Simon Probert @SimonjdProbert

History Teacher, Educator, Jazz Fan (in that order). Interested in curriculum planning, Biculturalism and the soft power of international education. Joined March 2014

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Simon Probert @SimonjdProbert

4 months ago

Shihu peninsula Quanzhou. Where Song-Yuan China sent out trading ships to South and East Asia.

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@Mr_Crome The catchy graphics and condensed text make them eminently marketable but at the same time I find them overwhelming and therefore impracticable (though I have used a range of images from 'playbooks' to illustrate points in T+L presentations..)

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Simon Probert @SimonjdProbert

a year ago

Resonance - a short post on ways we both transform and are transformed by our communities and contexts (I would highly recommend the works of Harmut Rosa..) simonjdprobert.substack.com/p/resonance-a-…

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21st Century Learning @21cli

a year ago

Hey, Educators! Join #21CLHK25 and gain insights from Simon Probert @SimonjdProbert on "Culturally Responsive Leadership in an East Asian Cultural Context" zurl.co/88iF #Leadership #DiversityandSocialJustice #21stCenturySkills #Coaching #GlobalCollaboration #ProfessionalLearning #LearningSpaces #21stCenturyLearning #21CL

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Simon Probert @SimonjdProbert

2 years ago

First time speaking in Mandarin on an education panel at a Yuanbo event for internationally orientated schools (国际特色） in Jinmao tower. Struck by an increasing emphasis on wellbeing and holistic education in the bilingual sector.

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Simon Probert @SimonjdProbert

2 years ago

@adamboxer1 Yep agreed. We did some work on it last year with our students but I increasingly feel the hype is not substantiated. The Ed-Tech revolution has promised much but delivered very little change in the classroom (some great homework apps..)

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Simon Probert @SimonjdProbert

2 years ago

Wonderful exhibitions in fotografiska. Newish (?) gallery by Suzhou Creek in next to a warehouse bombed during the defence of Shanghai.

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Simon Probert @SimonjdProbert

2 years ago

@daisychristo @TheEconomist The speed with which disinformation about education flows is astonishing. I think it's partially a result of the fact we all see our own school days through a rose tinted lens.

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Simon Probert @SimonjdProbert

2 years ago

@C_Hendrick Agreed - I think one major (and massive) misconception of the AI hype is that children learn best by watching videos (and this replicates what goes on in the classroom...)

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Simon Probert @SimonjdProbert

2 years ago

@greg_ashman Great post - and yes understanding human civilisation/knowledge is about being human. I think the 2 are synonymous and clearly learning to read and write (and count...) is a critical part of this.

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Shane Leaning @leaningshane

2 years ago

A thoughtful reflection on the complexities of culture in our schools by @SimonjdProbert. Well worth a read (as is all his good stuff)

Simon Probert @SimonjdProbert

2 years ago

A few thoughts on the complexity of describing a culture and why we need to do more than use Hofstede or Erin Meyer's The Culture Map as a guide: open.substack.com/pub/simonjdpro…

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Simon Probert @SimonjdProbert

2 years ago

A few thoughts on the complexity of describing a culture and why we need to do more than use Hofstede or Erin Meyer's The Culture Map as a guide: open.substack.com/pub/simonjdpro…

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Simon Probert @SimonjdProbert

2 years ago

Love this in the @FT the “throughline” — the thread that should connect everything in the speech, every story, every joke, every slide and every rousing call to action. on.ft.com/4fj4QT3

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Simon Probert @SimonjdProbert

2 years ago

@C_Hendrick My PGCE was full of this stuff.

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Simon Probert @SimonjdProbert

2 years ago

Whilst we need to be careful about ways we categorise within and across cultures, Nisbett's Geography of Thought has really resonated. He examines differences between Ancient Greek Agency/Confucian Chinese Harmony,with a call for Easternization alongside Westerization of thought.

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Simon Probert @SimonjdProbert

2 years ago

Great episode which resonated with me as a China-lifer. Also I recently read David Appiah Cosmopolitanism (cited in my thesis). Seems to be on everyone's reading lists right now including @KaiserKuo

Sinica Podcast @SinicaPodcast

2 years ago

This week on #SinicaPodcast, @KaiserKuo chats with @david__moser, a longtime resident of Beijing and associate professor at Beijing Capital Normal University. They talk about the role of outsiders in Chinese society and their role in "changing China". sinicapodcast.com/p/criticism-an…

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Simon Probert @SimonjdProbert

2 years ago

@adamboxer1 Enjoying using Onenote this year and trying to get other school to follow. Immediately removes any need for students to copy anything off the board as one immediate advantage.

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Simon Probert @SimonjdProbert

2 years ago

@jaapgrolleman You can't drive the wrong way up the road in a car (e bikes driving the wrong way up bike lanes are one the banes of my Shanghai existence..)