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Steven Kolber

@stevenkolber.bsky.social
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Curriculum Writer & Teacher, Global Teacher Prize Top 50 finalist, proud Unionist, researcher, writer, all that nerd stuff! Australian Teacher

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Steven Kolber @stevenkolber.bsky.social · 01/10/2025
Some #edureading for those in the Higher Ed sector: tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10… - How might a theological lens help to consider alternative ways of framing the work of decolonising universities, read on to find out:
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S.E.MacRae @semacrae.bsky.social · 13/05/2025
I have recently been one of the editors led by @drnomyn.bsky.social with Keith Heggart of a special collection for Critical Studies in Education titled "The political life of education online". Naomi has written a great post here about the project and the other papers 1/7
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Introduction to special section: the political life of education online | Naomi Barnes
Just published online! A special collection for Critical Studies in Education titled "The political life of education online" edited by myself, Keith Heggart and Dr Sheena MacRae. https://l...
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S.E.MacRae @semacrae.bsky.social · 13/05/2025
'Becoming propaganda: critical race theory and the effect of fiction on education' by @drnomyn.bsky.social Bridget Hughes, Keith Heggart, Charisse Farr, Kate Klibbe, Daniel Crane & Thai Hoang Nguyen examines the deliberate political weaponisation of CRT internationally from the US to Australia. 3/7
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Becoming propaganda: critical race theory and the effect of fiction on education
How does a social cause like race in public education get revived and reinvented? How do political interest groups mount a campaign that flows internationally from the United States to Australia an...
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S.E.MacRae @semacrae.bsky.social · 13/05/2025
'The role of online crisis actors in teachers’ work and lives' by Keith Heggart, @drnomyn.bsky.social , @stevenkolber.bsky.social , @tommahoneyedu.bsky.social and @cameronmalcher.bsky.social explores political actors use of "digital astroturfing" to manipulate public perception about education. 6/7
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The role of online crisis actors in teachers’ work and lives
It is not surprising that various sources have recently described the teaching profession in Australia as ‘in crisis’. The consequences of pandemic policy have provided opportunities for groups to ...
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Steven Kolber @stevenkolber.bsky.social · 10/05/2025
How do teachers walk the tightrope of multiple personas and online platforms? They segment their online identities along: 🧍‍♀️Personal 🧍Politcal 🧍‍♂️Professional lines across 😁📕 Facebook 🗑️🔥 Twitter 🖇️ LinkedIn 🤳Instagram 🕺💃TikTok www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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‘Splintered selves’: teachers’ online fragmented identities navigating the personal, political and professional
Much research into teachers’ use of social media has focused upon framing it as a professional learning tool and exploring the challenges and benefits of interacting online. Less research has been ...
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#EduSkyAU Team @eduskyauteam.bsky.social · 10/03/2025
Don’t forget to join us this evening for #EduSkyAU chat with the incredible @mattoman71.bsky.social to talk about mindset.
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Mark Parry @parryville.bsky.social · 03/03/2025
We promote the events on LinkedIn and we also have a group chat there. The actual event is via zoom. We use YouTube to publish the recording. See @stevenkolber.bsky.social to get on our mailing list!
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Mark Parry @parryville.bsky.social · 02/03/2025
Trialling our fancy new tee shirts at The Educators' Book Club: Feb 2025 @lottieglobaled.bsky.social @stevenkolber.bsky.social youtu.be/QIdElYzB1xA?...
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The Educators' Book Club: Feb 2025
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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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Adam Brooks @brookssensei.bsky.social · 24/02/2025
Hello #EduSkyAU This evening's chat is about you & for you. What is it that you want from a post-COVID #PLN? We are the system! If we want the ideal #PLN, we need to create it. See the tagged post on @eduskyauteam.bsky.social for more information or use #EduSkyAU for any Qs you may have.
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Caroline Ferguson @drcarolineferguson.bsky.social · 24/02/2025
Call for Papers! Citizenship Education! What are the pressing issues in national contexts? What is the future of citizenship education? The Social Educator is the official journal of the Social & Citizenship Education Association of Australia. www.sceaa.org.au/the-social-e...
