Gael Luzet
@gaelluzet.bsky.social
Education specialist, author, school leader, MFL teacher, pedagogy obsessed
Does AI enhance learning or allows students to bypass the ‘struggle that fosters growth’? Vygotsky’s ZPD reminds us learning thrives with guidance from the “more knowledgeable” who’s traditionally been the teacher… until now! Let's remember AI is the co-pilot, not the driver in the learning journey
November 3, 2025 at 10:51 AM
Does AI enhance learning or allows students to bypass the ‘struggle that fosters growth’? Vygotsky’s ZPD reminds us learning thrives with guidance from the “more knowledgeable” who’s traditionally been the teacher… until now! Let's remember AI is the co-pilot, not the driver in the learning journey
#FingerReading is great for novice readers but also for savvy teachers. Tracking text with your finger boosts comprehension, reading speed and task focus. For teachers, it's a smart way to:
📚 Keep students engaged
✍️ Support note-taking
💻 Monitor online research
🫱 Encourage inclusive participation
📚 Keep students engaged
✍️ Support note-taking
💻 Monitor online research
🫱 Encourage inclusive participation
September 29, 2025 at 3:20 PM
#FingerReading is great for novice readers but also for savvy teachers. Tracking text with your finger boosts comprehension, reading speed and task focus. For teachers, it's a smart way to:
📚 Keep students engaged
✍️ Support note-taking
💻 Monitor online research
🫱 Encourage inclusive participation
📚 Keep students engaged
✍️ Support note-taking
💻 Monitor online research
🫱 Encourage inclusive participation
Simple truth but an important reminder that goals and aspirations are pointless if unfueled by discipline and effort. Positive actions trump wishful thinking, and teachers have a unique role in getting this message across to students.
Heroes don't wear capes, they wear elbow patches #ukeducation
Heroes don't wear capes, they wear elbow patches #ukeducation
August 28, 2025 at 10:51 AM
Simple truth but an important reminder that goals and aspirations are pointless if unfueled by discipline and effort. Positive actions trump wishful thinking, and teachers have a unique role in getting this message across to students.
Heroes don't wear capes, they wear elbow patches #ukeducation
Heroes don't wear capes, they wear elbow patches #ukeducation
Warm demanders are teachers who combine high expectations, deep care and connection and a proven track record of positive outcomes. Warm and demanding teachers build positive interactions. Students see them as experts and allies in the learning process, often remember them with fondness and respect👊
June 20, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Warm demanders are teachers who combine high expectations, deep care and connection and a proven track record of positive outcomes. Warm and demanding teachers build positive interactions. Students see them as experts and allies in the learning process, often remember them with fondness and respect👊
What if the most powerful form of leadership wasn’t about power at all, but about service? Servant leadership is built on empathy and self-awareness, and naturally evolves from self-focus to empowering others. The risks? Being seen as weak and neglecting your own well-being in the service of others
June 6, 2025 at 12:52 PM
What if the most powerful form of leadership wasn’t about power at all, but about service? Servant leadership is built on empathy and self-awareness, and naturally evolves from self-focus to empowering others. The risks? Being seen as weak and neglecting your own well-being in the service of others
"Young people have never been very good at listening to their elders, but they have never failed to imitate them" (James Baldwin). In other words, the ethos of a school is caught not taught. The lesson for us as educators? Modelling behaviour is far more impactful than merely preaching it 🎓😇🏫
May 20, 2025 at 4:49 PM
"Young people have never been very good at listening to their elders, but they have never failed to imitate them" (James Baldwin). In other words, the ethos of a school is caught not taught. The lesson for us as educators? Modelling behaviour is far more impactful than merely preaching it 🎓😇🏫
"Young people have never been very good at listening to their elders, but they have never failed to imitate them" (James Baldwin). In other words, the ethos of a school is caught not taught. The lesson for us as educators? Modelling behaviour is far more impactful than merely preaching it 🎓😇🏫
May 20, 2025 at 4:48 PM
"Young people have never been very good at listening to their elders, but they have never failed to imitate them" (James Baldwin). In other words, the ethos of a school is caught not taught. The lesson for us as educators? Modelling behaviour is far more impactful than merely preaching it 🎓😇🏫
A 'hat trick' is a series of three consecutive successes in a sporting match. The popular concept can also apply to education: 3 top grades in essays, attending 3 homework sessions, etc. Encourage your students to go for 🎓 tricks 👊 #Education #Teaching #StudentSuccess #LearningJourney #Pedagogy
May 6, 2025 at 11:04 AM
A 'hat trick' is a series of three consecutive successes in a sporting match. The popular concept can also apply to education: 3 top grades in essays, attending 3 homework sessions, etc. Encourage your students to go for 🎓 tricks 👊 #Education #Teaching #StudentSuccess #LearningJourney #Pedagogy
The curse of expertise hinders our ability to transmit knowledge. As we become experts, we lose the ability to understand how novices think / feel (empathy gap). The best experts aren't those who know the most, they are the ones who remember what it was like to know the least.
