It’s the last episode of Season 2 and we’re discussing “semi-focus”. Can we banish it completely and where do we start? We look into the research for you and chat to Australian teachers about their experiences.If you’ve enjoyed Season 2, please share your favourite episode with other teachers you think would love to listen. We want to reach as many teachers as possible and appreciate every rating, subscription or review, so don’t hold back. Each of these actions mean a lot to us, but also means new listeners are likely to find out about us.Get in touch with us hereYou can hear more of Staś over at his podcast, Education Bookcast or learn more here.The Pedagogue-cast is proudly powered by Maths PathwayShow notes: Rogers, William A.  (2011).  You know the fair rule : strategies for positive and effective behaviour management and discipline in schools.  Camberwell, Vic :  ACER PressHow to become a Straight-A student by Cal Newport (2006).“Long term” & “Working memory” definitionsWhy Don’t Students Like School? By Dan Willingham (2021)“Learning is the residue of thought” actually “memory is the residue of thought” quote - Daniel Willingham.Why Don’t Students Like School? By Dan Willingham (2021)“Marva Collins” infoMarva Collins’ Way by Marva Collins and Civia Tamarkin (1990)“John Wooden” infoYou Haven’t Taught Until They Have Learned by Swen Nater and Ronald Gallimore (2010)“Deliberate practice” (work hard, but then deliberately rest - “100% on + 100% off”)Ericsson, K. A. (2008) Deliberate practice and acquisition of expert performance: a general overview. Academic Emergency Medicine.Rest by Alex Soojung-Kim Pang (2018)Doug Lemov: “rehearsing different things that could happen in the classroom” inc classroom management (and using gestures). Be clear in your instructions Teach Like a Champion 3.0 by Doug Lemov (2021)Bill RogerS INFO (Anecdote - it’s important to have plan for behavioural management, visual indicator of what the rules are “right now” in the classroom (3 boxes and a magnet would move between the boxes - silent listening, silent working, quiet working)“Direct Instruction”Engelmann, S., Becker, W. C., Carnine, D. W., & Gersten, R. (1988). The Direct Instruction Follow Through Model: Design and outcomes. Education and Treatment of Children, 11(4), 303–317.One Million Children: Success for All by Robert Slavin and Nancy Madden (2000)Theory of Instruction by Siegfried Engelmann and Douglas Carmine (1982)“Montessori Method”Montessori: The Science Behind the Genius by Angeline Stoll Lillard (2016)Please rate and subscribe so you’re first to know when the next episode drops. You can hear more of Staś over at his podcast, Education Bookcast The Pedagogue-cast is proudly powered by Maths Pathway

How many times have you heard students say “I’m not a Maths Person”? This episode we’re discussing ways we can help students fall in love with a subject and how the perception of our skill set and ability before we walk into a classroom can impact how we learn.If you’re enjoying Season 2, please share an episode with other teachers you think would love to listen. Don’t forget to subscribe to the show so you’re first to know when a new episode drops and please rate the show, it really is the best way for new listeners to discover us..Get in touch with us hereYou can hear more of Staś over at his podcast, Education Bookcast or learn more here.The Pedagogue-cast is proudly powered by Maths PathwayShow notes: Renninger and Hidi’s Four Phase model (various data)Renninger, K. A., & Hidi, S. E. Interest Development in Learning. Appeared in The Cambridge Handbook of Motivation and Learning (2019).Bloom’s Three Phases of expertise development (biographical data)Developing Talent in Young People by Benjamin Bloom (1985).Please rate and subscribe so you’re first to know when the next episode drops. You can hear more of Staś over at his podcast, Education Bookcast The Pedagogue-cast is proudly powered by Maths Pathway

