Chalk Dust

Season Two, Episode 9: Every Class is a Reading Class

Trauma-informed explicit instruction with Andrew McCrorey

Aug 10 • Rebecca Birch

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39:52

July 2026

Season Two, Episode 8: Getting Hands-On

A practical lesson with all the explicit elements, with Amber Haven

Jul 19 • Rebecca Birch and Nathaniel Swain

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37:28

June 2026

Season Two, Episode 7: Everyone can learn mathematics with John Mighton

Building confidence through competence

Jun 21 • Rebecca Birch and Nathaniel Swain

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51:21

May 2026

Season Two, Episode 6: The Knowledge Rich Classroom of Laura Stam

The excitement in this class is palpable

May 31 • Rebecca Birch, Nathaniel Swain, and Laura Stam

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43:52

Season Two, Episode 5: The choreography of learning

With superstar early career teacher Hannah Pointon

May 10 • Rebecca Birch

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39:00

April 2026

Season Two, Episode 4: The power of precision

Adam Boxer joins us for Part Two of the recording session that was too good to cut!

Apr 19 • Rebecca Birch

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20:06

March 2026

Season Two, Episode 3: Getting nitty gritty with it

There's always room to learn and grow, with special guest Adam Boxer

Mar 15 • Rebecca Birch

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36:04

February 2026

Season Two: Episode 2: Expertise Goes Global

Fascinating off-label use of video for upskilling teachers

Feb 22 • Rebecca Birch

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33:56

Season Two, Episode 1: Starting right

Classroom skills and routines to create the conditions for learning from Day One

Feb 1 • Rebecca Birch and Nathaniel Swain

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32:25

November 2025

Episode 10: More consistency means more freedom

With insights from Peps Mccrea of Steplab

Nov 23, 2025 • Rebecca Birch and Nathaniel Swain

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39:32

Episode 9: Kaitlyn's Classroom Glow-Up

How coaching can transform student participation and learning

Nov 2, 2025 • Rebecca Birch and Nathaniel Swain

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33:27

October 2025

Episode 8: Building trust with high expectations

Belonging in the service of learning and growth

Oct 12, 2025 • Rebecca Birch and Nathaniel Swain

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