Four Dimensions for Teachers
Episodes
#158 - Opportunities as a concept
12 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The concept of opportunity with Four Dimensions presents ways of working in which to do the work itself. Teacher skills can be applied in many ways ...
#157 - Perception of students and skills
07 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
As society changes, we too change. The students who sit in our classrooms, the skills and the programs we use in both learning and behaviour managem...
#156 - Angry and useless
05 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Being aware of how we see ourselves and those around us can build our teacher agency. Taking accountability for who we are can be reflected through h...
#155 - The COM-B model explained with a difference
31 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
There are many models to describe how we behave. In the level I accreditation course Caroline refers to the COM-B model by Michie, van Stralen and W...
#154 - Use the environment to enhance your teaching
29 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
From seating plans, to messy rooms to how we track our own movement around the classroom: there are so many opportunities to enhance the teaching an...
#153 - Atlas of the heart: A book review
24 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A very short review of only two aspects of this amazing book by Brene Brown. How comparison is the thief of joy and the impact it has on anger and di...
#152 - QBQ: A book review
22 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode. Caroline shares her thoughts from another of her favourite books. QBQ by John G Miller looks at how we shift from blame to accountabi...
#151 - Vertical Growth: A book review
17 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Caroline presents another of her favourite books, Vertical Growth. It is a fabulous read from Michael Bunting with Carl Lemieux, t...
#150 - Atomic Habits: A book review
15 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week we cover a book review of one of Caroline's favourite books- Atomic Habits by James Clear. How to create a new habit, the four laws of ...
#149 - Mob Buy-in
10 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This is a concept developed by Caroline during her research to represent how to maximise time and impact in learning management to reduce the need f...
#148 - Introducing Term 3 2024
08 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This term is an exciting one for us at 4D. New resources, new projects, a focus on discourse that challenges, inspires, lifts and dives deeply to keep...
#147 - Connecting with research P18
19 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this last episode for Term 2, Caroline brings the literature review together to look at how teacher attrition was a starting point that connect...
#146 - Connecting with research P17
17 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Defining disruption is a lot harder than it may seem. A thorough review of the literature across numerous countries, all leading to a question in th...
#145 - Connecting with research P16
12 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
How the 4D framework supports the implementation of restorative practices within your classroom. This episode also looks at the pros and cons of usi...
#144 - Connecting with research P15
10 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Linking the 4D framework with Functional Behaviour Analysis (FBA). How the 4D framework adds to the use of FBA in creating time and space for all s...
#143 - Connecting with research P14
05 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This episode explores the link between the 4D framework with positive psychology. It then shares how Caroline used this adn other links across the a...
#142 - Connecting with research P13
03 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Caroline's research was greatly influenced by the work of Csikzentmihaly. A brilliant man whose research provides a foundation to the impact of...
#141 - Connecting with research P12
29 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Simplicity of the framework does not minimise the complexity of the environment in which it is applied. This episode looks at how the simplicity of ...
#140 - Connecting with research P11
27 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This episode looks at how the 4D framework connects to decisions-making to increase the flow of curriculum. Looking briefly at the concepts that u...
#139 - Connecting with research P10
22 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This episode looks at how my research has contributed to knowledge and the impact of this study on moving theory to practice. The impact a single deci...
#138 - Connecting with research P9
20 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Linking Phase I and Phase II of my research. The step towards positive psychology and proactive teaching practices to provide professional learning fo...
#137 - Connecting with research P8
08 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The foundation of Caroline's research is decision-making. This episode looks at how rational and non rational models demanded a new approach to ...
#136 - Connecting with research P7
06 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
She stole it. Looking at the integrity behind a PhD and the need for us to stand together and straighten each other's crowns. No one needs go...
#135 - Connecting with research P6
02 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The theories that underpin Caroline's research are based on two main theories on decision making, rational and non rational models. Decision makin...