In Episode 4 we’re tackling the big topic of Social Emotional Learning. We hear from teachers about their experiences with SEL in their classrooms and discuss the research behind it.If you’re enjoying The Pedagogue-cast, why not subscribe to the show so you’re first to know when a new episode drops? And while  you’re there, please rate the show, it really is the best way for new listeners to discover us.Get in touch with us hereYou can hear more of Staś over at his podcast, Education Bookcast or learn more here.The Pedagogue-cast is proudly powered by Maths PathwayShow notes: Cohen, G. L., & Sherman, D. K. (2014). The psychology of change: self-affirmation and social psychological intervention. Annual Review of Psychology, 65, 333-371.https://characterlab.org/activities/my-values/Carol Dwek - inventor of Growth MindsetMindset by Carol Dweck (2012)Yeager, D. S., & Dweck, C. S. (2020). What can be learned from growth mindset controversies? American Psychologist, 75(9), 1269–1284,Marva Collins - loads of praiseMarva Collins’ Way by Marva Collins and Civia Tamarkin (1990)Kipp Schools in the US - calling students “scholars”Jaime Escalante - telling students they can do it by telling them it’s “easy”Escalante: The Best Teacher in America by Jay Matthews (1988)Please rate and subscribe so you’re first to know when the next episode drops. You can hear more of Staś over at his podcast, Education Bookcast The Pedagogue-cast is proudly powered by Maths Pathway

As teachers we sometimes find ourselves in a situation where we must choose - our students feeling successful, or learning successfully? In this episode we’re talking about all things student voice. Is it helpful to listen to student voice or should we make them eat their veggies?If you’re enjoying Season 2, please share an episode with other teachers you think would love to listen. We want to reach as many teachers as possible and appreciate every rating, subscription and review. Each of these actions mean a lot to us, but also mean new listeners are likely to find out about us.Get in touch with us hereYou can hear more of Staś over at his podcast, Education Bookcast or learn more here.The Pedagogue-cast is proudly powered by Maths PathwayShow notes: Carpenter, S.K., Pan, S.C. & Butler, A.C. The science of effective learning with spacing and retrieval practice. Nat Rev Psychol 1, 496–511 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1038/s44159-022-00089-1 Eglington, L. G., & Kang, S. H. (2018). Retrieval practice benefits deductive inference. Educational Psychology Review, 30(1), 215-228.Yan, V. X., & Sana, F. (2021). The Robustness of the interleaving benefit. Journal of Applied Research in Memory and Cognition, 10(4), 589-602.Dunlosky, J., Rawson, K. A., Marsh, E. J., Nathan, M. J., & Willingham, D. T. (2013). Improving students’ learning with effective learning techniques: Promising directions from cognitive and educational psychology. Psychological Science in the public interest, 14(1), 4-58.Latimier, A., Riegert, A., Peyre, H. et al. Does pre-testing promote better retention than post-testing?. npj Sci. Learn. 4, 15 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41539-019-0053-1“Blocked vs Spaced” practiceKang S. (2016). Spaced Repetition Promotes Efficient and Effective Learning: Policy Implications for Instruction. Policy Insights from the Behavioral and Brain Sciences, Vol. 3(1) 12–19.https://supermemo.guru/wiki/General_principles_of_spaced_repetitionPre-testing effectHartley, J. (1973). The effect of pre-testing on post-test performance. Instr Sci 2, 193–214.Latimier, A., Riegert, A., Peyre, H. (2019). Does pre-testing promote better retention than post-testing?. npj Sci. Learn. 4, 15.Learning stylesReiner, C. & Willingham, D (2010). The Myth of Learning Styles. The Magazine of Higher Learning.Paul A. Kirschner (2017). Stop propagating the learning styles myth. Computers & Education, Volume 106, Pages 166-171.Please rate and subscribe so you’re first to know when the next episode drops. You can hear more of Staś over at his podcast, Education Bookcast The Pedagogue-cast is proudly powered by Maths Pathway

