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BeckRSaunders

@beckrsaunders.bsky.social
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IBDP/VCE Biology teacher MYP Science teacher IBDP ToK teacher Professional Learning Coach Co-Teacher Biology Method (B.Ed/M.Teach - Monash University)

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BeckRSaunders @beckrsaunders.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
Self-regulated learning. Sam and I had a great time chatting to @shyambarr.bsky.social about how we are introducing self-regulated learning into our middle school science classes. podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/e...
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39. Find the Front Runner: Shifting Students from Passengers to Active Learners
Podcast Episode · Educate to Self-Regulate · 29/10/2025 · 21m
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BeckRSaunders @beckrsaunders.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
A great IB Bio lesson - Are African and Asian elephants the same species? ⭐️Thinking Routines ⭐️Critical Thinking ⭐️ ToK in Bio ⭐️ Metacognition #EduSky #EduSkyAu #ITeachBio
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BeckRSaunders @beckrsaunders.bsky.social · 12/03/2025
❤️ ToK & the challenge it brings to my thinking. Learning new concepts & ideas is always good exercise for the brain. I've some amazing students who are engaged & think about the concepts & are able to reflect on their learning ⭐Metacognition ⭐Reflection ⭐Theory of Knowledge #EduSky #EduSkyAU #IBDP
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BeckRSaunders @beckrsaunders.bsky.social · 25/02/2025
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. #EduSky #EduSkyAu
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BeckRSaunders @beckrsaunders.bsky.social · 21/02/2025
Feeling blessed today My classroom today with our amazing IBDP Year 12 Biology students. They were curious and engaged. Such a fabulous day in the sunshine learning about ecological sampling techniques and marine organisms in the intertidal zone #IBDP #Biology #EduSky #EduSkyAu #iTeachBio
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BeckRSaunders @beckrsaunders.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
Enjoying the new IBDP Biology syllabus. Spending 10 minutes exploring the guiding questions at the start of topic is a great way to 📣 demonstrate prior knowledge 📣check for misconceptions 📣generate curiosity
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BeckRSaunders @beckrsaunders.bsky.social · 29/01/2025
Had a wonderful workshop on how to run a workshop- great group of teachers who are keen to share their expertise and experience with other teachers. Wesley College 💜💛 ⭐️Teachers talking teaching ⭐️The experts are already in your staffroom #EduSky #EduSkyAU
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BeckRSaunders @beckrsaunders.bsky.social · 29/01/2025
When your school takes their school colours seriously #EduSky
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BeckRSaunders @beckrsaunders.bsky.social · 10/01/2025
My current view whilst I await my daughter and her friend #Rome
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BeckRSaunders @beckrsaunders.bsky.social · 15/12/2024
Summer break in Europe- Whilst my hometown is sweltering with 42C the only thing the temp in Paris day has in common is the number 4 #EduSky #EduSkyAu
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BeckRSaunders @beckrsaunders.bsky.social · 12/12/2024
The last day of school for the 2024 academic year for me - school is out for Summer! #EduSky #EduSkyAU #iTeachBio
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BeckRSaunders @beckrsaunders.bsky.social · 12/12/2024
Hello #EduSky and #EduSkyAU ! I am teaching #TheoryOfKnowledge #IBDP next year and I am looking for #ToK peeps who are here on 🦋.... if you know of anyone can you please recommend. Super excited to be teaching it but also super nervous
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BeckRSaunders @beckrsaunders.bsky.social · 11/12/2024
End of school year morning tea #EduSky #EduSkyAU
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BeckRSaunders @beckrsaunders.bsky.social · 11/12/2024
Good luck to all the VCE teachers and their students for results today. It is a number it does not define you nor indicate what you will be capable of achieving or the kind of human you will grow into and become. For us IBDP teachers and students the wait continues till Monday. #EduSkyAU #EduSky
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BeckRSaunders @beckrsaunders.bsky.social · 10/12/2024
So impressed with my Year 8 Science class… period 5 on the last day of academic classes for the school year and they were busy creating stop animation movies for next year’s Y8 science students. #EduSky #EduSkyAu #MiddleSchool #Science
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BeckRSaunders @beckrsaunders.bsky.social · 07/12/2024
Great resource for teaching #CoralBleaching #EduSky #EduSkyAU #ITeachBio #IBDP www.barrierreef.org/news/news/co...