#134 - Connecting with research P5
02 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Caroline starts to look at Chapter five from her thesis and the theory that underpins her work. Cognitive load and affect and how t...
#133 - Connecting to research P4
23 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Relationships matter and how we find our values. In this episode we are having a dinner party to help you find your underlying values in interactin...
#132 - Connecting to research P3
22 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
How your beliefs inform decision making and impact the classroom environment. The difference between teachers who reported negative affect to those ...
#131 - Connecting to research P2
16 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The competition that exists between curriculum and behaviour conversations in our classrooms that take up space and cause frustration in your teachin...
#130 - Connecting to research P1
15 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A term based around the research that underpins the work of 4D. Why cognitive load and affect and how did I determine the links between subjective and...
#129 - Conflict and bouncing back using redirections
19 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
When we redirect a student we are making a choice to interact around inappropriate behaviour. Conflict can be caused through not knowing our bounda...
#128 - Redirect made public
18 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In the 4D framework there are four teacher skills/ actions that can be used to redirect student behaviours that publicly acknowledge the inappropr...
#127 - Redirect to maintain the flow of learning
12 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In the 4D framework there are four teacher skills/ actions that can be used to redirect student behaviours that acknowledge the inappropriate behav...
#126 - Redirect without acknowledging inappropriate behaviours
11 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In the 4D framework there are three teacher skills/ actions that can be used to redirect student behaviours without acknowledging the inappropriat...
#125 - Creating time and space to redirect
05 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Creating time and space to redirect is as vital as choosing the best way to redirect students to maintain the flow of learning for the class. To le...
#124 - Redirect as a concept in the 4D framework
04 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The beauty of research is that the data informs you in the process. Instruct, Scan, and Interact is the simple 3-step process used in classrooms for...
#123 - Redirections for learning
28 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
When we use Dimension Three we have numerous opportunities to power up, bounce back and to ensure we return to a learning conversation as soon as we...
#122 - Managing the impact of change
26 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Change can be a moment where we embrace the messy middle, look for the curiosity between the specs and reflect on what has been and could be. THis...
#121 - Three things that guide Caroline's practice
20 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Caroline shares her three things that guide her practice. What are your three things that guide you to be the teacher, the person, the educator you w...
#120 - Wellbeing can be the barefoot bowls
19 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Wellbeing has become a much talked about topic. This mini series within the pod will look at how we understand and impact our own wellbeing as well a...
#119 - Just because I say it, doesn't mean you will do it
13 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Expectations are the foundation of creating the environment you want to live, work and play in. Saying it is one thing, but how do you get others t...
#118 - Perceiving versus receiving
12 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
What we intend in an interaction is not always how the interaction is received. Finding ways to think about the receiver and what we can do to enhanc...
#117 - Week 3 is hard
06 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
When we start a new year the jet lag feel is real. A few tips to get you through those Week 3 blues. To learn more about Caroline and her 4 Dimensions...
#116 - 4D doesn't work
05 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The 4D framework is about interactions. To say it does not work means that you believe your interactions do not impact the behaviour of those aroun...
#115 - Would you pass your own test
29 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Teachers all have clear classroom expectations or classroom rules? Do you pass your own test? Do you stand up to your own set of expectations in yo...
#114 - The greatest disruptor to the learning space
26 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The adult in the room is the single greatest disruptor to the teaching and learning space. Our actions, responses and the way in which we move draw...
#113 - My reputation precedes me
22 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The two most overrated statements made by teachers to describe why they have less disruption are that my reputation precedes me and they are just a...
#112 - Students knowing that I know
20 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Kounin wrote an article about with-it-ness in the 1970s. A few decades later, it is important to move from a teacher knowing what is happening in th...
#111 - Teachers are not broken
15 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Teachers are not broken. We are part of a phenomenal profession and from over 30 000 observations I have the data to show how they show up, step up an...
#110 - A self care check in
14 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
When you try to run a marathon with little preparation, it ends in injury. A reflection on my current need for self care and a moment for you to tap...
