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Keeping School Children Safe on Social Kirra Pendergast is the founder and CEO of the Safe on Social group of companies. With offices around the world, Safe on Social is a leading, global and privately owned cyber safety education and consulting provider. Safe on Social provides an extensive array of online and face to face learning resources to help students, parents and schools safely navigate cyber space across a broad range of topics. Whilst it might be easy to think that cyber safety is something that young people should learn about, talking with Kirra quickly reminds you that it's something we should all be learning about. And not just once, but all the time as things continue to change. As I started my conversation with Kirra, I couldn't help wondering how we got here. And, are the problems just getting started? Find out more at https://www.safeonsocial.com This podcast is brought to you by Sentral. To find out more, or for a demonstration of Australia's leading School Management Platform, visit the website. https://www.sentral.com.au --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sentralstation/message

Mathilda Joubert is Director of Excellence and Innovation at the Sheridan Institute for Higher Education and lectures in creativity, school improvement, leadership, management, and research methods in both the Faculties of Education and Business. So often we hear of the need for problem solving. But what about developing skills in identifying new problems? In this interview, Mathilda breaks down what it means to be purpose driven in the way we think about problem solving. Mathilda explains that with the right knowledge about the differences between creativity and eccentricity, anyone can benefit from creative thinking to develop solutions to real problems that add real value. This interview will help inspire teachers who are looking for that edge to create dynamic classrooms with approaches to innovation that really mean something. For more information on Mathilda's work, check out this article where she describes methods for developing innovation in science classes. It's inspiring work. Read more about Mathilda's work in science classrooms here. This podcast is brought to you by Sentral. For more information about Australia's no. 1 School Management System, visit https://sentral.com.au Looking for a demo of Sentral for your school? Click below. https://www.sentral.com.au/book-a-demo --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/sentralstation/message

Dr Michael Carr-Gregg is one of Australia's highest profile child and adolescent psychologists. He's a prolific author and broadcaster, with regular appearances on Australian television and radio. He also specialises in corporate mental health, families and the seemingly ever-present issue of adolescent use of technology and its effect on mental health. In this discussion, I talk with Michael about a recent article in the Sydney Morning Herald newspaper about a call for banning phones in schools. Now, you might already have a strong view about this and wonder why the point is still being argued. But Michael brings insight into the debate based on extensive research and experience. In fact he was asked by a former NSW minister for education to conduct a review and write a report into the non-educational use of mobile devices in NSW schools. I started by asking Michael why he had such a high level of conviction about a ban from the first bell, until the last. Access the report on non-educational use of mobile devices in NSW schools. https://education.nsw.gov.au/about-us/strategies-and-reports/our-reports-and-reviews/mobile-devices-in-schools/review-into-the-non-educational-use-of-mobile-devices-in-nsw-schools#Findings_45 Read the SMH article here. https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/high-school-phone-ban-more-urgent-than-ever-amid-pressure-on-teens-20220809-p5b8dp.html Find out more about Dr Michael Carr-Gregg's work at https://michaelcarrgregg.com This podcast is brought to you by Sentral. To find out more, visit https://www.sentral.com.au Looking for a demo of Sentral for your school? Click below. https://www.sentral.com.au/book-a-demo --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/sentralstation/message

Dr Pete Stebbins has over 20 year's experience as keynote speaker and facilitator. He's a published author of books on leadership, resilience and change, and also a guest psychologist on Australian television's Channel 7. I caught up with Pete to work through some of the key points of the most recent edition of his book, titled "Leading Flourishing Schools, Building HIGH CAPACITY School Culture". It's a title that's filled with promise, and followed up on the very first page with a quote that's, well, quite confronting. Pete's thesis centres around the idea that school culture can have a massive effect on the capacity of staff and students. And, that the odd unicorn encounter can make a life changing difference to any school student. I started by asking Pete about what he really means by the notion of capacity, why it's so important, and how it can impact wellbeing and the performance of teams in schools. To find out more, visit https://www.hptschools.com This podcast is brought to you by Sentral. To find out more, visit, https://www.sentral.com.au --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/sentralstation/message