#leadership #education
#leadership #education
April 30, 2025 at 8:17 AM
The curse of expertise hinders our ability to transmit knowledge. As we become experts, we lose the ability to understand how novices think / feel (empathy gap). The best experts aren't those who know the most, they are the ones who remember what it was like to know the least.
#leadership #education
#leadership #education
The curse of expertise hinders our ability to transmit knowledge. As we become experts, we lose the ability to understand how novices think / feel (empathy gap). The best experts aren't those who know the most, they are the ones who remember what it was like to know the least.
#leadership #education
#leadership #education
April 30, 2025 at 8:17 AM
The curse of expertise hinders our ability to transmit knowledge. As we become experts, we lose the ability to understand how novices think / feel (empathy gap). The best experts aren't those who know the most, they are the ones who remember what it was like to know the least.
#leadership #education
#leadership #education
The curse of expertise hinders our ability to transmit knowledge. As we become experts, we lose the ability to understand how novices think / feel (empathy gap). The best experts aren't those who know the most, they are the ones who remember what it was like to know the least.
#leadership #education
#leadership #education
April 30, 2025 at 8:15 AM
The curse of expertise hinders our ability to transmit knowledge. As we become experts, we lose the ability to understand how novices think / feel (empathy gap). The best experts aren't those who know the most, they are the ones who remember what it was like to know the least.
#leadership #education
#leadership #education
Our expectations of others literally shape their reality! According to Dr. Hattie, teacher estimates of student achievement is equivalent to unlocking 4 years of growth in just 1 year. When teachers project high expectations onto students, they start to adopt these expectations for themselves 👊🧑🎓🥇
April 16, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Our expectations of others literally shape their reality! According to Dr. Hattie, teacher estimates of student achievement is equivalent to unlocking 4 years of growth in just 1 year. When teachers project high expectations onto students, they start to adopt these expectations for themselves 👊🧑🎓🥇
Dictogloss is a low-planning teaching strategy to help learners understand and retain information. It involves selecting complex texts, reducing stress by not requiring verbatim transcription, using succinct notes with visuals, having students retell the content in their own words: bit.ly/4itymH7
April 10, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Dictogloss is a low-planning teaching strategy to help learners understand and retain information. It involves selecting complex texts, reducing stress by not requiring verbatim transcription, using succinct notes with visuals, having students retell the content in their own words: bit.ly/4itymH7
Dictogloss is a low-planning teaching strategy to help learners understand and retain information. It involves selecting complex texts, reducing stress by not requiring verbatim transcription, using succinct notes with visuals, having students retell the content in their own words: bit.ly/4itymH7
April 10, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Dictogloss is a low-planning teaching strategy to help learners understand and retain information. It involves selecting complex texts, reducing stress by not requiring verbatim transcription, using succinct notes with visuals, having students retell the content in their own words: bit.ly/4itymH7
Dictogloss is a low-planning teaching strategy to help learners understand and retain information. It involves selecting complex texts, reducing stress by not requiring verbatim transcription, using succinct notes with visuals, having students retell the content in their own words: bit.ly/4itymH7
April 10, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Dictogloss is a low-planning teaching strategy to help learners understand and retain information. It involves selecting complex texts, reducing stress by not requiring verbatim transcription, using succinct notes with visuals, having students retell the content in their own words: bit.ly/4itymH7
Common in MFL lessons, choral response is a great way to check understanding and boost retention. The class repeats after the teacher or finishes a statement together. It fosters social cohesion and supports introverts. Use it for key definitions and concepts. Try it with compliant classes first!
April 4, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Common in MFL lessons, choral response is a great way to check understanding and boost retention. The class repeats after the teacher or finishes a statement together. It fosters social cohesion and supports introverts. Use it for key definitions and concepts. Try it with compliant classes first!
Problem solving is a strength, but can also lead to overthinking and stress. To mitigate this:
👉 Accept that not every problem needs immediate resolution.
👉 Identify the things that are within your power to change and work on those first.
👉 Be self-aware. Understand your strengths and limitations.
👉 Accept that not every problem needs immediate resolution.
👉 Identify the things that are within your power to change and work on those first.
👉 Be self-aware. Understand your strengths and limitations.
March 26, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Problem solving is a strength, but can also lead to overthinking and stress. To mitigate this:
👉 Accept that not every problem needs immediate resolution.
👉 Identify the things that are within your power to change and work on those first.
👉 Be self-aware. Understand your strengths and limitations.
👉 Accept that not every problem needs immediate resolution.
👉 Identify the things that are within your power to change and work on those first.
👉 Be self-aware. Understand your strengths and limitations.
March 26, 2025 at 9:04 AM
Problem solving is a strength, but can also lead to overthinking and stress. To mitigate this:
👉 Accept that not every problem needs immediate resolution.
👉 Identify the things that are within your power to change and work on those first.
👉 Be self-aware. Understand your strengths and limitations.
👉 Accept that not every problem needs immediate resolution.
👉 Identify the things that are within your power to change and work on those first.
