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Graham Stanley @grahamstanley.bsky.social · 4h

"The report captures educators’ voices on classroom experiences, working conditions and professional growth. This edition also includes exclusive findings on the impact of AI in education and increasingly diverse student populations."

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Graham Stanley @grahamstanley.bsky.social · 4h

The new Teaching and Learning International Survey (TALIS) offers unique insights into the state of teaching across the world, with over 280,000 teachers taking part in 17,000 schools across 55 education systems. www.oecd.org/en/publicati...

Results from TALIS 2024

The OECD Teaching and Learning International Survey (TALIS) is the world’s largest survey of teachers and principals. In 2024, educators from 55 education systems provided information about what they ...

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Graham Stanley @grahamstanley.bsky.social · 1d

Thanks for conducting the study. It's fascinating.

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Graham Stanley @grahamstanley.bsky.social · 1d

"The teachers...expressed a desire for practical and concrete materials and activities..." for "...their contexts...underscored by a desire for training in specific pedagogical skills (i.e., reading or classroom management), or in specific pedagogies that might support student success."

Graham Stanley @grahamstanley.bsky.social · 1d

"One of the roles of the TRGs is, as the name implies, to support teachers as action researchers within their school communities..." and articles show evidence of "positive impacts on teaching identity and practice."

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Graham Stanley @grahamstanley.bsky.social · 1d

"The TRS has been crucial in the professionalization of teaching, improvement of teaching quality, and the implementation of educational reforms...However...TRGs are mandated...as part of the education system in China...resulting in formalism and sometimes lack of autonomy for many teachers."

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Graham Stanley @grahamstanley.bsky.social · 1d

"The TRG model, built and relied solely upon the collaboration of teachers at the ground level, is considered by scholars as similar to that of a Professional Learning Community (PLC), as they share critical features such as teacher reflections, shared vision and values, and collaborative efforts.."

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Graham Stanley @grahamstanley.bsky.social · 1d

"An integral part of the educational landscape of China, CPD activities are conducted via a well-organized structure called the Teaching Research System (TRS)..."comprising "Teaching Research Groups (TRGs) that are organized by subjects at the school level..."

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Graham Stanley @grahamstanley.bsky.social · 1d

Exploring the Landscape of EFL Teachers' Professional Development in China: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Exploring the Landscape of EFL Teachers’ Professional Development in China: A Scoping Review

While Continuous Professional Development (CPD) for all teachers is a key attribute of China’s educational landscape, there are few studies that have been published in English on in-service English...

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Graham Stanley @grahamstanley.bsky.social · 1d

What makes something 'go viral'? thebulletin.org/2025/10/new-...

From spark to inferno: New model inspired by forest fires could explain why some ideas go viral

A new model shows that the ability of an idea to shift in intensity during transmission is what can lead to the viral patterns seen online.

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Graham Stanley @grahamstanley.bsky.social · 1d

Join me on @ttradioofficial.bsky.social on Wednesday night (9pm UK time) for a conversation about the work Manisha Parmar does with her schoolchildren around sustainable green education: www.ttradio.org/listen-live

Reposted by Graham Stanley

Jeff Greene @jeffgreene.bsky.social · 2d

Deliberate ignorance is "the conscious decision to forgo available, potentially highly relevant information." The authors seem to align deliberate ignorance w/critical ignoring, but the "highly relevant information" part != critically ignoring unhelpful information. #PsychSciSky #AcademicSky #EduSky

More than incurious: the development of deliberate ignorance

In an information-rich world the ability to choose not to know is an important cognitive tool. But what are the developmental origins of deliberate ignorance? We identify a selection of cognitive…

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Graham Stanley @grahamstanley.bsky.social · 2d

What causes low academic performance of urban children? larrycuban.wordpress.com/2025/10/12/w...

