Join Associate Professor Julie Choi and Catriona Vo as they unpack how knowing your audience and purpose shapes language choices and creates clarity.

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Join Associate Professor Julie Choi and Catriona Vo as they explore the concepts of register and genre. Through the lens of field, tenor and mode, they examine how register shapes tone and how genre conventions make scholarly expression possible.

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Join Associate Professor Julie Choi and Catriona Vo as they explore how thematisation, cohesion and coherence make writing clearer—and what that means for your own work.

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How can grammar improve writing?

In this conversation, Julie Choi and Catriona Vo explore how understanding passive voice, active voice and sentence structure can reduce confusion and make texts easier to read.

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Join Associate Professor Julie Choi and Catriona Vo as they unpack writing as a method of discovery, how knowledge is produced through composition, and what this means for teaching and learning.

Join Catriona Vo in conversation with Emeritus Professor David Nunan from the University of Hong Kong as they explore schema theory and what schematic knowledge structures mean for how students learn in our classrooms.

David Nunan is one of the world’s most influential figures in English language education. Across a career spanning more than five decades, he has worked as a teacher, researcher and academic, and served as President of the TESOL International Association. David has published over 100 books and articles on learner-centred education, task-based language teaching, curriculum development and teacher education. His work has profoundly shaped how teachers around the world think about language, learning and the classroom.

Join Catriona Vo in conversation with Grant Lewis, an experienced primary educator, curriculum and data specialist who is passionate about teacher agency, curriculum mapping and data literacy. Drawing on his classroom and leadership experience, Grant shares practical insights from his work supporting schools through curriculum design and growth coaching.

Join Grant and Catriona as they unpack the difference between curriculum mapping and curriculum planning, explore how conceptual frameworks and the school calendar can bring greater coherence to learning, and discuss how building teacher data literacy can turn spreadsheets into better outcomes for students. This episode is especially relevant for curriculum leaders, school leaders and classroom teachers.

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Join Catriona Vo in conversation with Patty McGee as they explore how grammar instruction can shift from rules and worksheets to curiosity, experimentation and meaningful application in writing.

Patty McGee is an educator, author and international consultant based in New Jersey, USA. With more than 30 years of experience in education, Patty began her career as a classroom teacher before working as a school librarian and later a staff developer supporting multiple schools. Today she leads professional learning for teachers around the world and continues to work directly with educators to strengthen literacy instruction.

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Join Catriona Vo in conversation with Andrew Taylor as they explore the role of coaching in schools and how professional learning can build stronger teachers and more reflective classrooms.

With more than 40 years of experience across the Victorian and Queensland education systems, Andrew has worked as a teacher, cluster educator, school leader and school improvement specialist. Over the past 20 years, his work has focused on school-based professional learning, helping teachers and leaders build capacity through coaching, reflection and collaborative practice.

Andrew has supported schools across Queensland to develop a range of school improvement frameworks and recently retired as the Executive Officer for Christian Schools Australia.

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Join Catriona Vo in conversation with Doug Lemov, one of the most influential educators of our time and the author of Teach Like a Champion.

Doug Lemov is a former teacher and school principal, and a leading voice in education. He is the author of Teach Like a Champion, which has sold more than one million copies and been translated into over a dozen languages.

This episode is a practical exploration of how teachers can sharpen their perception in the classroom. Doug and Catriona focus on the everyday decisions that shape teaching and learning, from what teachers notice in classrooms to how they prepare lessons that support deep thinking for all students. The conversation draws on cognitive science, classroom video, and rehearsal-based practice, making it particularly relevant for teachers, mentors, instructional coaches, and school leaders.

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