#109 - What an 80 to 20 balance means to culture
26 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
When I talk about a Green ro maber balance, an 80 to 20 balance, it is about each minute, each lesson, each day, each week. It is applied to the coll...
#108 - Self care through knowing your strength
22 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Self care is not about lasting the term, it is about sustainable actions to support you. If you can recognise and harness your areas of strength in ...
#106 - Homework as a beast or a burden
19 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
There is much opinion in all schools around the benefits of homework and the nuisance of it. This episode looks at the considerations in planning a...
#107 - The need to build cooperation into classrooms
18 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Classrooms that build cooperation skills into all facets of their teaching and learning create an environment where students build skills for life a...
#105 - Morning versus afternoon in the classroom
11 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Classrooms can be a different environment based on the time of day. Timetabling and teachers alike plan around these times of the day to maximise te...
#104 - Scanning is your springboard
09 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Scanning is the space between our moments to make decisions. Those decisions lead to the environment we want to be working in. This episode looks a...
#103 - Self care for Term 4
04 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Three easy things to reflect on for your own self care. What you do, and what you can do, to ensure you have a better chance at making it through t...
#102 - Amber interactions should not be avoided
28 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Balancing Green and Amber interactions is about choice. Amber interactions are a part of your classroom management, they are not to be avoided when ne...
#101 - Consistency
21 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It is not about what others do, but about what you do. To learn more about Caroline and her 4 Dimensions Framework, head to her website: https://carol...
#100 - Goals are not the end game
12 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Goals are not the end game, they are a moment of measure, a point in time that we celebrate, reflect and choose our next actions. Happy 100th episode!...
#99 - Jet Lag is real
07 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Those feelings of exhaustion and fatigue in your first few weeks back at school, they are telling you something you need to listen to. To learn more a...
#98 - How to create authentic spaces for interactions
05 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Authentic interactions are the basis for relationships and the creation of spaces where learning comes first. To learn more about Caroline a...
#97 - Curriculum first language
31 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The way we talk about our teaching, our classroom, our school, community and the profession in which we work, represents the work we do. To ...
#96 - Starting the year strong
29 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Review of the 4D framework, ERR, Mob Buy-In and how Soft Summer Rain will set your class up for meaningful interactions in 2023. To learn more ab...
#95 - Meaningless versus meaningful interactions
24 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Interactions with students are the basis for a feedback loop that will extend both the expected behaviour and curriculum conversations that you a...
#94 - Intentional interactions for flow of learning
06 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Intentional interactions change the way we see the influence we have on the environment in which we are operating. Motivation, ability and prompts are...
#93 - ERR 3-step process for 4D
04 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
When teachers use this simple 3-step process it is easy to find a response rather than a reaction to maintain the flow of learning in a...
#92 - Flow of learning
29 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Flow of learning is about how we create an environment in which learning is our core business and how the teacher interrupts this ...
#91 - Groups in the learning process
27 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
How you utilise groups in the learning process links to the purpose of learning and the need for interactions. To learn more about Caroline and her 4 ...
#90 - Teacher aides and their inclusion in the classroom
22 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
A few things will benefit the learning environment when more than one adult is in the teaching space: purpose, organisation, ...
#89 - Curriculum focus
20 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Our interactions are based in curriculum or behaviour conversation. A curriculum focus will develop a culture of learning and build a s...
#88 - Our language matters
15 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The words we use and the way we use impact the environment in which we teach. Safe and supportive learning environments are based on interactions that...
#87 - Reduce public redirections Part I
13 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
How we step into conversations to redirect student behaviour will influence the teaching and learning environment in which we work...
#86 - The importance of interactions
08 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Learning is something that happens with a learner, not to them. Your interaction impacts the environment in which teaching and lea...
#85 - Curriculum quick draw
06 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Small activities we can use to fill the spaces when we are taken away from the curriculum to keep learning as the priority. When students are not give...
