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catstephens.bsky.social
A city girl moving to the country. Education, evidence, continuous learning, instructional leadership, writing, sustainability...all opinions are (definitely) mine.
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If you deserve loyalty, you don’t have to demand it.

submitted 2 days ago • 24 comments

‘Why should we read aloud in class?’ “The teacher reading aloud and expertly modelling fluency (pace, expression, volume etc.) is likely a better bet than selecting underpractised pupils to read.” alexquigley.co.uk/who-should-r...

submitted 7 days ago • 7 comments

We've argued that students shouldn't use AI to help them with assessments. We've also argued that teachers should use AI to help them with marking. Are we being hypocritical? Read more here. https://buff.ly/4huML64

submitted 17 days ago • 2 comments

I like this by James Clear: “In practice, consistency is about being adaptable. Don’t have much time? Scale it down. Don’t have much energy? Do the easy version. Adaptability is the way of consistency.” Rather than taking on gargantuan feats of effort (which mostly fail) we should be adaptable.

submitted 34 days ago • 1 comment

Great thread from @tombennett71.bsky.social

submitted 40 days ago • 0 comments

💡🎧 First ed podcast recommendation of 2025 podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/e...

submitted 50 days ago • 0 comments

Just finished listening to an interesting interview with Antony Blinken from @nytimes.com but can we please stop with the ‘greatest country on Earth’ shtick? American exceptionalism is part of the problem, not the solution.

submitted 54 days ago • 0 comments

Happy New Year everyone and especially to my fellow educators! It’s been a massive year and I hope everyone is able to rest and recharge over the break. One of my resolutions is to post a bit more so here’s a pic of my favourite beach in the world to start with, Point Leo (Victoria, Australia).

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A class-action lawsuit was filed today in Massachusetts against the publisher, Heinemann, its top authors Lucy Calkins, Irene Fountas and Gay Su Pinnell, and Columbia University. www.apmreports.org/story/2024/1...

submitted 85 days ago • 1 comment

💻 Webinar Join @ProfKime and @ProfCoe for a session as they dive into coaching for Great Teaching. 📆 3rd December 🕓 16:00 GMT Sing up here 👉 https://buff.ly/3B2hpUs https://buff.ly/3OtfDPe #EduSky

submitted 92 days ago • 0 comments

🌟 Introduce yourself with some jobs you have done apart from what you do now: 1. Gold Class waitress 2. Netball umpire 3. Australian Geographic sales assistant 4. Out Of Hours Care 5. Secondary school teacher 6. Public Servant 7. Chocolate and coffee taster (this one is wishful thinking)

submitted 99 days ago • 0 comments

Please don’t tell tech bros about this place.

submitted 101 days ago • 0 comments

Good afternoon Blue Sky (well, grey here but we won’t let that stop us.) I’m Cat - Melbourne (Australia), educator, writer and childless cat lady. Nice to open a fresh chapter!

submitted 102 days ago • 1 comment