Launched in 2020, The Canberra Classroom podcast invites teachers and educators to share what is happening in teaching and learning in Canberran schools.
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We have a new episode and a new link from which to download our podcast: thecanberraclassroom.podbean… Also available on Apple, Google Podcasts, Spotify and all other podcast platforms!
New episode! Hear about Therapy Dogs in education and the great work being done at Curtin Primary School with Bentley the therapy dog. Also hear about the research behind therapy dogs from @DrChrisGrove from Monash Uni. @ACTEducation thecanberraclassroom.podbean…
Teachers - especially high school and college teachers - who set assessment tasks can learn from academics who see our students when they start uni. What assessments are set at uni? How can we teachers help them be better prepared? New 2 part episode: player.whooshkaa.com/episode…
New episode! Hear about the F1 in Schools program - one of the world's biggest STEM programs - and the impact it's having at St Fancis Xavier College in Canberra. player.whooshkaa.com/episode…
In Episode 4 this week, you can hear from @cuzcurrie10 and Becky Gill from @UCLakeG reflecting on how the school's experience with teaching athletes who were off-campus prepared them for remote learning in 2020. @ACTEducation player.whooshkaa.com/shows/t…
New episode up! Hear how @UCLakeG were one step ahead when COVID forced remote learning on ACT schools, as a few years ago the school designed a program to teach @FFA students from the Centre of Excellence remotely as they completed their Year 12 studies. player.whooshkaa.com/shows/t…
Reflecting on your experiences of teaching kids remotely in 2020 and want to hear the thoughts of others? The next episode of The Canberra Classroom drops on Monday...
ICYMI: Episode 3 includes interviews with John Saunders of @SydneyTheatreCo and teacher @skye_e_knight from @GiralangPrimary as they discuss the School Drama Program. Listen to the history of the program and how Skye has integrated it into her classroom!
The show also includes shoutouts to some favourite teachers from Mount Stromlo High School and @CanberraGrammar...
ICYMI: Episode 2 is an interview with @ACT_BSSS Executive Director Martin Watson who explains the ACT Senior Secondary system. An ep for all colleges to share with future students and parents...and also for primary & high school teachers to understand Yr11-12 in the ACT.
ICYMI: Episode 1 features Dr Misty Adoniou from @UniCanberra and @unimelb and @tanyaconnect from @MelbaCopland (formerly @AlfredDeakinHS) talking about Scaffolding Literacy - strategies to enhance students' reading and writing skills.
Also, there are shoutouts to teachers from @DicksonCollege and North Ainslie Primary School!
The Canberra Classroom has launched! The first three episodes of the podcast are now available on iTunes, Spotify and Google Podcasts. Don't forget to subscribe to get future episodes in your podcast feed.
The Canberra Classroom podcast will launch in Semester 2 of 2020. It will provide everyone involved in education in Canberra an opportunity to learn from their peers, and to consider strategies and approaches both new and old that are being used successfully around town.
The first three episodes will be released on Day 1 of Term 3 – Monday 20 July – and will include episodes on primary school and high school pedagogy along with a deep dive into the ACT’s senior secondary school system.