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TER #034 – Australian Curriculum Review – 02 Nov 14

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Main Feature: Cameron speaks with three Australian academics about the final report on the review of he Australian Curriculum. Dr. Nicole Mockler from the University of Newcastle talks about the broader issues of curriculum, Dr. David Zyngier from Monash University talks about the review process and the political and cultural issues raised in the report, and Dr. Michael Anderson from the University of Sydney talks about The Arts in the Australian Curriculum.

Regular Features: NEW FEATURE! Listener feedback returns with teachers sharing their insights on last episodes main feature; Dan Haesler proposes four key questions to ask of teachers in ‘Off Campus’; Teachers talk about the teachers who impacted on their own lives in AITSL’s Teacher Feature; Cameron reflects on issues of Equity and Access to education in Education in the News.

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TER #033 – Jenny Luca on Digital Literacy and 21st Century Learning – 19 October 2014

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Main Feature: In an interview recorded at EduTech 2014, Corinne speaks with Jenny Luca about digital literacy and 21st Century Learning.

Regular Features: Off Campus, Dan Haesler explores issues related to teacher professional learning; Education in the News, Cameron and Corinne talk about the latest issues of the past fortnight; AITSL’s Teacher Feature, teachers discuss their most effective professional learning experiences; Mystery Educator; Announcements.

Did you enjoy the episode? The join in the conversation! Discussions continue each fortnight on Voxer. Install the app, then contact Cameron or Corinne to be added to the group.

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TER #032 – Richard Gerver on Effective Educational Leadership – 5 Oct 2014

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Main Feature: Cameron speaks with Richard Gerver, British educator, speaker and author of “Creating Tomorrow’s Schools, Today” about his experiences leading transformative change in a British public school.

Regular Features: Off Campus with Dan Haesler, Dan discusses his insights from his recent trip to SIngapore; Education in the News, global conflict affecting schools and the issue of teaching values and ethical issues in schools; AITSL’s Teacher Feature, teachers discuss the things they’d like to change about education; Mystery Educator Competition – new clue!
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00:00 – Opening Credits

01:19 – Intro: World Teachers’ Day

05:26 – Off Campus with Dan Haesler: “Postcard from Singapore”

12:50 – Education in the News

30:36 – AITSL’s Teacher Feature

34:13 – Main Feature: Interview with Richard Gerver

01:30:18 – Mystery Educator Competition

01:31:11 – Announcements

01:32:14 – Quote and Sign off

TER #031 – Virtual Worlds in Education – 21 September 2014

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Main Feature: Extended interview – Peggy Sheehy, Marianne Malmstrom and Bron Stuckey talk about the use of virtual worlds and online computer games as learning environments.

Regular Features: Education in the News, Cameron and Corinne discuss pseudoscience and research based practice in education; AITSL’s Teacher Feature, teachers discuss ICT in education; Mystery Educator Competition, a new puzzle!

Timecode and links coming soon!

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TER #030 – Sugata Mitra and Self Organised Learning Environments – 07 September 2014

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Main Feature: Sugata Mitra speaks with Corinne about Self Organised Learning Environments, and Stephanie Smith, a school teacher in NSW, discusses her experiences with SOLEs in a school setting.

Regular Features: Dan Haesler asks ‘What’s in it for Google?’ in Off Campus; Cameron and Corinne discuss Tertiary Education funding and School Chaplains in Education in the News; Teachers talk about the importance of professional relationships in Education in the News; Mystery Educator competition. new puzzle!

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TER #029 – Is Mathematics Education Broken? – 24 August 2014

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Main Feature: Corinne interviews British Technologist, Conrad Wolfram, about the state and future of mathematics education in schools, and then discusses Wolfram’s ideas with Mathematics Head Teacher, Eddie Woo.

Regular Features: Off Campus, Dan Haesler questions how prepared schools are for tackling difficult issues; Education in the News, Cameron and Corinne discuss NAPLAN and science literacy in society; AITSL’s Teacher feature, teachers share the highlights of their teaching careers; Mystery Educator competition.

