Children’s instructional time is not ours to squander. They also can’t consent to the poorly controlled experiment of less effective reading instruction. - what a gut punch of truth from Pamela Snow Science of Teaching & Learning Australia

It’s a trio of distinguished NSW DoE Principals! The inimitable Manisha Gazula Matt Carter Belinda Bristol phenomenal leaders in NSW Public Education with children at the heart of their leadership #proudtobepublic #conferencegawking Science of Teaching & Learning Australia

But wait, there’s more! The particularly spectacular reading rockstar Pamela Snow, one of our keynotes today, and brilliant middle leaders and writing gurus Sarah Trestrail Kerryn Carter #SoLaRBattalion #conferencegawking Science of Teaching & Learning Australia

Snagged the legendary literacy leader Dr Lorraine Hammond AM too! What an utterly brilliant line up we’ve had, I am blown away I get to be in a room with these people! Thank you Science of Teaching & Learning Australia La Trobe University #SOLARLab Edith Cowan University (ECU) #conferencegawking

How much are children responding? This is a big one, and one of the biggest things that shifted my view of Explicit Instruction. I remember when I thought 1 CfU every 2 mins shocked me, but now I’m aiming for at least 10 student responses every minute Dr Lorraine Hammond AM

First set of #conferencegawking at #SBPGladstone2024! The phenomenal Ben Jensen and organiser extraordinaire Jennifer Orr - so excited to be here!!! Sharing Best Practice

The new and improved #conferencegawking where I do it as a selfie so my subjects get to look the way they want 😉 Snapped patrick ellis from Catalyst - gosh they do amazing work!!! #ResearchEdNewy

First #conferencegawking of the day was the magnificent Kate Barton, who has worked tirelessly to organise #ResearchEDNewy

Managed to snap one of the phenomenal leaders of Mastery Schools - the lovely Michael Roberts #conferencegawking #ResearchEDNewy

So delighted to be at #ResearchEDNewy and even more so to talk learning definitions with Nuella Flynn - I just adore being challenged by people smarter than me so I can develop my thinking!!! Australian Education Research Organisation (AERO) #conferencegawking

So many fabulous Australian Education Research Organisation (AERO) peeps here today - #conferencegawking Jeanette Frost too! Do you ever stop and think ‘AERO is just the best?’ I do 😉 #ResearchEDNewy

Wowee! It’s the brilliant new leader of CESE! The incomparable Jennifer Buckingham, who I am so glad to see leading the excellent research team in the NSW Dept of Education #researchEDNewy #conferencegawking I can’t believe I get to hang out with my edu-heroes!

Difficult concepts, non-adjusted, will overburden working memory. When there’s no sequence or structure - students are overloaded. That’s what teachers need to know. researchEDHome researchED Australia #researchEDNEWY

Aaaaaaaand it’s a double gawk! The exceptional mathematician Martin Ravindran AND the writing guru extraordinaire Jeanette Breen - gotta love the Templestowe Heights Primary crew! #conferencegawking #researchEDNewy

But wait, there’s more! The ever lovely (and wonderful writer on education!) Rebecca Birch #conferencegawking the edu-peeps at #researchEDNewy

Such a special moment to be fangirling #conferencegawking your edu-hero and Australian Schools Plus mentor, the incomparable literacy lightbringer Jessica Colleu Terradas CF #researchEDNewy

My gosh I wish I could’ve got everyone today! But I did manage to snag the great Peps - what an awesome thing #researchEDNewy did by bringing him to Oz again! #conferencegawker to the stars 😉 I’m definitely feeling motivated!

#conferencegawking wish list for next time: Justin Caban (should have done it first thing!), Sonia Louden (a new edu-hero), Greg Ashman (still too nervous to ask!). A brilliant day overall for fun and learning at #researchEDNewy