HSC – Mr van W's Class

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Curriculum, HSC, Professional Development

Teaching New Dogs Old Tricks: Why the new HSC curriculum is not what we need.

February 26, 2017 — 1 Comment

Episode 26: Best and Worst Teachers and Making Students Think
In an uplifting episode of the podcast, John (@jfcatto) talks about some of the traits that can be found in the "best" and "worst" teachers. Pete (@mr_van_w) talks briefly about ways in which to get students to think in the classroom. Articles: John: The 'Best' and 'Worst' Teachers, According to Reddit - Brenda […]
Episode 24: Inflexible School Uniforms, Exam Stress and Disturbing News for Teachers
Pete (@mr_van_w) highlights the lack of flexibility and possible victim blaming of school uniforms. John (@jfcatto) worries that exam stress may be completely unnecessary and pose little benefit to teaching and learning at a whole. Then Pete leaves everyone on a downer with a new study showing the worryingly high rate of teacher suicide. Articles: Pete: […]
Episode 23: Teachers - an Antidote to Poor Parenting and Digital Natives - A Generation On
Pete (@mr_van_w) calmly deals with the downfall and reinstating of Healthy Harold before asking; what are we expected to teach at school? John (@jfcatto) then replaces the outdated concept of digital natives with three further tech subsets of modern students. Articles: Pete: Australian 15-year-olds declining in financial literacy PISA report - Pallavi S […]
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 […]