Geoff Orton
@geoffsopinions.bsky.social
Digital Learning Leader, Writers Bloc founder and curious person. Writing about education, books and learning Spanish. I could eat.🌮📚🏀
My two favourite Sydney things are Harris Farm Markets and saying thanks to the bus driver.
September 30, 2025 at 10:01 AM
My two favourite Sydney things are Harris Farm Markets and saying thanks to the bus driver.
Pocket app closes tomorrow and I'm still pretty devo about it tbh
July 4, 2025 at 10:39 AM
Pocket app closes tomorrow and I'm still pretty devo about it tbh
Sat in front of a guy at movies who snored through a two-hour 1pm session. The high-tension undercover separatist drama was no match for a dark room and a comfy chair.
July 2, 2025 at 5:51 AM
Sat in front of a guy at movies who snored through a two-hour 1pm session. The high-tension undercover separatist drama was no match for a dark room and a comfy chair.
One of my greatest ever achievements.
June 26, 2025 at 11:29 PM
One of my greatest ever achievements.
I'm right here. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/25/s...
Why Did the Novel-Reading Man Disappear?
www.nytimes.com
June 26, 2025 at 10:35 PM
I'm right here. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/25/s...
Love a "Do Now" to start a lesson but the first five minutes are sometimes better used talking about the weekend or asking about a student's cat.
Teachers know it, and research supports it: Simple words of greetings and encouragement can dramatically improve classroom dynamics. 👋
#EduSky #ClassroomManagement
#EduSky #ClassroomManagement
June 25, 2025 at 10:06 AM
Love a "Do Now" to start a lesson but the first five minutes are sometimes better used talking about the weekend or asking about a student's cat.
These are utterly gorgeous fieldnotesbrand.com/products/is-...
Is a River Alive?
Our 67th Edition for Summer 2025 coincides with the American publication of Is a River Alive?, a brilliant and important book by author Robert Macfarlane.
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May 24, 2025 at 11:44 PM
These are utterly gorgeous fieldnotesbrand.com/products/is-...
Reposted by Geoff Orton
America cannot long remain free, nor first among nations, if it becomes the kind of place where universities are dismantled because they don't align politically with the current head of the government.
May 23, 2025 at 4:00 PM
America cannot long remain free, nor first among nations, if it becomes the kind of place where universities are dismantled because they don't align politically with the current head of the government.
Reposted by Geoff Orton
‘Serious consequences for Australian democracy’: Author uses prize speech to warn against censorship #AusPol www.smh.com.au/culture/book...
‘Serious consequences for Australian democracy’: Author uses prize speech to warn against censorship
Australian author Michelle de Kretser described feeling afraid of speaking publicly about the conflict in Gaza as she accepted the 2025 Stella Prize for her book Theory & Practice.
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May 23, 2025 at 8:04 AM
‘Serious consequences for Australian democracy’: Author uses prize speech to warn against censorship #AusPol www.smh.com.au/culture/book...
Woolworths going back to plastic for mushroom bags so AI tell if I'm stealing at the booths without people? Fresh way of saving cash. @woolworths.bsky.social
May 23, 2025 at 7:26 AM
Woolworths going back to plastic for mushroom bags so AI tell if I'm stealing at the booths without people? Fresh way of saving cash. @woolworths.bsky.social
Drought, flood and the split over Net Zero.
May 22, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Drought, flood and the split over Net Zero.
I am quite sad about Pocket saying goodbye.
May 22, 2025 at 8:11 PM
I am quite sad about Pocket saying goodbye.
Imagine if the loss of Tatum, Ewing Theoried the New York Knicks. @billsimmons.bsky.social
May 14, 2025 at 5:05 AM
Imagine if the loss of Tatum, Ewing Theoried the New York Knicks. @billsimmons.bsky.social
Tatum always wanted to be Kobe but this is just cruel.
May 14, 2025 at 12:28 AM
Tatum always wanted to be Kobe but this is just cruel.
Very excited to see my old friend, the imperial mandarin again.
May 10, 2025 at 1:26 AM
Very excited to see my old friend, the imperial mandarin again.
Hello, yes, I'd like to cancel Binge please 🙏
April 8, 2025 at 12:16 AM
Hello, yes, I'd like to cancel Binge please 🙏
Best resolution from White Lotus was cancelling Binge.
April 8, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Best resolution from White Lotus was cancelling Binge.
Getting sick first weekend of Easter holidays is classic teacher behaviour.
April 6, 2025 at 8:10 AM
Getting sick first weekend of Easter holidays is classic teacher behaviour.
Great idea.
March 30, 2025 at 2:45 AM
Great idea.
Great day of thinking and learning.
Excellent, actionable professional development, for $35. So good.
Will need a bit of time to take it all in and come up with the next steps on a bunch of things. #rEDBall25
Excellent, actionable professional development, for $35. So good.
Will need a bit of time to take it all in and come up with the next steps on a bunch of things. #rEDBall25
March 15, 2025 at 5:33 AM
Great day of thinking and learning.
Excellent, actionable professional development, for $35. So good.
Will need a bit of time to take it all in and come up with the next steps on a bunch of things. #rEDBall25
Excellent, actionable professional development, for $35. So good.
Will need a bit of time to take it all in and come up with the next steps on a bunch of things. #rEDBall25
Getting existential early at #rEDBall25
March 14, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Getting existential early at #rEDBall25
The "Add to Calendar" when using Google Maps in Google Calendar is so elegant.
February 18, 2025 at 7:55 PM
The "Add to Calendar" when using Google Maps in Google Calendar is so elegant.
In Sydney for two hours and already had Fishbowl. It's good to be home.
February 14, 2025 at 10:13 AM
In Sydney for two hours and already had Fishbowl. It's good to be home.