Teaching excellence

In this first episode of a 2-part podcast, Academy Leadership Excellence Division Director, Kendra Parker is joined by Dr. Nathaniel Swain, a teacher, instructional coach and author of Harnessing the Science of Learning. Together, they delve into the evidence

Conversations with some of the world’s biggest thought leaders in education. Listen below, or wherever you get your podcasts.

Explore professional learning programs, teaching resources, and guides to support the implementation of the Victorian Teaching and Learning Model (VTLM 2.0). Discover evidence-informed strategies for literacy, numeracy, and school improvement, with resources for teachers, leaders, and families.

This podcast will provide educators and leaders with a resource on student wellbeing, specifically focusing on anxiety and how that interrelates with behaviour in the classroom.

How do school leaders get the most out of technology for their teachers and students? In this podcast, Baroness Susan Greenfield describes her journey to becoming neuroscientist and explains how the brain evolves with every experience.

Learn how valuing maths can boost student outcomes and engagement. Features Emma Moore and Dr. Sarah Buckley from ACER.

Discover how to use digital tools like ArcGIS, Tableau, and ChatGPT in the classroom. Learn about the future of tech-enabled learning.

Get practical strategies for addressing maths anxiety in Australian classrooms. Featuring Dr. Sarah Buckley (ACER) and Rachael Gore (TEP Alumni).

A guide for Victorian parents to understand VTLM 2.0. Learn how to support your child's learning with new teaching practices and expert tips.

In this Academy podcast, 2023 Teaching Excellence Program (TEP) Master Teacher, Christopher Hudson, is joined by educational thought leader, Professor Amanda Berry, from RMIT University. Chris and Amanda delve into the power of teachers engaging in practitioner inquiry, both individually and collectively, and they unpack self-study and consider the dispositions and traits that teachers need to successfully critique and improve their practice. 

Valuing maths positively impacts student learning outcomes and determines whether a student will continue to engage with maths at school and beyond. This episode discusses a particular type of maths – utility value – and the research backed way to improve it. Hosted by Teaching Excellence Program Master Teacher Ben Allen with guest Dr Sarah Buckley.

Polya's problem-solving process, developed by mathematician George Polya, provides a structured approach to problem-solving that can be applied across various domains.

Join Principal in Residence Kendra Parker and international thought leader Professor Yong Zhao to better understand and support student engagement.

Written by Teaching Excellence Program (TEP) Master Teacher Anam Javed, this article focusses on design thinking and how teachers can promote strategic and innovative thinking in their students.  

This webinar explores how school leaders can respond effectively to incidents of racial and cultural discrimination while fostering inclusive and equitable school environments.

In this webinar, Mark and Ollie provide insights into common classroom scenarios and provide strategies for best practice teaching.

Principals in Residence Samantha Jeacle and Justine Mackey are joined by Chris Varney and Rachael Hamilton of the I CAN Network. In this episode, they discuss practical ways educators can support students with autism in the classroom.

In this episode Carol Hodgson (Department of Education, regional) and 2022 Teaching Excellence Program (TEP) alumni Melissa Pavey from South Street Primary School in Moe and Cathy Buchanan-Hagen from Hamlyn Banks Primary School in Geelong discuss all things literacy, education and mentor texts.

6 tips for parents, carers and families to support your child to settle into a new class.

ABC Education, in collaboration with Museums Victoria and several palaeontologists, have developed exciting, animated videos and Catalyst episodes on the extinct megafauna of Australia.

Zahra Harvey is a mathematics learning specialist at Lysterfield Primary School, where most recently she has led the implementation of individual learning goals.

This episode discusses the mathematical limitations and possibilities of AI in the classroom and the presence of programs such as ChatGPT. Also up for discussion is ‘symbolic programming’, data analysis and how teachers can use technology to reengage students and bring back their wonder, amazement and curiosity for mathematics.   

In a very special hour to lead our inaugural 'Teaching Excellence Talks', Sammy will share his experiences in the classroom and the workplace

A thought-provoking discussion on the knowledge, skills and dispositions that students need to acquire for their learning future.

