In an episode discussing the dangers of taking absolute and polar opinion; Pete (@mr_van_w) talks about the Michaela School and the torrents of vitriol that are directed at the school and more importantly the staff. John (@jfcatto) presents a point of view that he surprisingly doesn't agree with.
Articles:
Pete: I reject your experiences and substitute my own - Mark Johnson (@markxsyst)
https://disengagededucator.wordpress.com/2017/05/07/i-reject-your-experiences-and-substitute-my-own/
John: Are Progressive Teaching Methods A Bit Like Fast Food? - Andy Warner
https://andywarner78.wordpress.com/2017/05/06/are-progressive-teaching-methods-a-bit-like-fast-food/
Pete (@mr_van_w) continues talking about the politicisation of education on the release of Gonski 2.0. John (@jfcatto) brings to the podcast some hard evidence about the benefits of 1:1 computers in Science whilst trying not to mention the DER.
Articles:
Pete: "A range of articles that quote slightly different numbers"
John: Direct link between teaching and learning with laptops and HSC results in Biology, Chemistry and Physics - Simon Crook
http://www.aare.edu.au/blog/?p=2060
John (@jfcatto) looks at some of the ways you can tell if Personalised Learning is working in your classroom. Pete (@mr_van_w) laments the end of the Safe Schools program and discusses the politicisation of education.
Articles:
John: 3 Simple Ways You Can Tell If You're Suceeding Wityh Personalized Learning - Lee Watanabe Crockett
https://globaldigitalcitizen.org/3-ways-succeeding-personalized-learning
Pete: Safe Schools program ditched in NSW, to be replaced by wider anti-bullying plan - Nour Haydor
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-04-16/safe-schools-program-ditched-in-nsw/8446680
After some catching up after missing out on recording an Ep last week, John (@jfcatto) talks about some of the enthralling tabletop games CIA recruits get to play. Pete (@mr_van_w) talks about L3 and other one-size-fits-all solutions sold to schools by corporate interests.
Articles:
John: The CIA Uses Board Games to Train Officers - and I Got To Play Them - Sam Machkovech
Pete: What We Can Learn From the L3 Debacle - Greg Ashman
https://gregashman.wordpress.com/2017/04/13/what-can-we-learn-from-the-l3-debacle/
Pete (@mr_van_w) is amazed that there are teachers that still believe in learning styles and John (@jfcatto) tries to see the half-full cup in everyone and other "hippy nonsense".
Articles:
Pete: Letting Go of Learning Styles - Amber & Andy Ankowski
http://www.pbs.org/parents/expert-tips-advice/2016/03/letting-go-learning-styles/
John: Assuming Positive Intent - Laura Thomas
https://www.edutopia.org/blog/assuming-positive-intent-laura-thomas
For a change John (@jfcatto) and Pete (@mr_van_w) bring in a couple of good news stories. Well kind of good news.
Articles:
John
Students in Countries with High Religiosity Perform Lower in Science and Mathematics - Gijsbert Stoet & David Geary
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0160289617300247
Why the Most Successful Students Have No Passion For School - Jihyun Lee
https://aeon.co/ideas/why-the-most-successful-students-have-no-passion-for-school
Pete: Students Today, Employees Tomorrow - Kristie Kellahan
At the end of a busy week for everyone:
John (@jfcatto) discusses the difference between coding thinking and thinking coding. Whilst Pete (@mr_van_w) bemuses slipping enrollment for private schools.
Articles:
John: In Finland Kids Learn Computer Science Without Computers - Emily Deruy
Honourable mention: @linjdaliukas http://www.helloruby.com/
Pete: Private Schools are losing their magnetic pull
http://www.smh.com.au/comment/private-schools-are-losing-their-magnetic-pull-20170313-guxfzr.html
John (@jfcatto) questions whether we are using technology to substitute or redefine teaching methods and Pete (@mr_van_w) embraces International Women's Day by raising the issue of the lack of girls choosing to learn Science #womanoftheyear
Articles:
John: Are We Innovating or Just Digitising Traditional Teaching - Beth Holland
Pete: Girls and Science a Dream Deferred - Ainissa Ramirez
https://www.edutopia.org/blog/girls-and-science-dream-deferred
Pete (@mr_van_w) critiques a woman he knows nothing about for doing the right thing and speaking up about problems in education and John (@jfcatto) imagines a scenario where we taught how to play baseball as inappropriately as we teach how to do Science.
Articles:
Pete: The Way We Teach Our Children Is Truly Crazy - Elizabeth Farrelly @emfarrelly
http://www.smh.com.au/comment/the-way-we-teach-our-children-is-truly-crazy-20170223-gujyh1.html
John: Why Isn't Science Class More Like Learning to Play Baseball? - Alison Gopnik
John (@jfcatto) brings in a few ways to prepare students for jobs that don't yet exist and Pete (@mr_van_w) discusses the newly released NSW Syllabus.
