Genius Hour – Mr van W's Class

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Genius Hour in our Flipped Classroom: First impressions

May 4, 2017 — 1 Comment

Episode 22: Vision Statements and Specialist Teachers in Primary Ed
Pete (@mr_van_w) is back and unsurprisingly primed for a rant despite feinting to the contrary. He then espouses the benefits of corporate-speak in the classroom. John (@jfcatto) discusses the complicated issue of specialty teachers in primary education. Spoilers: Together the solve "Australia's Primary Challenge" #yourewelcome Articles: Pe […]
TTTonus 5: Guest-Pete Rich Watkins
This week Pete (@mr_van_w) is busy, so John (@jfcatto) is carried through the podcast by first year teacher, colleague and regular listener Rich Watkins (@Cambourne26). Articles: John: Where is the evidence to support differentiation? - Greg Ashman https://gregashman.wordpress.com/2017/05/16/where-is-the-evidence-to-support-differentiation/ Rich: Energy […]
Episode 21: The Dark Side of (Teachers on) the Internet
In an episode discussing the dangers of taking absolute and polar opinion; Pete (@mr_van_w) talks about the Michaela School and the torrents of vitriol that are directed at the school and more importantly the staff. John (@jfcatto) presents a point of view that he surprisingly doesn't agree with. Articles: Pete: I reject your experiences and substitut […]
Episode 20: Gone-ski and Computers in Science
Pete (@mr_van_w) continues talking about the politicisation of education on the release of Gonski 2.0. John (@jfcatto) brings to the podcast some hard evidence about the benefits of 1:1 computers in Science whilst trying not to mention the DER. Articles: Pete: "A range of articles that quote slightly different numbers" John: Direct link betwe […]