Timecodes

00:00 Opening Credits
01:31 Intro
02:43 Birmingham’s “High Achieving teachers Program”
09:37 Phonics Debate
00:32:05 Feature Introduction
00:34:00 Interview – Rachel Buchanan
00:57:46 Announcements – the future of TER

Timecodes – links coming soon!

00:00 Opening Credits
01:31 Intro
01:44 Selective Schools
18:46 Feature Introduction
20:31 Interview – Bill Cohen
01:09:12 Sign Off

This episode brings together feature interviews from episodes #056 and #079 of the TER Podcast.

First, James Witchard discusses the use of roleplay to foster deeper engagement with learning activities, then Tim Taylor discusses the Mantle of the Expert model, and applications of drama base pedagogy.

Timecodes:

00:00 Opening Credits
00:33 Intro
01:51 Introduction – James Witchard
02:23 Interview – James Witchard
29:24 Introduction – Tim Taylor
29:48 Interview – Tim Taylor
01:16:55 Sign out

Main feature: Dr. Rebecca Collie discusses research into social and emotional behaviour profiles of students, and the relationship to academic achievement.

Regular features: Off Campus, Dan Haesler talks about having difficult conversations in the workplace; Education in the News, Cameron reviews comments by Simon Birmingham about using funding to force states to adopt the year 1 phonics check, and a recent paper that challenges understandings of ‘the marshmallow test.’

Links and shownotes coming soon.

Amanda Heffernan, Scott Bulfin and David Bright of Monash university discuss their experiences of completing research degrees while teaching, and offer advice for anyone considering pursuing a research degree while still working in a school.

Links & timecodes coming soon.

With the release of the “Gonski 2.0” report, there have been many conversations about just what is the ideal vision for the future of Australian education. But in considering the many recommendations included in the report, what would it even mean to implement them? And is there broad agreement that they do actually represent the best vision for the future of education in Australia?

For this special episode, we bring together 4 different perspectives on the report and its findings, including:

• Dr. Bronwyn Hinz
• Dr. Nicole Mockler
• Dr. Michael Anderson
• Dr. Glenn Savage

Timecodes:

00:00 Opening Credits
01:31 Intro
05:19 What are the positives to come out of this report?
05:33 Bronwyn Hinz
10:49 Nicole Mockler
13:55 Michael Anderson
18:38 Glenn Savage
19:57 Causes for concern?
20:02 Glenn Savage
31:51 Bronwyn Hinz
33:40 Michael Anderson
35:44 Nicole Mockler
41:19 Implications for schools
41:30 Nicole Mockler
43:01 Bronwyn Hinz
45:42 Glenn Savage
49:46 Michael Anderson
55:39 Final Thoughts

This TER Topics episode brings together feature interviews from episodes #052 and #088 of the TER Podcast.

The first interview is with Leoni Degenhardt, first released in TER #52 in July of 2015, in which Dr. Degenhardt discusses issues around school leadership and ways to ensure future school leaders are better able to meet demands of the role

The second is with Richard Niesche, from TER #88 in March of 2017. Dr Niesche discusses some of the problematic ideas associated with Educational Leadership that keep coming back to life, and explores a critical response to the question of what leadership actually is.

Timecodes:

00:00 Opening Credits
00:33 Intro
02:36 Dr Leoni Degenhardt
43:44 Dr Richard Niesche
01:17:00 Sign out