What Causes Low Academic Performance of Urban Children? Teacher Expectations of Their Students or Residential Segregation? (Richard Rothstein)

“Richard Rothstein is a Distinguished Fellow of the Economic Policy Institute and a Senior Fellow (emeritus) at the Thurgood Marshall Institute of the NAACP Legal Defense Fund. He is the auth…

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Graham Stanley @grahamstanley.bsky.social · 8d

"A teacher tells a student not to use AI in a research assignment. But when the student does a browser search, an AI-generated explanation pops up unprompted. Has the student just cheated?"

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What Counts as Cheating with AI? Teachers Are Grappling with How to Draw the Line (Howard Blume and Jocelyn Gecker)

This article appeared in the Los Angeles Times, September 27, 2025. Both authors are journalists. A teacher tells a student not to use AI in a research assignment. But when the student does a brows…

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Graham Stanley @grahamstanley.bsky.social · 12d

"Such real-time responsiveness can enhance the learning experience, as students are provided with actionable assessments that can be immediately incorporated into their study strategies (González-Calatayud et al., 2021)"

Graham Stanley @grahamstanley.bsky.social · 12d

"...artificial intelligence (AI)-assisted feedback systems powered by advanced techniques offer the potential to provide timely, personalised, and data-driven feedback to students, allowing for timely interventions and corrections. "

Graham Stanley @grahamstanley.bsky.social · 12d

How does artificial intelligence compare to human feedback? A meta-analysis of performance, feedback perception, and learning dispositions? www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

How does artificial intelligence compare to human feedback? A meta-analysis of performance, feedback perception, and learning dispositions

This exploratory meta-analysis synthesises current research on the effectiveness of Artificial Intelligence (AI)-generated feedback compared to traditional human-provided feedback. Drawing on 41 st...

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Graham Stanley @grahamstanley.bsky.social · 12d

If you missed the show, you can catch up here: www.ttradio.org/listenback/e...

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Graham Stanley @grahamstanley.bsky.social · 13d

The short answer: Yes. www.theguardian.com/technology/n...

‘My son genuinely believed it was real’: Parents are letting little kids play with AI. Are they wrong?

Some believe AI can spark their child’s imagination through personalized stories and generative images. Scientists are wary of its affect on creativity

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Graham Stanley @grahamstanley.bsky.social · 13d

www.podbean.com/lsw/TTradio?...

The Wednesday Late Late Show with Graham Stanley 01-10-25 | Podbean Livestream

Welcome.

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Graham Stanley @grahamstanley.bsky.social · 13d

Join me tonight at 9pm UK time on @ttradioofficial.bsky.social for a conversation with Noha Omaya Shabana in Cairo, Egypt about how research impacts the classroom and the hidden curriculum.

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Graham Stanley @grahamstanley.bsky.social · 14d

The importance of context www.anthropic.com/engineering/...

Effective context engineering for AI agents

Anthropic is an AI safety and research company that's working to build reliable, interpretable, and steerable AI systems.

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Graham Stanley @grahamstanley.bsky.social · 19d

The current landscape of CLIL in primary education in France www.teachingenglish.org.uk/publications... An exploratory study into the landscape of Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL) in French primary education. #ELT #CLIL

The current landscape of CLIL in primary education in France

An exploratory study into the landscape of Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL) in French primary education.

www.teachingenglish.org.uk

Graham Stanley @grahamstanley.bsky.social · 21d

via @downes.bsky.social "Learn Your Way...on Google Labs, a research experiment that explores how GenAI can transform educational materials to create a more effective, engaging, learner-driven experience for every student." research.google/blog/learn-y...

Learn Your Way: Reimagining textbooks with generative AI

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Graham Stanley @grahamstanley.bsky.social · 22d

Leveraging generative AI in a 3D scenario-based game for vocabulary acquisition and conversation practice #EFL www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Leveraging generative AI in a 3D scenario-based game for vocabulary acquisition and conversation practice: Insights from primary EFL educators through the technology acceptance model

The use of virtual games can provide immersive learning experiences. Advances in generative artificial intelligence (AI) constitute potential of these games for personalised learning. However, many...

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