Following the annual survey data from @COBISorg, Tes magazine have published a great piece on how international schools have responded to Covid. tes.com/magazine/analy… @COBISorg

This! Really, we all got so pumped watching those Sir Ken Robinson Ted Talks 10(?) years ago, and yet nothing has changed…

'Detached head and empty chair in a box' (artist unknown) #TodaysDiscovery #BusyBeeMoments #EarlyChildhoodArt

We have a small food waste box outside the classroom, but a magpie keeps coming to steal scraps and makes a mess. “I’ll make a lid with a outside box to stop it” #TodaysDiscovery #BusyBeeMoments #EarlyChildhood

“If you design a system to do something specific, don't be surprised if it does it. If you run education based on standardization and conformity that suppresses individuality, imagination, and creativity, don't be surprised if that's what it does.” ~ Ken Robinson

This thread is why I’m here…

A decade long longitudinal study exposing the harmfulness of overly academic preschool programs #PlayfulSchoolsConference #pypchat npr.org/2022/02/10/107…

“Football is the most fluid of team games, infinitely complex in its nature. No two moments on a football pitch can ever be the same, there are too many variables in play. And this complexity carries with it a tremendous degree of uncertainty.” Embrace it…

Any #EarlyYears colleagues able to recommend some IN-PERSON PD/courses/workshops over the next few months? Thanks! #EYtalking #EarlyChildhoodEducation #PYP #PYPchat #PD

Does our current education system make our children ready for the real world?

My task is to step aside…

The neuroscience behind playful learning. Brains become synchronised when parents and children play together. bold.expert/the-neuroscien…

Model what you want to see! 🙌 📷 Mom Brain Therapist

And #EarlyChildhood teachers…

What can I say, Gaffer? Apart from thanks for the compliments. Things have gotten loose since you left 🤷‍♂️

“Remember children don't learn anything from obedience other than how to command and obey, a dubious education at best. They learn everything else by listening, watching, playing and discovering. This real learning takes place on their schedule, not ours.”

Really good to be reminded of what in-person #ProfessionalDevelopment looks like. Thank you John Schu and team!

Having fun creating with AI via DALL.E. Favourite so far - ‘old and haggered bee drinking a negroni in a jazz bar’: labs.openai.com/s/k83rLCV0zHC0… 5 weeks till the next vacation #teacherproblems

Glorious summary of the absurd by Barney Ronay: theguardian.com/football/2023/…

#OnThisDay 1992: Standing Room Only travelled to Amsterdam to investigate how the famous Ajax youth system produced so many fantastic footballers.