#84 - Collective efficacy and 4D
01 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
When we choose a culture of learning and intentionally build the collective efficacy of our school, then the 4D framework provides a cl...
#83 - Selective attending
30 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
A less intrusive teacher action that is a precursor to curriculum interactions, it should not be seen or used as the first step towards a pu...
#82 - 2+ Bounce
25 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
A concept that is designed to provide teachers with a framework to respond to opportunities to increase curriculum time and reduce the disruption...
#81 - Synchronicity and workload
23 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
When we try to find work life balance, one is always gaining more attention and time than the other. Synchronicity is about owning the ...
#80 - The relationship between D1 and D2
18 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Dimension one and two are the foundations for 'stepping into a conversation with a green footprint'. They provide the platform and the opportunit...
#79 - Choose the narrative
16 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We may not get to choose the students who sit in our classrooms but we sure do get to choose the words that are the basis of the interaction...
#78 - The oxymoron of SDAs and inclusivity
11 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
If we truly believe in education for all, our actions and interactions would aim to reduce the time students spend out of class. You can wra...
#77 - Less intrusion to the learning
09 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We do not get to choose the behaviours of our students but we do get to choose how our behaviour will impact the flow of learning. To learn more about...
#76 - Active participation and the playground
04 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
How do we apply the concepts of Dimension 1 and 2 to our playground duties? When we actively participate in the supervisions we ha...
#75 - Peripheral vision is the space between
13 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
When we ask for students to behave in certain ways, we have a space between the behaviours they demonstrate and our interaction. This space ...
#74 - Expectations are the platform
11 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
If expectations are your platform then how do we set this platform up with success? What role does referring back to those expectations play ...
#73 - Active supervision outside the classroom
06 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Building a school culture means that we have ways of working both within our classrooms and outside them also. How do y...
#72 - Don't take it personally
04 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
How to respond rather than react when students push your buttons and we find ourselves in moments of frustration. A few tips and tricks and ...
#71 - School uniforms
30 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Often this can be a time consuming frustrating conversation for staff and administrators alike. There are three things to consider if school uniforms ...
#70 - Attention seeking behaviours
28 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Defining, understanding the purpose and responding to attention seeking behaviours. How the child who needs attention can become the student who ...
#69 - Follow through with mobile phones
21 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Using certainty, severity and celerity to inform your actions when managing students who have not followed instructions regarding ...
#68 - Managing mobile phones in classrooms
16 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Setting expectations and managing students with mobile phones in classrooms can be troublesome for some teachers. Using the&n...
#67 - Adults and devices
14 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
A look at how devices have emerged in our discourse in classroom management and the reality of the role adults play in this current dilemma. To l...
#66 - Lose the kick
09 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
When we say it but we don't really mean it. Often teachers state they are wiping the emotional slate clean, starting fresh, or mov...
#65 - Society got so busy that we forgot to raise our children
07 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Society has changed significantly in the last 10 years and the busyness is found in every home and every interaction. How do these changes impact our ...
#64 - Organised and ready
02 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What is one commonality across teachers who have less disruption in their teaching spaces? They are teachers who are well organised and ready for...
#63 - Out of class policies and procedures
31 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
How can we justify out of class policies and procedures, suspensions and exclusions when our bi-line is education for all? How can we e...
#62 - Buy in and who is responsible
26 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
How do you know if the culture, the vision, the thing that your school is doing has buy in? Who is responsible for creating that buy in and how do you...
#61 - How to use your physical position to gain attention
24 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Where we position ourselves in the classroom can add to the learning conversations or add to public behaviour conversations. Use your teachi...
#60 - Notice where the interactions are, and can be
19 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
When we pay attention to the interaction in our classrooms, we reduce the need for public behaviour conversations. Quick reactions do n...
#59 - Learning intentions are meaningless if you do not use them with integrity
17 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Clarity and precision drive opportunities for interaction to create a productive teaching and learning environment. If you have the art...