Cameron Paterson

Quote from Jordan Sabinsky: “Educator challenge: Everyday start with a blank post-it on your desk, and during the day write a positive note to one of your students. I promise you will be surprised the impact 1 small note and 30 seconds can have on a student and your class.” Photo of two sticky notes, one with a note that says “I am so happy to have you in this class. You are working very hard. I am proud of you. Keep it up! –Mr. Sabinsky”

✨ Educator challenge ✨

#EduSky

“If it is the right thing to do then just do it, you don’t need anyone’s permission.” Pasi Sahlberg.

The surprising reason behind the ‘gangbuster’ rise in home schooling in NSW There’s been a major spike in the number of children being homeschooled in NSW, but it’s not for the reason you think.

"Home schooling will continue to soar as the education system moves towards explicit instruction. We are seeing an increase in direct instruction and that in some schools is becoming so prescribed that it is scripted."

www.smh.com.au/politics/nsw...

‘Self-termination is most likely’: the history and future of societal collapse An epic analysis of 5,000 years of civilisation argues that a global collapse is coming unless inequality is vanquished

Luke Kemp at Cambridge University argues that a global collapse is almost inevitable unless 3 fundamental changes occur: introduction of radical democracy (incl citizen assemblies), a $10M wealth cap, and people refusing to work for big tech/arms/fossil fuel. Do you agree?

first two questions of our monthly anonymous check-in survey

last two questions of our monthly anonymous check-in survey

Once a month I give this anonymous Google Form survey to all my classes + then turn around and share the results with them the following week

Adapted from what @jimmayers.bsky.social does in his room, having this monthly "pulse check" has been a game-changer

(Especially the debrief conversations!)

THE PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE-BASE OF TEACHING? Teaching is a profession. Agree?So, what is our professional knowledge-base?With other professions it’s clear. We don’t have to anguish over the professional knowledge-base of medics, or lawyers, o…

The professional knowledge-base of teaching is:

THE DESIGN AND FACILITATION OF GREAT LEARNING THROUGH RELATIONSHIPS.

davidjackson7.wordpress.com/2025/08/01/t...

How AI Pushed Us to Rethink Assessment An honest look at how AI disrupted traditional assessment practices—and sparked a much-needed shift in how educators approached student learning.

"Our traditional assessment practices weren't built for generative AI. AI wasn't the threat we feared. It was the mirror we needed to reflect on our assessment practices and ask whether they were truly supporting learning."

www.ascd.org/blogs/how-ai...

What you need to make online teaching work When thoughtfully prepared and effectively delivered, online teaching can provide students with an equivalent learning experienc

It is time to stop debating whether face-to-face or online is better. Tommy Soesmanto shares ways to focus on thoughtful preparation and effective delivery for hybrid teaching in higher education. loom.ly/DpPr6RE

Cultivating Cultures of Thinking in Australian Schools | From Control This book is a call to action for educators who seek to move beyond superficial learning and engage students in deeper, more meaningful thinking. At a time when

Coming this November: Cultivating Cultures of Thinking in Australian Schools: From Control to Curiosity. Co-edited with Simon Brooks, with a foreword by Ron Ritchhart. A celebration of agency, curiosity & teacher growth. 👉 www.taylorfrancis.com/books/edit/1...

“The joys of teaching can be tiny. When that student—yes, that one—finally hazards to raise their hand. When a struggling student shows an unexpected burst of insight or connection. Sometimes it’s just a look on their face—you can see that, yes, this student is focused, at least in this moment. They are trying.” —Susan Yergler, Teacher

What are some of your favorite tiny joys? ✨

#EduSky #teachers

The growth of knowledge depends entirely upon disagreement.

Karl Popper

Creating Your Classroom Space and Culture With Students Spatial, visual, and auditory cues can help students feel that they belong in the classroom.

Invite your students to co-create your classroom culture this year! 🤝 Here’s how to start off with conversations, not just a list of rules.

#ClassroomManagement #ClassroomDesign

“Whenever a theory appears to you as the only possible one, take this as a sign that you have neither understood the theory nor the problem which it was intended to solve.”
(Karl Popper)

In 2023-24 Australia collected more than four times more from HECS repayments than the Petroleum Resource Rent Tax.

“In Australia, we subsidize the fossil fuel industry, and we charge our kids a fortune to go to uni.”
- Richard Denniss, Executive Director

@richarddenniss.bsky.social #auspol

It’s interesting how much research and discussion on history education within the frame of cognitive science has been done and almost completely forgotten in public commentary on education. It’s not the narrow field of memory technique so many don’t seem to recognise it. This example is from 1994.

