This week Pete (@mr_van_w) talks about Malcolm Roberts' idea to restrict K-3 teaching to cover only Literacy/English and Maths/Numeracy. By his reasoning, these concepts are mostly interchangable and isolated to any context. Pete has other thoughts.   John (@jfcatto) looks at the difference between item teaching and curriculum teaching. Apparently one is good for students learning and the other raises school results. Unsurprisingly, Pete thinks that  one of these is more important than the other.    Pete: Malcolm Roberts Academic Review   https://www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/education/gonski-academic-review-a-turning-point-in-australian-education/news-story/cd55f77d7c6c0783393b6e3cfeb53286    John: Why Teaching to the Test is Educational Malpractice - Steven Singer  https://gadflyonthewallblog.com/2016/11/03/why-teaching-to-the-test-is-educational-malpractice/ 

TTT Episode 61: Literacy and Numeracy All for Infants and the Downsides to Teaching to the Test

John Catterson (@jfcatto) and Pete Whiting (@mr_van_w) are two Australian Flipped Educators. Together they talk education, pedagogy and  current practice. 


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In this episode of "Teachers Talking Teaching," hosts Pete Whiting (@mr_van_w) and Shawtima Rakovski (@shawtimasmiles) discuss the insightful article "Australian classrooms are among the 'least favourable' for discipline in the OECD. Here’s how to improve student behaviour" from The Conversation. Join them as they unpack the key points and share their perspectives on enhancing classroom discipline for better student outcomes. URL: Link to the article on The Conversation Show Notes:  Introduction to the episode and hosts Pete Whiting and Shawtima Rakovski. Overview of the article highlighting the concerning statistics on discipline in Australian classrooms. Discussion on the factors contributing to the current state of student behavior and discipline in Australia. Analysis of the strategies proposed in the article for improving student behavior and fostering a positive classroom environment. Personal anecdotes and experiences shared by the hosts regarding classroom discipline challenges and successes. Insights into the role of teachers, parents, and the education system in creating a supportive and disciplined learning environment. Practical tips and recommendations for educators to implement effective behavior management techniques in their classrooms. 

TTTEp 147: Improving Student Behavior: Tackling Discipline Challenges

In this episode, we talk about local competitions and politicians who give teenagers NO QUARTER! Also congrats to Queensland for not ruining the election for the rest of us, in fact well done for being oddly progressive. Generally, we talk about Chile’s largest sensei and about the protective factors of a growth mindset for students from a lower socioeconomic background. If you wish to reach out, find us at  https://twitter.com/Mr_van_W or https://www.chess.com/member/mr_van_w or Shawtima https://twitter.com/ShawtimaSmiles    

TTTEp 146: Two Efficient Podcasters

So this episode was recorded a month ago (maybe more) as an answer to some Patreon questions and then our world all fell apart. Between sickness, pandemic and adventures in heart failure (all is good now I promise, just little cardiac-hiccups) we actually thought that this episode was gone. But here it is! If you want to help us be more regular, at this point there are two places that we would love some support. First, there's a Patreon, this costs real dollars to put out and any help is appreciated. Go here for that: https://www.patreon.com/CatfishEducation Secondly, the real barrier for us at the moment is editing. If you want to help us edit our podcasts and help get those episodes out, we would be eternally grateful. Obviously, we would like to pay for this but as we said before, the pod costs not earns but if you’d like to be part of the team and help out - by all means let us know. We love you all and we’re glad to be back.   Books Mentioned on the Pod: The Cultural Practice of Teaching Sand Talk - Tyson Yunkaporta Pedagogy of the Oppressed - Paulo Friere Teaching to transgress : education as the practice of freedom - bell hooks   The Practical Practice of Teaching Creating Cultures of Thinking - Ron Ritchhart Making Thinking Visible: How to Promote Engagement, Understanding, and Independence for All Learners - Ron Ritchhart, Mark Church, Karin Morrison   Also, Red Dwarf sucks.

TTTEp 145: The Lost Patreon Episode - Chakotay was done dirty

Look, did you want a quality podcast or did you want quality show notes? In this episode we talk about a more lady-like approach to decision making, apparently. We dive into the research of Dr Johnston et al out of WA regarding the Ethic of Care and this as a framework for our decisions and interactions both within and without the classroom.  That can be found here! Shawti has finally drunk the kool aid on Teachers Pay Teachers - The Teachers Talking Teaching Kool Aid that is. Burn it to the ground, support teachers sharing.

TTTEp 144: Diverse needs are not diverse excuses.

In this episode Pete and Shawtima get pumped for the new teaching year and settle in for the new normal.   Shawtima mentioned using Tango as a tool for making instructables for team members and also violently threatens her team members. But then Shawtima dives deeply into some teacher wellbeing strategies. It’s not always the big moments and stunt work that counts.  If we can work on the simple unsexy stuff then maybe we can have a more sustainable worklife. Also, Pete says he’s fine, just fine… too many times for it to be believable. On a positive note, Shawtima explains some excellent tools for people with Anxiety that Pete has 100% been using since then and it totally has helped.   I tell you what, Libraries are rad and they should be the hub of all schools. Pete had an article but he got distracted by library activists and history. So, enjoy that.   Tiny Wow. Small individual applets instead of buying large software for processing files. https://tinywow.com/   Z Library https://z-lib.org/   Chess vs Pete https://www.chess.com/member/mr_van_w  

TTT Episode 61: Literacy and Numeracy All for Infants and the Downsides to Teaching to the Test

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