Pushing The Edge

Learning at home or game theory through weekends of playing games with family.

Why do family and community matter in maths learning?

Listen to my chat, Marian Di**le as we look at the world in mathematical ways - pushingtheedge.org/52 or on all podcast apps.

Looking at the World in Mathematical Ways with Marian Di**le - Pushing The Edge How do our families mathematise us? How does maths at home compare to maths at school? We're looking at the world in mathematical ways.

What counts as 'literary'? Whose voices are included and excluded in our literacy classrooms? And how can we bring in literature that connects to the worlds of our students.

That's what I explored with librarian extraordinaire, Julia Torres.

Listen at pushingtheedge.org/51 or on all podcast apps

Liberating Literature in Our Classrooms and Libraries with Julia Torres - Pushing The Edge Exploring young adult fiction that reflects our students' lives and worlds. We're liberating literature in our classrooms and libraries

How do you build Cultures of Thinking in the Maths Classroom? That's what I've been exploring in my grade six classroom.

Listen to my chat with my maths mentor, Margarita Breed at pushingtheedge.org/53

Building Cultures of Thinking in the Maths Classroom with Margarita Breed - Pushing The Edge Take the emphasis off answers in maths. Focus on meaning rather than just rules. We're building cultures of thinking in the maths classroom.

We're bringing soul and humanity back to and classrooms - in season 6 of my podcast

Join Julia Torres, Margarita Breed and Marian Di**le
at pushingtheedge.org or on all podcast apps.

Here's another recent post..I'm on a huge learning curve to improve my teaching of maths - to shift the negative attitude that so many students have about maths.

Why Maths Matters In My Classroom - Pushing The Edge We're passionate about maths in my classroom - investigating, strategising and explaining. Here's why maths matters to to my students and me.

At last! A new post from me. Whenever I ask my class, "what are we good at?" This is what they say...
https://pushingtheedge.org/we-read-a-lot-in-our-class/

With bigotry on the rise, I spoke to 12 gutsy teachers & leaders who refuse to stay silent & are taking action for their students.

Standing Up for Our Students in Challenging Times Listen to Season 5 of Pushing The Edge with Greg Curran, where we focus on 'standing up for our students in challenging times'. We critically examine, diversity, inclusion and neutrality; how we can stand up when hatred is stoked; and how to create more representative spaces in schools - where stude...

In my latest pod episode, Sherri Spelic shares how she's navigated the predominantly white spaces she's taught in. Plus how she makes her Phys Ed classes fairer and more inclusive. Listen here - https://pushingtheedge.org/47

Here's my latest pod episode focused on Rainbow Families.

I chat to Felicity Marlowe about how Rainbow Kids of all ages are leading the way for change: campaigning for their families' rights. Our future's in good hands with these kids.

Plus Felicity shares what she's learnt from her lifetime in activism, specifically the power of our stories to change people's hearts and minds. There's so many useful tips and insights here.

Have a listen -

How Rainbow Kids Are Stepping Up and Speaking Out with Felicity Marlowe - Pushing The Edge In Ep 45, how rainbow kids are stepping up and speaking out for their families, and how schools can better support them. Plus why personal stories matter.

Okay time for a new episode. This time I chat to Rosa Perez-Isiah, a principal in Southern California, who talks about the trauma her students are experiencing due to fear they or their parents will be deported. Rosa discusses how her school is responding. Plus we push back against being colour blind with Rosa arguing that we should be color brave instead. This is a really powerful chat. Have a listen - PushingTheEdge.org/44

"I'm constantly getting getting photos of kids taking my book to bed...they ride their scooter with it, they take it to grandma's house, they take it to school."

I had a wonderfully moving conversation with Children's Book Author, Jo Hirst () on the impact of her books for trans and gender diverse kids. Have a listen -> pushingtheedge.org/43