Cameron Paterson
@cpaterso.bsky.social
Playing in the gap between learning and schooling. Less us, more them. 🎓💡📚✍️🌎🌱
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Two-thirds of California's power comes from clean energy.
For 9 in 10 days so far this year, we were 100% powered for some part of the day by clean energy.
The Golden State has become the world's fourth-largest economy because of our climate leadership, not in spite of it.
For 9 in 10 days so far this year, we were 100% powered for some part of the day by clean energy.
The Golden State has become the world's fourth-largest economy because of our climate leadership, not in spite of it.
November 10, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Two-thirds of California's power comes from clean energy.
For 9 in 10 days so far this year, we were 100% powered for some part of the day by clean energy.
The Golden State has become the world's fourth-largest economy because of our climate leadership, not in spite of it.
For 9 in 10 days so far this year, we were 100% powered for some part of the day by clean energy.
The Golden State has become the world's fourth-largest economy because of our climate leadership, not in spite of it.
"We are now living in the age of consequences. They are the consequences of the Consumer Story. They cannot be solved from within its logic; and so the story is breaking." www.amazon.com.au/Citizens-Why...
Citizens: Why the Key to Fixing Everything is All of Us
Citizens: Why the Key to Fixing Everything is All of Us : Alexander, Jon, Eno, Brian, Conrad, Ariane: Amazon.com.au: Books
www.amazon.com.au
November 3, 2025 at 4:15 AM
"We are now living in the age of consequences. They are the consequences of the Consumer Story. They cannot be solved from within its logic; and so the story is breaking." www.amazon.com.au/Citizens-Why...
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Already in our university's library! Looking forward to reading it!
November 2, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Already in our university's library! Looking forward to reading it!
"If teachers are controlled, they control. If teachers are empowered to inquire and innovate, they do the same for students." — Gill & Gagliano
📖 Cultivating Cultures of Thinking in Australian Schools — out now. Stay tuned for a 2026 launch!
✦ www.routledge.com/Cultivating-...
📖 Cultivating Cultures of Thinking in Australian Schools — out now. Stay tuned for a 2026 launch!
✦ www.routledge.com/Cultivating-...
November 2, 2025 at 8:41 PM
"If teachers are controlled, they control. If teachers are empowered to inquire and innovate, they do the same for students." — Gill & Gagliano
📖 Cultivating Cultures of Thinking in Australian Schools — out now. Stay tuned for a 2026 launch!
✦ www.routledge.com/Cultivating-...
📖 Cultivating Cultures of Thinking in Australian Schools — out now. Stay tuned for a 2026 launch!
✦ www.routledge.com/Cultivating-...
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Nature journaling, the research suggests, can deliver excellent benefits across grade levels.
Not only can it teach critical thinking skills, but it improves focus and connects students to the outdoors. 🌳
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Not only can it teach critical thinking skills, but it improves focus and connects students to the outdoors. 🌳
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November 1, 2025 at 12:43 AM
Nature journaling, the research suggests, can deliver excellent benefits across grade levels.
Not only can it teach critical thinking skills, but it improves focus and connects students to the outdoors. 🌳
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Not only can it teach critical thinking skills, but it improves focus and connects students to the outdoors. 🌳
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The more girls in a class, the merrier.
Data on 87k students: In cohorts with more girls, boys and girls have better mental health. More female peers predicts closer friendships for boys—and better body image & STEM grades for girls.
Girls build cultures of competence and care.
Data on 87k students: In cohorts with more girls, boys and girls have better mental health. More female peers predicts closer friendships for boys—and better body image & STEM grades for girls.
Girls build cultures of competence and care.
October 25, 2025 at 6:19 PM
The more girls in a class, the merrier.
Data on 87k students: In cohorts with more girls, boys and girls have better mental health. More female peers predicts closer friendships for boys—and better body image & STEM grades for girls.
Girls build cultures of competence and care.
Data on 87k students: In cohorts with more girls, boys and girls have better mental health. More female peers predicts closer friendships for boys—and better body image & STEM grades for girls.
Girls build cultures of competence and care.
"Increasingly, we are “done to” rather than listened to. If we do not articulate what we do and why we do it, others will narrow the scope of our work, our spaces, and our impact." community.acel.org.au/blogs/camero...
From Control to Curiosity
community.acel.org.au
October 19, 2025 at 11:43 PM
"Increasingly, we are “done to” rather than listened to. If we do not articulate what we do and why we do it, others will narrow the scope of our work, our spaces, and our impact." community.acel.org.au/blogs/camero...
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Neuroscientist Mary Helen Immordino-Yang spoke with Edutopia’s @stephenmerrill.bsky.social about why adolescent students search for deeper meaning—and what that tells us about designing schools that engage teens.