Yong Zhao is a Federation Distinguished Professor in the school of education at the university of Kansas and a professor in educational leadership at the Melbourne graduate school of education. He's published many books, articles and papers and is quite outspoken on ways to avoid looking to the past, and instead looking to the future for ways to improve education. Yong joined me on the podcast in July 2021, and it's great to have him back on the show in the lead up to the 2022 Sydney Morning Herald Schools Summit, where he'll be giving a keynote address.Yong's theme this year? Learners without borders: new conditions of learning and teachingI caught up with Yong before the summit to dive into some of the ideas he'll be presenting on. Like last time, Yong brings inspirational thinking to the challenges facing education, and he does so with passion and good humour. Given that we've all had to become a lot more comfortable about staying within our borders during the last 2 years, I started by asking, just exactly which borders was he talking about when it comes to education…and how far do they extend?For more information about Yong Zhao's work, visit the website.http://www.zhaolearning.comThis podcast is brought to you by Sentral. To find out more, visit https://www.sentral.com.au

Ruth Pepin manages an energetic and diverse team of support and implementation agents to make sure that Sentral customers have a smooth and seamless user experience. Ruth has worked in technology for several decades. Originally starting in the corporate sector with a training consultancy background, Ruth then turned her attention to education where she could directly contribute to the incredible work done by our teachers and students. In this interview, Ruth outlines some of the exciting improvements that Sentral is introducing to its support systems throughout Term 3, 2021, and beyond.

Rob Edwards has been inspiring audiences for decades with his message that encourages people to look after themselves…first. And that is, in a way that ultimately benefits others. A little bit like putting on your own oxygen mask first, before helping others. In the world of education these days, the pressure and expectation are certainly mounting to the point where it's easy to forget about looking after yourself, …. which then affects other things in our lives such as how effective we are as teachers and how we interact with our families. Rob brings a wealth of experience from interacting with just about every industry you can think of, and he does so in a way that's practical, easy to listen to and entertaining. Rob will be speaking at the 2021 Western Australian Primary Principals conference. I caught up with Rob in the lead up, to find out a little more about what educators can do to make sure they're looking after themselves.

James O'Loghlin is one of Australia's most well-known presenters and entertainers. Many would know him as the host of The New Inventors on ABC television and for his programs on ABC local radio. James has engaged with hundreds of innovators over the years and worked extensively with organisations to explain how innovation happens, and how people can be more innovative. He's also just recently launched a podcast with Professor Ian Hickie called Minding Your Mind, which explores the complex world of mental health. James is presenting at the 2021 Western Australian Secondary Schools Executives Association conference on the subject of overcoming barriers to education. I caught up with James prior the conference to tease out some of the tricky issues in this space. James has loads of practical advice for teachers and schools leaders and he shares his message with sincerity and great humour.This podcast is brought to you by Sentral. For more information, visit the website.https://sentral.com.au

Dr Julie Crews teaches business ethics and corporate governance at Edith Cowan University, Perth, Western Australia. She has appeared regularly in various media outlets including radio, television and print media speaking about business ethics and corporate governance. Prior to her current role in the university sector, Julie had a long career in education and the public service. She has conducted many forums on ethics and leadership in both the public and private sectors in Australia. And this year, she'll be presenting at the 2021 Western Australian Primary Principal's Association conference. In this discussion we take a look at ethical leadership in various contexts, but also with a focus on education, and what that means for teachers and school leaders today.

Yong Zhao is a Federation Distinguished Professor in the school of education at the university of Kansas and a professor in educational leadership at the Melbourne graduate school of education. He's published many books, articles and papers and is quite outspoken on ways to avoid looking to the past, and instead looking to the future for ways to improve education. Yong is a keynote speaker at the 2021 Western Australian Secondary School Excutives Association conference where he'll be talking about reaching for greatness; personalisable education for all. I caught up with Yong before the conference to find out what he means by that and where his thinking comes from. We started by uncovering what many would think is a rather controversial view of the international standardised test we know as PISA.For more on Yong Zhao, visit the websitehttps://zhaolearning.comThis podcast is brought to you by Sentral. For more information, visithttps://sentral.com.au