How to Quick-Launch a PBL Initiative Start with just a two-hour session to identify goals for project-based learning and get your implementation team on board.

2 hours. ⏳ This is the average amount of time that school leaders have to talk about PBL at the beginning of the school year (according to an informal poll by educator James Fester).

So James created this PBL quick-launch strategy that requires only 2 hours of in-person time.

#PBL #SchoolLeaders

Transforming curriculum and learning – developing a subject through a… Liam Bassett – Director of Digital Learning (P–12) at Westbourne Grammar School – shares details of a new year 9 subject designed to challenge, provoke…

"Future Thinking has become a fantastic case study in how curriculum can evolve to meet the needs of the present and the possibilities of the future."

www.teachermagazine.com/au_en/articl...

Ocean: Earth’s Last Wilderness Buy Ocean: Earth’s Last Wilderness on Amazon.com ✓ FREE SHIPPING on qualified orders

"There may be much to fear in the near future, yet it could also be the most exciting time to be alive. We have done a good job of telling the stories of demise and collapse... Going forward, our stories of innovation, hope and heroes are of equal importance." www.amazon.com/Ocean-Wilder...

🌟 Free Workshop at Wesley College - Join Trevor MacKenzie for an interactive Feedback Strategies Workshop on Friday 1 August at 4pm. | Cameron Paterson 🌟 Free Workshop at Wesley College - Join Trevor MacKenzie for an interactive Feedback Strategies Workshop on Friday 1 August at 4pm.

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I started by reading as much as I could about climate science. I was shocked by how much I didn't know & terrified by what I learned

Then I came across a TED Talk by Ayana Elizabeth Johnson which helped me find direction & inspiration in this all-hands-on-deck moment
www.youtube.com/watch?v=VsOJ...

Look what just arrived ! 🥳I mean , PDFs are great but there is nothing like holding the printed copy of your own book in your hands !hashtag#abookisabookisabook #hardcopies #healtheducation #physicaleducation #schoolsport #curriculum @springer.springernature.com @cpaterso.bsky.social

At the Young Archie’s in Sydney. “I wanted to draw my teacher”

#seems_legit

On AERO: Read this now. The critiques are well-founded. My only hope is that the KPMG review leads to an urgent course correction because the criticisms of AERO are well-founded.

Concerns raised about AERO not nurturing teachers’ professional expertise and judgement are valid. Linda Graham's hope is that the KPMG review leads to an urgent course correction. It is time for the Commonwealth state, and territory governments to listen – and act. loom.ly/QPpSKTg

Why is reading so damn cool right now? "Go to the literature" - Joan Didion

"When your algorithms are so good at predicting what you'll like and showing you more of the same, picking up an obscure book becomes an act of resistance." patternrecognitionbytomorrowism.substack.com/p/why-is-rea...

Organizations Need To Shift From Change Management To Change Fitness An organization's next major transformation is almost certain to fail, not because the strategy is wrong, but because the people are too burned out to execute it.

"When leaders treat change as an event, they miss the reality: it's now a permanent feature of work. When change is constant, resilience isn't about bouncing back. It's about becoming so adaptive that you no longer expect the world to stay the same." www.forbes.com/sites/michae...

On AERO: Read this now. The critiques are well-founded. My only hope is that the KPMG review leads to an urgent course correction because the criticisms of AERO are well-founded.

"Researchers are trained (especially those in the cognitive sciences) not to speak beyond the data or to make causal claims. AERO’s materials have not been subjected to the same rigour and do not reflect the same caution." blog.aare.edu.au/on-aero-read...

I love this kind of research.

Schools are increasingly vulnerable to climate change & vital to advancing solutions.

Our synthesis illustrates why efforts to create more resilient schools & a more sustainable future need to be a central focus of education research, policy & practice.

edworkingpapers.com/ai25-1238

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PEDAGOGIES OF COLLAPSE: Not the collapse of pedagogy - Future Based “I want students to come to my class aware and appraised of the scientific consensus, endowed with intimate knowledge of the plant and animal world, undaunted by the prospect of fixing a broken pipe o...

What does it mean to be a teacher in the climate crisis? I wrote a book reflection on Ginie Servant-Miklos' Pedagogies of Collapse:

futurebased.org/climate-madn...