Posts about Season 3

S03E19 – Natalie Wexler on the Knowledge Gap and What Lies Beyond the Science of Reading

In this episode of Knowledge for Teachers, Brendan Lee sits down with education writer Natalie Wexler to[…]

S03E18 – Ingrid Sealey on The Hidden Nuance of Great Teaching

In this episode Brendan Lee sits down with Ingrid Sealey from Teach Well to explore what sits[…]

S03E17 – From Intervention to Inclusion: Sarah Asome on Making Every Tier Count

In this episode, Brendan Lee interviews Sarah Asome, principal of Bentleigh West Primary School, about implementing Multi-Tiered[…]

S03E16 – Kate Jones on Making Retrieval Practice Work in the Classroom

Author and educator Kate Jones joins Brendan Lee to unpack retrieval practice — what it really is,[…]

S03E15 – Anna Stokke on Cutting Through the Noise in Maths Education

“Pretty much every maths program is going to tell you it’s research-based. But that doesn’t mean it[…]

S03E14 – Close Reading Simplified with Christopher Such

In this episode, Brendan Lee sits down with Christopher Such—teacher, author, and expert in reading instruction—to unpack[…]

S03E13 – A Learner’s Toolkit for Students and Teachers with Dr. Vicky Leighton and Dr. Terry Byers

How do we turn research into something that works on a Thursday afternoon with Year 9? Dr.[…]

S03E12 – Daniel Ansari on Number Sense, Fluency and Understanding Math Difficulties

In this episode, Professor Daniel Ansari unpacks the science behind how children learn maths. We explore what[…]

S03E11 – Know Thy Purpose: Jocelyn Seamer on Transforming 3–6 Literacy

Jocelyn Seamer joins Brendan to unpack what effective literacy instruction looks like in Years 3–6. From ditching[…]

S03E10 – Grattan Institute’s Maths Guarantee Report with Amy Haywood & Nick Parkinson

What’s really going on with primary maths in Australia — and what can we do about it?[…]