Teacher Insights from Catalyst

Transforming Teaching Through Catalyst with St Patrick's Primary School

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Episode Overview

In this episode, we sit down with staff from St Patrick’s Primary School Bega, a school that has embraced the Catalyst initiative to transform teaching and learning. From instructional programs to leadership strategies, we explore how this school has aligned its practices to create a knowledge-rich, student-centered environment.

School-Wide Impact

  • Catalyst Learnings
  • How Catalyst has influenced school-wide practices.
  • Implementation of instructional programs: Reading Mastery, Spelling Mastery, InitialLit, and CMC supplemented with units developed in partnership with Ochre.
  • Emphasis on a knowledge-rich curriculum: Teaching deeper, not broader, while meeting outcomes.
  • Curriculum beyond DI Programs

    • School Routines & Behaviour

    • Creating Consistency
    • Aligning expectations around routines and behaviour.
    • Tools and strategies: Behaveability (Ian Luscombe), scripted routines

      • Teaching Practice

      • Teachers share their experiences and reflections on Catalyst’s impact.
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