Innovator, strategic thinker, learner #EduSkyAU Team - passionate about transforming education Whadjuk Noonga boodja (Perth), Australia, He/Himhttps://bsky.app/profile/brookssensei.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/brookssensei.bsky.social/post/3lqp3p55p2225Awesome job, @amiefabry.bsky.social! That was a thought provoking chat. You are a superstar! #EduSkyAU [contains quote post or other embedded content]03 Jun 2025 10:33 +0000at://did:plc:tp277xxb2lbrrdnjnkt6djxp/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqp3p55p2225https://bsky.app/profile/brookssensei.bsky.social/post/3lqp3gc4c4s25A6 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 [contains quote post or other embedded content]03 Jun 2025 10:28 +0000at://did:plc:tp277xxb2lbrrdnjnkt6djxp/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqp3gc4c4s25https://bsky.app/profile/brookssensei.bsky.social/post/3lqp2yb7q4c25"Innovation is often about working out which rules are helping and which are getting in the way" #EduSkyAU [contains quote post or other embedded content]03 Jun 2025 10:20 +0000at://did:plc:tp277xxb2lbrrdnjnkt6djxp/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqp2yb7q4c25https://bsky.app/profile/brookssensei.bsky.social/post/3lqp2t3kbms25A5 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 [contains quote post or other embedded content]03 Jun 2025 10:18 +0000at://did:plc:tp277xxb2lbrrdnjnkt6djxp/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqp2t3kbms25https://bsky.app/profile/brookssensei.bsky.social/post/3lqp2lol5hs25"High challenge, low threat". This is the space to play in! #EduSkyAU [contains quote post or other embedded content]03 Jun 2025 10:13 +0000at://did:plc:tp277xxb2lbrrdnjnkt6djxp/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqp2lol5hs25https://bsky.app/profile/brookssensei.bsky.social/post/3lqp2czot7225"Play invites risk, humour, rebellion, delight" #EduSkyAU [contains quote post or other embedded content]03 Jun 2025 10:09 +0000at://did:plc:tp277xxb2lbrrdnjnkt6djxp/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqp2czot7225https://bsky.app/profile/brookssensei.bsky.social/post/3lqp2bruyis25This! Play as a tool for connection! #EduSkyAU [contains quote post or other embedded content]03 Jun 2025 10:08 +0000at://did:plc:tp277xxb2lbrrdnjnkt6djxp/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqp2bruyis25https://bsky.app/profile/brookssensei.bsky.social/post/3lqp2afw2zc25A4 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 [contains quote post or other embedded content]03 Jun 2025 10:07 +0000at://did:plc:tp277xxb2lbrrdnjnkt6djxp/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqp2afw2zc25https://bsky.app/profile/brookssensei.bsky.social/post/3lqp223ple225When 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 [contains quote post or other embedded content]03 Jun 2025 10:04 +0000at://did:plc:tp277xxb2lbrrdnjnkt6djxp/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqp223ple225https://bsky.app/profile/brookssensei.bsky.social/post/3lqozrsotks25A3 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 [contains quote post or other embedded content]03 Jun 2025 09:59 +0000at://did:plc:tp277xxb2lbrrdnjnkt6djxp/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqozrsotks25https://bsky.app/profile/brookssensei.bsky.social/post/3lqozeehexs25This! "Like breathing with half a lung" #EduSkyAU [contains quote post or other embedded content]03 Jun 2025 09:51 +0000at://did:plc:tp277xxb2lbrrdnjnkt6djxp/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqozeehexs25https://bsky.app/profile/brookssensei.bsky.social/post/3lqoz53snjk25A2: 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 [contains quote post or other embedded content]03 Jun 2025 09:47 +0000at://did:plc:tp277xxb2lbrrdnjnkt6djxp/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqoz53snjk25https://bsky.app/profile/brookssensei.bsky.social/post/3lqoyooqydk2oA1 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 [contains quote post or other embedded content]03 Jun 2025 09:39 +0000at://did:plc:tp277xxb2lbrrdnjnkt6djxp/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqoyooqydk2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/brookssensei.bsky.social/post/3lqoybon6uk2nAdam 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 [contains quote post or other embedded content]03 Jun 2025 09:32 +0000at://did:plc:tp277xxb2lbrrdnjnkt6djxp/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqoybon6uk2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/brookssensei.bsky.social/post/3lq5hphxvv22uAllowing educators to try and fail lightly! #EduSkyAU [contains quote post or other embedded content]27 May 2025 10:20 +0000at://did:plc:tp277xxb2lbrrdnjnkt6djxp/app.bsky.feed.post/3lq5hphxvv22uhttps://bsky.app/profile/brookssensei.bsky.social/post/3lq5gx2tl322uThis! All this! #EduSkyAU [contains quote post or other embedded content]27 May 2025 10:07 +0000at://did:plc:tp277xxb2lbrrdnjnkt6djxp/app.bsky.feed.post/3lq5gx2tl322uhttps://bsky.app/profile/brookssensei.bsky.social/post/3lq5gn5pqm22uA3 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 [contains quote post or other embedded content]27 May 2025 10:01 +0000at://did:plc:tp277xxb2lbrrdnjnkt6djxp/app.bsky.feed.post/3lq5gn5pqm22uhttps://bsky.app/profile/brookssensei.bsky.social/post/3lq5geu2lik2uThis! How might governments become enablers of change? #EduSkyAU [contains quote post or other embedded content]27 May 2025 09:56 +0000at://did:plc:tp277xxb2lbrrdnjnkt6djxp/app.bsky.feed.post/3lq5geu2lik2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/brookssensei.bsky.social/post/3lq5gceeixc2u1. 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 [contains quote post or other embedded content]27 May 2025 09:55 +0000at://did:plc:tp277xxb2lbrrdnjnkt6djxp/app.bsky.feed.post/3lq5gceeixc2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/brookssensei.bsky.social/post/3lq5fk65rws2uFor 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 [contains quote post or other embedded content]27 May 2025 09:41 +0000at://did:plc:tp277xxb2lbrrdnjnkt6djxp/app.bsky.feed.post/3lq5fk65rws2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/brookssensei.bsky.social/post/3lq5f5zzthk2uAdam joining from Shark Bay, Western Australia. On a field trip with students and staff from Merredin College. Currently sitting in shorts eating coconut. 🥥 #EduSkyAU [contains quote post or other embedded content]27 May 2025 09:35 +0000at://did:plc:tp277xxb2lbrrdnjnkt6djxp/app.bsky.feed.post/3lq5f5zzthk2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/brookssensei.bsky.social/post/3lplv23r6522bGo @dothinkeducate.bsky.social! That was a incredible #EduSkyAU chat! Thanks for hosting. [contains quote post or other embedded content]20 May 2025 10:31 +0000at://did:plc:tp277xxb2lbrrdnjnkt6djxp/app.bsky.feed.post/3lplv23r6522bhttps://bsky.app/profile/brookssensei.bsky.social/post/3lpluplfmk22bA6: Tricky one! I think PL should focus on student agency and social constructivist approaches—the classroom design often follows. But I don’t think it’s either/or. With the right mindset, we can do both: rethink teaching and the spaces we teach in. #EduSkyAU [contains quote post or other embedded content]20 May 2025 10:25 +0000at://did:plc:tp277xxb2lbrrdnjnkt6djxp/app.bsky.feed.post/3lpluplfmk22b