Alex Weatherall

@aweatherall

Physics Teacher (England and now Aotearoa New Zealand #NZEd #UKEd) Technical-co-founder @teachertapp.bsky.com Software dev for 12 years and teacher for 12. Love music, the sky, and my new antipodean home. Also on mastodon and no longer on twitter.

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Alex Weatherall@aweatherall· Jun 20

They are building the infrastructure for the future we see in the Terminator and The Matrix. It is depressing.

A Google Maps view of collection of large data centres right next to residential blocks north of Dulles Airport in Virginia. Road names include Gigabit Plaza and Megawatt drive.

Alex Weatherall@aweatherall· Jun 16

It was quite the day we put our life into a container to send across the world. They packed it so quickly. Pretty incredible jigsaw to get it all in the container.

Alex Weatherall@aweatherall· Mar 19

You know you've had a busy and tiring week when this happens to your @teachertapp.bsky.social stats.🥹

A teachertapp Metrics page showing a streak 1038 (3yrs) reduced back to 1.

Alex Weatherall@aweatherall· Nov 4

Here's the whole design. MĀTAIRANGI The guiding kaupapa MĀTAIAHIKĀ Connecting to place and community MĀTAIOHO School curriculum design and review MĀTAIAHO Weaving learning within and across learning areas MĀTAINUKU Creating a foundation MĀTAITIPU Vision for young people MĀTAIREA Supporting progress

Whakapapa of Te Mātaiao
The design ot the whakapapa encompasses seven curriculum
components the simple circular design is made up of
whakarae (patterns) that breathe life into the whakapapa
and reflect the ideas of observing, reading the signs and
navigating our way forward.
These patterns represent
MĀTAIRANGI - The guiding kaupapa
MĀTAIAHIKĀ - Connecting to place and community
MĀTAIOHO - School curriculum design and review
MĀTAIAHO - Weaving learning within and across learning areas
MĀTAINUKU - Creating a foundation
MĀTAITIPU - Vision for young people
MĀTAIREA - Supporting progress

Alex Weatherall@aweatherall· Nov 4

I noted the continued partial use in the new curriculum, of the ring design, the whakapapa of the Te Mātaiaho curriculum. But, the whakarae mean specific things. The outer rings represent the centrality of Te Tiritiy to the curriculum. They're just using it as decoration.

Alex Weatherall@aweatherall· Oct 26

I wonder what is the primary cause of Lord Dampnut's military operations off the shores of Venezuela. Perhaps he's worried about the authoritarian rule... poor freedom of the press... civil liberties... corruption... Or is it that it has the world's largest oil reserves?

From Wikipedia: Venezuela is officially a federal presidential
republic, but has experienced democratic
backsliding under the Chåvez and Maduro
administrations, shifting into an authoritarian
state.[3] It ranks poorly on international
measurements of freedom of the press, civil
[30]
liberties, and control of corruption.
Venezuela is a developing country, has the world's largest
known oil reserves, and has been one of the world's
leading exporters of oil.

Alex Weatherall@aweatherall· Sep 25

By who... (I remember posting this gif during the curriculum rewrite in England in 2013/4)

Alex Weatherall@aweatherall· Aug 31

I think I've positioned NZ in its diametrically opposite location on the globe. Oban on Stewart Island shares coordinates with a town just south of Innsbruck. And Auckland on the same latitude as Gibraltar. 90 mile beach is opposite Tunisia and I am opposite Genoa. ... I think. Thetruesize.com

Alex Weatherall@aweatherall· Aug 26

6 in the 80s

Alex Weatherall@aweatherall· Aug 26

Rethink. Reskill. Reboot.

A ballerina doing her ballet shoes up. "Fatima's next job could be in cyber. (She just doesn't know it yet).

Alex Weatherall@aweatherall· Aug 2

One of my favourite places was looking absolutely stunning today. #Aoraki #Aotearoa

A view of Lake Pukaki with Aoraki in the background. The sun is reflected off the lake in a near cloudless sky.

A view of Alpine plants and a path facing the north shore of Lake Pukaki. Mountains on either side.

Mount Sefton and the moraine from the now retreated Mueller glacier. Alpine bush in foreground. A near cloudless sky.

The late afternoon sun illuminates the top west side of Aoraki. The rest of the valley floor is in a blue shadow. A rare cloudless sky.

Alex Weatherall@aweatherall· Jul 30

Typical

Alex Weatherall@aweatherall· Jun 2

Strong beard game in the maths education world @jemmaths.bsky.social

Alex Weatherall@aweatherall· Apr 5

They will be given a Tea-Level. I hear that name is going spare.

Alex Weatherall@aweatherall· Mar 22

Its still there. Here's the Ames Room.

Alex Weatherall@aweatherall· Mar 22

Was there at Christmas :)

Alex Weatherall@aweatherall· Mar 3

Given that #aotearoa needs primary and secondary teachers right now this will be welcome news to the #MOE. Both phases have direct routes to residency now. Come teach in New Zealand. Survey via @teachertapp.bsky.social

Alex Weatherall@aweatherall· Feb 28

Alex Weatherall@aweatherall· Feb 15

"simply increasing the amount of class time devoted to core subjects such as mathematics does not automatically guarantee improved learning outcomes, particularly if teaching methods are not effective or if educational resources are insufficient."

Alex Weatherall@aweatherall· Feb 15

I'm saying the fraction of year is irrelevant. My reasoning is school time allocated for students per year doesn't correlate with attainment anyway and England is already an outlier on recommended hours. If my maths is correct 32.5 recommended hours at 39 weeks puts England here on this graph.

Alex Weatherall@aweatherall· Jan 25

Yup. Also a wee note to @iandunt.bsky.social Elon probably hasn't read HHGTTG or the other books at all. Grok is not a word from that series. It's from a completely different novel.