Reposted by Matt ZarbAdriano Di Prato @adrianodiprato.bsky.social · 03/06/2025Oooooooh! Watch this space peeps 👀 #EduSkyAU 051
Reposted by Matt Zarb#EduSkyAU Team @eduskyauteam.bsky.social · 03/06/2025We’re pressing pause. After a sweet 16 chats, #EduSkyAU is taking a creative break to reflect and reimagine what’s next. Thank you to every educator who showed up, shared, and shaped this space. Not goodbye—just space to breathe. Let’s see what emerges. 💚@eduskyauteam.bsky.social 1101
Matt Zarb @mattoman71.bsky.social · 03/06/2025A4: It might lead to better ways of assessing student learning. See students experiment with ideas and concepts knowing they are not being measured as successful/not... #EduSkyAU 040
Reposted by Matt Zarbamiefabry.bsky.social @amiefabry.bsky.social · 03/06/2025OK 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 271
Matt Zarb @mattoman71.bsky.social · 03/06/2025A3: Opportunities. For students to see learning as more than something to fill their brains. To allow students time to wrestle with ideas in a way that is not measured. #EduSkyAU 020
Reposted by Matt ZarbAdriano Di Prato @adrianodiprato.bsky.social · 03/06/2025A2. Deep learning without play is like trying to breathe with half a lung. You might survive, but you won’t thrive. Play is the rehearsal room of creativity—it’s how we prototype understanding. Strip it away, and we flatten curiosity into compliance. #EduSkyAU 161
Matt Zarb @mattoman71.bsky.social · 03/06/2025A1b: I play all the time. In the kitchen. Play with technology. Play with ideas. And I am learning to play the trumpet. Waiting for my next break as a jazz musician! #EduSkyAU 140
Matt Zarb @mattoman71.bsky.social · 03/06/2025A1: I played soccer on Sunday. It was great. Probably would have felt a lot better had I not trod on a rusty nail an hour before! #EduSkyAU 160
Reposted by Matt Zarb#EduSkyAU Team @eduskyauteam.bsky.social · 03/06/2025Please introduce yourself and tell us where you are joining us from. 👋 Don't forget to include the #EduSkyAU hashtag in all posts & replies. 💁🏽 351
Matt Zarb @mattoman71.bsky.social · 03/06/2025Hey all. Matt from Perth. Jumping in and out while prepping for camp! #EduSkyAU 030
Matt Zarb @mattoman71.bsky.social · 20/05/2025A5. Probably not enough of a voice in overall design. They didn’t like the stools we originally put into Food Tech. Got better seats based on that feedback! #EduSkyAU 040
Reposted by Matt ZarbAdriano Di Prato @adrianodiprato.bsky.social · 20/05/2025A5. Students shape the space with me. Whether it’s rearranging tables or choosing what goes on the walls, their voice is central. Design becomes a mirror of the community we’re building—relational, respectful, and regenerative. #EduSkyAU 151
Reposted by Matt ZarbAdam Brooks @brookssensei.bsky.social · 20/05/2025The hardest thing in the Design & Tech space is getting the initial setup prepared for safety, flow and storage. #EduSkyAU 141
Matt Zarb @mattoman71.bsky.social · 20/05/2025A4 b: Our biggest issue is classroom space. So many classes that are general purpose are not good for us. And any furniture movement is okay, but don’t dare leave it moved. Or face the email wrath. #EduSkyAU 030
Matt Zarb @mattoman71.bsky.social · 20/05/2025a3: for starters, it needs to be a kitchen! We actually need to balance our ideas with shire regulations and it can be tricky to find the right mix. #EduSkyAU 030
Matt Zarb @mattoman71.bsky.social · 20/05/2025Hey #EduSkyAU Matt from Perth. Jumping in late. Just home from school sport. Keen to chat with the crew while I cook some lamb shoulder! 130
Reposted by Matt ZarbDan Bowen 🎸 🏴 🇦🇺 @dan-bowen.bsky.social · 06/05/2025Sublime chat about Equity and AI tonight in #EduSkyAU anyone on #EduSky tune in each Tuesday 7:30 AEST its a must for all teachers globally! 042
Reposted by Matt ZarbDan Bowen 🎸 🏴 🇦🇺 @dan-bowen.bsky.social · 06/05/2025Another sublime point ...bias is in everything #EduSkyAU so we need to teach to it, around it and into it... society 151
Matt Zarb @mattoman71.bsky.social · 06/05/2025A4: it has to change the way we assess. It hasn’t yet, though we have made changes. But that recall for tests is not enough (never was). So applying your knowledge and understanding matters more than remembering. #EduSkyAU 061
Reposted by Matt ZarbAdam Brooks @brookssensei.bsky.social · 06/05/2025A3: Start with curiosity, not complexity. Use real-world examples relevant to students’ lives and scaffold skills over time. Co-create with students, embed culture, and ensure tools reflect diverse identities. Make AI literacy inclusive by design. #EduSkyAU 073
Matt Zarb @mattoman71.bsky.social · 06/05/2025A3: Knowing the learners and their needs. Helping them to formulate good prompts. And teaching students to think critically about what AI spits out. Maybe mostly the think critically…#EduSkyAU 000
Reposted by Matt ZarbDan Bowen 🎸 🏴 🇦🇺 @dan-bowen.bsky.social · 06/05/2025yet... write me a week meal planner for the family and mix it up a bit. write be a shopping list for it @EduSkyAU 111
Matt Zarb @mattoman71.bsky.social · 06/05/2025A2: Rural and remote communities it’s a great opportunity to access learning. And for teachers. Access to resources and the ability to even summarize articles/rewrite for new learners of English. List is endless. But we do need to be aware of the bias. #EduSkyAU 060
Matt Zarb @mattoman71.bsky.social · 06/05/2025a1: quick ideation for prompts. Images. Rewriting my emails. So many things. #EduSkyAU 040