Articles:
John: 5 Ways to Prepare Your Child for Jobs That Don't Exist Yet - David Dodge
https://codakid.com/5-ways-to-prepare-your-child-for-jobs-that-dont-exist-yet/
Pete: Stage 6 Syllabuses - NSW Education Standards Authority
John (@jfcatto) talks about meaningful home-learning tasks and this week Pete (@mr_van_w) brings in a listicle with tips for new teachers.
Articles:
John: Homework vs. No Homework is the Wrong Question - Maurice Elias
https://www.edutopia.org/blog/homework-vs-no-homework-wrong-question-maurice-elias
Pete: How to Survive in Teaching
https://gregashman.wordpress.com/2017/02/05/how-to-survive-in-teaching-/
John (@jfcatto) brings in a listicle about building a growth mindset and Pete (@mr_van_w) recommends a podcast about teachers admitting they make mistakes.
Articles:
John: Helping Struggling Students Build a Growth Mindset - Marcus Conyers & Donna Wilson
Pete: My Bad Podcast - BAM! Radio Network
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/
Pete (@mr_van_w) finds a new tool for learning gamificaton and John (@jfcatto) talks about classrooms that look more like coffee shops.
Articles:
Pete: GOBLIN (Games Offer Bold Insights Nowadays) - OU Center for Teacher Excellence (http://ou.edu/cte/)
Keegan Long-Wheeler (@KeeganSLW) http://keeganslw.com/
John Stewert (@jstew511) http://www.johnastewart.org/
Honourable mention: Ken Bauer @ken_bauer
John: Does Classroom of the future look more like a coffee shop? - Suzanne Perez Tobias
http://www.kansas.com/news/local/education/article105815121.html
John (@jfcatto) talks about curriculum design while Pete (@mr_van_w) rages about "quality" teaching and phonics.
Articles:
John: 4Dimensional Flipping: Setting the Stage for Learning Vital 21st Century Skills - Steve Griffiths (@sciencesteveg)
Pete: Phonics in a Post Truth Age - Corinne Campbell (@corisel)
https://corinnecampbell.net/tag/phonics/
Blog: https://corinnecampbell.net
Pete (@mr_van_w) is joined by special "Guest John" Matt Smedley (@smedboule) to talk about Flipped revision, Veedback and the "No-tech inflip?".
Matt Smedley's Smeducation
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCI-ecF3E3AgriadOVoWCuNA
John (@jfcatto) eats a bit of humble-pie when defining Game-based learning and Gamification. Then Pete (@mr_van_w) addresses some of the allegations around why "smart" kids don't become teachers while John listens from under the sea.
Articles:
John: The Difference Between Gamification and Game-Based Learning - Steven Isaacs
http://inservice.ascd.org/the-difference-between-gamification-and-game-based-learning/
Pete: Eddie Woo: Celebrity maths teacher on how to get smart kids into teaching - Kelsey Munro
Pete (@mr_van_w) talks to special guest Bill Tink (@BillTink) to discuss Day 1 of FlipCon Adelaide (@FlipConGC).
Pete (@mr_van_w) and John (@jfcatto) are joined by fellow flipped educator Penny Chandler (@pennychandler73) to discuss FlipCon Gold Coast (@FlipConGC).
This TTTonus focuses on the keynote addresses by:
Rupert Denton @rupertdenton (ClickView)
Jon Bergmann @jonbergmann (Flipped Learning Network)
Aaron Sams @chemicalsams (Flipped Learning Network)
Now that you have been listening. It's probably time that Pete (@mr_van_w) and John (@jfcatto) introduce themselves.
Current Website
Youtube
https://www.youtube.com/c/MrCattersonScience
https://www.youtube.com/c/PWhiting
Old Websites:
https://sites.google.com/site/cattersonbiology/
https://sites.google.com/site/mrwflip/
Pete (@mr_van_w) and John (@jfcatto) talk about Gamification and Game-Based Learning.
Articles:
Pete: Gamifying Your Class to Meet the Needs for More Learners - John McCarthy
https://www.edutopia.org/article/gamifying-your-class-john-mccarthy
John: 3 Ways to Use Game-Based Learning - Matthew Farber
https://www.edutopia.org/article/3-ways-use-game-based-learning-matthew-farber
The inaugural episode.
Pete (@mr_van_w) and John (@jfcatto) learn how to PodCast.
Articles:
John - From Degrading to De-Grading - Alfie Kohn
http://www.alfiekohn.org/article/degrading-de-grading/
Pete - Why Learning People Wince at Talk of "Classroom Flipping" - Joshua Kim