Read the conversation here 👇
#EduSky
Read the conversation here 👇
#EduSky
Projects, Purpose, and the Teenage Mind
Neuroscientist Mary Helen Immordino-Yang on why adolescent students search for deeper meaning—and what that tells us about designing schools that engage teens.
edut.to
September 13, 2025 at 2:17 AM
Neuroscientist Mary Helen Immordino-Yang spoke with Edutopia’s @stephenmerrill.bsky.social about why adolescent students search for deeper meaning—and what that tells us about designing schools that engage teens.
Read the conversation here 👇
#EduSky
Read the conversation here 👇
#EduSky
What really drives long-term improvement in education systems?
Llasting reform doesn’t happen through command and control. It happens when those closest to learners have the capability, agency, and capacity to lead change themselves.
www.thirdstory.org/thoughts-ins...
Llasting reform doesn’t happen through command and control. It happens when those closest to learners have the capability, agency, and capacity to lead change themselves.
www.thirdstory.org/thoughts-ins...
How do systems change? Five truths for anyone shaping education — ThirdStory
www.thirdstory.org
October 13, 2025 at 4:22 AM
What really drives long-term improvement in education systems?
Llasting reform doesn’t happen through command and control. It happens when those closest to learners have the capability, agency, and capacity to lead change themselves.
www.thirdstory.org/thoughts-ins...
Llasting reform doesn’t happen through command and control. It happens when those closest to learners have the capability, agency, and capacity to lead change themselves.
www.thirdstory.org/thoughts-ins...
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October 10, 2025 at 9:13 AM
Lisa Delpit describes warm demanders as teachers who “expect a great deal of their students, convince them of their own brilliance, and help them to reach their potential in a disciplined and structured environment.”
www.edutopia.org/article/how-...
www.edutopia.org/article/how-...
4 Characteristics of Outstanding ‘Warm Demander’ Teachers
The dispositions and priorities of teachers who hold high expectations for every child, care deeply, and help them reach their academic potential in a structured environment.
www.edutopia.org
October 11, 2025 at 12:11 AM
Lisa Delpit describes warm demanders as teachers who “expect a great deal of their students, convince them of their own brilliance, and help them to reach their potential in a disciplined and structured environment.”
www.edutopia.org/article/how-...
www.edutopia.org/article/how-...
“Write your own job description.” For senior roles, we ditched interviews, psychometric tests & pre-set JD’s. Candidates wrote 500-word visions & presented them to staff & students. Result? Original, creative, insightful applications.
www.peoplemanagement.co.uk/article/1934...
www.peoplemanagement.co.uk/article/1934...
Reimagining recruitment for senior leaders at Buckinghamshire New University
Rachael Cornwall tells People Management how the institution shares interview questions with all candidates as standard and allows some roles to write their own job descriptions
www.peoplemanagement.co.uk
October 10, 2025 at 7:23 AM
“Write your own job description.” For senior roles, we ditched interviews, psychometric tests & pre-set JD’s. Candidates wrote 500-word visions & presented them to staff & students. Result? Original, creative, insightful applications.
www.peoplemanagement.co.uk/article/1934...
www.peoplemanagement.co.uk/article/1934...
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Join @mesterman.bsky.social, co-author of The Next Word, for a session on how AI can give educators an almost-unfair advantage: smarter planning, better learning, and more time. events.humanitix.com/unlocking-ti...
Unlocking Time for Educators: The AI Advantage with Matt Esterman at Wesley College
Teachers are overwhelmed, AI is evolving fast, and schools need to stay ahead. This engaging, interactive “101” workshop provides actionable insights.
events.humanitix.com
October 6, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Join @mesterman.bsky.social, co-author of The Next Word, for a session on how AI can give educators an almost-unfair advantage: smarter planning, better learning, and more time. events.humanitix.com/unlocking-ti...
The calls to overhaul Victoria’s VCE assessment system are essential. Students are asking for understanding, not memorisation. It’s time to reimagine assessment - to value growth, creativity, and collaboration over high-stakes tests. www.woodleigh.vic.edu.au/news-editori...
It’s Time to Move Beyond Exams – Here’s How We Do It Every Day | Woodleigh School
The recent calls to overhaul Victoria’s VCE assessment system are more than just timely – they’re essential. Beyond any questions of governance or trust, as The Age highlighted, students themselves ar...
www.woodleigh.vic.edu.au
October 4, 2025 at 9:05 PM
The calls to overhaul Victoria’s VCE assessment system are essential. Students are asking for understanding, not memorisation. It’s time to reimagine assessment - to value growth, creativity, and collaboration over high-stakes tests. www.woodleigh.vic.edu.au/news-editori...
‘How can everyone most powerfully pursue a purpose that transcends us all?’ Traditional organisational models come with limitations. Today, a new “Teal” paradigm is emerging, emphasising self-management, wholeness, and evolutionary purpose.
www.strategy-business.com/article/0034...
www.strategy-business.com/article/0034...
