Jarrad Strain

@nomadpenguin.bsky.social

exploring delegate values vs curriculum perception with @mentimeter.bsky.social

At #MASAConf2025

@nomadpenguin.bsky.social
sharing her memories of Carol Moule.
'The funny form of one'
as part of the Carol Moule Keynote Address at #MASAConf2025

Thinking Analogies Starting a project to explore an idea.

An idea keeps popping in my mind; FIRE is a good analogy for THINKING. This feels risky, but I'm want to share this idea as a series of posts over the next few weeks. This is a link to my first post, really just setting out the idea and a starting structure.
open.substack.com/pub/jarrad76...

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#EduSkyAU I saw this also for using AI to play with lots of fun experiments!

labs.google/experiments?...

😉I found the shortcut keys for it....

Feeling like a 🤴
slipping emoji 🖼️ in assessment feedback like a 🥷
when I feel like 🤹‍♂️ but students think I am 🎯

🌞

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The power of watching and waiting as a tool for teachers is so powerful... it may need later follow up, but let the low level conflict allow for growth!
(Although I don't always do this well 😳)

A5 #EduSkyAU If Play was a design principle...

🚀School is an adventure!

🧠 Learn by doing, getting hands-on

📚 Flexible curriculum

✅ Creative assessment with games

🤝 Social growth; collaboration & EQ

🔥 Intrinsic motivation

✨ schools as places of wonder & discovery!

A4 #EduSkyAU

I think a key point of play, is that there needs to be some rules. When people are playing with different rules, the games are rarely fun.

I think Innovation is often about working out which rules are helping and which are getting in the way.

A4. Play invites risk, humour, rebellion, delight. These are the raw materials of innovation. A playful mindset doesn’t mean silly. It means serious about exploring the unknown without fear of failure. That’s where collaboration truly catches fire. #EduSkyAU

A3 #EduSkyAU

Play can promote engagement, but I think we lose more... Risk Taking, Thinking Skills, Resilience, Communication.

It feels like the idea of "High Challenge with Low Threat" can be explored when we use "Play"

A3. When we minimise play, we don’t just lose engagement—we amputate wonder. We teach young people that life is a performance, not a process. We risk cultivating perfectionists instead of problem-solvers. Cogs instead of creators. #EduSkyAU

A2 #EduSkyAU

Play helps learning (more than Real World Applications in my experience). I feel lots of time is spent trying to find how what we learn applies to post school, but perhaps we would all have more fun and do more learning if we spent that enjoy on promoting play!

A1 #EduSkyAU What a great question... I try to start each faculty meeting with a game to encourage play and we had a Games night on Friday (but I didn't get there).
BUT I think I need to do more play (Good time for a reminder)!

I love SpotIt! It is such a fun game!

Another triangle surprise! youtube.com/shorts/n7HZz... #math #mathteacher #geometry #edusky

Congratulations Antony Green on being such a great communicator and balanced member of the Australian political process.

Such a class act! #AusPol #AusVotes

That is a nice quote @mbennettcoach.bsky.social

Stay curious is almost always good stance (unless you are a feline)

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@mbennettcoach.bsky.social

It has been a while since I talked about Reflective Dialogue, I needed to look up the definition and I have come across "Dialogic reflection" ... hmm this may be a rabbit hole for another time....

openpress.sussex.ac.uk/ideasforacti...

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NUMBER TALKS ARE MY JAM!

When a teacher sees students engaging with them, and they vibe with it - oohhh my heart just sings!
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The best coaching conversations seems to be from geniune curiosity - which can benefit both/all parties.

A2 #EduSkyAU

Education does quite well with coaching when PST work with a Mentor. I have seen some huge growth in PST I have mentored. Ability to take on advice is one of the most important characteristics of a PST IMO

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I find balance of confidence and humility can be tricky, but some seem to be able to have both.

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Dealing with tough conversations can be so tricky - but particularly early in a career the coaching of leaders is SO IMPORTANT!

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A1 #EduSkyAU
In my first job I had a very capable Head of Faculty. He did some really impactful practices. One was to nominate me for a few awards, which opened my awareness to wider opportunities (whereas I woudl otherwise have remained isolated in the school)

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That would be appreciated

Good Evening #EduSkuAU

I'm Jarrad coming from Kaurna lands of the Adelaide Hills. We finally got some rain here today... but really need some more.

Looking forward to the with @mbennettcoach.bsky.social

A3 #EduSkyAU
Having seen the Millennium Development Goals conclude then transition to SDG (with 2030 goals only 5 years away)

Students still think this is a way off, but we will soon see how we are tracking with these goals.

Students should start exploring what the next goals should be.

A2 #EduSkyAU
Innovation has looked quite different in different classrooms I have seen.

It has been interesting seeing how the Research Project and PLP in SACE has evolved in SA towards EIF and AIF as a state curriculum requiring every student to do an extended project of interest.

A1 #EduSkyAU
The General Capabilities in the Australian Curriculum includes 'Critical and Creative Thinking' at the same level as Numeracy and Literacy? But there seems to be issues on defining creativity and creative thinking....
This would be an interesting area for more development.