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Natalie Mansour
@natmansour.bsky.social
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Proud public school principal • Equity advocate • Always a learner • Spirals of Inquiry leader 🇦🇺 • All views are my own
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Got a spare 5 mins? Can you help us out with our inquiry?

Making the world a better place one voice at a time. Survey: forms.office.com/Pages/Respon...

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January 27, 2025 at 8:21 AM
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jhalbert.bsky.social
BC schools - Remember inquiry submissions are due now. Check out noiie.ca/inquiry-plan... #Noiie
December 15, 2024 at 6:07 AM
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whatsfsaid.bsky.social
I don't remember much about the stuff I had to learn at school. But I will NEVER EVER FORGET Mr Evans, the teacher who just read us stories – pure reading for pleasure, no assessment whatsoever. That's the stuff that changes lives! I'm so grateful to him & all the life-changing teachers out there!
December 6, 2024 at 8:38 PM
natmansour.bsky.social
Schools Spec was truly SPECTACULAR!

Over 5500 Sts in the show: singing, dancing, playing instruments & working behind the scenes. Just amazing!

Pub Ed at its best!

The show will be telecast on Dec 14 @ 7pm on Channel 7 - you won’t be disappointed!

#All4One #thebesteducationmoneycantbuy
A pic from the audience of the school’s spectacular show. All of the performers are on the stage for the finale. A very colourful image A pic of the school’s spectacular from the audience. Performers wearing red pants/skirts and yellow tops dancing in 7 smaller circles. Another image of the show from the audience. Students in an arrow formation, with the lights making everything pink. Another pic of the show. The colouring is blue and the performers are in 5 smaller circles. The kids are dressed as fairies with twinkle lights on their heads.
December 1, 2024 at 5:34 AM
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education.nsw.gov.au/news/latest-... Inspirational, creative and truly impressive!!!! 💜 I was so lucky to attend opening night - I even put a bid in for one of the pieces 🤞🏻🌻
Art 'changing lives' at Holroyd High School
Students find escape and inspiration through art, and their works are selling like hotcakes. Ben Worsley reports.
education.nsw.gov.au
November 26, 2024 at 10:15 PM
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thielmann.bsky.social
Invitation to BC educators to join a research study on teaching and learning outside the classroom

placeresponsive.ca

#placeresponsive #storywork
November 20, 2024 at 12:49 AM
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suecowley.bsky.social
Super excited to receive the first real live copy of my new book on self-regulation! Due out in January 2025. Huge thanks to @drnaomifisher.bsky.social for writing the foreword for me. #EduSky
Photo of the front cover of The Ultimate Guide to Self-regulation in the Classroom by Sue Cowley Photo of the contents page with chapter headings. Part one: An introduction to self-regulation Part two: Supporting the development of self-regulation in the classroom
November 21, 2024 at 2:34 PM
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jonnybid.bsky.social
If it's helpful to schools and teachers, below is the link to a year's worth of picturebook assembly suggestions that have a focus on empathy, diversity, equality and inclusion. They're all books I've used and loved. #edusky padlet.com/Jon_Biddle/r...
November 20, 2024 at 5:00 PM
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tonyvincent.bsky.social
You can get quick access to an emoji picker on a Windows, Mac, or Chromebook computer with a keyboard shortcut.

Be sure your cursor is placed where you can input text. 💻😁👍 #EduSky #EdTech
This image provides instructions on how to open an emoji picker on different operating systems. For Windows, it shows pressing the Windows logo key, the period key, and the spacebar. For Mac, it shows pressing the Control key, the Command key, the Space key, and the spacebar. For Chrome, it shows pressing the Search key, the Shift key, and the spacebar.
November 22, 2024 at 8:26 PM
natmansour.bsky.social
Saw this just now. Love it! 🤔

Reminds me of what Dr Adam Fraser says: “small actions result in big outcomes”.
Photo of a page from a book. It reads: saving eight dollars equals $2920 per year. Reading. 20 pages per day equals 30 books per year. Walking 10,000 steps a day equals 70 marathons per year. Never underestimate the power of small habits.
November 22, 2024 at 8:54 PM
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alicekeeler.com
These are the #EduChats I have down for today.

