Teachers Education Review

A new show format for 2014 with new features! Our main feature is an insightful interview with Dr. David Zyngier about pedagogy to encourage student engagement, factors that influence learning, PISA and more. We introduce the first AITSL Teacher Feature, a new regular segment on the show. "Off Campus" with Dan Haesler on School Contentedness, Education in the News, and introducing "Teachers' Brains Trust"! with Betty Chau about Positive Psychology.

In this episode we explore the proposed review of the Australian Curriculum, including the concerns raised about the review & the men appointed to lead it, the nature of the development of existing curriculum, and some of the concerns educators have with the curriculum. We interview Robyn Ewing from USYD, ACARA CEO Robert Randall & APPA Executive Stephen Breen. Also introducing a new segment with advice for teachers, and regular feature, 'Off Campus' with Dan Haesler.

This bumper holiday special is all about uses of games in the classroom. This episode features guest co-host Giles Pritchard (@caradocp), from the Games in Schools and Libraries Podcast, and an interview with Dr. Tom Benjamin about quests, narrative game play, and elements of gamification in education. Also features 'Off Campus' with Dan Haesler (@danhaesler), and Cameron catches up with listener Mark (@seminyaksunset) while on holiday in Queensland.

In the final episode for 2013, Cameron and Corinne discuss the biggest events and achievements in education throughout the year, both political and personal, and we interview Suzie Riddell, Executive Director of Education for Social Ventures Australia, about their efforts to address social inequity in Australian Education.

In this 2 part special, Cameron reports from inside the 2013 NSW English Teachers' Association Annual Conference held on 22-23 November at the University of New South Wales. Interviews include,, President Karen Yager, Treasurer Susan Gazis, Executive Officer Eva Gold, Journal Editor Mel Dixon & Assistant Editor Stefanie Lia, VOX Pops, and discussions about Transmedia Narratives and the NSW English Studies course. Also include 'off campus' with Dan Haesler on politics and PISA .

In this 2 part special, Cameron reports from inside the 2013 NSW English Teachers' Association Annual Conference held on 22-23 November at the University of New South Wales. Interviews include,, President Karen Yager, Treasurer Susan Gazis, Executive Officer Eva Gold, Journal Editor Mel Dixon & Assistant Editor Stefanie Lia, VOX Pops, and discussions about Transmedia Narratives and the NSW English Studies course. Also include 'off campus' with Dan Haesler on politics and PISA .

In our Early Career Teachers' Special, we talk to Pre-Service and Early Career Teachers about the challenges they face; we speak with AITSL General Manager, Edmund Misson about Accreditation; We feature the first "Off Campus", a new segment by Dan Haesler; speak with Matthew Green about imanewteacher.com; and seek advice for early career teachers from educators from all over the place.

In our Early Career Teachers' Special, we talk to Pre-Service and Early Career Teachers about the challenges they face; we speak with AITSL General Manager, Edmund Misson about Accreditation; We feature the first "Off Campus", a new segment by Dan Haesler; speak with Matthew Green about imanewteacher.com; and seek advice for early career teachers from educators from all over the place.

Professor Neil Selwyn from Monash University talks with TER Podcast about the difference between the rhetoric and the reality of technology in education.

In this super-sized special episode, we take a closer look at Teachmeets, a free-to-all form of collaborative professional development for teachers. Cameron reports from Teachmeet English at the Wharf on November 1st, with interviews and presentations from the night.

In Ep. 008 we take an introductory look at the idea of Gamification in education. Cameron interviews author, international speaker and founder of Gamification.co, Gabe Zichermann, about the value of games and game elements in education.

In Ep. 07 we discuss the issue of engagement in education. What are the benefits to student learning, and what are some of the ways teachers can better engage students in their classes. We talk with educational consultant and writer Dan Haesler about the importance of engagement in the classroom. We also interview John Goh, principal of Merrylands East Public School about some of the whole-school approaches to engagement at his school.

Episode 6 contains part 2 of our interview with Dr. Greg Thompson of Murdoch University, and Dr. Nicole Mockler or Newcastle University, in which we talk about the issues associated with Australia's NAPLAN testing regime. Dr. Thompson, who tweets under the handle @effectsofNAPLAN, has devoted significant time and attention to the impacts of NAPLAN on teachers and school communities, and shares with us some of his insights into the positive and negative effects of NAPLAN in the 5 years since it was introduced.

In Episode 5 we discuss Connected Learning and its impact on teaching and teacher professional development, including interviews with Professor Alec Couros about the relationship between connectivity and teaching. We also speak to educator and writer Dan Haelser about the rise of BYOD policies in school as a way of providing access to technology and the internet for learning.

In part 2 of our discussion of Independent Public Schools, we interview Greg Thompson from Murdoch University in WA, and Nicole Mockler form the University of Newcastle in NSW. Greg sits on the board of an IPS in WA, and both Greg and Nicole are researchers into Educational Policy.

In episode 4 we discuss Independent Public Schools, focusing on the Western Australian model that is the basis of the Federal Coalition's education election platform. We speak with NSW Education Minister Adrian Piccoli about his rejection of the model, and how IPS is different from current NSW govt. policies regarding school management. We also speak to Anne Gisborne, President of the State Schools Teacher's Union of Western Australia, about the University of Melbourne review into the first few years of IPS in WA, and the experiences of teachers in WA not represented in that report.

We compare the education platforms of the major political parties leading into the Australian Federal Election.

In part 2 of our Gonski episode we interview NSW Education Minister, Adrian Piccoli, about the NSW decision to be the first state to sign up as well as the implementation of Gonski funding in NSW. We also speak with AEU President Angelo Gavrielatos about the significance of the Gonski funding reforms and the campaigns the unions had led on the issue of school funding.

In episode 002 part 1, we discuss the history of the Gonski review, and interview Melbourne University Academic Bronwyn Hinz about the details and implications of the new federal funding model for schools.

In episode 1 we discuss: - the implications of PISA data, as presented by Dr. Andreas Schleicher at Sydney University on Friday, 5 July. - Homework. The research findings, common practices and policy potential.