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Talking Teaching
Talking Teaching is a University of Melbourne podcast about effective, evidence-based classroom practice and the latest in educational thinking. Each episode features insights from world-renowned educators and thinkers.
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John Hattie on 50 Years of Evidence, Impact and Belonging
How do we measure what truly matters in education? Laureate Professor Emeritus John Hattie joins host Dr Sophie Specjal to reflect on five decades of...
Teaching with Torres Strait Island Knowledge—A Conversation with Dr John Doolah
To mark 50 years of NAIDOC Week, Talking Teaching celebrates this year’s theme, The Next Generation: Strength, Vision & Legacy, by spotlighting the wo...
Wellbeing Literacy: Teachers and students using language to enhance wellbeing
How does language shape how we feel, relate, and learn? In this episode, host Dr. Sophie Specjal is joined by Professor Lindsay Oades, Dr Jacqui Franc...
Expanding How We Learn with Professor Guy Claxton
What if learning isn’t just about what we know, but about who we become? Professor Guy Claxton joins Talking Teaching to unpack his fascinating journe...
Navigating AI in Mathematics Education: Insights for all educators
As artificial intelligence becomes more integrated into schools, what does it mean for the way we plan lessons, support students, and teach mathematic...
The Purpose of Education: In Conversation with Professor Gert Biesta
Renowned educator Professor Gert Biesta joins Talking Teaching to explore the deeper purpose of education beyond knowledge transfer.
In...
Creative Lesson Planning: practical strategies to enhance learning and empower teachers
What does effective curriculum design look like in today’s classrooms? And how can planning approaches support both student engagement and teacher age...
A New Approach to Measuring Student Success with Melbourne Metrics
Talking Teaching explores how Melbourne Metrics is transforming student assessment by going beyond academics. We speak with Professor Sandra Milligan...
Fostering Motivation and Wellbeing in Education
In this episode, we speak with Dr. Rachel Colla and Dr. Lara Mossman from the University of Melbourne’s Faculty of Education about teaching for wellbe...
Rethinking Technology’s Role in Students’ Mental Health
Professor Nikki Rickard and Dr David Bakker explore the effects of digital technologies on student mental health. They discuss the risks and benefits...
The Importance of Play in Early Childhood Learning
This episode explores the power of play in early childhood education. Learn how play supports brain development, enriches learning, and connects gener...
Educating in the Digital Age: From theory to classroom
The use of digital education and artificial intelligence is rapidly becoming the new norm. In this episode, we are joined by Carlo Perrotta, an Associ...
Strategies for Impactful Educational Leadership: A Conversation with Jim Watterston and Yong Zhao
Talking Teaching is joined by distinguished guests Professor Jim Watterston, Dean of the Faculty of Education, and Professor Yong Zhao, Foundation Dis...
The Universities Accord and strengthening the link between schools and higher education
The release of the Universities Accord earlier this year marks a pivotal moment in higher education policy. Its recommendations address crucial aspect...
Supporting Neurodiversity in Our Schools: A Teacher's Guide
Australian schools are recognising the growing importance of fostering inclusive spaces for neurodiverse students. Teachers play a vital role in creat...
Literary Education and the role of reading for social change
In a world abundant with content, how can we harness literary education as a form of social change? How can we re-invigorate schools to be spaces to e...
Building Hope: Equity, Funding and the National School Reform Agreement
In this episode, we are joined by two experts, to discuss the Nation School Reform Agreement, currently up for renegotiation. This joint agreement bet...
Empowering the Next Generation: Climate Education in Schools
In this episode, we learn how to bolster both climate and sustainability literacy, and support climate action in the classroom. Listeners will discove...
Reinventing Schools: Elevating student learning, wellbeing and health
In this episode, we delve into the future of education in Australia, exploring ideas to reimagine the purpose of schools by shifting the focus from ac...
Learning from Her: Celebrating Indigenous Women in Education
In this episode, we delve into the stories of three remarkable Indigenous women significantly impacting the educational landscape across Australia.
AI in the classroom: friend or foe?
Artificial Intelligence or AI has well and truly arrived. As ChatGPT and DALL-E become mainstream, warnings in the media about this new technology are...
It’s not a choice: the real issues behind school ‘refusal’
Discover the complex issues around school attendance that can adversely affect students, teachers and parents.
The media have referred to it as...
The Teacher Crisis - Real or Imagined
In this episode of Talking Teaching, Professor Jim Watterston, Dean of the Melbourne Graduate School of Education (MGSE), delves into the details of A...
Mental Health in Primary Schools
In this episode of Talking Teaching, Professor Jim Watterston, Dean of the Melbourne Graduate School of Education (MGSE), explores the Mental Health i...
New Assessments: Acknowledging Student Success
A new research project, New Metrics for Success, works with schools across Australia to develop new ways of assessing school students. These new ways...
Gen X,Y & Z: facing the challenges of the 21st century
In this episode of Talking Teaching, Professor Jim Watterston, Dean of the Melbourne Graduate School of Education, and Professor Johanna Wyn discuss t...
COVID-19 - catalyst for change or a retreat to the past?
In this episode of Talking Teaching, Professor Jim Watterston, Dean of the Melbourne Graduate School of Education, and Professor Yong Zhao discuss the...
Decolonising the English curriculum
In this episode of Talking Teaching, the University of Melbourne's Larissa McLean Davies - an Associate Professor in Languages and Literacy Education...
The COVID lessons: John Hattie reflects
Laureate Professor John Hattie reflects on the effect of COVID-19 on the education system examining what we should keep from what he calls the 'great...
The kids are alright but is the education system? Flipping the conversation on Indigenous education
On this episode of Talking Teaching Kamilaroi woman, Dr Melitta Hogarth, the Assistant Dean, Indigenous at the Melbourne Graduate School of Education,...
Dealing with trauma: schools on the frontline
In a traumatic year of bushfires and a global pandemic young people in Australia have faced increasing uncertainty and anxiety. How do schools support...
Teaching through the pandemic: lessons learned in and out of school
Teachers, students, parents and entire school communities have been through a tumultuous time having been forced to switch schooling from the classroo...
Resilience and recovery: bushfires and COVID-19
A global pandemic and devastating bushfires - these major events are going to affect people's lives and wellbeing for a long time. Their ramifications...
Teaching Indigenous history in schools and the rundown on NAPLAN
In this final edition of Talking Teaching for this year Maxine McKew talks to David de Carvalho about the national NAPLAN picture and what it is reall...
The need for policy changes in the VET sector
The Prime Minister says that TAFE is as good as university and wants to encourage young Australians to consider taking up a trade. But how fit for pur...
Australian schooling and teaching 21st century skills
Emeritus Professor Barry McGaw has spent a lifetime advocating for greater equity in Australia schooling. In this interview with Kerry Elliott he cons...
Positive Psychology: Learning the skills and capabilities for wellbeing
The sixth International Congress for Positive Psychology was held recently in Melbourne with the University of Melbourne as the main partner. Hundreds...
Talking Teaching considers the growing national momentum for pre-school for three year old children
In this episode Maxine McKew talks with experts Trish Eadie and Deb Brennan about the multiple benefits of quality early learning programmes for young...
What the rest of the world is noticing about our most effective teachers
What is it the rest of the world is noticing about Australia's teachers? Ranked as one of the world's top ten teachers, Rooty Hill humanities teacher...
Teaching children reading
In this episode of Talking Teaching Kerry Elliott talks to David Hornsby about the contentious issue of how we teach reading to young students. Why ca...