Gihan Perera is a leadership and business futurist and has worked with organisations and leaders in Australia and internationally, for over 25 years. He's also just released his new book “Disrupted: Leading the change through crisis, recovery and growth” Gihan will be presenting at the 2021 Western Australian Secondary School Executives Association Conference on the challenging topics of leadership and high-performance teams. Always relevant, and maybe now more than ever as the world deals with all manner of crises. In fact, according to Gihan, a crisis doesn't create leaders – it amplifies them.For more information about Gihan Perera, visit https://gihanperera.comFind Gihan's new book, Disrupted on Amazon.https://www.amazon.com.au/dp/B0973Z7F5C/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_53TWAXKJN973C7GK4Q4PThis podcast is brought to you by Sentral. To find out more, visit https://sentral.com.au

STEM education is still a challenge, and probably will be for a while. Some schools have got strong STEM programs, whilst others have technology programs that do STEM-like projects, and there’s everything else in between. My guests today are Malyn Mawby and Nikki Shires, both STEM educators and advocates for girls’ involvement in STEM education. In this discussion we cover just how to sell the value proposition of STEM to young people and what kinds of innovative approaches are needed to keep the vision alive, realistic and relevant for an unknown future. I started by asking them how they got there, and why we still think about STEM as a thing.This podcast is brought to you by Sentral. To find out more, visit the website.https://www.sentral.com.au

Part 2 with Jason Potts, RMITWhere does Bitcoin come from? Should young people today be concerned about the security issues now and into the future?Jason Potts is a Distinguished Professor of Economics at RMIT University and Co-director of the Blockchain Innovation Hub at RMIT. He’ll also be a keynote speaker at the 2021 AIS NSW ICT Management and Leadership Conference. If the words ‘blockchain’ and ‘bitcoin’ cause you some confusion, then you’re not alone. And that’s because it’s about more than just currency, or money. These are emerging technologies which are likely to change the way we think about storing and exchanging value forever. And for the school students of today, they’re growing up into a world which is seeing unprecedented innovation in this space. At the same time, subjects at school like Economics and Business Studies are enormously popular. What does all this mean for those students as they pursue those subjects?This podcast is brought to you by Sentral. To find out more, visit the website,https://www.sentral.com.au

Part 1Jason Potts is a Distinguished Professor of Economics at RMIT University and Co-director of the Blockchain Innovation Hub at RMIT. He’ll also be a keynote speaker at the 2021 AIS NSW ICT Management and Leadership Conference. If the words ‘blockchain’ and ‘bitcoin’ cause you some confusion, then you’re not alone. And that’s because it’s about more than just currency, or money. These are emerging technologies which are likely to change the way we think about storing and exchanging value forever. And for the school students of today, they’re growing up into a world which is seeing unprecedented innovation in this space. At the same time, subjects at school like Economics and Business Studies are enormously popular. What does all this mean for those students as they pursue those subjects? Today’s discussion is about something complex, exciting, highly innovative and it’s capturing attention the world over. And because of that, we’re going to bring it to you in two parts.I started by asking Jason...just how does a young person today begin to make sense of a technology like this, particularly when it’s not regulated.This podcast is brought to you by Sentral. To find out more, visithttps://www.sentral.com.au

Jordana Hunter is a researcher at the Grattan Institute, an Australian public policy think tank based in Melbourne. She’s about to embark on research which addresses the age old issue of ‘time’ in education. Do teachers have enough time for the core part of their jobs, that is, teaching and learning? And is the profession sustainable, given the increasing demands placed on teachers and schools to teach a whole lot of other things....like general capabilities, technology, citizenship, health, and the list goes on. Jordana presented at the 2021 Age Schools summit in Melbourne on the complex issue of time as a precious resource for teachers. I caught up with Jordana before the summit to get deeper insight into this important research.Have your say in the Grattan Institute Survey!https://mailchi.mp/grattan/education-surveyThe Grattan Institute is currently investigating how teachers can find enough time in the week to focus on the types of high impact teaching activities that can really make a difference to student learning – like planning great lessons, helping struggling students, providing feedback and improving professional practice. Grattan researchers want to hear from teachers and school leaders about how they currently spend their time at school and the changes that might be possible to find more time for these high impact activities. Grattan will shortly launch a survey of teachers and school leaders so that you can let them know what you think. You can sign up to receive a link to the survey by going to: https://mailchi.mp/grattan/education-survey