#ElemMathChat
#LevelUpEDU
#EduSkyAI
#EDUskyAI

tinyurl.com/blueskyeduchats

How to EduChat:
alicekeeler.com/2024/11/20/h...

#EduSky
Screenshot of educhats on a spreadsheet.
November 21, 2024 at 12:22 PM
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kindyqueen.bsky.social
This morning I had an expert walk my counsellor cohort through current data on the effects of 5 hours/day exposure to social media content on kids and teens.
TBH this is demonstrably as bad, if not worse, for whole-ass adults.
* increased negative views towards women, minority groups. * increased risk of harmful behaviours. *Decreased school achievement and success. * Decreased self esteem (about appearance, lifestyle, achievements) Stress associated with seeing hateful or upsetting content * potential contagion impacts if exposed to self-harm content We can do a lot of sessions about respect, self-worth, anti-bullying, anti-racism… But it’s awfully hard to compete with 5+ hours a day of content.
November 22, 2024 at 12:58 AM
natmansour.bsky.social
Look what just arrived! I loved the PL and now I can’t wait to get stuck into the book and revisit the themes and strategies of this principle. @rosenbrock.bsky.social
Book - The Pruning Principle by Dr Simon Breakspear and Michael Rosenbrock
November 21, 2024 at 2:09 AM
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msciffer.bsky.social
Australia's segregated schooling system harms the learning of students theconversation.com/the-type-of-...
The type of school does matter when it comes to a child’s academic performance
The way Australia’s school system is structured is especially unfair on students from disadvantaged backgrounds.
theconversation.com
November 19, 2024 at 6:08 PM
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Am currently curious about the UN’s SDGs and how the various age groups think we are going in achieving the goals. If you have 5 mins my colleagues and I would really appreciate you completing this survey, even if you’re not familiar with the SDGs TIA forms.office.com/Pages/Respon...
Microsoft Forms
forms.office.com
November 20, 2024 at 7:11 AM
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pippychandler.bsky.social
This is a beautiful article about government education, written by the oncologist and columnist Ranjana Srivastava. She says that her polite, obedient and diligent Yr 12 son is the "product of three government schools" 😭 So moving.
@australia.theguardian.com
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
As my eldest sits his final school exam, I’m grateful to the fine teachers who helped me parent him | Ranjana Srivastava
Polite, obedient and diligent, my son is the product of three government schools. I wish him success and satisfaction
www.theguardian.com
November 20, 2024 at 2:46 AM
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hetanshah.bsky.social Hetan Shah @hetanshah.bsky.social · Nov 18
Shocking news. 36% of UK children are living in poverty according to the latest Social Metrics Commission research (I am one of the Commissioners)
www.theguardian.com/society/2024...
Graph showing poverty levels including child poverty reaching 36%
November 19, 2024 at 7:43 AM
natmansour.bsky.social
What a great read! I particularly appreciated the way you called out the ‘five enemies of student engagement’. It’s so true! I love that wonder was in the first strategy to combat the enemies. Curiosity is key and we are so good at silencing it in schools!
ahargreaves.bsky.social Andy Hargreaves @ahargreaves.bsky.social · Nov 18
Being fully present rather than chronically absent - here’s my piece with Dennis Shirley for the 🇦🇺 literacy mag. @pasisahlberg.bsky.social @andreastringer.bsky.social @adrianodiprato.bsky.social @rluzmore.bsky.social
November 18, 2024 at 10:39 PM
natmansour.bsky.social
Am currently curious about the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). How widely are they known? Do educators embed into curriculum? Which of the SDGs do our young learners think are the most important? So many wonderings 😬 Any thoughts?
November 18, 2024 at 5:33 AM
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Love this visual.
November 18, 2024 at 2:51 AM
natmansour.bsky.social
So am giving @bsky.app a go! Have given X the flick…hoping for a nicer experience on here, making new connections and learning lots! 🤞🏻 #optimistic #learner
November 18, 2024 at 2:46 AM