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 29: Fish-eye Syndrome and the Relentlessness of Teaching
John talks about the trouble of "Fish-eye Syndrome" during class discussion and how to avoid the "big personalities" to dominate the conversation, whilst other fade into the background. Pete (@mr_van_w) whines about the "relentless" job of teaching, knocking off at 3 in the arvo and getting 10 weeks holidays a year. John: The […]
Episode 28: Local Issues for Our Town and State
John (@jfcatto) and Pete (@mr_van_w) decided last week that they wanted the podcast to be less about parochial political issues, to allow them to focus on classroom pedagogy and be more globally relevant. This week they throw this out the window when John discusses their local members plan to introduce shooting as an "elective" in schools and Pete […]
Episode 27: Pre-Kindergarten Tutoring and Tech in the Classroom
Pete (@mr_van_w) has a look at the relatively new concept of tutoring companies helping 4-year-olds to "Prep-for-prep" in Queensland. While John (@jfcatto) discusses the need to teach students how to regulate their distraction by tech in the classroom. Pete: Prepping for Prep - should children play or study to get set for prep year - Tony Moo […]
Episode 26: The Flipped Classroom and Teachers on Twitter
Pete (@mr_van_w) and John (@jfcatto) return from the winter holiday to discuss FlipCon NZ the Flipped Classroom and teachers using Twitter to build a Professional Learning Network. Pete: Flip Your Classroom - John Bergman and Aaron Sams https://www.amazon.com/Flip-Your-Classroom-Reach-Student/dp/1564843157 John: 3 Things Teachers Can Do To Get More O […]