Jen Buchanan is an educator with truly global experience. Having worked in a variety of contexts, she brings a wealth of insight when it comes to helping schools consider what the future of education might look like. It can be a confronting process. As Jen explains from her own experience, things like having to unlearn, or let things go, can often be a part of making the next steps towards a more innovative, or high impact future. Our conversation starts by taking a brief look back at Jen’s time at Green School, in Bali, where the direction of the learning programme is clear: and that is, towards an education revolution.

Gail McHardy is the executive officer for Parents Victoria, a statewide democratic organisation representing parents of students in Victorian Government schools. Gail will be a panellist at the 2021 Age Schools Summit in Melbourne Australia, where she’ll be engaging on a variety of themes around technology in education. In this discussion, we’ll cover a range of issues including equity with respect to technology, and the amount of input that parents get in the greater technology debate. We’ll also look at some of the challenges surrounding technology, particularly with respect to wellbeing and what problems are emerging in that space. Gail is passionate about the work of Parents Victoria and this assistance it provides to families.To find out more, visit Parents Victoria on the web, at https://www.parentsvictoria.asn.au.This podcast is brought to you by Sentral. To find out more, visit the website,https://www.sentral.com.au

If the idea of a ‘hackathon’ gives you the impression of blokey tech nerds huddled around computers in basements eating pizza and drinking beer...you’d be fairly close to describing reality. At least that’s what Sarah Moran found out when she was invited to one some years ago. Apart from the fact that there weren’t many women at these events, it was hard for Sarah to see why anyone would attend one of these events. This led her to reimagine what a hackathon could be like... bring the concept into the light and ultimately create what is now known as Girl Geek Academy. Its purpose is clear...to fix the hole in the tech pipeline by teaching women, girls and families across a range of different industries including games, startups, 3D printing, making, design, tech, drones, space and aviation. In this discussion you’ll hear Sarah describe her journey, and how Girl Geek Academy is helping young women achieve and thrive in the tech space. If you’re looking for inspiration and enthusiasm, you’ll find it here. Sarah’s got loads of it.Connect with Girl Geek AcademyGirl Geek AcademyThis podcast is brought to you by Sentral. To find out more, visithttps://www.sentral.com.au

Monique Dalli is a Victorian Secondary Teacher of Design and Technologies, Author and Designer.Monique will be a discussion panellist at the 2021 Age Schools Summit in Melbourne Australia, where she’ll be engaging on a variety of themes around technology in education. In particular, there’ll be robust discussion about mentoring, professional development, initial teacher education programs and the innovative nature of the Technologies curriculum.It’s a complex subject area given its breadth and the variety of skills needed to teach it. In this conversation, we dive into some of those complexities and talk about ways to address what appears to be a shortage, or crisis, in the supply of new technology teachers in Australia. There’s a lot of great work going on, but more needs to be done to ensure a sustainable supply of teachers. And for more information on that work, make sure you check out the information and links in the show notes to this episode. I started by asking Monique to clarify what the subject area looks like today and why it’s different from the past.Monique DalliDirector of Professional Learning || Caroline Chisholm Catholic College, BraybrookPresident DATTA Australia || Design and Technologies Teacher AssociationCasual Academic (Teaching) - School of Education || Southern Cross UniversityTwitter link for contact: https://twitter.com/1moniquedFor more information...DATTA Australia is the National teacher Association made up of committee of state representatives that are collectively working on the professional development needs of teachers through state and national conferences, ways to support the teacher shortage as a well as being active in the ACARA curriculum advisory panels.In 2019 DATTA Australia surveyed schools to try and get a better understanding of the supply-demand-need, from the 3000 respondents, ninety-six percent of the schools surveyed reported experiencing difficulty in finding qualified Technologies teachers. https://dattaaustralia.com/technologies-teacher-shortage-media-statement/Is it a crisis?https://www.theeducatoronline.com/k12/news/tech-education-could-be-unsustainable-by-2025--report/275085

Sending or receiving a txt. It used to be special, now life seems impossible without it.But what about in the school environment?My guest today is David Summerville. He’s been on the show a few times and returns today to discuss what most of us might just take for granted these days; sms messaging. David describes the transformation that took place in handling communications at Callaghan College in Newcastle, and how the technology continues to benefit the school today. It’s become an essential part of the mix of communication methods the school uses, has freed up all kinds of resources and creates significant cost savings for the college.

