Pete (@mr_van_w) decides that two straight white men should fix the problem of apparent sexism in the workplace. After fixing that, John (@jfcatto) looks at some persistent yet incorrect ideas that are often seen as magic bullets for fixing education.
Articles:
Pete: Still Fewer Women in Positions of Leadership - Australian Bureau of Statistics
John: 5 Big Ideas in Education That Don't Work - Anya Kamenetz
http://www.npr.org/sections/ed/2017/01/14/508991615/5-big-ideas-in-education-that-dont-work
Pete (@mr_van_w) decides that two straight white men should fix the problem of apparent sexism in the workplace. After fixing that, John (@jfcatto) looks at some persistent yet incorrect ideas that are often seen as magic bullets for fixing education.
Articles:
Pete: Still Fewer Women in Positions of Leadership - Australian Bureau of Statistics
John: 5 Big Ideas in Education That Don't Work - Anya Kamenetz
http://www.npr.org/sections/ed/2017/01/14/508991615/5-big-ideas-in-education-that-dont-work
John (@jfcatto) discusses the DITCH book and Pete (@mr_van_w) talks about using Twitter to connect with like-minded souls and build a PLN.
Articles:
John: DITCH That Textbook - Matt Miller
Pete: Using Twitter to build a Personal Learning Network
Tags to watch: #NZFlipChat, #FlippedLearning, #FlipClass, #EDChat, #AussieED, #SatChat, #PTChat, #ECTChat
John (@jfcatto) depresses us all with more tales of standardised testing and Pete (@mr_van_w) pulls us out of that hole with use games to enhance reading and writing.
Articles:
John: Behind Singapore's PISA rankings success and why other countries may not want to join in the race - Amanda Wise
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-12-08/behind-singapore-pisa-rankings-success/8104074
Pete: Books-to-Games: Turning Classic Novels into Role Playing Adventures - Ki Sung
Honourable Mention: Teaching in Higeher Ed Podcast http://keeganslw.com/teaching-in-higher-ed-podcast/