Shaking Up Science Education with Jasper Fox Snr - PTE020
Pushing The Edge with Greg Curran
Release Date: 06/22/2015
'I Do, We Do, You Do' in Maths with Margarita Breed - PTE056
Pushing The Edge with Greg Curran
In Episode 56, we are critically unpacking the 'I do, we do, you do' teaching model in the maths classroom. Plus, why productive struggle is a must for our students in maths, and why you should start Fraction Talks in your classroom.
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Explaining our Thinking in Maths with Margarita Breed - PTE055
Pushing The Edge with Greg Curran
In Episode 55, what matters in respect to explaining, making connections, and being efficient at an A or B grade level in maths? And how do we build students' skills in each area?
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Why's The Maths Teacher Here for Social Studies with Jenna Laib - PTE054
Pushing The Edge with Greg Curran
In Episode 54, how can we challenge Eurocentrism in the maths classroom and value Indigenous knowledge? Plus, how can we use graphs to explore social justice issues, and cultivate mathematical thinking with our students.
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Building Cultures of Thinking in the Maths Classroom with Margarita Breed - PTE053
Pushing The Edge with Greg Curran
In Episode 53, taking the emphasis off the answer in maths, focusing on building meaning and connections rather than remembering rules, and using low floor, high ceiling rich maths tasks. Plus, we have lots of maths teaching resources to share.
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Looking at the World in Mathematical Ways with Marian Dingle - PTE052
Pushing The Edge with Greg Curran
In Episode 52, how do our families mathematise us? How does maths at home compare to maths at school? And why are our cultures so important in maths classrooms?
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Liberating Literature in Our Classrooms and Libraries with Julia Torres - PTE051
Pushing The Edge with Greg Curran
In Episode 51, young people are engaging with literature in ways that are quite different to prior generations. We’ll explore young adult fiction that reflects our students' lives, issues, and worlds. We'll also challenge the traditional literary canon along the way.
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Optimism, Hope and a Place to Belong with Rodney Croome - PTE050
Pushing The Edge with Greg Curran
In Episode 50, a chat with long-time LGBTI human rights activist Rodney Croome. We explore the lessons learnt from the early campaigns to legalise homosexuality, unpack why personal stories are key, and small target strategies a mistake. Plus, we zero in on the dangers of the 'religious freedom' movement.
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Liberation and Resistance in Schools with Benjamin Doxtdator - PTE049
Pushing The Edge with Greg Curran
In Episode 49, making our schools' sites of liberation and resistance. Plus challenging the dominant narratives that blame individual students whilst giving scant attention to the social justice, and structural issues impacting on them.
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Challenging Stereotypes about Race, Religion, & Suburbs with Amra Pajalic - PTE048
Pushing The Edge with Greg Curran
In Episode 48, we explore teaching in a western suburbs school, where students often face bigotry, and negative stereotyping based on their race, their religious beliefs, and where they live. Plus, we unpack how to expand students' ideas about being Muslim.
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Navigating White Spaces with Sherri Spelic - PTE047
Pushing The Edge with Greg Curran
In Episode 47, fitting in and assimilation in predominantly white spaces. Plus, promoting girls' participation in sports, and making physical education classes more inclusive and fair.
info_outlineIn this episode, getting our students excited about science: tapping into and growing their sense of wonder and awe about the world around them, and supporting them to collaborate on the topics and issues they care about.
Plus, how to get others on board with your ‘out -there’ ideas.
And in the Lightning Round, we're Pushing The Edge of risk, mindset, innovation and the status quo.
Our guest, Jasper Fox Senior, a middle years Earth Sciences teacher.
EPISODE RUN-DOWN
Jasper introduces himself (1:00 minute mark)
What is Earth Sciences and how is it being taught differently nowadays? (2:38)
Connecting what's outside to inside the classroom - what it demands of us as teachers (3:47)
Shifting to a collaborative and real-time feedback model with students (5:43)
Jasper's model of teaching Earth Sciences (7:06)
Using video to teach and engage students (7:42)
How Jasper sets up his classroom (8:59)
Where it all started - How Jasper transformed his teaching of Earth Sciences (10:28)
What Jasper's students think about his videos and the challenge of not boring students (15:14)
How to get colleagues, parents and resistant students onside with new teaching approaches (19:12)
What Jasper learnt about himself (24:45)
The Lightning Round: risk - mindset - innovation - status quo - leadership - Pushing The Edge (25:49)
My Innovation Coaching Program - Let's Make your Innovative Ideas a Reality (29:43)
Jasper's advice to his younger self (31:06)
EPISODE SHOW-NOTES
For complete Show-Links and Resources- including links to Jasper's Science videos - go to PUSHING THE EDGE - EPISODE 20.
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