Mr van W's Class

The Real Answer to Why Some Kids Don’t Engage at School

February 28, 2017 — 0 Comments

Curriculum, HSC, Professional Development

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

February 26, 2017 — 1 Comment

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The Problem with Digital Natives

February 25, 2017 — 0 Comments

Flipped Classroom, Gamification, Podcast

Gamification of English and our love of standardised testing: Teachers Talking Teaching

January 10, 2017 — 0 Comments

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Flipped Classroom, Gamification, Professional Development

Slaying Goblins in the Coffee Shop

December 30, 2016 — 1 Comment

Flipped Classroom

Benefits of the Flipped Classroom: Creativity

November 25, 2016 — 3 Comments

Flipped Classroom

FlipCon Adelaide 2016 – Day 1

November 17, 2016 — 1 Comment

TTT Episode 90: Parents Rely on NAPLAN and White-anting School Culture
Pete (@mr_van_w) tries to view NAPLAN from the perspective of parents. They went to a school so they are experts after all. John (@jfcatto) discusses how important it is for teachers to display their values and love of learning through actions and what the prioritise rather than empty rhetoric a piles of busy work. 'Not without a fight': The r […]
TTT Episode 89: Stop Bagging Out Tech and Stop Hassling the Quiet Kids
This week Pete (@mr_van_w) delves into why we should take no notice of the demonisation of technology in the media and the flawed/misreported Science that leads to it. John (@jfcatto) considers the introverts in the class and how we should stop hassling them to fit our "participation" expectations and think of more flexible measures of "engage […]
TTT Episode 88: Kids as Data Points and Dealing with Teenage Girls
This week Pete (@mr_van_w) urges us to see our students as more than just data points and dollar signs. Then a straight white male (@jfcatto) talks at us about how to deal with teenage girls when they are being cray cray. Articles Pete: Are You Data-Driven? - Tonya Gilchrist https://tonyagilchrist.com/are-you-data-driven/ John: How to Help Teenage Gi […]
TTT Episode 87: The Learning Trajectory
This week Pete (@mr_van_w) and John (@jfcatto) walk into a podcast with no preparation and manage to waffle on for 40ish minutes about a PD lecture that the school put on this week. After which a staff member was overheard saying "that was less of a waste of my life than I expected". PD: The Learning Trajectory - Dr Jared Horvath https://www.sci […]

Mr van W's Class

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The Real Answer to Why Some Kids Don’t Engage at School

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

The Problem with Digital Natives

Gamification of English and our love of standardised testing: Teachers Talking Teaching

Slaying Goblins in the Coffee Shop

Benefits of the Flipped Classroom: Creativity

FlipCon Adelaide 2016 – Day 1