👉 Be self-aware. Understand your strengths and limitations.
Perfection paralysis is a common cause of procrastination. When caught up in getting things just right, you keep delaying action. To get rid of it:
☝Don’t think in all-or-nothing terms
☝Don’t set off on a race that you cannot win
☝Don’t view perfection as a measure of success
#edusky #leadership
☝Don’t think in all-or-nothing terms
☝Don’t set off on a race that you cannot win
☝Don’t view perfection as a measure of success
#edusky #leadership
March 7, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Perfection paralysis is a common cause of procrastination. When caught up in getting things just right, you keep delaying action. To get rid of it:
☝Don’t think in all-or-nothing terms
☝Don’t set off on a race that you cannot win
☝Don’t view perfection as a measure of success
#edusky #leadership
☝Don’t think in all-or-nothing terms
☝Don’t set off on a race that you cannot win
☝Don’t view perfection as a measure of success
#edusky #leadership
Introverted school leaders steer through thoughtful action rather than constant verbal directions. They excel in active listening, emotional intelligence and deliberate decision-making. The result? More innovative teams, better staff retention, stronger culture of belonging 👊
#edusky #schoolleaders
#edusky #schoolleaders
February 28, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Introverted school leaders steer through thoughtful action rather than constant verbal directions. They excel in active listening, emotional intelligence and deliberate decision-making. The result? More innovative teams, better staff retention, stronger culture of belonging 👊
#edusky #schoolleaders
#edusky #schoolleaders
Reposted by Gael Luzet
Over 150 climate and education experts have urged the government to prioritise sustainability education to help tackle the climate crisis. The open letter was led by UCL Centre for Climate Change & Sustainability Education @ioe.bsky.social & @globalactionplan.bsky.social www.tes.com/magazine/new...
Ministers urged to ensure climate change is taught across curriculum
Experts say teachers want more professional development support to teach climate change and sustainability
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February 27, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Over 150 climate and education experts have urged the government to prioritise sustainability education to help tackle the climate crisis. The open letter was led by UCL Centre for Climate Change & Sustainability Education @ioe.bsky.social & @globalactionplan.bsky.social www.tes.com/magazine/new...
What happens in your school when students are on site but absent from their lesson? Thoughts on managing internal truancy:
👉Establish clear rules
👉Respond immediately
👉Track incidents and patterns
👉Increase staff visibility
👉Address underlying issues
👉Foster positive relationships
#schoolleadership
👉Establish clear rules
👉Respond immediately
👉Track incidents and patterns
👉Increase staff visibility
👉Address underlying issues
👉Foster positive relationships
#schoolleadership
February 24, 2025 at 10:22 AM
What happens in your school when students are on site but absent from their lesson? Thoughts on managing internal truancy:
👉Establish clear rules
👉Respond immediately
👉Track incidents and patterns
👉Increase staff visibility
👉Address underlying issues
👉Foster positive relationships
#schoolleadership
👉Establish clear rules
👉Respond immediately
👉Track incidents and patterns
👉Increase staff visibility
👉Address underlying issues
👉Foster positive relationships
#schoolleadership
Essential to building trust and confidence, teacher praise is the most common form of extrinsic motivation in schools, but undeserved or over-inflated praise has the opposite effect!
Effective praise affirms that effort, progress and achievement all have equal status.
#pedagogy #teacherpraise
Effective praise affirms that effort, progress and achievement all have equal status.
#pedagogy #teacherpraise
February 19, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Essential to building trust and confidence, teacher praise is the most common form of extrinsic motivation in schools, but undeserved or over-inflated praise has the opposite effect!
Effective praise affirms that effort, progress and achievement all have equal status.
#pedagogy #teacherpraise
Effective praise affirms that effort, progress and achievement all have equal status.
#pedagogy #teacherpraise
'Pitching it right’ is a hard thing to do for a teacher. But when the high skill level of a task is matched by a high degree of challenge, the learner reaches what Csikszentmihalyi calls #Flow. Learners get fully engrossed in the task and the process of thinking hard becomes rewarding!
#pedagogy
#pedagogy
February 14, 2025 at 2:09 PM
When they walk into a classroom, both know what to expect.
The experienced teacher will have seen it all before.
The expert teacher may have seen it once before.
The difference is what they bring to the lesson: one has repeated exposure but the other one turns up with reliable solutions! 🧑🏫👊💡
The experienced teacher will have seen it all before.
The expert teacher may have seen it once before.
The difference is what they bring to the lesson: one has repeated exposure but the other one turns up with reliable solutions! 🧑🏫👊💡
February 13, 2025 at 11:30 AM
When they walk into a classroom, both know what to expect.
The experienced teacher will have seen it all before.
The expert teacher may have seen it once before.
The difference is what they bring to the lesson: one has repeated exposure but the other one turns up with reliable solutions! 🧑🏫👊💡
The experienced teacher will have seen it all before.
The expert teacher may have seen it once before.
The difference is what they bring to the lesson: one has repeated exposure but the other one turns up with reliable solutions! 🧑🏫👊💡