Greg Ashman
@gregashman.bsky.social
School leader who teaches a bit. PhD in Instructional Design. Writer. Podcasted for a bit. Honorary Fellow. Views entirely my own.
Ballarat.
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Ballarat.
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NEW FREE POST How I use Artificial Intelligence for planning
We need to get off the hamster wheel
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We need to get off the hamster wheel
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How I use Artificial Intelligence for planning
We need to get off the hamster wheel
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January 25, 2026 at 3:45 AM
NEW FREE POST How I use Artificial Intelligence for planning
We need to get off the hamster wheel
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We need to get off the hamster wheel
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NEW CURIOS Free preview asks what’s wrong with ‘compliance’
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Curios of the week #150
Everything you need to know about education right now
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January 16, 2026 at 8:58 PM
NEW CURIOS Free preview asks what’s wrong with ‘compliance’
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BIG ANNOUNCEMENT
researchED Ballarat on 14 March was close to selling out with the waiting list about to kick in
BUT
We've had a bit of a think and come up with a solution where we can fit more people in.
NORTH of 450, here we come!
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researchED Ballarat on 14 March was close to selling out with the waiting list about to kick in
BUT
We've had a bit of a think and come up with a solution where we can fit more people in.
NORTH of 450, here we come!
Tickets: events.humanitix.com/researched-b...
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ALT: a woman with red hair is making a face with the words be there or be square behind her
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January 15, 2026 at 12:59 AM
BIG ANNOUNCEMENT
researchED Ballarat on 14 March was close to selling out with the waiting list about to kick in
BUT
We've had a bit of a think and come up with a solution where we can fit more people in.
NORTH of 450, here we come!
Tickets: events.humanitix.com/researched-b...
researchED Ballarat on 14 March was close to selling out with the waiting list about to kick in
BUT
We've had a bit of a think and come up with a solution where we can fit more people in.
NORTH of 450, here we come!
Tickets: events.humanitix.com/researched-b...
NEW FREE POST Years later, 'metacognition and self-regulation' is still not a thing
And what this means for the Education Endowment Foundation's Toolkit
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And what this means for the Education Endowment Foundation's Toolkit
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Years later, 'metacognition and self-regulation' is still not a thing
And what this means for the Education Endowment Foundation's Toolkit
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January 13, 2026 at 7:05 AM
NEW FREE POST Years later, 'metacognition and self-regulation' is still not a thing
And what this means for the Education Endowment Foundation's Toolkit
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And what this means for the Education Endowment Foundation's Toolkit
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NEW CURIOS Free section discusses maths, Ontario and @nsachdeva.bsky.social
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Curios of the week #149
Everything you need to know about education right now
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January 9, 2026 at 8:16 PM
NEW CURIOS Free section discusses maths, Ontario and @nsachdeva.bsky.social
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NEW FREE POST Deakin University to run workshops in an unproven approach for all trainee teachers
The Berry Street Education Model and trauma-informed practice
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The Berry Street Education Model and trauma-informed practice
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Deakin University to run workshops in an unproven approach for all trainee teachers
The Berry Street Education Model and trauma-informed practice
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January 6, 2026 at 3:14 AM
NEW FREE POST Deakin University to run workshops in an unproven approach for all trainee teachers
The Berry Street Education Model and trauma-informed practice
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The Berry Street Education Model and trauma-informed practice
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NEW CURIOS Free section includes some DISGUSTED teacher trainers.
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Curios of the week #148
Everything you need to know about education right now
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January 2, 2026 at 8:12 PM
NEW CURIOS Free section includes some DISGUSTED teacher trainers.
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NEW FREE POST Was a teacher disciplined and labelled a potential extremist for showing a video of Trump's inauguration?
We will never know for sure but it raises some interesting questions
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We will never know for sure but it raises some interesting questions
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Was a teacher disciplined and labelled a potential extremist for showing a video of Trump's inauguration?
We will never know for sure but it raises some interesting questions
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December 31, 2025 at 6:42 AM
NEW FREE POST Was a teacher disciplined and labelled a potential extremist for showing a video of Trump's inauguration?
