Rachael Lehr

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Education

Join us next week as we talk on AI, Equity, Access

Tuesday 6th May
⏰ 7:30 pm ( AEST)

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#auspol #technology #AI
#equity #access

It was awesome to be back! I’m always so excited to start another term of learning together… #EduSky

A creative approach to teacher recruitment When recruiting staff for their foundation team, leaders at Dayton Primary School threw out the concept of traditional job interviews and instead enlisted…

Here is an article that was written about the process… www.teachermagazine.com/au_en/articl...

A6: I interviewed one of our autistic students for Autism Awareness Day and he spoke about his autism being a superpower that helps him 'see around corners' - a creative and innovative mind would go a long way to doing the same I imagine #EduSkyAU

A6: I love the idea of this being a 'superpower'. AI can take you so far, but needs to be re-crafted with a creative & critical mind. Creativity will help learners to imagine the future possibilities and entrepreneurial thinking will assist them to bring this to life... #EduSkyAU

A5: From a leadership lens, being authentic, willing to be vulnerable and to walk the walk, to make mistakes and admit we didn't get it right, but once we know better we can do better. This gives others space to be their own authentic self #EduSkyAU

Yes! Our Year 6 students loved creating picture books to sign using Auslan for our Kindy students. An authentic audience makes such a difference to learning #EduSkyAU

Q5: The Courage to Create

🎭 What conditions in your school or system support or stifle creative confidence in students—and teachers? #EduSkyAU

He is @joelbirchseriously.bsky.social 🤩 #EduSkyAU

So true! Students should be working on things that make them feel proud. #EduSkyAU

A4: A small thing I do as a leader is ensure that every tech. tool/app is chosen based on it's ability to be used creatively for students to show what they know & to create amazing things, not as a vehicle for consumption. Use a few things incredibly well + know that Minecraft is da bomb! #EduSkyAU

Our team is truly amazing! This intentionality about building our team with incredible humans who love working with kids and who believe in our vision has really paid off. The. Best. Team. Ever. But it's also about showing up for each of our team, & having their back. Leadership matters... #EduSkyAU

A3: It's been a while for me, but in my Science/STEM class we focused on the SDGs as the starting point for our inquiry & STEM projects. Reflecting on what we cared about personally, and things we could change in our local context as a impetus for problem solving. Then applied some tech... #EduSkyAU

A2: This has been in how we recruit (using LEGO Serious Play instead of interviews), how we show up as leaders by being in the classrooms connecting & modelling +the way we have changed things up for our context in a new school without needing to do things the way we have always done #EduSkyAU

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Indeed! #EduSkyAU

A2: I've been out of the classroom for a while, so my role sees me leading a school & creating a learning ecosystem that does things in innovative ways to ensure we have an amazing team of passionate educators who are committed to ensuring every student is the best version of themselves #EduSkyAU

Q2: Beyond the Buzzword

🚀 What does innovation look like in your classroom—and what barriers limit it? #EduSkyAU

Yes, how do we get it there? A great Q. Individuals doing amazing things in their own context makes a small ripple but how does that move to a bigger wave in relation to curriculum design at a system level. The wheels of change in our systems turn very slowly #EduSkyAU

A1: This is a tricky one. I feel like there is a lot already in our curriculum (such as cross-curricular priorities) that are overlooked simply because there is no need to report on them. I wouldn't suggest having the pressure on reporting on creativity though, so I don't really know... #EduSkyAU

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Lovely to see you, Asha! So happy you can join us - feels like the good ol' days... #EduSkyAU

It was magic - 35/36 degrees each day... Lots of swimming, paddling and reading. Hopefully you get there one day.

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Looks like you are having a wonderful adventure! Look forward to hearing your thoughts tonight #EduSkyAU

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Oh, nothing here! Hi Adam - I hope you are doing well. Do you get a school holiday break? #EduSkyAU

Rachael here… Joining you from Perth, home after 10 days up north at Coral Bay relaxing at the beach 🏖️ - enjoying school holidays! #EduSkyAU

Creativity Matters, Tuesday 22 April, 5:30pm AWST, 7:30pm AEST, hosted by Adriano Di Prato, Campus Director, LCI Melbourne, VIC, #EduSkyAU

Welcome to #EduSkyAU chat.

Our guest host tonight is @adrianodiprato.bsky.social, Campus Director, LCI Melbourne leading us in a discussion on creativity.

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