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Adam Brooks @brookssensei.bsky.social · 03/06/2025

Awesome job, @amiefabry.bsky.social! That was a thought provoking chat. You are a superstar! #EduSkyAU

Adam Brooks @brookssensei.bsky.social · 03/06/2025

A6 If we took play as seriously as productivity, society would be much richer! Play feels like an indulgence for adults in Western society, but it shouldn't. Teachers especially feel this pressure. We'd see more innovation, well-being, and joy. #EduSkyAU

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Adam Brooks @brookssensei.bsky.social · 03/06/2025

I do a lot of this in my current role and have facilitated a lot of projects in a school context, too. I get frustrated by the systemised version of assessment we have in schools! No wonder students become disengaged! #EduSkyAU

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Adam Brooks @brookssensei.bsky.social · 03/06/2025

This is really evident! When you start doing PBL with students who have not done it before, they have to re-learn how to play. They have to work out boundaries. I deliberately stay out of group conflict unless I am asked to jump in. #EduSkyAU

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Adam Brooks @brookssensei.bsky.social · 03/06/2025

"Innovation is often about working out which rules are helping and which are getting in the way" #EduSkyAU

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Adam Brooks @brookssensei.bsky.social · 03/06/2025

A5 If play were a design principle: no A-E grades, strong skill focus, flexible timetable, more PBL/CBL. Assessment would be mostly formative, students show learning, highly individualised, and much more autonomous. Learning would truly thrive! #EduSkyAU

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Adam Brooks @brookssensei.bsky.social · 03/06/2025

"High challenge, low threat". This is the space to play in! #EduSkyAU

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Adam Brooks @brookssensei.bsky.social · 03/06/2025

My brother (11 years older) had a Commodore 64 growing up! We would then play board games and listen to 80s and 90s music. No wonder I ended up doing a Games Tech degree! #EduSkyAU

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Adam Brooks @brookssensei.bsky.social · 03/06/2025

Do not get me wrong! I am completely with you! #EduSkyAU

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Adam Brooks @brookssensei.bsky.social · 03/06/2025

"Play invites risk, humour, rebellion, delight" #EduSkyAU

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Adam Brooks @brookssensei.bsky.social · 03/06/2025

This! Play as a tool for connection! #EduSkyAU

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Adam Brooks @brookssensei.bsky.social · 03/06/2025

A4 Playful mindsets ignite creativity! In freedom, "what if" questions spark innovation. Applying a "yes, and" attitude in groups fosters true collaboration, building on ideas rather than shutting them down. It's a powerful shift! #EduSkyAU

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Adam Brooks @brookssensei.bsky.social · 03/06/2025

When we lose wonder, we lose a love of learning, too! In my role, we do field trips with students. Last week we went out to Shark Bay. The amount of questions that happen when students have wonder...as my boss Suzy would say that is #therealclassroom. #EduSkyAU

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Adam Brooks @brookssensei.bsky.social · 03/06/2025

Yeah interesting. I think there is a lot of academics that occur without much play. I would like to think that play allows us to move past anything we could just learn through research. It definitely facilitates the deep thinking process. #EduSkyAU

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Adam Brooks @brookssensei.bsky.social · 03/06/2025

Bluey has helped to bring out my inner 5 year old! #EduSkyAU

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Adam Brooks @brookssensei.bsky.social · 03/06/2025

A3 When play is minimised, we lose the love & autonomy of learning. As one student put it last week, "school is like a jail." Learning should be joyful, not a confinement! This stifles natural curiosity & deep engagement. #EduSkyAU

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Adam Brooks @brookssensei.bsky.social · 03/06/2025

Our bedtime stories currently include a ChatGPT story. We've connected all of my daughter's (5) fun things and it always has her and me in hysterics. Her favourite thing at present includes Minecraft zombies shooting themselves with arrows in the butt. #EduSkyAU

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Adam Brooks @brookssensei.bsky.social · 03/06/2025

This! "Like breathing with half a lung" #EduSkyAU

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Adam Brooks @brookssensei.bsky.social · 03/06/2025

For me, play is often with my own kids (5, 13, 16). I do a lot of Minecrafting, and Bluey-style games with my youngest. Then, I do a lot of experimenting with tech. I am a computer programmer by trade (prior to being an educator), so I am often tinkering. #EduSkyAU

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Adam Brooks @brookssensei.bsky.social · 03/06/2025

Very true! Experimenting allows the opportunity to fail lightly! #EduSkyAU

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Adam Brooks @brookssensei.bsky.social · 03/06/2025

A2: Tough question! I believe deep learning can happen without play, but play offers unique, unexpected learning opportunities. For teens/adults, I picture play as unrestricted time to experiment & learn, fostering deeper engagement & novel insights. #EduSkyAU

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Adam Brooks @brookssensei.bsky.social · 03/06/2025

I have always wanted to be able to tinker in the garage. It is not my skillet, but admire what people like you can create! #EduSkyAU

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Adam Brooks @brookssensei.bsky.social · 03/06/2025

