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Back to SearchS03E17 - From Intervention to Inclusion: Sarah Asome on Making Every Tier Count
Episode 68
In this episode, Brendan Lee speaks with Sarah Asome, principal of Bentleigh West Primary School and award-winning educator known for her leadership in evidence-based practice. Together, they unpack…
Published on 3 days, 20 hours ago
S03E16 - Kate Jones on Making Retrieval Practice Work in the Classroom
Episode 67
What if forgetting wasn’t failure, but actually part of the learning process?
In this episode of Knowledge for Teachers, Brendan Lee sits down with bestselling author and educator Kate Jones to exp…
Published on 3 weeks, 3 days ago
S03E15 - Anna Stokke on on Cutting Through the Noise in Maths Education
Episode 66
In this episode of Knowledge for Teachers, I sit down with Dr. Anna Stokke—mathematician, professor, and host of the Chalk and Talk podcast—to unpack what really works in maths education. Anna shares…
Published on 1 month, 2 weeks ago
S03E14 - Close Reading Simplified with Christopher Such
Episode 65
In this episode, Brendan Lee is joined once again by Christopher Such—teacher, author, and one of the most practical voices in reading instruction. His new book, Primary Reading Simplified, takes the…
Published on 2 months ago
S03E13 - A Learner’s Toolkit for Students and Teachers with Dr. Vicky Leighton and Dr. Terry Byers
Episode 64
In this episode, Brendan Lee speaks with Dr. Vicky Leighton and Dr. Terry Byers from Churchie (Anglican Church Grammar School) and they share how they’re bringing the science of learning to life in r…
Published on 2 months, 3 weeks ago
S03E12 - Daniel Ansari on Number Sense, Fluency and Understanding Math Difficulties
Episode 63
What do young children really need to understand about numbers? And why do some students struggle so much with maths—even from the very beginning?
In this insightful episode, I’m joined by Profess…
Published on 3 months, 2 weeks ago
S03E11 - Know Thy Purpose: Jocelyn Seamer on Transforming 3–6 Literacy
Episode 62
In this episode, I’m joined by Jocelyn Seamer—educational consultant, author, and leading voice in structured literacy—to unpack what effective literacy instruction really looks like in the upper pri…
Published on 4 months, 1 week ago
S03E10 - Grattan Institute’s Maths Guarantee Report with Amy Haywood & Nick Parkinson
Episode 61
In this episode of the Knowledge for Teachers podcast, I speak with Amy Haywood and Nick Parkinson, co-authors of the Grattan Institute’s Maths Guarantee report. We unpack what they describe as Austr…
Published on 4 months, 3 weeks ago
S03E9 - Making sense of the science of reading with Mandy Nayton
Episode 60
In this episode of Knowledge for Teachers, Brendan Lee sits down with Mandy Nayton — CEO of the Dyslexia-SPELD Foundation and president of AUSPELD — for a deep and timely conversation about how stude…
Published on 5 months ago
S03E08 - Craig Barton on Becoming a Better Maths Teacher
Episode 59
In this episode of Knowledge for Teachers podcast, Brendan Lee is joined by the legendary Craig Barton—maths educator, best-selling author of How I Wish I Taught Maths and Reflect, Expect, Check, Exp…
Published on 5 months, 2 weeks ago