REALLY LONG THREAD - from me on ABC Melbourne y'day You can’t say we weren't warned. But if you don't accept the reality of climate science would you accept the warnings? In 2008, Ross Garnaut was looking at climate change for the Rudd Government.

The outdated idea that girls and women are less capable in #STEM has been replaced with a message that we lack the "natural interest". Both are completely wrong. 🤦‍♀️ And it's time to move on! slate.com/technology/202… #WomenInTech | #WomenInSTEM

Hey Telstra and Optus - not hearing much from you. How about lowering internet plan costs right now for teachers and students? Or remove all setup fees for students who can demonstrate need?

Just a heads up that we are planning an online training module for teachers who want guidance on online teaching. It'll be free. Watch this space for news.

MASTERCLASS: WORKING FROM HOME

Articles like this one are utterly pointless until someone is offering an alternative. Because while I fully agree that the ATAR doesn't do a great job of taking into account inequality: it does a better job than most alternatives.

Hey, remember when the state government instituted a system-wide mobile phone ban and it wasn't even the tiniest blip on the education news for the year?

Everything about this depends on how implementation happens. The principle is noble, but there are so many ways this can go from here. Immediate thought is on how this affects English curriculum: is the current study really built for all Year 12s?

This is very good.

Thank you so much for all the well-wishes on my 18th birthday! Tonight you will find me down at the local pub exposing all the dark secrets behind the climate- and school strike conspiracy and my evil handlers who can no longer control me! I am free at last!!

My brain

Most of my followers probably know this, but in case you don't....

Q: Any prosecutions for officials who defrauded #TimorLeste, for soldiers who committed war crimes in Afghanistan or for tax officials who ordered an abuse of garnishee powers? A: No! Just $6M in prosecutions for the 4 heroes who blew the whistle 🤬#auspol theguardian.com/australia-news…

A short thread on *trust* in the classroom: why we need it and how teachers can build it. ↓

The Australian newspaper has been labelled “precious” “irrelevant” and “out of touch” after it criticised ABC commentators for criticising the monarchy.

funniest possible headline for this story

'Teacher beliefs about male and female ability in math and science – as well as how teachers treat boys and girls in the classroom – matter more than teacher's own gender' researchgate.net/publication/31…