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Teachers Talking Teaching

John Catterson (@jfcatto) and Pete Whiting (@mr_van_w) are two Australian Flipped Educators. Together they talk education, pedagogy and current practice. Find more of Pete and John: Website - www.catfisheducation.com YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/MrCattersonScience YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/PWhiting

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TTT Episode 97: Teaching Kids Sexuality and Being a...

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2019/06/06

Pete (@mr_van_w) asks when is it appropriate to start teaching students about sexuality and in particular non-cis/binary/fluid sexuality. He also brought a good news story about an inspiring Indigenous principal. John (@jfcatto) then highlight the divide between research and practice in education and that the way to being a good teacher is by striving to be a better teacher. Pete: Can teachers be trusted to teach primary school pupils about LGBT relationships - Joe Baron

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TTT Episode 96: Drawing Scientists and Singapore...

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2019/05/30

In another busy week Pete (@mr_van_w) record his own podcast in preparation for not getting together to record. Then due to a last minute Maths assessment task, he is off class and manages to track down John (@jfcatto) to talk about Singapore moving to get rid of marks and ranks. Pete: 50 Years of Children Drawing Sciencetists - Youki Terada https://www.edutopia.org/article/50-years-children-drawing-scientists John: Why The Worlds Best School System Is Getting Rid of Grades -Bonnie Rivas Ras

47:16

TTT Episode 95: Traditionalist pedagogy has a place...

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2019/05/23

This week John (@jfcatto) crosses the schism and discusses when a traditional classroom setting may be a positive experience for students and attempts to delve into some of the considerations in implementation beyond the trad/prog dichotomy. Pete (@mr_van_w) continues with his Dave Burgess read along. This week the I in PIRATE, Immersion. John: Good schools help children behave - Tom Bennett @tombennett71 https://behaviourguru.blogspot.com/2019/05/good-schools-help-children-behave.html Pete:

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TTT Episode 94: Teach Like a Pirate Read-along and...

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2019/05/10

Pete started reading a book by Dave Burgess that you may have heard of - Teach Like a Pirate. This is his read-along making sure he does his homework. This edition of his read-along we're talking about passion, that's right, P for Passion and P for Pirate. Pete loves an acronym. Originally Pete thought this book wasn't serious enough. He was wrong, it's very cool and he's getting a lot from it straight away. John found some questions to help us both become more reflective teachers. They're good

TTT Game of Thrones

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2019/05/03

SPOILERS! While running the mic for testing John (@jfcatto) had some hot takes on Game of Thrones Season 8 Episode 3. So we kept it for you. Enjoy this out take.

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TTT Episode 93: A Hot Take on Retakes and Workload...

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2019/05/02

Pete and John return feeling not-so refreshed after the break, then open with some somewhat disputable Tips to Teachers. Pete then looks at some of the ways we as teachers build a focus on self-improvement of our students, through allowing multiple test takes. Without falling into the trap of students outsmarting us and falsely inflating their marks. John tries to find the middle ground when it comes to differentiation. Trying to find something that supports all learners in the class, without

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TTT Game of Thrones

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2019/04/30

SPOILERS! While running the mic for testing John (@jfcatto) had some hot takes on Game of Thrones Season 8 Episode 3. So we kept it for you. Enjoy this out take.

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TTT Episode 92: Defending Inquiry Learning and Note...

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2019/04/04

Pete concedes that Direct and Explicit pedagogy has a place in education. #anotherstinginyourbow #whynotboth John looks at some of the factor to consider when getting students to take notes in class. #itsalittlemorecomplicated Pete: In defence of inquiry based pedagogies - Robert Stevens https://education.nsw.gov.au/teaching-and-learning/professional-learning/scan/past-issues/vol-38,-2019/in-defence-of-inquiry-based-pedagogies John: Factors of Effective Note Taking: Application of Cognitive

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TTT Episode 91: Science Doesn't Matter in Education...

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2019/03/28

Pete (mr_van_w) discusses Scientism, Scepticism with a K also with a K, tells us that sometimes proper Science doesn't matter in Education Research. Stuff your double blind RCTs are just evidence. John (@jfcatto) then regales us with a Puff Listicle to make us feel better about our life choices. #Experienceisstillexperience. Pete: The problem with using scientific evidence in education (why teachers should stop trying to be more like doctors) - Lucinda McKnight and Andy Morgan

TTT Episode 91: Science Doesn't Matter in Education...

Teachers Talking Teaching ·

2019/03/28

TTT Episode 91: Science Doesn't Matter in Education...

Teachers Talking Teaching ·

2019/03/28