a small fire.

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Abe Moore @arbay38.bsky.social · Jun 22

Today’s Odd One Out brought to you by my kids’ curiosity.

Just your standard Sunday morning breakfast at our house discussing exoskeletons and arthropods 😂

Odd One Out @oooeducation.bsky.social · Jun 22

Who doesn’t belong in the mini-beast club? #OddOneOut

Did you know 97% of animals are invertebrates? 🤯

- Arthropods (insects, spiders, crustaceans)

- Molluscs (snails, slugs, octopuses)

- Annelids (worms)

- Cnidarians (jellyfish,corals)

- Echinoderms (sea stars, sea urchins)

www.ooo.education

Clockwise from top left: a red back spider; a snail; a centipede; and ladybird.

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John Muir Laws @johnmuirlaws.com · Jun 19

Learn to Nature Journal!

Nature journaling offers numerous benefits, including enhanced observational skills, improved mental and emotional well-being, and a deeper connection to the natural world. It can also boost cognitive functions like critical thinking and creativity. Additionally, nature…

Learn to Nature Journal!

Nature journaling offers numerous benefits, including enhanced observational skills, improved mental and emotional well-being, and a deeper connection to the natural world. It can also boost cognitive functions like critical thinking and creativity. Additionally, nature journaling can reduce stress and anxiety, and foster a sense of awe and wonder. Join me and the Children and Nature Network for a two-hour hands-on class where he shares his best tips and tricks for nature journaling learned through his 40 years of teaching and illustrating.

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Abe Moore @arbay38.bsky.social · Jun 18

Finished up an 8 week nature journaling pilot with upper primary students this week. It was so much fun and learners actually engaged with the program even more than we hoped.

I don’t get out of the office too often these days, but these fab young people made me miss the classroom!

Abe Moore @arbay38.bsky.social · Jun 18

Australia & France share top spot on this unwanted measure. It's interesting to watch some states in AUS trying to 'explicit instruction' their way out of this. EI has a place, but alongside developing dispositions & capabilities, fostering curiosity, creativity etc

www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Abe Moore @arbay38.bsky.social · Jun 17

#OutdoorLearning #EduSky #NaturePlay

Abe Moore @arbay38.bsky.social · Jun 16

“I did it! I made fire!”

Imagine being 12 and making a fire for the first time. The was so much challenge and persistence as learners used flint and steel to spark a flame.

We explored the connection between emus and fire to the Tjilbruke Dreaming Story, at the nearby sacred Tulukutangga.

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Abe Moore @arbay38.bsky.social · Jun 2

We tried doing a soundscape journal entry this week, tuning into nature by listening through the noise.

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Abe Moore @arbay38.bsky.social · Jun 2

This is a classroom.

This is a really good classroom. It supports health and wellbeing, curiosity, agency, challenge, and countless other dispositions, skills and areas of impact and knowledge.

Learners nature journal from a beachside bench.

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