Effective Teaching

Laura, host of the After the Bell with educatinglaura podcast, joins Dan to discuss how to leverage student learning styles or preferences to help students become lifelong learners.

Dan sits down with Trevor MacKenzie, author of Dive Into Inquiry to find out exactly what you will learn from his first book. Trevor provides lots of helpful strategies you can use in this book as well as clear processes for getting into free inquiry projects.

The multi-award-winning Eleni Kyritsis joins Dan to discuss effective feedback, what it is, what it looks like and how it helps our students become lifelong learners. 

Win a TeachersPD membership while you learn about the importance of frameworks for student learning. This episode explores what a framework is, how they impact learning and provides practical tips to apply them in your teaching to help students learn.

David Ausubel said “The most important single factor influencing learning is what the learner already knows. Ascertain this and teach him accordingly.”... But is he correct and how do you apply this to your classroom. Find out how in this episode with Dan Jackson

Assessment should replicate the real world, check for understanding, and match up with your learning goals and syllabus/curriculum outcomes. Find out how to create engaging and authentic tasks in just 4 steps.

Learn the connections between gardening and teaching in this episode with Dan Jackson. He is a great lover of a good garden and discusses how matching seeds, plants, and conditions in much the same thing as he does for his students. All in an effort to ensure they thrive.

Learn how to develop a rapport with your students so that you can have a positive impact, not just on their learning, but on their life. And make sure you head over to teacherspd.net/76 to get your free infographic.

Learn this basic 4 step process to creating engaging lessons that meet your students where they are, hook them into the learning and connect with them in an authentic way.

Flip your Classroom has been one of the most influential books on my approach to teaching. It revolutionised my teaching. Made me more impactful by giving me back the time in my classroom to then create rich and engaging learning experiences for my students. Come and learn all about what you will learn from this fantastic book by Jon Bergmann and Aaron Sams.

Want to learn a basic 4 step process you can use to create programs that are coherent and targetted to your students. The type of program that works with your students and helps them achieve. Check out Dan's 4 step process to creating gourmet units of work. - Comes with a free Infographic

Getting to know your students is one of the greatest things you can do as a teacher. It helps develop rapport, and when you use this information to differentiate your teaching there is magic that can happen. Learn more about 3 easy ways you can get to know your students this week.

Dylan Wiliam is the guru of formative assessment and has shared some fantastic strategies and approaches to education in his book Embedded Formative Assessment. Learn how to increase your impact and enable your students to become lifelong learners in this episode.

Coaches and mentors can have a huge impact on your teaching and as a result your students' learning. Learn 4 of the key benefits of a coach in this episode and how you can both improve your practice together. 

Discover how to make your first lesson of the year one where students feel welcomed, empowered and that enables you to develop their literacy from the very beginning with advice from Annette Gray. Annette Gray is a literacy consultant and adviser. She has many years’ successful teaching experience in classrooms K-10 across Australia and in international settings. 

Sir Ken Robinson is possibly the most widely known educator in the world. He has the most viewed TED talk ever and this book clearly captivates his ideas and vision for schools across the world. Find out what you will learn if you read Creative Schools by Sir Ken Robinson and Lou Aronica.

Learn how to set yourself up for a great year by establishing your workflow, preparing to meet your students and setting your own professional learning goals. Dan will discuss all this and make a short announcement regarding the future of the podcast and its focus.

How does James use school raves and cross-disciplinary learning to help engage his students and stimulate curiosity? Find out how he does this and uses raves to inspire his students to become lifelong learners.

Last week was my final week as Deputy Principal. I have absolutely loved my time at SEDA College and am looking forward to what next year brings. I would love to have the opportunity to work with you. Head over to www.teacherspd.net/workwithme to find out more.

In this episode, Dan interviews Katherin Cartwright from Primary Learning to talk about strategies she uses in Mathematics that help students become lifelong learners. 

In this episode, Dan interviews Kirsten Lardner a grad student from the University of Woolongong to talk about her recent lessons using escape rooms and orienteering to help students engage with learning and become lifelong learners.

In this episode, Dan interviews Jay McTighe, author of Understanding by Design, and education consultant. This is the third episode of a 3-part series looking at the Understanding by Design Framework. In this episode, Jay focuses on "planning learning experiences".

In this episode, Dan interviews Jay McTighe, author of Understanding by Design, and education consultant. This is the second episode of a 3 part series looking at the Understanding by Design Framework. In this episode, Jay focuses on "Determining Evidence of Learning".

In this episode, Dan interview's Jay McTighe, author of Understanding by Design, and education consultant. This is the first episode of a 3 part series looking at the Understanding by Design Framework. In this episode, Jay provides an overview of the framework and then focuses in on "Desired Results".

In this episode, Dan talks about four easy teaching strategies to develop literacy when reading. Literacy is crucial in a child’s development. It is the foundation for lifelong learning and a strong sense of well-being. Thus, educators have a pivotal role in developing literacy among students. Every educator should take the challenge to find more ways to make literacy fun, engaging, and developmen...