Matt Zarb @mattoman71.bsky.social · 06/05/2025A1: I use it a fair bit. So many uses. Issues are access at school and home. More than that, you still need to know your stuff if you want it to work for you. And it can’t be your final work. It’s a starting point. #EduSkyAU 050
Matt Zarb @mattoman71.bsky.social · 06/05/2025Matt from Perth Hills. Jumping in and out while I’m cooking dinner. AI can’t do that for me…yet😬 #EduSkyAU 450
Reposted by Matt Zarb#EduSkyAU Team @eduskyauteam.bsky.social · 06/05/2025Less than 1 hour to go to #EduSkyAU chat! Here are a few tips & tricks to get you ready. 1) Click on the #EduSkyAU hashtag and select Latest to follow the live chat (the feed has a delay!) 2) Use the #EduSkyAU hashtag in all posts and replies 3) When responding to a Q1, use A1 in your response 072
Reposted by Matt ZarbDan Bowen 🎸 🏴 🇦🇺 @dan-bowen.bsky.social · 06/05/2025Excited for the #EduSkyAu session tonight starting at 7:30 AEST #EduSky 071
Matt Zarb @mattoman71.bsky.social · 22/04/2025Thanks everyone for a great chat. And thanks for the Qs @adrianodiprato.bsky.social Really made me think about why I do what I do. #EduSkyAU 150
Matt Zarb @mattoman71.bsky.social · 22/04/2025A5: We have to be willing to model it. And we have to be able to identify the learning when things go awry. Welcome others into your classroom. Spend time in other people’s classrooms. Learn together and from one another. #EduSkyAU 151
Matt Zarb @mattoman71.bsky.social · 22/04/2025A4b: For us. Real life human audiences. We train baristas (teachers love it). We cook for staff (who wouldn’t love that?!) but everything is about someone else be they a client, target audience. What do they need? How have I been successful? #EduSkyAUmedia.tenor.coma cup of coffee is being poured into a beam machineALT: a cup of coffee is being poured into a beam machine 150
Reposted by Matt ZarbAdam Brooks @brookssensei.bsky.social · 22/04/2025A4 I once heard this quote. "If students are throwing their work in the bin, have they really engaged authentically?" This quote resonates deeply with my approach. My Problem Finders project empowered students to identify and solve real problems, ensuring genuine investment. #EduSkyAU 151
Matt Zarb @mattoman71.bsky.social · 22/04/2025A4: Some seriously good Qs. That idea of creating v consuming is tougher now. My secret weapon is food. Plenty of things you can create and then consume. Some like to consume before they create. Wouldn’t recommend raw chicken…regardless of the TikTok influencers. #EduSkyAU 480
Reposted by Matt ZarbAdam Brooks @brookssensei.bsky.social · 22/04/2025A3 Backward mapping curriculum to the SDGs is surprisingly straightforward. The crucial step is fostering student empathy for the issues they represent. I leverage provocations and inquiry to make this connection real. #EduSkyAU 061
Matt Zarb @mattoman71.bsky.social · 22/04/2025A3: For me it’s always about bringing it back to local solutions to global problems. If people don’t ‘feel’ the need to change, it won’t happen. If the SDGs can make a difference to me/us here, they can have that same impact anywhere. So we look wide and big then bring it home. #EduSkyAU 160
Matt Zarb @mattoman71.bsky.social · 22/04/2025A2: Innovation is the output. Creativity in action. In our classroom we see it when students take something they have learnt and apply those skills in ways that make me realise they get it. I see the thinking and the challenge to not simply replicate something but push themselves. #EduSkyAU 061
Matt Zarb @mattoman71.bsky.social · 22/04/2025A1: Great Q. I’d like to think it’s as important, particularly in this AI driven environment. How do we get it there? It has to be when we see that learning is more than just remembering or knowing something and is more about how it’s applied. #EduSkyAU 151
Reposted by Matt ZarbAdriano Di Prato @adrianodiprato.bsky.social · 22/04/2025Q1: Creativity as Core Curriculum 🌀How might we position creativity as a core capability in our curriculum, not a luxury? #EduSkyAU 283
Matt Zarb @mattoman71.bsky.social · 22/04/2025Matt from Perth. Making the most of the sun before the rain makes its way in. Relaxing after some marking today. #EduSkyAU 240
Matt Zarb @mattoman71.bsky.social · 15/04/2025A4: My best guess is they will have a strong focus on mental health and wellbeing. Everybody will have an AI assistant and (hopefully) much of the administrative type work will be out of a classroom teacher’s hands. #EduSkyAU 160
Reposted by Matt Zarb#EduSkyAU Team @eduskyauteam.bsky.social · 15/04/2025Now it's time to get out your crystal ball. Q4 asks to predict the future. #EduSkyAU 071
Matt Zarb @mattoman71.bsky.social · 15/04/2025A3: not sure about this one. I really like @adrianodiprato.bsky.social’s call. The river works for me. #EduSkyAU 150
Reposted by Matt ZarbAdriano Di Prato @adrianodiprato.bsky.social · 15/04/2025A3: A professional association is like a river: always flowing, sometimes still, always nourishing. You can wade in when you need refreshment or dive deep when you seek transformation. #EduSkyAU 281
Reposted by Matt ZarbAdam Brooks @brookssensei.bsky.social · 15/04/2025A2 Real connection Others who share the same thoughts Changed forever #EduSkyAU 161
Matt Zarb @mattoman71.bsky.social · 15/04/2025A2: #eduSkyAU Minds ignite, ideas spark, Teachers shape tomorrow's path, Learning lights the way. 150