The Centre for Professional Learning Podcast

The Centre for Professional Learning Podcast

The CPL Podcasts are professional learning conversations around practical and important aspects of teaching and public education. New episodes are easily accessible to members through our website and podcast streaming services.

Episodes

Local schools, Local decisions—A Lost Decade

March 9, 2023 • 56 secs

In this wide-ranging interview, Kate Ambrose, Director of the Centre for Professional Learning and Maurie Mulheron, past NSW Teachers Federation President, go deep into the history of Local Schools, Local Decisions. This policy has defined the past decade of the NSW public school system, devolving the structure of the state-wide system with detrimental effects on every school and classroom in the state. Kate and Maurie discuss the ...

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Take 5 Episode 12: English Block

July 18, 2022 • 46 mins
Take 5 podcasts aim to provide listeners with five points to consider for their classroom practice. How can teachers maximize the effectiveness of the time allocated in each day’s timetable for English? TRIO discusses some options in this podcast. Mary-Ellen Betts and Jenny Williams
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Take 5 Episode 11: Improving Writing

July 18, 2022 • 56 mins
Take 5 podcasts aim to provide listeners with five points to consider for their classroom practice. Five key points from this podcast will support teacher reflection on teaching practices that improve student writing. Jenny Williams and Mary-Ellen Betts
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Take 5 Episode 10: Teach Poetry

July 18, 2022 • 41 mins
Take 5 podcasts aim to provide listeners with five points to consider for their classroom practice. TRIO love poetry and this podcast offers all teachers some encouragement to include poetry in their teaching of English. Jenny Williams and Mary-Ellen Betts
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Take 5 Episode 9: Working Mathematically

July 18, 2022 • 42 mins
Take 5 podcasts aim to provide listeners with five points to consider for their classroom practice. The five components of working mathematically are at the heart of the NSW maths syllabus. This discussion addresses what that means for classroom teachers. Sandra Rowan and Jenny Williams
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Take 5 Episode 8: Behaviour Management

July 18, 2022 • 47 mins
Take 5 podcasts aim to provide listeners with five points to consider for their classroom practice. Every teacher wants a calm and well managed classroom. This podcast explores five principles that underpin effective behaviour management. Sandra Rowan and Jenny Williams
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Take 5 Episode 7: Principles Of Spelling

July 18, 2022 • 44 mins
Take 5 podcasts aim to provide listeners with five points to consider for their classroom practice. There are much better ways to address the teaching of spelling than a weekly list. This podcast explores the effective teaching of spelling. Mary-Ellen Betts and Sandra Rowan
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Take 5 Episode 6: Improving Spelling Through Conferences

July 18, 2022 • 40 mins
Take 5 podcasts aim to provide listeners with five points to consider for their classroom practice. Let’s get practical with spelling and sort out errors as the pen hits the page! Spelling conferences may be a real ah-ha moment for you and your class. Mary-Ellen Betts and Jenny Williams
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Take 5 Episode 5: Guided Reading

July 18, 2022 • 48 mins
Take 5 podcasts aim to provide listeners with five points to consider for their classroom practice. TRIO thinks you will agree that guided reading is a good idea but sometimes the management, timing and grouping of students can seem difficult. This is a discussion around these ideas. Jenny Williams and Mary-Ellen Betts
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Take 5 Episode 4: Maths

July 18, 2022 • 44 mins
Take 5 podcasts aim to provide listeners with five points to consider for their classroom practice. TRIO discusses five ideas for teachers to reflect on as they think about the teaching of maths and what is important. Sandra Rowan and Jenny Williams
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Take 5 Episode 3: Leading For Literacy Change

July 18, 2022 • 58 mins
Take 5 podcasts aim to provide listeners with five points to consider for their classroom practice. All teachers will take something from this discussion about changing the teaching of literacy to improve student learning outcomes but the focus on executive teachers and the teams they lead. Mary-Ellen Betts and Jenny Williams
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Take 5 Episode 2: Grammar

July 18, 2022 • 52 mins
Take 5 podcasts aim to provide listeners with five points to consider for their classroom practice. Many teachers seem nervous about teaching grammar. In this podcast TRIO discusses where to start and how to make the teaching of grammar connect with what the class is reading and writing. Jenny Williams and Mary-Ellen Betts
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Take 5 Episode 1: Differentiation

July 18, 2022 • 50 mins
Take 5 podcasts aim to provide listeners with five points to consider for their classroom practice. This podcast addresses the question of differentiation within primary classrooms. Students who may need differentiation are discussed. Differentiation of content, product, process and environment are unpacked. Sandra Rowan and Jenny Williams
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The Teacher’s Voice in Educational Assessment

February 27, 2022 • 28 mins
Professor Jim Tognolini from the Centre for Educational Measurement and Assessment (CEMA), University of Sydney asserts that assessment is a central activity in all education and that its main function is to improve learning. He stresses that the teacher's voice and professional judgement are essential in this process. "Assessment is the professional judgement [of the teacher] based on an image of what the student knows and can an...
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Measuring What We Value In Education

February 18, 2022 • 40 mins
Professor Jim Tognolini explains how it is both possible, and important, to measure values. He explains the process that can be used to develop descriptors and rubrics to measure them. . . “Everything can be measured” “We should be measuring what we value rather than valuing what we can measure” Measuring values – “It is something so valuable for schools to take up” ‘It’s the process of working together to make explicit what y...
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Off Class - New to a Country School K-12

August 26, 2021 • 6 mins
Cath Jeffery guides you to success in regional and rural NSW… It is great to live in a country town. You can feel invested in the local history and valued in ways that build lifelong relationships. •Get to know your students and the town. •Establish boundaries very early and make it clear you are a teacher. •Focus on developing your teaching and avoid taking on too much, especially if you are a beginning teacher. •Incorporate lo...
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Low-SES Communities: Remote Possibilities Special Part II

August 19, 2021 • 15 mins
Jowen Hillyer emphasises the importance of understanding unique school community needs and ensuring the structure of online schooling works for families... “I think we need to check our assumptions at the door a little but too... every parent wants the best for their child but when there are competing elements... it can’t work I the same way that a dedicated digital school can. Asynchronous learning definitely works the best wi...
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When Online Works: Remote Possibilities Special Part I

August 19, 2021 • 16 mins
Jowen Hillyer has experience building relationships, beginning new classes and teaching well in completely online subjects... “For mastery learning and formative tasks, when you’re working in the digital space, you’ve got this immediate feedback... you can see what is going on and step in... Maintaining relationships online was something very difficult at first... understanding that you need to connect before you correct is reall...
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Off Class - Support for Students with Disability K-12

August 10, 2021 • 7 mins
Claudia Vera guides you to the support needed for students with disability... Remember, as a mainstream teacher, you cannot be expected to meet those specialist needs. Specialist provision is needed for students with disability. •Additional supports or accommodations may need to be put in place to enable learning. •It is helpful knowing about a diagnosis. What is even more beneficial is to know the person. •All of the syllabus d...
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Off Class - Fast Help for New and Casual Teachers 7-12

August 9, 2021 • 3 mins
Lloyd Bowen provides strategies for success for starting out in a new school... It is never too soon to ask for help. Start those ongoing professional discussions today. •Lessons need to be meaningful. •Build positive relationships. •Get to know students quickly. •Learn some key names fast. •Look for opportunities to re-focus on learning. •Prepare a ‘go-to kit’ of learning activities across stages. •Chat with colleagues abou...
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