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Introduction to special section: the political life of education online | Naomi Barnes Just published online! A special collection for Critical Studies in Education titled "The political life of education online" edited by myself, Keith Heggart and Dr Sheena MacRae. https://l...

I have recently been one of the editors led by @drnomyn.bsky.social with Keith Heggart of a special collection for Critical Studies in Education titled "The political life of education online". Naomi has written a great post here about the project and the other papers 1/7

Becoming propaganda: critical race theory and the effect of fiction on education How does a social cause like race in public education get revived and reinvented? How do political interest groups mount a campaign that flows internationally from the United States to Australia an...

'Becoming propaganda: critical race theory and the effect of fiction on education' by @drnomyn.bsky.social Bridget Hughes, Keith Heggart, Charisse Farr, Kate Klibbe, Daniel Crane & Thai Hoang Nguyen examines the deliberate political weaponisation of CRT internationally from the US to Australia. 3/7

The role of online crisis actors in teachers’ work and lives It is not surprising that various sources have recently described the teaching profession in Australia as ‘in crisis’. The consequences of pandemic policy have provided opportunities for groups to ...

'The role of online crisis actors in teachers’ work and lives' by Keith Heggart, @drnomyn.bsky.social , @stevenkolber.bsky.social , @tommahoneyedu.bsky.social and @cameronmalcher.bsky.social explores political actors use of "digital astroturfing" to manipulate public perception about education. 6/7

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‘Splintered selves’: teachers’ online fragmented identities navigating the personal, political and professional Much research into teachers’ use of social media has focused upon framing it as a professional learning tool and exploring the challenges and benefits of interacting online. Less research has been ...

How do teachers walk the tightrope of multiple personas and online platforms?

They segment their online identities along:

🧍‍♀️Personal
🧍Politcal
🧍‍♂️Professional

lines across
😁📕 Facebook
🗑️🔥 Twitter
🖇️ LinkedIn
🤳Instagram
🕺💃TikTok

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YouTube video by Parryville Media The Educators' Book Club: Feb 2025

Trialling our fancy new tee shirts at The Educators' Book Club: Feb 2025 @lottieglobaled.bsky.social @stevenkolber.bsky.social
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Tonight we had our first professional reading book group. An amazing discussion from Prep teachers to Year 12 teachers discussing self-regulated learning in their classrooms Thank you to @shyambarr.bsky.social for popping to talk about his book,it was a great way to start the chat.
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The Social Educator We are now accepting papers for the first issue of The Social Educator in 2025. Theme: International perspectives on citizenship education Sub-questions : i) What are the pressing issues for...

Call for Papers! Citizenship Education! What are the pressing issues in national contexts? What is the future of citizenship education? The Social Educator is the official journal of the Social & Citizenship Education Association of Australia. www.sceaa.org.au/the-social-e...

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Enjoyed it! Sisyphus indeed! And the return of booklets, iconic :)

English teachers! Enjoy the first episode of this new podcast from Queensland, Australia. Ep. 1 with my dear friends: @drarnoldlive.bsky.social hosts a conversation with @melanieralph.bsky.social ✨

Welcome to this week's #EduSkyAU Chat with @eduskyauteam.bsky.social This week we will be looking at one of our signature strategies at Global Village Learning (P-12 Learning Community), Learning Huddles. Tell me about your learning conversations. When, How, Why?

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The image shows text layered over an image of an Australian beach. The text reads: Collegial relationships strengthen school culture. How do you build connection among staff, and what role does leadership play in this process?

Q4: Collegial relationships strengthen school culture. How do you build connection among staff, and what role does leadership play in this process? #EduSkyAU @eduskyauteam.bsky.social

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Sydney is AEDT, as it Melbourne (FYi), was looking up for me, but the info applies to you also :)

And much more costly :)

Ah, I see, I’d love to send you a copy if you want one?

A big red book, does that help or harm my case? Maos seeming more and more like a moderate these days lol

Introduction This introductory chapter sets out the scope and mean ideas present within the rest of the book. Drawing on the combined narrative of the editors, from both a teaching and academic perspective, the ch...

lol this one work? link.springer.com/chapter/10.1... - full SRS funding for vic and SA

:)

Ha! True

Here's the intro to our book: link.springer.com/chapter/10.100… - It's timely to consider how we might Empower teachers in 2025 so that they might begin to have a greater level of influence both within their own schools and beyond #edureading - and full Fed funding has just been announced too!