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Coral Bleaching
Water temperatures across the Great Barrier Reef are increasing and are reported as above average for February.
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BeckRSaunders @beckrsaunders.bsky.social · 07/12/2024
How long have you been a teacher? 🖤 for me....this week will be the last teaching week of year 27 for me. #EduSky #EduSkyAU
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BeckRSaunders @beckrsaunders.bsky.social · 07/12/2024
#ITeachBio #EduSky #EduSkAU
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BeckRSaunders @beckrsaunders.bsky.social · 05/12/2024
Good morning! Welcome home and wow just wow that photo is amazing
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BeckRSaunders @beckrsaunders.bsky.social · 05/12/2024
If you enjoy reading about teaching then this is the group for you. #EduSky #EduSkyAU
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BeckRSaunders @beckrsaunders.bsky.social · 05/12/2024
Year 11 Biology- investigating the properties of water using a predict-observe-explain activity A1.1Water #EduSky #EduSkyAU #ITeachBio #IBDP #Biology
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BeckRSaunders @beckrsaunders.bsky.social · 04/12/2024
Last Thursday of the academic year for me and so much to be done … I need more Thursdays #EduSky #EduSkyAU
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BeckRSaunders @beckrsaunders.bsky.social · 04/12/2024
This article spoke to my heart. I can only imagine a system that focuses on the journey/process rather than the product. Celebrating the thinking - I live in hope. Great read #EduSky #EduSkyAU www.edutopia.org/article/asse...
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Designing a Course That Develops Students’ Metacognition
By shifting their focus to the process of learning instead of the product, students are encouraged to develop critical cognitive competencies.
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BeckRSaunders @beckrsaunders.bsky.social · 04/12/2024
Highlight this year was working with @milicasavic.bsky.social on our Personal Professional Learning Program. Then watching our Ts participate in the showcase of learning. Sharing their learning and reflecting on their journeys. ⭐Professional Learning ⭐Teacher agency #EduSkyAU #EduSky
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BeckRSaunders @beckrsaunders.bsky.social · 04/12/2024
Today began our transition program to 2025. Met my Year 11 IB Biology class today - we explored the guiding quotations of A1.1 Water #EduSky #EduSkyAU #EduSkyIBDP #iTeachBio
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BeckRSaunders @beckrsaunders.bsky.social · 01/12/2024
Year 8 investigating double glazing #MYP #Science #MiddleSchool #EduSky #EduSkyAu
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BeckRSaunders @beckrsaunders.bsky.social · 29/11/2024
It was IBDP Biology IA data collection day today…. Crazy busy, crazy humid (it is Melbourne it isn’t meant to be humid here!) #EduSky #EduSkyAu #ITeachBio #EduIBDP
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BeckRSaunders @beckrsaunders.bsky.social · 28/11/2024
When you don’t get the green memo! #EduSky #EduSkyEdu
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BeckRSaunders @beckrsaunders.bsky.social · 28/11/2024
Not a good start to the day #EduSky #EduSkyAu
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BeckRSaunders @beckrsaunders.bsky.social · 28/11/2024
I love teaching human evolution - we are constantly finding more about our evolutionary journey and we get to share this with our students and show that our understanding is dynamic #iTeachBio #EduSky #EduSkyAU #Science #HumanEvolution cosmosmagazine.com/history/pala...
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Fossil footprints show different hominin species coexisted 1.5 million years ago
Fossil footprints in Kenya’s Turkana Basin shows at least 2 different early hominin species walking on the edge of a lake at the same time.
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BeckRSaunders @beckrsaunders.bsky.social · 28/11/2024
Year 8s completed their Criterion A (test for non-MYP peeps) post-mortem Really happy with their reflections 📣 Reflection 📣 Self-feedback 📣 Accountability #EduSky #MYP #MiddleSchool #Science
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BeckRSaunders @beckrsaunders.bsky.social · 27/11/2024
It is IA season #IB #Biology #EduSky #iTeachBio
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BeckRSaunders @beckrsaunders.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
I love Catlin Tucker's material and this does not disappoint - assessing soft skills catlintucker.com/2017/09/teac... #EduSky
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Teaching & Assessing Soft Skills - Dr. Catlin Tucker
The world of work is shifting faster than ever. As technology and automation continue to reshape industries, the ability to adapt, collaborate, and think creatively has become more important than ever...