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The Social Educator
We are now accepting papers for the first issue of The Social Educator in 2025. Theme: International perspectives on citizenship education Sub-questions : i) What are the pressing issues for...
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Mark Parry @parryville.bsky.social · 20/02/2025
What have you been reading? Next week we kick off the first Educators Bookclub for 2025! Send a direct message to me or the other hosts. 📆Tuesday 25th Feb 8pm AEDT #edureading @lottieglobaled.bsky.social @stevenkolber.bsky.social
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Kelli McGraw @kellimcg.bsky.social · 07/02/2025
English teachers! Enjoy the first episode of this new podcast from Queensland, Australia. Ep. 1 with my dear friends: @drarnoldlive.bsky.social hosts a conversation with @melanieralph.bsky.social ✨
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Pip Cleaves @pipcleaves.bsky.social · 04/02/2025
Welcome to this week's #EduSkyAU Chat with @eduskyauteam.bsky.social This week we will be looking at one of our signature strategies at Global Village Learning (P-12 Learning Community), Learning Huddles. Tell me about your learning conversations. When, How, Why?
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Dr Matt Pitman @mattpitman.com.au · 28/01/2025
Q4: Collegial relationships strengthen school culture. How do you build connection among staff, and what role does leadership play in this process? #EduSkyAU @eduskyauteam.bsky.social
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#EduSkyAU Team @eduskyauteam.bsky.social · 27/01/2025
🚨 IT’S HAPPENING TONIGHT! 🚨 We’re counting down the hours until our first-ever #EduSkyAU chat on @bsky.app! 🎉 📌 Topic: The Connection Curriculum 🕔 Time: 5:30 PM AWST 7:30 PM AEST 8:30 PM AEDT Hosted by the brilliant @mattpitman.com.au Connect, share ideas, and dive into inspiring discussion. 🌟
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Steven Kolber @stevenkolber.bsky.social · 24/01/2025
Here's the intro to our book: link.springer.com/chapter/10.100… - It's timely to consider how we might Empower teachers in 2025 so that they might begin to have a greater level of influence both within their own schools and beyond #edureading - and full Fed funding has just been announced too!
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Steven Kolber @stevenkolber.bsky.social · 13/12/2024
New blog here for those interested in making teacher’s lives and work a lil bit better open.substack.com/pub/stevenko... #edureading
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Defining Teacher Empowerment
It’s kind of mediocre
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Steven Kolber @stevenkolber.bsky.social · 13/12/2024
Looking for a summer read? We were joined by @traceyezard.bsky.social and @grantlewis.bsky.social for this episode of #edureading - watch here: Chatting books before Christmas: The Educators' Book Club - #edureading youtu.be/lfL_59QvBbI
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Chatting books before Christmas: The Educators' Book Club - #edureading
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Dr Matt Pitman @mattpitman.com.au · 11/12/2024
2024 has been a year of growth, learning, and immense gratitude. Today, I am deeply honoured to be named on The Educator's Hot List 2024, a recognition I share with the many incredible educators and leaders who have supported, inspired, and challenged me throughout my journey.
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Mark Parry @parryville.bsky.social · 05/12/2024
The Educators’ Book Club December 2024 🔴 recording (90 mins) We casually talk about books we've been reading and the valuable ideas they offer. (With audience participation and sometimes a guest author.) @stevenkolber.bsky.social @lottieglobaled.bsky.social #edureading youtu.be/gxkDaDUeFyk?...
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The Educators' Book Club: Dec 2024
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readywriting @readywriting.bsky.social · 03/12/2024
OK, here it is! My zine, Stop Surveilling Your Kids: A Privacy Manifesto is done and scanned and ready to share! drive.google.com/file/d/1sEJV...