We will never know for sure but it raises some interesting questions
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We will never know for sure but it raises some interesting questions
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NEW CURIOS Free section discusses a perhaps unlikely advocate for school choice
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Curios of the week #147
Everything you need to know about education right now
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December 26, 2025 at 8:14 PM
NEW CURIOS Free section discusses a perhaps unlikely advocate for school choice
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NEW CURIOS Free section discusses ‘flexible’ approaches to reading instruction
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Curios of the week #146
Everything you need to know about education right now
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December 19, 2025 at 8:17 PM
NEW CURIOS Free section discusses ‘flexible’ approaches to reading instruction
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NEW FREE POST Mossbourne and natural justice
Why it matters
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Why it matters
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Mossbourne and natural justice
Why it matters
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December 14, 2025 at 8:01 AM
NEW FREE POST Mossbourne and natural justice
Why it matters
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Why it matters
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NEW CURIOS Free section discusses Sir Alan Wood’s review of Mossbourne Victoria Park Academy
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Curios of the week #145
Everything you need to know about education right now
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December 12, 2025 at 8:05 PM
NEW CURIOS Free section discusses Sir Alan Wood’s review of Mossbourne Victoria Park Academy
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ANNOUNCING Katie Roberts-Hull
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December 12, 2025 at 12:24 AM
ANNOUNCING Katie Roberts-Hull
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NEW FREE POST Why Dean Ashenden is wrong about NAPLAN
And why these flawed assessments are worth building on
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And why these flawed assessments are worth building on
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Why Dean Ashenden is wrong about NAPLAN
And why these flawed assessments are worth building on
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December 8, 2025 at 8:14 PM
NEW FREE POST Why Dean Ashenden is wrong about NAPLAN
And why these flawed assessments are worth building on
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And why these flawed assessments are worth building on
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NEW CURIOS In the free section, I address the release of NAPLAN standardised assessment data in Australia and whether News Corp are very naughty for drawing up league tables.
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Curios of the week #144
Everything you need to know about education right now
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December 5, 2025 at 8:37 PM
NEW CURIOS In the free section, I address the release of NAPLAN standardised assessment data in Australia and whether News Corp are very naughty for drawing up league tables.
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NEW CURIOS Free section discusses the existence of thinking skills
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Curios of the week #143
Everything you need to know about education right now
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November 28, 2025 at 8:08 PM
NEW CURIOS Free section discusses the existence of thinking skills
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Reposted by Greg Ashman
David Didau and Carl Hendrick announced as keynote speakers at researchED Ballarat on 14 March 2026
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November 28, 2025 at 7:04 PM
David Didau and Carl Hendrick announced as keynote speakers at researchED Ballarat on 14 March 2026
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NEW FREE POST Why teacher training is not evidence-based
A case in point
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A case in point
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Why teacher training is not evidence-based
A case in point
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November 24, 2025 at 7:05 PM
NEW FREE POST Why teacher training is not evidence-based
A case in point
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A case in point
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NEW CURIOS In the free section I discuss an editorial about maths education in Bloomberg
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Curios of the week #142
Everything you need to know about education right now
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November 21, 2025 at 9:08 PM
NEW CURIOS In the free section I discuss an editorial about maths education in Bloomberg
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NEW POST Is explicit teaching new?
The argument comes full circle
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The argument comes full circle
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Is explicit teaching new?
The argument comes full circle
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November 19, 2025 at 3:17 AM
NEW POST Is explicit teaching new?
The argument comes full circle
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The argument comes full circle
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NEW CURIOS Free preview discusses a planned education neuroscience research centre
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Curios of the week #141
Everything you need to know about education right now
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November 14, 2025 at 8:10 PM
NEW CURIOS Free preview discusses a planned education neuroscience research centre
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NEW FREE POST Five arguments against explicit teaching
#5 Explicit teaching is demotivating
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#5 Explicit teaching is demotivating
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Five arguments against explicit teaching
#5 Explicit teaching is demotivating
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November 10, 2025 at 9:57 PM
NEW FREE POST Five arguments against explicit teaching
#5 Explicit teaching is demotivating
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#5 Explicit teaching is demotivating
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NEW CURIOS In the free preview, I unpack the unscholarly folly of comparing English apples with Dutch oranges.
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Curios of the week #140
Everything you need to know about education right now
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November 7, 2025 at 8:17 PM
NEW CURIOS In the free preview, I unpack the unscholarly folly of comparing English apples with Dutch oranges.
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NEW FREE POST The journalist, the federation and the policy of 'isolation'
Exclusive Investigation
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Exclusive Investigation
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The journalist, the federation and the policy of 'isolation'
Exclusive Investigation
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November 3, 2025 at 2:18 AM
NEW FREE POST The journalist, the federation and the policy of 'isolation'
Exclusive Investigation
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Exclusive Investigation
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