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.

Show-notes can be found here, https://pushingtheedge.org/56

Listen to more of my Maths-related chats with Marian Dingle, Jenna Laib, and Margarita Breed at https://pushingtheedge.org/teaching-maths

Listen to more of my Social Justice-focused chats at https://pushingtheedge.org/social-justice-resources.

Thanks for listening and your support. Please share this episode with your teacher friends.

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?

Plus, how might we inadvertently signify to students to stop thinking - just through how we lay out mathematical tasks.

Also how to support students to move from additive to multiplicative thinking.

Show-notes can be found here, https://pushingtheedge.org/55.

Listen to more of my Maths-related chats with Marian Dingle, Jenna Laib and Margarita Breed at https://pushingtheedge.org/teaching-maths

Listen to more of my Social Justice-inspired chats at https://pushingtheedge.org/social-justice-resources.

Thanks for listening and your support. Please share this episode with your teacher friends.

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 all our students.

Show-notes can be found here, https://pushingtheedge.org/54.

Listen to more Maths and Social Justice chats with Marian Dingle and Margarita Breed at https://pushingtheedge.org/teaching-maths

Listen to more Social Justice-inspired educators on my podcast, https://pushingtheedge.org/social-justice-resources.

Follow me on Twitter @GregBCurran. I'd love to hear what you think of my chat with Jenna. Please share it widely.

Thank you for listening and your support.

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.

Show-notes can be found here, https://pushingtheedge.org/53

Check out my maths focused chats and blogposts, https://pushingtheedge.org/maths

Listen to more Social Justice-inspired educators on my podcast, https://pushingtheedge.org/social-justice-resources.

I'm @GregBCurran on Twitter. Let me know what you think of my chat with Margarita. And please share it widely.

Thanks for listening and your support.

In Episode 52, how do our families mathematise us? How does the maths in our lives compare to maths at school? And why are our cultures so important in maths classrooms?

Show-notes can be found here, https://pushingtheedge.org/52.

Listen to more Social Justice-inspired educators on my podcast, https://pushingtheedge.org/social-justice-resources.

I'm @GregBCurran on Twitter. I'd love to hear what you think of my chat with Marian. Please share it widely.

Thanks for listening and your support.

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.

Show-notes can be found here, https://pushingtheedge.org/51

Listen to more Social Justice-inspired educators on my podcast, https://pushingtheedge.org/social-justice-resources.

I'm @GregBCurran on Twitter. I'd love to hear what you think of my chat with Julia. And please share it widely.

Thanks for listening and your support.

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.

Further information and links for my chat with Rodney Croome, can be found here, https://pushingtheedge.org/50.

Listen to more episodes in Season 5: Standing Up for Our Students in Challenging Times, https://pushingtheedge.org/standing-up

Listen to more LGBTIQ related episodes and blog-posts at https://pushingtheedge.org/glbti

There's also many more Social Justice-inspired educators and community leaders to listen to, in our 'Pushing The Edge with Greg Curran' podcast archive, https://pushingtheedge.org/social-justice-resources.

Follow me on Twitter - @GregBCurran - and let me know what you think of this episode.

And if you enjoyed our chat and found it useful, please share it with others. Thanks for listening and your support.

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.

Further information and links for my chat with Benjamin Doxtdator, can be found here, pushingtheedge.org/49.

Listen to more episodes in Season 5: Standing Up for Our Students in Challenging Times, https://pushingtheedge.org/standing-up

There's also many more Social Justice-inspired educators and community leaders to listen to, in my podcast archive, https://pushingtheedge.org/social-justice-resources.

Follow me on Twitter - @GregBCurran - and do let me know what you think of this episode.

And if you enjoyed our chat and found it useful, please share it with others. Thank you.

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 the suburbs they live in.

We examine how their teacher who grew up in the same suburb, supports them to talk through and write about their lives; as well as teaching them about the complexities of being Muslim.

Further information and links for this chat with Amra Pajalic can be found here, https://pushingtheedge.org/48.

Listen to more episodes in Season 5: Standing Up for Our Students in Challenging Times, https://pushingtheedge.org/standing-up

And check out the 'Pushing The Edge' podcast archive featuring many more Social Justice-inspired educators and community leaders, https://pushingtheedge.org/social-justice-resources.

Follow me on Twitter - @GregBCurran - and do let me know what you think of this episode.

And if you enjoyed our chat or found it useful, please share it. Thanks so much.

In Episode 47, fitting in and assimilation in predominantly white spaces. Plus, how to make your physical education classes more inclusive and fair.

Further information and links for this chat with Sherri Spelic, can be found here - https://pushingtheedge.org/47.

Listen to more episodes in Season 5: Standing Up for Our Students in Challenging Times - https://pushingtheedge.org/standing-up

Also, listen to Season 4: Making Physical Education and Sports More Inclusive - https://PushingTheEdge.org/sports

Follow me on Twitter - @GregBCurran - and do let me know what you think of this episode. 

And if you enjoyed this episode or found it useful, tell others about it and share it.