Community of Educators and Researchers at Barker College in Sydney, NSW. Committed to innovative practice and exploring quality teacher student interaction.

Joined October 2013
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5 Shockingly Simple Ways to Get Rid of Brain Fog, According to Doctors. Where was this advice in November? ⁦@bradmerrick⁩ ⁦@ShawAllanJ⁩ ⁦@rdudgeon⁩ ⁦@MattMacoprevention.com/health/sleep-…
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NELP @ Barker. Lainie Kalnins using a hybrid model harnessing the school’s College of Teachers in computational maths. ⁦@BarkerInstitute⁩ ⁦@PJjHeath⁩ ⁦@bradmerrick⁩ ⁦@geelong71⁩ ⁦@BarkerResearch⁩ ⁦@BarkerCollege
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Great to be celebrating our 11th Annual Post Graduate forum! Wonderful to have staff who will share their passion and research in their classrooms. @bradmerrick @LKalnins @AndyMifsud @BarkerResearch @PJjHeath @drgcunningham Fantastic discussion!
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Fantastic evening - hoping we can continue to support this great work! @BarkerCollege @BarkerInstitute @bradmerrick
It takes people from all sorts of backgrounds to fight the biggest battle of our generation. Well done to all involved. @Cancer_Research @BarkerResearch @CMRI_Research
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Amazing commitment over many years! Thanks to @DernaLen for his contribution @BarkerInstitute @bradmerrick @drgcunningham
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Teaching is a career calling, not a copout smh.com.au/education/teachin… via @smh. The profession must support itself by inspiring young, strong minds to consider education as a pathway and a vocation.
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328 studies over 50 years show that direct instruction (structured guidance for teachers, teaching discrete skills before application, daily checks on learning, regular testing for mastery) has consistent, large positive effects on student achievement: bit.ly/2Leaaxl ($)

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NSW schools focussed on subject matter not students according to report smh.com.au/national/educatio… via @smh

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Great to have Dr Matt Hill - Director of Hearts and Minds sharing his research @BarkerInstitute @BarkerCollege Philosophical rules in class
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The fascinating interwoven layers that exist in a school structure when undertaking research. Alive and hidden. @BarkerResearch #coached2017 x.com/bradmerrick/status/869…

The challenge of undertaking school-based research, ethics, methods & interactions. Complexity @debsnet @stringer_andrea @BarkerInstitute
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Pupils are less confident in countries with selective schools, new #PISA study into #wellbeing warns bit.ly/2pB5005
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From Grant Wiggins: How To Use A Rubric Without Stifling Creativity buff.ly/2pyWRvZ
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What contributes to student #wellbeing at school? See new #OECDPISA report bit.ly/PISAwellbeing
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Number of teachers with specialist knowledge drops, figures show flip.it/-z2aj @BarkerInstitute @BarkerResearch @KesterJLee
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Inspiring hope - a scalable model for the future?@bradmerrick @JVRheinberg @MattMaco @BarkerResearch x.com/lateline/status/740508…

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Replying to @BarkerInstitute

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Research shows that 4 out of 5 students are not proficient writers. You can change that: edut.to/1T14m59.
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World University Rankings 2015-2016 by subject: social sciences results announced @BarkerInstitute timeshighereducation.com/new…

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