This week we’re diving into classroom engagement and “Flow”. What does it look like when students are highly engaged in class? How does it make you feel as a teacher? What does the research say? Let’s unpack it.If you’re enjoying Season 2, please share an episode with other teachers you think would love to listen. We want to reach as many teachers as possible and appreciate every rating, subscription or review, so don’t hold back. Each of these actions mean a lot to us, but also mean new listeners are likely to find out about us.Get in touch with us hereYou can hear more of Staś over at his podcast, Education Bookcast or learn more here.The Pedagogue-cast is proudly powered by Maths PathwayShow notes: On Flow, as a concept:Flow by Mihalyi Csikszentmihalyi (2008)On Japan and genki:Educating Hearts and Minds: Reflections on Japanese Preschool and Elementary Education by Catherine C. Lewis (1995)Building a Better Teacher by Elizabeth Green (2014)On deliberate practice:Ericsson, K. A. (2008) Deliberate practice and acquisition of expert performance: a general overview. Academic Emergency Medicine.Ericsson K. A., Hoffman R. R., Kozbelt A., & Williams A. M. (Eds). The Cambridge Handbook of Expertise and Expert Performance (2018).Please rate and subscribe so you’re first to know when the next episode drops. You can hear more of Staś over at his podcast, Education Bookcast The Pedagogue-cast is proudly powered by Maths Pathway

We’re back with Season 2! To kick us off we look into the research behind music - does it help students study better? Does it help them focus? We’ll find out.If you’re enjoying The Pedagogue-cast, why not subscribe to the show so you’re first to know when a new episode drops? And while  you’re there, please rate the show, it really is the best way for new listeners to discover us.Get in touch with us hereYou can hear more of Staś over at his podcast, Education Bookcast or learn more here.The Pedagogue-cast is proudly powered by Maths PathwayShow notes: “Dual coding theory” (multimedia learning)- Sweller, J. Implications of Cognitive Load Theory for Multimedia Learning. Appeared in The Cambridge Handbook of Multimedia Learning (2005).“Phonological loop” and “Visual-spatial space pad”- Same reference.Music, learning, & memory- Balch, W.R., Bowman, K. & Mohler, L.A. (1992). Music-dependent memory in immediate and delayed word recall. Mem Cogn 20, 21–28.-How We Learn by Benedict Carey (2015)Please rate and subscribe so you’re first to know when the next episode drops. You can hear more of Staś over at his podcast, Education Bookcast The Pedagogue-cast is proudly powered by Maths Pathway

The Pedagogue-cast is a space to dive into all things weird and wonderful about classroom pedagogy. Tune in: https://thepedagoguecast.com.auEach week teachers, Maths Pathway Co-Founder, Justin Matthys and host of Education Bookcast, Stanislaw ‘Staś’ Pstrokonski, will unpack topics such as:- Music changing the vibe in a classroom- How students think they learn- How do you get students to fall in love with a subjectEach episode we’re also joined by teachers who generously share their experiences from the classroom. Please rate and subscribe so you’re first to know when the next episode drops. You can hear more of Staś over at his podcast, Education Bookcast The Pedagogue-cast is proudly powered by Maths Pathway

What’s going on here? Can the research literature help us understand why students have so much trouble with worded problems, and is there anything we can do about it as teachers? We try to get to the bottom of this in the final episode of Season 1 of The Pedagogue-cast. We hear the hilarious (and horror) stories from teachers about students misinterpreting worded problems, and also look into problem-solving, reasoning, and transfer.If you’ve loved Season 1, please rate and subscribe to the show, and please share with other teachers you think would love to listen. Get in touch with us hereYou can hear more of Staś over at his podcast, Education Bookcast or learn more here.The Pedagogue-cast is proudly powered by Maths PathwayShow notes: “Rubber duck debugging" - WikipediaPlease rate and subscribe so you’re first to know when the next episode drops. You can hear more of Staś over at his podcast, Education Bookcast The Pedagogue-cast is proudly powered by Maths Pathway