The future of management is teal
Organizations are ready for their next evolutionary step: a step toward self-management, wholeness, and a new sense of purpose.
www.strategy-business.com
October 4, 2025 at 4:54 AM
‘How can everyone most powerfully pursue a purpose that transcends us all?’ Traditional organisational models come with limitations. Today, a new “Teal” paradigm is emerging, emphasising self-management, wholeness, and evolutionary purpose.
www.strategy-business.com/article/0034...
www.strategy-business.com/article/0034...
“I knew I’d found the right recipe when a Year 12 said: ‘asking questions I am not sure of, without caring whether I look silly!’” – April Taylor 🌱 Creating classrooms that nurture curiosity, reflection & student agency transforms learning. Book release - www.routledge.com/Cultivating-...
Cultivating Cultures of Thinking in Australian Schools: From Control to Curiosity
This book is a call to action for educators who seek to move beyond superficial learning and engage students in deeper, more meaningful thinking. At a time when education is dominated by standardisati...
www.routledge.com
October 4, 2025 at 1:29 AM
“I knew I’d found the right recipe when a Year 12 said: ‘asking questions I am not sure of, without caring whether I look silly!’” – April Taylor 🌱 Creating classrooms that nurture curiosity, reflection & student agency transforms learning. Book release - www.routledge.com/Cultivating-...
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We are thrilled to partner w Project Zero, the California Teacher Development Collaborative & our host Del Mar Union School District for our 2nd Annual Cultures of Thinking Summit. If you haven't already, add your name to our mailing list. Registration opens in the next few days. lnkd.in/giZAwMY5
October 2, 2025 at 1:47 PM
We are thrilled to partner w Project Zero, the California Teacher Development Collaborative & our host Del Mar Union School District for our 2nd Annual Cultures of Thinking Summit. If you haven't already, add your name to our mailing list. Registration opens in the next few days. lnkd.in/giZAwMY5
“Characterized by self-management, wholeness, and a deeper sense of purpose, these organizations – which he describes as “Teal” – operate largely without organization charts, management hierarchies, quarterly goals or other traditional management strategies.”
enliveningedge.org/features/wha...
enliveningedge.org/features/wha...
What is a Teal Organization?
A simple but rich introduction you can share with your friends who are curious about Reinventing Organizations and "Teal."
enliveningedge.org
October 3, 2025 at 5:41 AM
“Characterized by self-management, wholeness, and a deeper sense of purpose, these organizations – which he describes as “Teal” – operate largely without organization charts, management hierarchies, quarterly goals or other traditional management strategies.”
enliveningedge.org/features/wha...
enliveningedge.org/features/wha...
“Victoria’s “outdated” 1980s-era approach to final high school exams should be replaced with a system that includes project-based tasks, with students leading the calls for change.” www.theage.com.au/national/vic...
Calls for ‘outdated’ exams to be replaced with project-based tasks, long-term assessment
Students and experts are calling for fundamental reform of the VCE, arguing it’s no longer fit for purpose.
www.theage.com.au
September 29, 2025 at 9:34 PM
“Victoria’s “outdated” 1980s-era approach to final high school exams should be replaced with a system that includes project-based tasks, with students leading the calls for change.” www.theage.com.au/national/vic...
“By 2050, every child would need a few years of schooling in the Three R’s. After that, teachers would expose students to activities that would challenge their thinking and guide them toward professions that excite them. I don’t think going to school for 10 or 15 years makes sense.” Howard Gardner
September 28, 2025 at 5:54 AM
“By 2050, every child would need a few years of schooling in the Three R’s. After that, teachers would expose students to activities that would challenge their thinking and guide them toward professions that excite them. I don’t think going to school for 10 or 15 years makes sense.” Howard Gardner
“Every time I teach , I feel joy. I feel satisfaction at seeing someone understand something that I care about. I’ve just been in awe of the teachers around me, like, how masterfully they take control of their classes and how they explain concepts. They’re just so skilled.”
September 27, 2025 at 1:22 AM
“Every time I teach , I feel joy. I feel satisfaction at seeing someone understand something that I care about. I’ve just been in awe of the teachers around me, like, how masterfully they take control of their classes and how they explain concepts. They’re just so skilled.”
“This absurd system we still subject our young people to. All the HSC is teaching is how to memorize information and then regurgitate it to answer exam questions.”
September 20, 2025 at 11:33 PM
“This absurd system we still subject our young people to. All the HSC is teaching is how to memorize information and then regurgitate it to answer exam questions.”
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September 20, 2025 at 11:14 AM
This is no longer just a matter of educational policy, but one of national survival… proposed dismantling the current “analogue structure” of university degrees, replacing it with faster learning pathways to address skill shortages.
September 19, 2025 at 11:54 PM
This is no longer just a matter of educational policy, but one of national survival… proposed dismantling the current “analogue structure” of university degrees, replacing it with faster learning pathways to address skill shortages.