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BeckRSaunders @beckrsaunders.bsky.social · 25/11/2024
“The first thing kids would do is go to the back of the paper, look at the grade, and never read my comments" A way I deal with this students complete a post mortem 🤔 why you got that score? 🤔what did you do? 🤔what didn't you do? 🤔what do you need to do? #EduSky www.edutopia.org/article/why-...
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Why Teachers Should Grade Less Frequently
Excessive grading stresses out kids and teachers, stifles innovative teaching, and fails to deliver as a true measurement of learning.
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BeckRSaunders @beckrsaunders.bsky.social · 25/11/2024
Just got back from five fabulous days in Shanghai for the Learning2 Asia conference. Teachers talking teaching - nothing is better than teachers sharing their ideas that they are using in their classrooms If you get the opportunity to go next year - go! Brilliant Learning is social #EduSky #CPD
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BeckRSaunders @beckrsaunders.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
Pre-conference day today. Feeling excited about using AI in my classroom
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BeckRSaunders @beckrsaunders.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
On a jet plane…ciao Melbourne ….see you soon Shanghai #Learning2Asia #EduSky
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BeckRSaunders @beckrsaunders.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
Loving my growing circle on 🦋 #EduSky #iTeachBio #EduCoach
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BeckRSaunders @beckrsaunders.bsky.social · 17/11/2024
I am looking forward to presenting with @milicasavic.bsky.social in February at ICSEI conference at the University of Melbourne #EduSky #ICSEI2025
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BeckRSaunders @beckrsaunders.bsky.social · 16/11/2024
Tuesday 1pm AEST #EduSky #EduSkyChat
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BeckRSaunders @beckrsaunders.bsky.social · 16/11/2024
#EduSky ⭐ Great read "transformation also demands bravery. It requires policymakers and leaders to step away from the safety of immediate, visible results and invest in approaches that may take years—or even decades—to fully bear fruit" curiositycreator.substack.com/p/education-...
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Education at a Crossroads: Fear or Bravery?
Thoughts from Finland and the HundrED Innovation Summit “Futures In The Making”
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BeckRSaunders @beckrsaunders.bsky.social · 16/11/2024
Check this out! Life is amazing #EduSky #iTeachBio
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BeckRSaunders @beckrsaunders.bsky.social · 16/11/2024
#EduSky
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BeckRSaunders @beckrsaunders.bsky.social · 16/11/2024
It is horrific here in Melbourne at the moment #Hayfever
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BeckRSaunders @beckrsaunders.bsky.social · 15/11/2024
#EduSky anyone heading to Shanghai next week for the Learning2 Conference? Also any must do activities in Shanghai? never been before learning2.org/learning2-as...
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Learning2 Asia 2024 - Home - Learning2
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BeckRSaunders @beckrsaunders.bsky.social · 15/11/2024
Fabulous listen regarding Teacher Well-Being.... a language change to 'Teacher Energy" may be a better way to discuss this complex challenge we face in schools. #EduSky podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/t...
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Season 4 | Episode 33 | Teacher Wellbeing
Podcast Episode · Teacher Takeaway · 26/10/2024 · 44m
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BeckRSaunders @beckrsaunders.bsky.social · 14/11/2024
Year 8s planned their heat absorption and colour lab today 📣Collaboration - great conversations & building ideas 📣Science skills - applying the skills from previous labs 📣Planning - taking time to think & discuss 📣Group feedback from me (saving me time) #EduSky #Science #MiddleSchool
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BeckRSaunders @beckrsaunders.bsky.social · 14/11/2024
A card from a group of my Year 12s #IteachBio #EduSky My day was made especially as I have hit the wall as we limp to the end of the school year
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BeckRSaunders @beckrsaunders.bsky.social · 14/11/2024
#GWITT #EduSky #ITeachScience
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BeckRSaunders @beckrsaunders.bsky.social · 13/11/2024
Fantastic read www.afterbabel.com/p/the-edtech... #EduSky
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The EdTech Revolution Has Failed
The Case Against Student Use of Computers, Tablets, and Smartphones in the Classroom
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