How does memory really work with learning? Are there ways we can learn things efficiently for the long term, without mixing up similar ideas? In Episode 3 of The Pedagogue-cast we see if the research literature has any answers.For teachers at all stages of their career and lovers of learning, The Pedagogue-cast is a space to dive into all things weird and wonderful about classroom pedagogy. Please rate and subscribe so you’re the first to know when our next episode drops.You can hear more of Staś over at his podcast, Education Bookcast or learn more here.The Pedagogue-cast is proudly powered by Maths PathwayShow notes:“Necessary conditions of learning” - Ference Marton“Saxon Math”  - Wikipedia page"Bruner’s Spiral Curriculum – The 3 Key Principles" - Chris Drew"Replication and Analysis of Ebbinghaus’ Forgetting Curve" - Jaap M. J. Murre and Joeri Dros"A New Theory of Disuse and an old theory of Stimulus Fluctuation" - Elizabeth Bjotk and Robert A. Bjotk (sometimes referred to as the “new” Theory of Disuse)Please rate and subscribe so you’re first to know when the next episode drops. You can hear more of Staś over at his podcast, Education Bookcast The Pedagogue-cast is proudly powered by Maths Pathway

In this week's episode we’re examining personalised instruction. We know there are differences between learners: personalities, preferences, experiences, skills, but do all of these matter the same? Or are only some of them worth paying attention to?For teachers at all stages of their career and lovers of learning, The Pedagogue-cast is a space to dive into all things weird and wonderful about classroom pedagogy. Please rate and subscribe so you’re the first to know when our next episode drops.You can hear more of Staś over at his podcast, Education Bookcast or learn more here.The Pedagogue-cast is proudly powered by Maths PathwayShow notes:"Keep it Coherent: A Meta-Analysis of the Seductive Details Effect" - NarayanKripa Sundararajan and Olusola Adesope "Targeted teaching: how better use of data can improve student learning" - Jordana Hunter and Peter Goss“Understanding the Fourth-Grade Slump: Comprehension difficulties as a function of reader aptitudes and text genre” - Danielle McNamara, Rachel Best and Randy Granville Floyd"Effect of prior knowledge on Good and Poor readers memory" - Lauren Leslie and Donna R. RechtPlease rate and subscribe so you’re first to know when the next episode drops. You can hear more of Staś over at his podcast, Education Bookcast The Pedagogue-cast is proudly powered by Maths Pathway

How much problem-based learning should we be doing with our students?This week we discuss ideas about problem-based and inquiry learning and look into the question: where do these ideas actually come from?We also chat about Sir Ken Robinson, Sugata Mitra and hear from teachers about their experiences using problem-based learning in the classroom.The Pedagogue-cast is a space to dive into all things weird and wonderful about classroom pedagogy. Please rate and subscribe so you’re the first to know when our next episode drops.You can hear more of Staś over at his podcast, Education Bookcast or learn more here.The Pedagogue-cast is proudly powered by Maths PathwayShow notes:"Do Schools Kill Creativity?" - Sir Ken Robinson Ted Talk with 21 million views"A school in the cloud" - Kate Torgovnick May, Ted Blog“Hope in the Wall” - Payal Arora“Why minimal guidance during instruction does not work” - Paul A. Kirschner , John Sweller & Richard E. Clark“Rebranding of Discovery Learning” - Richard E. Mayer“The neuroscience of musical improvisation” - Roger E. BeatyPlease rate and subscribe so you’re first to know when the next episode drops. You can hear more of Staś over at his podcast, Education Bookcast The Pedagogue-cast is proudly powered by Maths Pathway

The Pedagogue-cast is a space to dive into all things weird and wonderful about classroom pedagogy. Each week teachers, Maths Pathway Co-Founder, Justin Matthys and host of Education Bookcast, Stanislaw ‘Staś’ Pstrokonski, will unpack topics such as: - Problem-based learning-  Why students struggle with worded-problems- How memory is weird, but using it can help students studyEach episode we’re also joined by  teachers who generously share their experiences from the classroom. Please rate and subscribe so you’re first to know when the next episode drops.You can hear more of Staś over at his podcast, Education BookcastThe Pedagogue-cast is proudly powered by Maths PathwayPlease rate and subscribe so you’re first to know when the next episode drops. You can hear more of Staś over at his podcast, Education Bookcast The Pedagogue-cast is proudly powered by Maths Pathway