Kurt Yang has extensive experience working in technology, and despite not coming from what you might call a traditional robotics background, his interest grew from somewhat of an unexpected opportunity. Kurt spent many years working in the field of educational robotics, helping schools and students understand the wonders of this crazy field of engineering. According to Kurt, soft skills are just as important as the technical skills when comes to designing and implementing robotics successfully. For those of us frightened of coding...that's good news.This podcast is brought to you by Sentral, providers of Australia's leading school management platform to over 3000 schools.To find out more, visit the website, https://www.sentral.com.au

Engagement and achievement. Surely we've heard this before. Well, yes, but there is more to say.Andy Hargreaves is an international writer, researcher and advisor on teaching, leadership and educational change. He’s also the founder and director of a Canadian educational centre called CHENINE, which is an acronym that stands for Change, Engagement and Innovation in Education. Andy will be presenting a keynote at the 2021 Sydney Morning Herald Schools summit, with an address titled “Engagement is the new frontier of achievement”. He’s devoted most of his life to improving education and challenges us again with the notion that engagement is critical to student learning, and that we have an over obsession with performance. To find out how those two fit together and what that means we cover a broad range of topics with some great practical advice.

Cameron Paterson is a highly experienced teacher and has been teaching in independent schools for several decades. Cameron will be participating in the 2021 Sydney Morning Herald Schools Summit as a discussion panellist, addressing the pressures on the teaching profession in the 2020s. For Cameron, the pressures are real, but he encourages us to remember that teaching is highly rewarding and extremely valuable for our children and society, both now and into the future. Cameron’s views are frank and he’s passionate about quality teaching and learning. Cameron very kindly offered to spend some time talking with me before the summit about some of the pressures and what we can do to better support teachers.This podcast is brought to you by Sentral. For more information, visit the website.https://www.sentral.com.au

Peter Dalmaris is an online educator, engineer and electronics hobbyist. He's been an academic for over 15 years and believes the educational needs of future generations are radically different to those of the 20th century.In part 2 of my conversation with Peter, we explore what the future might look like for students in an educational environment that champions making, problem solving and discovery. Boldly going where no one has gone before requires some inspiration, so it's no surprise we start by talking about how Star Trek has influenced modern thinking.Find out more about Peter's work at https://techexplorations.com/This podcast is brought to you by Sentral, providers of Australia's leading school management platform to over 3000 schools.To find out more, visit the website, https://www.sentral.com.au

Peter Dalmaris is an online educator, engineer and electronics hobbyist. He's been an academic for over 15 years and believes the educational needs of future generations are radically different to those of the 20th century. Peter believes that Maker Education is a great way to explore the STEM space. He's passionate about what he does and even has a dog named Einstein. Join me as I talk with Peter about STEM and maker education as an approach to learning.This is part 1, of a 2 part interview.Find out more about Peter's work at https://techexplorations.com/This podcast is brought to you by Sentral, providers of Australia's leading school management platform to over 3000 schools.To find out more, visit the website, https://www.sentral.com.au

WIN 1 of 3 Samsung Galaxy TabletsAs it’s the end of the year, we’re feeling particularly generous here at Sentral.We’re giving away not one, not two, but three Samsung Galaxy tablets!Start your new year with the latest stylish tech by following us onFacebook and Linked In. Simple!Simply click on our official Sentral Facebook and/or LinkedIn pages and like/follow us to be entered into the draw.facebook.com/sentraledulinkedin.com/company/sentralPromotion period runs from 24 November 2020 to 8 December 2020.*TERMS AND CONDITIONSBy participating in the promotion, Participants represent that they understand and agree to be bound to the Promotion Terms, as they may be modified, and the decisions of Sentral which are final and binding. Promotion period runs from 24 November 2020 to 8 December 2020 • Prizes are not transferable for cash • Any FBT applicable is the responsibility of the prize recipient • No Correspondence will be entered into regarding the drawing of Winners and Sentral’s decision is final • Prizes will be drawn on 10 December 2020 and Winners notified by 11 December 2020 • Sentral reserves the rights to cancel or amend the promotion at any stage if deemed necessary in their opinion, or if circumstances arise outside of their control.

