VATE Village

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VATE Village Podcast

Professional discussions about English curriculum, pedagogy and assessment hosted by VATE's Education Officer, Emma Jenkins.

  1. Teaching digital writing in secondary English: with Dr Lucinda McKnight

    13/06/2022

    Teaching digital writing in secondary English: with Dr Lucinda McKnight

    In this episode of VATE Village, Emma joins with Dr Lucinda McKnight to talk about her exciting research into the teaching of digital writing in secondary English. Lucinda outlines her ARC DECRA Fellowship, explains what digital writing is and what it might look like in the classroom and, as is typical of Lucinda's professionalism and advocacy for teachers, she highlights some of the barriers that teachers face in embracing the advent of digital writing in their classrooms. For the articles a...

    49 min
  2. Texts for readers in Years 9 and 10: with Erin Wamala

    31/03/2022

    Texts for readers in Years 9 and 10: with Erin Wamala

    This episode is part two of Emma's chat with Erin - this time, they're talking texts (how's that for alliteration!) for readers in Years 9 and 10. To view Erin's suggestions, check out the VATE Village website: https://www.vate.org.au/vate-village. To get in touch with Emma to talk texts or make suggestions for upcoming episodes of VATE Village, email educationofficer@vate.org.au.Erin is the owner of The Kids' Bookshop and a practising Teacher Librarian. She spent almost 10 years working in p...

    27 min
  3. Texts for readers in Years 7 and 8: with Erin Wamala

    14/03/2022

    Texts for readers in Years 7 and 8: with Erin Wamala

    Welcome back to VATE Village for 2022! In our first episode of this new season, Emma is joined by Erin Wamala to chat text suggestions for readers who are in Years 7 and 8. To view Erin's suggestions, check out the VATE Village website: https://www.vate.org.au/vate-villageErin is the owner of The Kids' Bookshop and a practising Teacher Librarian. She spent almost 10 years working in publishing, followed by many years as a children's bookseller and librarian. Erin has been a judge for the CBCA...

    26 min
  4. Islamic voices and perspectives: with Kym Wilton

    21/11/2021

    Islamic voices and perspectives: with Kym Wilton

    Kym Wilton, the National Education Manager at the Islamic Museum of Australia, located in Melbourne, joins Emma to discuss the National Anti-Racism Framework, the importance of contributing to reclaiming the narrative around Muslim people and their history in Australia, and the ways that she and her team at the IMA can support the selection, inclusion and focus on Islamic voices and perspectives in the English classroom. To access the articles, resources, texts and professional learning disc...

    32 min
  5. Spotlight on Teachers Talk Texts: with Clare Mackie

    14/11/2021

    Spotlight on Teachers Talk Texts: with Clare Mackie

    Clare Mackie joins Emma in this episode of VATE Village to talk about her podcast, Teachers Talk Texts. Clare's podcast started in September 2020 and since then she has produced 27 episodes with 29 educators from across Victoria unpacking 25 texts from the VCE English text list. Listen in to hear how Teachers Talk Texts can support you in the classroom. For links to the Teachers Talk Texts podcast, Clare's website and to get in contact with her, visit https://www.vate.org.au/vate-village.V...

    37 min
  6. Young Adult literature and #LoveOzYA: with Alice Boer-Endacott

    24/10/2021

    Young Adult literature and #LoveOzYA: with Alice Boer-Endacott

    In this episode, Emma is joined by Alice Boer-Endacott, a YA author, IB and VCE English tutor, and the secretary of the #LoveOzYA committee. Together they talk about Australian YA literature, its place and value in the classroom, and the enduring nature of some of the first Australian YA texts like Tomorrow, When The War Began and Looking For Alibrandi. For more about Alice’s monthly column, Ask Alice, visit www.loveozya.com.au. For a list of complementary reading to Emma and Alice’s discuss...

    46 min
  7. Amplifying diverse voices: with Amplify Bookstore

    10/06/2021

    Amplifying diverse voices: with Amplify Bookstore

    VATE Education Officer, Emma Jenkins, is joined by Marina and Xuan who operate the online bookstore, Amplify Bookstore. Together they discuss the role they are doing in the space of making diverse voices accessible as well as the implications for diversifying the text list in the English classroom. For the list of diverse texts recommended by Marina and Xuan, visit https://www.vate.org.au/vate-village. Amplify Bookstore is accessible at https://amplifybookstore.com/.

    34 min
  8. Including First Nations Voices: with Alex Wharton

    27/05/2021

    Including First Nations Voices: with Alex Wharton

    Alex Wharton, recipient of the inaugural Reading Australia Fellowship and Head of Middle School at Carinya Christian School (Gunnedah, NSW) joins VATE Education Officer Emma Jenkins to discuss the authentic inclusion of First Nations voices in the English classroom. To access the resources shared by Emma and Alex visit https://www.vate.org.au/vate-village and to shop the texts they mention head to https://shop.littlebookroom.com.au/c/vate-village.

    30 min
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Professional discussions about English curriculum, pedagogy and assessment hosted by VATE's Education Officer, Emma Jenkins.

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  • Channel
    VATE Podcasts
  • Creator
    Education Officer
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2022
  • Episodes
    35
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2024 VATE Village
  • Show Website
    VATE Village

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