@nomadpenguin.bsky.social exploring delegate values vs curriculum perception with @mentimeter.bsky.social At #MASAConf2025
Jarrad Strain
@jstrain.bsky.social
Passionate about improving engagement with Mathematics. Labels are complex with roles including Husband, Father, Son, Brother Maths Teacher in Adelaide Head of Maths Role Volunteer with MASA and AAMT
@nomadpenguin.bsky.social sharing her memories of Carol Moule. 'The funny form of one' as part of the Carol Moule Keynote Address at #MASAConf2025
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...
Thinking Analogies
Starting a project to explore an idea.
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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!
@amiefabry.bsky.social · last yr.Keep the thinking coming... Here is Question 5: If play were a design principle in schools, what would change? #EduSkyAU @eduskyteam.bsky.social
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.
@amiefabry.bsky.social · last yr.OK let's explore some of the possibilities of play... Question 4: How might playful mindsets unlock innovation and collaboration in education? #EduSkyAU @eduskyteam.bsky.social
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"
@amiefabry.bsky.social · last yr.What a great conversation! I could talk about play for hours. Let's turn our focus to play in education. I would love to hear your perspectives on this one… Question 3: What is lost when we minimise opportunities for play in education? #EduSkyAU @eduskyteam.bsky.social
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!
@amiefabry.bsky.social · last yr.Keep the responses coming! Here is Question 2: Can deep learning happen without play? Why or why not? #EduSkyAU @eduskyteam.bsky.social
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)!
@amiefabry.bsky.social · last yr.Ok let's have some fun! Here is Question 1: When was the last time you played as an adult? What did it feel like? #EduSkyAU @eduskyteam.bsky.social
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
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)
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
#EduSkyAU Team@eduskyauteam.bsky.social · last yr.Please introduce yourself and tell us where you are joining us from. 👋 Don't forget to include the #EduSkyAU hashtag in all posts & replies. 💁🏽
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.
Adriano Di Prato@adrianodiprato.bsky.social · last yr.Q3: Creativity for a Better World 🌍 How can we embed SDGs meaningfully into student learning and creative action? #EduSkyAU
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.
Adriano Di Prato@adrianodiprato.bsky.social · last yr.Q2: Beyond the Buzzword 🚀 What does innovation look like in your classroom—and what barriers limit it? #EduSkyAU
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.
Adriano Di Prato@adrianodiprato.bsky.social · last yr.Q1: Creativity as Core Curriculum 🌀How might we position creativity as a core capability in our curriculum, not a luxury? #EduSkyAU
CREATIVITY MATTERS This Tues 22 April, we celebrate World Creativity & Innovation Day with #EduSkyAU host @adrianodiprato.bsky.social . Join us to unpack how creativity, innovation + the UN SDGs are reshaping learning through purpose, possibility + action. Don't miss it! 5:30pm AWST 7:30pm AEST
Q6: If teacher associations had unlimited resources, what’s one BIG, bold initiative you’d love to see them take on? #EduSkyAU
Q5: Your mission: Convince a hesitant colleague to join a teacher association, but you only have one post/skeet (280 characters or less). Go! #EduSkyAU
Q4: Imagine it’s 2035. How are teacher associations supporting educators in ways we haven’t seen before? Share your futuristic prediction in one sentence! #EduSkyAU
Q3: If being part of a professional association for teachers was like an object, animal, or place, what would it be and why? #EduSkyAU
#EduSkyAU Q2: Let’s get creative! Can you make a Haiku about teacher association; your experience at a conference, using a resource or attending a PD or something else?
#EduSkyAU Q1: Teaching can feel isolating at times 😶. Describe your experience making connection with other teachers using a GIF or emoji!
I am getting ready for #EduSkyAU chat tonight. How is the vibe out there?
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This is tonight #EduSkyAU 🔌Connection 🏛Support 👨👩👦👦Community Be part of the chat and share how you thrive as a teacher... or what you need to help you thrive!
Adriano Di Prato@adrianodiprato.bsky.social · last yr.Teaching can feel isolating, but teacher associations offer a vital lifeline. Join @jstrain.bsky.social on 15 April for a dynamic #EduSkyAU chat on connection, support & community through associations. 5:30pm AWST | 7:30pm AEST.
#EduSkyAU chat is back again tonight. Join us as @jstrain.bsky.social leads the conversation about the support of teacher associations in building the profession.
Adriano Di Prato@adrianodiprato.bsky.social · last yr.Teaching can feel isolating, but teacher associations offer a vital lifeline. Join @jstrain.bsky.social on 15 April for a dynamic #EduSkyAU chat on connection, support & community through associations. 5:30pm AWST | 7:30pm AEST.
The 2025 Polypad Art and Music Contest has launched! We invite students from around the world to submit their best creations by June 13, 2025. Additionally, for the first time ever, we’re inviting educators to join the fun! Learn more at polypad.amplify.com/contest