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Cameron Paterson @cpaterso.bsky.social · 03/12/2024
Wonderful final #AARE2024 session today on teaching and time poverty - admin overload, tech demands, & stress leaving educators juggling 1,500+ daily decisions in fragmented, high-pressure environments. It's not just hours worked—it's how they're lived. Recruitment, retention, wellbeing at stake.
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Steven Kolber @stevenkolber.bsky.social · 04/12/2024
No-lifers at #AARE2024 - come and see me and Keith Heggart exploring different ways to look at networks - tomorrow at 9am! Lol
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Australian Association for Research in Education @australianare.bsky.social · 01/12/2024
Congratulations to Dr Tamika Worrill from Macquarie University, recipient of the Ray Debus award for Doctoral Research. “Prioritising Blak Voices: Representing Indigenous Perspectives in NSW English Classroom”
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Mark Parry @parryville.bsky.social · 01/12/2024
Hey readers! We're meeting on Tuesday, 3 December, via Zoom for our final event of 2024. We have a special extended time 8-9:30pm AEDT (Australian Eastern Daylight Time). Contact me @lottieglobaled.bsky.social or @stevenkolber.bsky.social for the Zoom link! #edureading
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Dr Jennifer Sze @drjennifersze.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
Key take away from Professor Melitta Hogarth and Professor Larissa McLean Davies on what is your lasting lesson and deconstructing of self in teaching Indigenous literacy to students.
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Australian Association for Research in Education @australianare.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
Australian Education Researchers on Bluesky starter pack. Let me know if you want to be added. go.bsky.app/BYhXKXD
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Steven Kolber @stevenkolber.bsky.social · 24/11/2024
Books I want to read following a productive and generative two days at #vate - anyone read any of em yet?
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Steven Kolber @stevenkolber.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
Just muted my first account, ah the flashback feels….
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Steven Kolber @stevenkolber.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
This was our last book chat, very loose, very honest, very enjoyable! Educators Book Club: November 2024 - #edureading youtu.be/8jiaiXfLTeE We chat again December 3rd, at 8pm, join the secret crew who read books under the covers at night then teach the next day :)
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Educators Book Club: November 2024 - #edureading
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Steven Kolber @stevenkolber.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
This might seem naive, but genuine Q, why the sudden rush onto this platform? Twitter was cooked a full year or so ago, no? What have I missed?
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Fiona Longmuir @fiona-longmuir.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
First Bluesky actual work post! Spoke to the Sydney Morning Herald about teacher attraction and retention - check it if you're into that sort of thing 👇 😊
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Steven Kolber @stevenkolber.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
Join this crew? We read books and talk it up once a month go.bsky.app/9UKEhDk
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Steven Kolber @stevenkolber.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
We hold a monthly #edureading Educators Book Club - and we’re always on the lookout for people involved in education who read books lot and like to talk about them. DM me, or @parryville.bsky.social or @lottieglobaled.bsky.social if you’d like to join the crew, no zoom links shared publicly xx
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Naz Zengin @nzengin.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
Beginning my BlueSky starter pack! Follow these amazing profiles for insightful and thought-provoking content around innovation in Australian education! #StarterPack #BlueSkyCommunity go.bsky.app/U8wFX5A Let me know if you are an Australian Educator, Leader, or Innovator and wish to be added!
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Innovation in Education Australia
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Mark Parry @parryville.bsky.social · 14/11/2024
A brief mention and review of 📙'Practical AI Strategies: Engaging with Generative AI in Education' by @leonfurze.bsky.social in our November 2024 Educators' Book Club event youtu.be/PfmU_vHWbxs?... #artificialintelligence #aieducation #writing #AI #edureading
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The Educators' Book Club: Nov 2024
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Steven Kolber @stevenkolber.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
#eduskychat - T chats live? What the hell, sad to have missed it!
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Steven Kolber @stevenkolber.bsky.social · 17/11/2024
A recent blog popping off; open.substack.com/pub/stevenko... - thoughts and feelings welcome, why are we constantly dabbling with ITE, is there not other levels to be considering?
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Why can’t we get ITE rITE?
We do, leave it alone
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