Life as a senior school student can be challenging at the best of times. You might be in a great school and have great teachers, but still need that extra bit of help to succeed in your studies. For students at Forest High School, a new initiative called the Trailblazer program was launched to provide that help. It’s a peer tutoring and mentoring program that was created for senior students where the Trailblazers are recently graduated students themselves. Zali van der Veer was one of those graduates and now helps others on their path to high school success.This podcast is brought to you by Sentral. To find out more, visitwww.sentral.com.au

Celebrating Episode 50.Helen Murphy is the Assistant Principal at Vermont Primary School in Victoria. About 7 years ago, the school realised that it was time to look for a new reporting system. What they found in Sentral was a whole lot more, and the school quickly began to expand its use of Sentral and its capabilities. 7 years down the track it seems like a long way from the manual systems they’d been using, and it’s very clear that there’s no turning back. In my conversation today, Helen talks about the many benefits and positive changes that have taken place right across the school community since moving to Sentral back in 2014. As Helen describes, the staff were very quick to embrace it.

Long-time Sentral veteran David Summerville has over 20 years configuring and managing Sentral. The Dashboard is a relatively simple part of the platform, yet David explains the essential aspects of successful Dashboard setup and use within a school. David offers practical advice for all schools, whether new to Sentral or experienced.

Nathan Richards is a Microsoft Innovative Educator, and spends his time helping teachers and students get the most out of Microsoft Teams. It’s a way of looking at managing and teaching classes that takes a different view to the traditional LMS…or learning management system. In fact, for Nathan, and Brisbane Catholic Education the view is very different…as they don’t actually use a traditional LMS. And as Nathan describes, there are indeed many benefits and advantages of using the Teams environment to bring classes together to achieve better learning outcomes.

Amanda White is a senior lecturer in accounting at the University of Technology in Sydney, with a research focus on the teaching and learning aspects of accounting education. She speaks widely at conferences on accounting education, loves technology, and runs her own YouTube channel called Amanda Loves to Audit. Amanda is presenting at the 2020 Microsoft Eduday on the topic of “Do we need a traditional LMS?”

Peter Barnes is a learning innovator who has helped countless students with software-based approaches to learning difficulties. He's also a grandparent and had the chance to observe how the sudden change to schooling caused by COVID-19 has impacted the experiences of his grandchildren. What have we gained, lost and learned during this time? Peter provides a unique perspective.

Tony Vallance (Teacher of the Year 2019) talks about STEAM / STEM education and what it all means. Tony shares practical tips to help schools get started with STEM programs by creating student centred project which are engaging and relevant for our rapidly changing world. Tony brings enormous energy and enthusiasm to this exciting area of learning.

David Summerville is the Head Teacher, Technology, at Callaghan College Wallsend Campus, in Newcastle NSW. When it comes to using Sentral, few people are better qualified to talk about the platform than David. He was there from the beginning, and still there now many years later. In this episode I briefly retrace some of the history of Sentral and how the product has matured to what it is today. David explains the positive transformation that Sentral brings to schools and the many benefits of moving to Sentral in the Cloud. It’s not just the administrative and technical benefits of Sentral, but also the cultural and collegial improvements it encourages. For David, running a school without Sentral is just about unimaginable.

Assistant Principal Kristy Sutton describes the improvements and efficiencies gained by adopting Sentral as the student management platform for Weston Public School.

It's the end of year holiday season again and time to take a break. Have a listen to these highlights as we take a quick look back over a few episodes from 2019.

Lubna Haddad helps teachers get the most out of their modern history students by developing higher order thinking skills. Practical advice for the classroom.

