Chalk Dust
Episodes
Episode 10: More consistency means more freedom
23 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
SummaryIn this episode of Chalk Dust, Rebecca Birch and Nathaniel Swain are joined by educator, designer, and author Peps Mccrea, Director of Educatio...
Episode 9: Kaitlyn's Classroom Glow-Up
02 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
SummaryIn this episode of the Chalk Dust podcast, Nathaniel Swain and Rebecca Birch are joined by Teach Well General Manager, Katie Webster, and Weste...
Episode 8: Building trust with high expectations
12 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
SummaryIn this episode of Chalk Dust, Rebecca Birch and Dr Nathaniel Swain are joined by Denarius Frazier, Regional Superintendent of Instruction for ...
Episode 7: How to avoid just teaching yourself
21 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
SummaryIn this episode of Chalk Dust, Dr Nathaniel Swain and Rebecca Birch are joined by John Hollingsworth, co-founder of DataWorks Educational Resea...
Episode 6: Real-time teaching
31 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
SummaryIn this episode of Chalk Dust, Rebecca Birch and Dr Nathaniel Swain are joined by Dr Carl Hendrick, Professor of Education at Academica Univers...
Episode 5: Start the Way You Mean to Finish
12 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
SummaryIn this episode of Chalk Dust, Rebecca Birch and Nathaniel Swain are joined by instructional coach, author, and classroom management expert Dr ...
Episode 4: Check, then Challenge
20 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
SummaryIn this episode of Chalk Dust, Rebecca Birch and Nathaniel Swain are joined by instructional coach and Knowledge for Teachers podcast host Bren...
Episode 3: Running the Secondary Room
16 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
SummaryIn this episode of Chalk Dust, Rebecca Birch and Nathaniel Swain explore effective teaching practices in secondary education, focusing on engag...
Episode 2: The Art and Science of Phonics Instruction
26 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
SummaryIn this conversation, Manisha Gazula, principal of Marsden Road Public School, analyses examples from her classrooms. Together with Rebecca Bir...
Episode 1: From CfU to CfQ
04 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
SummaryIn this episode of the Chalk Dust podcast, Nathaniel Swain and Rebecca Birch visit the classroom of Queensland primary school teacher, Rebecca ...
Sneak Preview - Chalk Dust
28 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Nathaniel Swain and Rebecca Birch are teaming up for a new podcast series where we break down real classroom footage to uncover what makes great te...