Betty.

Happy Thursday ☺️.

Summer's here. ☀️

Spring.

An unusual warm day in the city.

Good morning 😀

Frigid but the steps goal for the day have to be met. Happy Sunday.

A snowy day project.

Evening walk right before getting caught in the rain.

Dear secondary maths friends in the East Midlands… do any of you fancy a new job? I have one coming up at the loveliest school. DM for details.

Morning reflection and gratitude walk even in the coldest days.

One of many trees.

Books my 6 year old has enjoyed this week ☺️

Happy cold and beautiful Wednesday ☺️.

If you care about play—for kids, adults, or anyone—check out playandwellbeing.org! Our team has curated some amazing resources and scholarship on #play (I'm partial to the one on the Babysitter's Club written by my brilliant spouse). While you're there, catch up on the Pop & Play podcast!

Earlier at ADFW.

The closing date for my (wonderful!) job is next Friday, 1 December. Come work with @librarianedge.bsky.social in a big, busy, incredibly (!) well-resourced secondary library at Tanglin Trust in Singapore! Happy to answer any questions about the job, the school, and life in Singapore.

Good morning ☺️. Happy new week!

Abu Dhabi evenings

Should we value time instead of money? As someone who lives in one of the wealthiest times and places in human history, there is one thing I want more of more than anything else…

Weekend plug for this - on whether the freedom over how we use our time is the ultimate marker of human progress.

(Now with a slightly edited conclusion and on a different website)

acjsissons.medium.com/should-we-va...

Embracing the chance of being wrong can foster productive dialogue. Learning and growing together ❤️

Happy new week ✨️

Pestle and mortar for an art installation 🤩.

Worst floods in decades kill 29 in Somalia, hit towns across East Africa | Reuters The worst flooding to hit Somalia in decades has killed 29 people and forced more than 300,000 to flee their homes, the National Disaster Management Agency said on Wednesday, following heavy rains tha...

This after a year of failed crops😥

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Good morning ☺️. Happy Tuesday. A bit of a morning read before getting this Tuesday started.

U Cambridge is hiring an Assistant Professor in Climate, Environment and Urban Policy, with a focus on the analysis and modelling of sustainability transitions. #envecon #ClimateSky 📈📉 🔌💡 www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/43559/

My lab is hiring 4 new positions (post-docs + Phds) w/ incredible opportunities and collaborations. If you're interested in bird ecology, waterfowl conservation, + population modeling, these are the positions for you. Come join me! See below for the different opportunities. 🌎🪶🦆 #AcademicSky #PhDSky

I am leaving my wonderful job as Head of Senior Library at Tanglin Trust in Singapore. The position has been posted on TEST and on the school website: tts.bigredsky.com/page.php?pag... Please share! And feel free to contact me with any questions.

Reading Comprehension Breakdowns are Often Knowledge-Problems Disguised As Skill Problems. An exampl... I watched a fascinating moment in a reading classroom last week. The class (third grade) was reading Charlotte’s Web when they came across this scene: “But Charlotte,” said Wilbur, “I’m not ...

On reading comprehension.