Making Sport More Welcoming for Migrants with Michelle Hage - PTE030
Pushing The Edge with Greg Curran
Release Date: 02/14/2017
'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_outlineJust imagine, you're a newly arrived refugee or migrant in an unfamiliar country: your new home.
How do you build your self-confidence? How do you make new friends outside your community? And how do you start to feel more like a local?
For the Refugee Council of Australia, SPORT is key. It's an important bridge to the new culture
But what about the language barriers and dress codes for sports?
And what about the opposition or resistance, both within and outside your community? Aren't these significant hurdles to overcome?
Our guest Michelle Hage, from the Western Bulldogs Community Foundation, has practical insights and strategies in all these areas. Plus there's a few challenges to our presumptions along the way.
We also chat about the importance of role models, and the link between diversity and growth for sports clubs.
There's also the Lightning Round where we're pushing the edges of belonging, traditional sports, language and sport, participation, and mindset.
And one last thing, Michelle's organisation The Western Bulldogs made history in 2016.
They won their first Australian Football League premiership in 62 years.
It was an sporting event that captivated people right across Melbourne and Victoria, highlighting the unique role that sport can play in uniting people, regardless of their differences.
Episode Run-down
▪ Michelle Hage introduces herself
▪ Why making sport inclusive matters to Michelle
▪ What barriers affect refugee and migrant participation in sports and how can we overcome such?
▪ Why role-models in sport matter
▪ How we can respond to opposition or push-back
▪ The power of making friendships outside one's community
▪ We're all teachers and learners - How we can learn so much from our participants
▪ Why sports organisations should reach out to diverse communities
▪ How you can step up and lead change in sporting environments
▪ The Lightning Round - where speed and agility are key
▪ Michelle's sporting journey - the unifying power of sport
Episode Links
▪ To connect with Michelle Hage and the sports programs we discussed, go to http://pushingtheedge.org/30
▪ For Physical Education and Sports Resources - with a Social Justice edge, go to http://pushingtheedge.org/sports
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