TER’s EdNewsOz paper, with links to all the stories discussed in TER Podcast and more, can be found here: http://paper.li/TERPodcast/1396739602

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TER Live #002 – Leadmeet, Educational Leadership Forum

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In this second TER Live podcast, we present a selection of recordings from Leadmeent, an Educational Leadership forum held on May 29, 2014 at NSW Parliament House. This recording features 3 presentations from Leadmeet, as well as an interview with event organiser, Michelle Hostrup, and opening remarks made by NSW Education Minister, Adrian Piccoli. Continue reading →

TER #028 – Student Wellbeing at School – 27 July 2014

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Main Feature: Dr. Michael Carr-Greg talks about some of the mental health issues facing young people today, and the role that technology can play in help address those issues. Professor Ian Shochet, professor of clinical psychology at Queensland University of Technology, discusses in detail his research into school connectedness and its impact on mental health for adolescents.

Regular Features: Education in the News; Off Campus with Dan Haesler, Dan talks about what we lose when everyone wins; AITSL’s Teacher feature, Teachers talk about their reasons for joining the profession; Mystery Educator competition, a new puzzle!; Teachers’ Brains Trust, Simon Crook talks about the ‘lighter side of educational technology’ from Edutech 2014.

Help us to improve the TER Podcast by filling out our feedback survey at Bit.ly/2014TERFeedback – Closing on 31 July.

You can listen and subscribe to TERPodcast on iTunes, Android Smartphones and on Stitcher Online Radio.

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Join the Teachers’ Brains Trust!

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The Teachers’ Brains Trust is the part of our show that’s dedicated to you, and every member of the Teachers’ Education Review community.

We’d love to hear from teachers who have a teaching strategy to share, a question to ask, or who can help others find the information they’re looking for. That’s what the Teachers’ Brains Trust is all about!

  • If you have a teaching strategy to share, or if you’re holding a TeachMeet or similar event and would like to share recordings of some of the presentations, contact us at info@terpodcast.com for guidelines on how to go about it. Be sure to put Teachers’ Brains Trust as the subject line.
  • If you have a question about teaching, about educational policy, politics or about anything related to education, you can send us your question in one of three ways:
    • Email: Send your questions to info@terpodcast.com with Teachers’ Brains Trust in the subject line.
    • Voice Message: You can record your question and send it to us to be played as part of a future episode. You can record your question using your own computer to record and send the final MP3 to the email address above. Alternatively you can CLICK HERE to use our online voice mail service, using you computer’s microphone to record your question. Finally, you can leave a traditional voice mail by calling +61 2 8003 4837 or looking up ter.podcast on Skype.
  • If you would like to help answer others’ questions: As we receive questions for the Teachers’ Brains Trust they will be posted on a dedicated page, and you will be able to respond to any question you choose with links and contact details provided on the page.

We look forward to hearing more from our listeners and including your ideas and information into future episodes of the TER Podcast.

Please Note: All submissions to the TER Podcast are subject to approval before being incorporated into an episode of the podcast. By submitting a recording or voice mail, you give TER Podcast unrestricted rights to edit and broadcast that recording as part of the Teacher’s Brains trust and Teachers’ Education Review.

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TER #027 – Dr. Pasi Sahlberg – 13 July 2014

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Special Features: Corinne interviews Dr. Pasi Sahlberg, Finnish Education Expert, about Finland’s success, the proliferation of GERM, and Australia’s educational future. Cameron interviews Peggy Sheehy and Marianne Malmstrom about virtual worlds in education ahead of the SLANSW Gamification conference.

Regular Features: Off Campus, Dan questions the idea of Innovation in education; AITSL’s Teacher Feature, Teachers discuss student engagement in the classroom; Education in the News, Cameron and Corinne discuss education minister Christopher Pyne’s interventionist policies; Mystery Educator competition.

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