Four Dimensions for Teachers

#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&nbsp...

#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...

#58 - Productive practices come from productive teaching and learning interactions

12 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

We do not get to choose the students who sit in our classrooms, but we do get to choose the narrative and the words we use to interact with them....

#57 - Teacher versus teaching observations

10 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

There is a significant difference between observing teaching and teachers. When we move to a purpose of observing teaching, we set...

#56 - Three characteristics that drive productive school culture

05 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Communication, affect and support indicate the difference between productive and toxic school cultures. Let's look at how we can be responsi...

#55 - Toxic school culture and how you identify it

03 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

It is easy to have a bad day and feel that the school culture you work in is the reason for it. When we understand what underpins a toxic sc...

#54 - Active participation in the learning

28 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Engagement is a word that suggests to me that teachers need to perform. Active participation however, is how teachers plan and organise less...

#53 - Rotations as a learning activity

26 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

What are the benefits and drawbacks of using rotations in learning activities? What is needed to support students in maximising their learning wh...

#52 - Big emotions for developing minds

21 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Self regulation is about knowing the child, so you can teach the student. Emotions can overtake any situation and aren't only for ...

#51 - Less CBM conversations. More learning conversations

20 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

What we focus on drives our decision making and our interactions. When we are trained in classroom behaviour management, and not human ...

#50 - Please and thank you

14 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

When we use please and thank you, the intent with which we use words influence the perception of the interaction. Are these words used with an in...

#49 - The momentum of teaching and learning

12 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

How do your interactions increase the momentum of teaching and learning, or interrupt the flow of the learning environment? To learn more ab...

#48 - There is no I in teams - What a crock

07 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

When we build teams that do not focus on the individuals, we fail before we start. Autonomy  and workload are challenges in any team's succe...

#47 - Synchronicity: To do or not to do

05 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

When we think of work life balance we fill our space with business and we do not do justice to any one of the items we are attending to.&nbs...

#46 - Classroom behaviour management sucks

31 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

When we focus on classroom behaviour management, we get more of what we are focussed on. From my research there was a clear difference between te...

#45 - Learning intentions should go viral

29 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

If you use learning intensions to craft your lessons, based on purpose, cognitive verbs and intentional delivery of content, they should go viral amon...

#44 - To seat or not to seat: The purpose of seating plans

24 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The most misunderstood environmental tool in a teacher's armoury is the seating plan.  This is not a behaviour management tool, an...

#43 - Attention seeking as a disruptor

22 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

When students are seeking attention, the way we respond and interact interrupts that disruption.  To change student behaviours, interactions...

#42 - Whole school scan and sustainability

17 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

When we reach a goal, sustaining the goal can be a challenge. Small steps, resets and reflection on, and in, practice will help teachers and scho...

#41 - Reading should spark curiosity

15 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Is reading a planned and integrated part of your teaching and curriculum?  How do you spark curiosity for your subject matter&nbsp...

#40 - Organisation is essential

10 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

To increase curriculum time in your classroom, the skill of organisations is essential. Well organised teachers have increase flexibili...

#39 - Curriculum first and acceptance criteria

08 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

When we truly aim to set a tone in our classroom of "curriculum comes first", we change the way we make decisions and we move away from classroom...

#38 - Acceptance criteria is reinforcement

03 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

When we think of reinforcement it is much more than praise or positive feedback.  It is a direct link, through authentic and genui...

#37 - Meet them where they are at

01 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

When we try to reconcile a coaching conversation against what we think should be said, or where a teacher should be, we are not truly listen...

#36 - Building a culture of originality and innovation

26 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

When we truly listen with the intention to believe what another is saying, we are providing a reflection on practice that will develop ...

#35 - Listening with the intention to believe

24 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

When we listen, we often do so to imagine how it feels to walk in someone else's shoes.  This is based on reconciling their feelings and values w...

#34 - Connections explored

19 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

How do we integrate connections into our teaching and learning to create the teaching and learning environment that we seek? From group...

#33 - Connection is so much more than you think

17 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

When we intentionally maximise on the opportunities to establish and maintain authentic connections in our teaching and learning space,...

#32 - Productive failure

12 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

How do we step into productive failure as a way of growth and development?  Who supports us in the process of growth through failure and&nbs...

#31 - Finding the nothingness

10 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Creativity comes from moments of space, from times filled with nothingness.  How will you find your space to recharge and moments of nothing...

#30 - Teacher aides in the classroom Part I

05 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Teacher aides, assistants and learning support staff are an integral part of Australian classrooms. This episode looks at how...

#29 - Why bother with research

03 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

I certainly believe in research and the value it can add to classroom practices. However in this podcast we look at the reasons ar...

#28 - Disengaged and defiant

29 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

How can we respond when students are not engaged or are non compliant in the learning environment? Here are a few simple tips and tricks to suppo...

#27 - Fair or biased: Teacher-student interactions

27 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Our interactions with others are influenced by our experiences and our own beliefs.  How do these influence your interactions with your stud...

#26 - Manners and social skills

22 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Who is responsible for teaching children their manners and their social skills?  When students present in a classroom without...

#25 - Entry and its impact on learning

20 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

When students enter our teaching space with the impression they are welcome and we are excited to see them, this will establish a sense of s...

#24 - Environment, seating plan & tracking room movement

15 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The environment is a fabulous resource to support a productive classroom environment, it is not however an independent tool for management&n...

#23 - Proactive verses reactive Part 2

13 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Proactive teacher-student interactions increase productive teaching and learning environments, reactive teacher-student interactio...

#22 - Proactive versus reactive Part 1

14 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode Caroline reviews the differences between reactive and proactive classroom strategies and how the use of proactive strategies can reduc...