Block practise has its place when learning new concepts and procedures. But is it over-used, and could this actually be harmful to the learning process? Richard Andrew discusses with respect to learning maths.Also, check out Richard’s article for more information.https://www.learnimplementshare.com/we-need-less-block-practice-and-more-interleaving.htmlTo contact Richard, you can send him an email.richard@learnimplementshare.comThis podcast is brought to you by Sentral. To find out more, visit the website,http://www.sentral.com.au

Kylie Fabri describes the landscape for wellbeing in the age of mobile technology, and provides practical insight for parents and teachers.

Kylie Fabri describes aspects of creating effective wellbeing categories with Sentral. Staff buy in, collaboration and ownership of categories is essential to achieving a result the generates positive outcomes.

Kylie Fabri on the benefits of using Sentral for managing wellbeing. Improvements include quality of data, communication, collaboration, and generally improve wellbeing outcomes for students and the school community.

What happens when a student asks "What do I do when I'm finished?".Keep your students engaged with this simple but effective extension exercise. Former maths teacher and now presenter, Richard Andrew, discusses the idea in the context of maths, but it's broadly applicable to any subject area.You can also read Richard's original article at this link.https://www.learnimplementshare.com/best-ever-mathematics-extension-activity.htmlhttps://learnimplementshare.comOr, send Richard an email,richard@learnimplementshare.comThis podcast is brought to you by Sentral. To find out more, visithttps://www.sentral.com.au

How the language of 'wellbeing' has made a positive change of students, staff and families in schools today. Part 1 of a 3 part series with Deputy Principal, Kylie Fabri, of Callaghan College Newcastle.

Is there an approach to teaching maths that can actually make maths easier for students to understand? Richard Andrew explains, with practical tips on engaging learners through conceptual approaches to maths teaching.For further resources, check out this article by Richard.https://www.learnimplementshare.com/students-need-to-understand-school-maths.html

Developing new methods, and habits of practice can be challenging. In this episode of Sentral Station, Simon Brooks explains why this can be difficult, and provides practical insight into developing new ideas and approaches to teaching and learning based on the cultures of thinking framework.This is the last of our four part series with Simon. If you haven't heard the previous three episodes, then we commend them to you. You may also wish to get in touch with Simon directly, and you can visit his website.http://www.simonbrookseducation.comThis podcast is brought to you by Sentral. For information on proven web-based school management software for your school, visit http://www.sentral.com.au

Coming up this November, Sentral Station will be releasing a short series on wellbeing, with Kylie Fabri, Deputy Principal of Callaghan College, Wallsend Campus in Newcastle. Over 3 episodes, we'll cover the language of wellbeing, the benefits of using a centralised system for managing wellbeing (like Sentral) and how technology has changed the nature of managing wellbeing in schools today.

Sometimes taking on new ideas and approaches is harder than you think. What if you’re just not into it? In this episode of Sentral Station, education researcher Simon Brooks helps us navigate such a situation, and helps us turn frustration into curiosity.

Simon Brooks helps us to understand ‘types of questions’, and how to use them to really great effect in the classroom.

We all think. But what is a culture of thinking? And if we don’t have a culture of thinking, how do we go about creating one? Researcher and presenter, Simon Brooks, describes what it’s all about.

Following from our previous episode, Richard Andrew takes us through a simple example of teaching maths conceptually. Using the concept of adding fractions with common denominators, Richard explains how the conceptual approach can make such a difference.To find out more about Richard's PD courses for teachers, visit the website.http://www.learnimplementshare.comor send him an emailrichard@learnimplementshare.comThis podcast is brought to you by Sentral. For information on a proven web-based school management platform, visit the website.http://www.sentral.com.au

Richard Andrew, maths teacher and PD presenter, brings a refreshing view that all students can understand high school maths. It's based on his views about conceptual vs. procedural approaches to maths teaching. In his light hearted, but serious way, Richard helps us understand the benefits of conceptual approaches...with a few laughs along the way.To find out more about Richard's PD courses for maths teachers, visit the website.http://www.learnimplementshare.comor send him an emailrichard@learnimplementshare.comThis podcast is brought to you by Sentral. For information on a proven web-based school management platform, visit http://www.sentral.com.au