We are a big board game family. We play every couple of weeks with my in-laws. So much fun interacting in a competitive, but safe (mostly!) manner. #EduSkyAU

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Adam Brooks @brookssensei.bsky.social · 03/06/2025

Playing with tech is cool! I love getting something creative going that didn't exist previously. I am keen to come to your next gig, too! #EduSkyAU

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Adam Brooks @brookssensei.bsky.social · 03/06/2025

I think I have danced multiple times today. Having young kids, you just have to embrace the fun! Otherwise life is boring! #EduSkyAU

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Adam Brooks @brookssensei.bsky.social · 03/06/2025

A1 I play quite often! It can feel awkward to embrace play as an adult, but once you let go of that initial hesitation, there's a real sense of freedom. You truly discover new facets of yourself and unlock unexpected creativity. It's a powerful experience! #EduSkyAU

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Adam Brooks @brookssensei.bsky.social · 03/06/2025

I am in Safety Bay (Rockingham). I lived in Como for a while. Lovely area. #EduSkyAU

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Adam Brooks @brookssensei.bsky.social · 03/06/2025

Hi @amiefabry.bsky.social. Thanks for hosting. I didn't realise that you were in WA for some reason. Whereabouts are you located? #EduSkyAU

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Adam Brooks @brookssensei.bsky.social · 03/06/2025

Adam here from Whadjuk Noongar boodja in the south of Perth. The weather has become cold and wet this week and we had thunder and lightning earlier today. #EduSkyAU

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Moshing Chris @moshingchris.bsky.social · 02/06/2025

Federal Government could very simply and relatively cheaply assist parents and students by delivering school lunches. It’s nation and future building by ensuring nutrition equity. What is also often unspoken is what Government can do to help secure time for parents. #EduSkyAU #auspol

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#EduSkyAU Team @eduskyauteam.bsky.social · 27/05/2025

🎈When did you last really play? 🎨 Join @amiefabry.bsky.social for #EduSkyAU on Tuesday 3 June as we explore how playful mindsets can transform learning, teaching & leading. 📅 5:30pm AWST | 7:30pm AEST Let’s reimagine education through play.

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Adam Brooks @brookssensei.bsky.social · 27/05/2025

Allowing educators to try and fail lightly! #EduSkyAU

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Adam Brooks @brookssensei.bsky.social · 27/05/2025

I am currently on a 5 day field trip with students in Shark Bay. Year 10 students bouncing on a bounce mat at the caravan park making references to tectonic plates and Newtonian forces through play. #EduSkyAU

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Adam Brooks @brookssensei.bsky.social · 27/05/2025

A3 Play is fun! So we miss the love of learning. So much incidental learning happens through play. And we all like to play! Or at least we used to. #EduSkyAU

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Adam Brooks @brookssensei.bsky.social · 27/05/2025

This! How might governments become enablers of change? #EduSkyAU

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Adam Brooks @brookssensei.bsky.social · 27/05/2025

1. Provide equitable funding. 2. Use their influence to bring like-minded people to collaborate. 3. Support initiatives suggested. 4. Bipartisan long-term support. 5. Help provide systemic change for other deep-rooted problems. #EduSkyAU

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Adam Brooks @brookssensei.bsky.social · 27/05/2025

I often use provocations to get adults thinking about our students’ futures rather than their future. A pre-primary student will be starting work in the 2050s and will probably see through to 2100. #EduSkyAU

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Adam Brooks @brookssensei.bsky.social · 27/05/2025

Yep, definitely! Start with empathy. Learners at the centre! #DesignThinking #EduSkyAU

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Adam Brooks @brookssensei.bsky.social · 27/05/2025

I’ve loved spending the last few days out in what my boss Suzy calls #therealclassroom. True curiosity. So many questions. Students making connections! #EduSkyAU

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Adam Brooks @brookssensei.bsky.social · 27/05/2025

For me, we must first ask the question, what is the purpose of the school of the future? For me, there must be an emphasis on intra & entrepreneurial skills. Schools must lean into student strengths. Schools must be personalised. Learning should be hands-on, connected and authentic. #EduSkyAU

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Adriano Di Prato @adrianodiprato.bsky.social · 27/05/2025

Not long now until tonight's @eduskyauteam.bsky.social #EduSkyAU chat with the amazing @glennsavage.bsky.social. Join from 5:30pm AWST | 7:30pm AEST

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Adam Brooks @brookssensei.bsky.social · 27/05/2025

Thanks for hosting Glenn. Looking forward to the conversation. #EduSkyAU

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Adam Brooks @brookssensei.bsky.social · 27/05/2025

Adam joining from Shark Bay, Western Australia. On a field trip with students and staff from Merredin College. Currently sitting in shorts eating coconut. 🥥 #EduSkyAU

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#EduSkyAU Team @eduskyauteam.bsky.social · 27/05/2025

The #EduSkyAU team would like to acknowledge the Traditional Owners of Country throughout Australia.

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