Keryn Dowling

Especially so true this time of year! Give what you can, at the very least, a smile.

Such a joy to be part of this fabulous team @ECIS

Everyone’s so tired and life’s feeling heavy for so many. Please can we all go out there, make someone smile, and show a bit of kindness - it costs nothing but might just mean everything.

What Does Equity Really Mean for Multilingual Learners? Scaffolding up the curriculum, rather than watering it down, is key for English learners.

Both macro- and micro-scaffolding practices are integral to scaffolding up—rather than differentiating down—in order to engage multilingual learners within challenging curriculum" (Daniels & Westerlund, 2018).

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Getting Connected: Blue Sky Social Twitter  was a wonderful place to make connections, learn new things, and spark imagination.  But over the past couple of years, teachers have left the platform in droves and many of us have been s…

I was inspired to blog about @bsky.app and finally finished it. You may find it helpful? jcasatodd.com/getting-conn...

Shout out to @alicekeeler.com @karlymoura.com and @ericcurts.bsky.social and @debbieohi.com who have probably explained it better than I have. #EduSky

The ‘belonging’ converts are puzzling, but welcome A headteacher reflects on how the former zeal for zero-tolerance approaches to behaviour are being replaced by something subtler - and better

Super interesting read - from exclusive branded socks to belonging. Have schools made a thoughtful decision here? By @keziah70.bsky.social www.tes.com/magazine/ana...

DEIB for Parents and Carers Toolkit | Diverse Educators Supporting our own children to show up in the world confident in their own identity is a hugely important task.

We have a new DEIB toolkit - it is our 40th in our suite of free resources for the Diverse Educators network.

Lots of parents/ carers have been in touch to ask for support and signposting in DEIB matters. Schools have also been in touch asking for support on DEIB with parents/ carers.

#DiverseEd

So many great books to look forward to reading! Love seeing what's on these and what I might be interested in picking up over the winter! #happyreading #amreading

With thanksgiving this week, taking the time to be #grateful is so vital for so many reasons. I am grateful for this new journey here and #thankyou to all of you following me!

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🌟 Inspiring Leadership in Action at Daystar Academy! 🌟
I had the privilege of hosting a workshop at Daystar Academy 启明星学校 in Beijing, for a ECIS Certificate Course for Middle Leaders: Building and Leading Teams.
What's important to you when it comes to leading teams? #edleadership