Honored to be one of the project leads on this exciting new initiative launching this autumn! We're grateful for the opportunity to contribute to this collaborative effort supporting educators across Wales in realising Curriculum for Wales.
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Our UogG Educational Assessment Network partnered with The Educational Institute of Scotland (EIS), Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA), and Education Scotland to host an event last week on Assessment, Quality and Accountability in Scottish Education. More here: www.gla.ac.uk/schools/educ...
Harvard president receives standing ovation during commencement.
Excited to share the next session in the APA Division 15 Public Scholarship Series with you. I will be moderating this timely conversation hosted by the Div 15 Early Career Educational Psychologists (ECEP) Committee.
Honored to contribute to #AERA2025 as co-discussant (with @drteyar.bsky.social) for tomorrow's symposium, "Toward a Contextually Grounded and Sociocultural Understanding of Academic Help-Seeking: New Directions and Perspectives," organised by @carltonfong.bsky.social. @aeraedresearch.bsky.social
AERA, in partnership with the Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness, has filed a lawsuit against the Department of Education over the unlawful dismantling of the Institute of Education Sciences. www.aera.net/Newsroom/AER...
Camau i’r Dyfodol is a three-year research project jointly led by @uwtsd.bsky.social and @uofglasgow.bsky.social, and funded by Welsh Government. For further information: www.uwtsd.ac.uk/research/cam... and www.gla.ac.uk/research/az/...
The symposium was opened with messages from the Cabinet Secretary for Education in Wales and the Deputy Director of Curriculum & Assessment at Welsh Government. Throughout the day, talks, workshops, and roundtable discussions were led by teachers across Wales that we worked with in our project.
Group of teachers listening to presenters at the Camau i'r Dyfodol national symposium in Cardiff, Wales
Group of teachers sitting around a table discussing ALN school approaches at the Camau i'r Dyfodol national symposium in Cardiff, Wales
Our Camau i’r Dyfodol research project hosted a symposium showcasing the innovative work of schools across Wales in realising Curriculum for Wales. The focus was on how teachers from primary, secondary, & ALN schools & settings have been working with CfW as a purpose-led process-oriented curriculum.
When the physicists need burner phones, that’s when you know America’s changed
Fascists always target intellectuals. America is in deep trouble
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One week away! Looking forward to our national symposium in Wales which will highlight the innovative work of schools across Wales in realising the new Curriculum for Wales through our Camau i'r Dyfodol research project. @dmorrisonlove.bsky.social hwb.gov.wales/curriculum-f...
The good news is that there *are* people meeting the moment.
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A new paper is out in @edpsychjournal.bsky.social with @luisevk.bsky.social! In educational psychology, motivation theories have not really changed since I was a ph. D. student (20y ago) and same theories are still dominant. Do you find it strange? If so, read it!
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US republicans are purposely immobilising government agencies and public institutions to then "show" that they don't work. These institutions are vital, but of course can't function well with a lack of resources. I really hope Scotland and the wider UK recognises this re NHS, higher education etc.
'The cruelty is the point'
Labour's televised immigration raids are an exercise in sadism & public humiliation. Starmer happily apes his American master Trump
Politics revels in the suffering of others & it disgraces us
My @heraldscotland.bsky.social column
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We continue to monitor and act on developments relating to federal data accessibility, collection, & reporting. Our partners at ICPSR have an archive tool for crowdsourcing government data. We encourage AERA members to utilize it. Learn more: www.aera.net/Research-Pol...
Great news! Glad the network is getting recognition 🎉
My friend Dr Kwok published an interesting open-access study on US pre-service teachers' conceptions of equity & equality, highlighting tensions between technical and humanizing positions journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
View of the shore in Swansea from the balcony. Multicoloured buildings with hills in the background and a blue sky dotted with clouds.
Image of teachers sitting at tables with a presenter.
Lovely day spent in Swansea, Wales working with teachers on the Camau i'r Dyfodol project. Hard work is underway by the teachers preparing for our upcoming project symposium.