Technologies Expert Teacher in Residence until 2024; current Learning Manager in TEP, Anam Javed, explores artificial intelligence and how educators and schools can work with AI not against it.

This episode delves into the ever-evolving technology and computational environments used to support both student and educator learning. With a focus on practical and engaging project-based numeracy development, this a must-listen episode for classroom teachers with the desire to improve student outcomes in mathematics.

Mathematics education is not just solving equations, giving a correct answer, or memorising Pythagoras’ Theorem, it's about fostering resilient problem solvers who can thrive in an ever-evolving mathematics rich world.

A broad range of professional learning and resources to support positive student behaviour. 

Rigour involves raising expectations and teaching and learning to the highest level.

In this podcast, Dr Barbara Blackburn explores the building blocks of motivation and how teachers can implement them in their classroom to create a rigorous learning environment.

An engaging and practical set of mathematics resources for use in schools. Printable and podcast resources were co-designed by the Australian Council for Educational Research and the Academy to improve student outcomes and the approach towards mathematics.

Joanne Quinn explores ways of learning that are bringing joy back to schools and engaging students in learning cultures that build empathy, engagement and wellbeing.

Joanne Quinn explores ways of learning that are bringing joy back to schools and engaging students in learning cultures that build empathy, engagement and wellbeing.

Inaugural Master Teacher for the Humanities, Teaching Excellence Program, Adam Brodie-Mackenzie reflects on the benefits of discipline-focused professional learning opportunities through the Teaching Excellence Program.

In this blog, Adam provides his expert guidance to support you in considering which discipline to apply for and how to link it to your passion in teaching.

What does it mean to advance the quality and status of the teaching profession?

In this vodcast, Professor Eric Mazur, Dr Claire Brown, and Gail Bray discuss what it will take and why now more than ever it is so critical to raise the profile of teachers.

This blog provides 2 evidence-informed practices to improve teacher-student relationships and discusses referent power.

Master teacher Adam Brodie-Mackenzie reflects with colleagues on the rich history of educational practice of Australia's First Nations people and what this means for students of the Humanities.

Adam knows the power of building Indigenous perspectives into teaching and learning and believes it is paramount for all educators to make these connections in their discipline and classroom.

Teaching Excellence Program Master Teachers Lorena Pellone-Gismondi and Francés Braithwaite are joined by neurologist, former teacher and change maker Dr Judy Willis to discuss the connections between neuroscience, teaching and learning.

Part of our Numeracy Webinar Series, this recording provides practical steps to develop a growth mindset style of teaching and resources for effective numeracy teaching, including the Birth to Level 10 Numeracy Guide.

Part of our Numeracy Webinar Series, this recording provides an in-depth look at the assessment tools, opportunities to reflect on your mathematics assessment practices and elements of effective formative assessment.

This webinar unpacks how you can work in a professional learning community to identify a student’s learning on the EAL developmental continuum.

This webinar examines how you can identify the next point of learning for your students, with a focus on identifying what you know and what you need to find out.

This webinar explores the various approaches and platforms used by schools to facilitate reading lessons with emergent readers.

Education systems need a radical redesign in order to offer learning relevant to our current conditions, writes global thought leader Valerie Hannon.

Common approaches to learning assessment can send adverse messages and confuse students’ understanding of the relationship between effort and success. Reform is needed but it requires a shift towards a growth mindset, writes Professor Geoff Masters.

Mathematics’ fundamental role in school curricula across the globe makes mathematics classrooms important sites from which to investigate the social nature of learning, write education academics David Clarke, Man Ching Esther Chan and Carmel Mesiti.

What should students learn in the 21st century? Specific content does not matter. It is what students do with the content, how they respond to it, shape it and apply it, that matters, write educators Rob Riordan and Larry Rosenstock.

Computational Thinking is a process that applies a 4-step problem-solving cycle to real-world challenges, and it should feature in every subject, writes mathematician and entrepreneur Conrad Wolfram.

Using data and evidence to identify students at risk of disengagement from school.

Understand and improve how Victorian schools can identify students who are at risk of disengagement, and the processes and enablers for taking early action to keep students engaged with their education.