Teach, Tech, Lead

We know that our students have a limited 'cup' of ... for want of a better description... capacity, attention, focus! We have a tendency to fill their cups quickly and once this happens, the additional material we send in their direction, simply overflows their cup and is lost. After a prolonged lesson of chalk and talk, how much has really be retained? Is there a better way? In this one-pager, Gus and I discuss a method of chunking content that allows for students to process and transform the content to demonstrate what they have (or have not) understood. As Gus likes to say "Just do it Ringo!" (you'll have to listen to get the explanation!) Hope you enjoy it!

One-pager: https://angushumphries.substack.com/p/the-in-then-the-out?r=7lhl7i

Milica Savic is the Coordinator of Learning & Teaching at Wesley College's Elsternwick Campus and she joined us in studio for a great conversation about learning design, instructional coaching and building cultures of inquiry. Milica has been part of a team leading a whole-school transformation of professional learning through the development of Wesley's Personalised Professional Learning (PPL) framework, enabling teachers to engage in action research, peer coaching, and collaborative inquiry. Her work focuses on creating the conditions for deep professional thinking, sustained change in practice, and collective efficacy. Hope you enjoy it!

Milica Savic is the Coordinator of Learning & Teaching at Wesley College's Elsternwick Campus and she joined us in studio for a great conversation about learning design, instructional coaching and building cultures of inquiry. Milica has been part of a team leading a whole-school transformation of professional learning through the development of Wesley's Personalised Professional Learning (PPL) framework, enabling teachers to engage in action research, peer coaching, and collaborative inquiry. Her work focuses on creating the conditions for deep professional thinking, sustained change in practice, and collective efficacy. Hope you enjoy it!

Gus and I recently had a chance to chat to Holly Wedd, the Head Teacher of Maths at Orara High School. Holly has received several teaching and leadership awards, and chatting with her even for this small amount of time, it was clearly evident why! Not only does she have a passion for Maths and education as a whole, her use of high impact teaching strategies in the classroom is both seemless and inspirational! We know you will enjoy this conversation!

The idea that we want (and need) our students to think seems quite uncontroversial right? In this modern age we find ourselves in, students will do their utmost to avoid thinking. Thinking is hard! It was certainly a challenge for us pre-AI but tech is continuing to make this difficult to enact in our classrooms. So what can we do? Well - so glad you asked! The solution isn't necessarily 'easy' but it's certainly much more attainable if we put this idea right out on front street. In this pod, Gus and I discuss his latest one-pager - "Thinking is Compulsory". Hope you enjoy it!

Glenn Solomons is a learning designer, course strategist and former school leader who helps educational consultants and school systems scale their impact through high-quality professional learning design. Through his company Cheeky Learning (https://www.cheekylearning.com.au/), Glenn works with educational thought leaders, government organisations and school systems to build blended and asynchronous learning experiences that create real change, not just course completion. Hope you enjoy it!

Trent Ray is the founder of The Cyber Safety Project and he joined Gus and myself for a chat about the challenges that schools, teachers and students face and the critical and evolving nature of the cyber safety landscape. Trent has a wealth of experience in the #Cybersafety field - driven from his own prior roles teaching and managing ICT in schools. You can reach out to Trent via the Cyber Safety Project at https://cybersafetyproject.com/ Hope you enjoy it!

#TeachTechLeadPodcast #EdTech 

In the latest One-Pager from the #TeachTechLeadPodcast, Angus Humphries asks "Are they listening?" ... with the cheeky sub-title... "and why not?". Do we bombard students with long and verbose amounts of content and instructions, without first considering the cognitive load of students and how much they are actually taking in? I've linked the full One-Pager in the comments - hope you enjoy it!

In the latest One-Pager from the #TeachTechLeadPodcast, Angus Humphries pitches "Five Things"! We all know the power of reading and writing and the transformative thinking that results. This technique discusses setting up a structured class room environment where students read with purpose, make notes (not just randomly) and the have an opportunity to discuss or share these notes without referring to the source material. I've linked the full One-Pager in the comments - hope you enjoy it!

Caiti Wade is on The Educator's Hot List and while this fact is not the important thing about her, the question it prompts, IS.... Why? Caiti has built a reputation for helping schools use evidence, data and cognitive science to drive meaningful student growth. With expertise spanning instructional design, curriculum implementation and leadership strategy, she is committed to making the science of learning accessible and practical for teachers everywhere.  She is the writer behind The Disruptive Educator, co-host of the When Will They Learn? podcast, and a highly respected presenter, consultant and school leader with extensive experience translating research into real classroom impact. She’s a strong advocate for high-quality explicit instruction and believes every student deserves access to effective teaching and strong curriculum materials. Hope you enjoy it!