Rebecca Birch - On Education

Season Two, Episode 3: Getting nitty gritty with it

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

Published on Chalk Dust • Apr 9

36:04

March 2026

On how to change your mind

The nuance of explicit instruction for gifted learners

Mar 31 • Rebecca Birch

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Season Two: Episode 2: Expertise Goes Global

Fascinating off-label use of video for upskilling teachers

Published on Chalk Dust • Mar 8

33:56

February 2026

On painkillers and vitamins

Education can learn a lot from other professions.

Feb 12 • Rebecca Birch

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Season Two, Episode 1: Starting right

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

Published on Chalk Dust • Feb 5

32:25

January 2026

On chasing the rainbow of intrinsic motivation

And the viable alternatives teachers can adopt to support effort and learning

Jan 26 • Rebecca Birch

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December 2025

Episode 8: Building trust with high expectations

Belonging in the service of learning and growth

Published on Chalk Dust • Dec 30, 2025

39:20

November 2025

Episode 10: More consistency means more freedom

With insights from Peps Mccrea of Steplab

Published on Chalk Dust • Nov 24, 2025

39:32

Episode 9: Kaitlyn's Classroom Glow-Up

How coaching can transform student participation and learning

Published on Chalk Dust • Nov 3, 2025

33:27

September 2025

Episode 7: How to avoid just teaching yourself

Explicit direct instruction, student participation, and learning that lasts

Published on Chalk Dust • Sep 21, 2025

31:25

Episode 6: Real-time teaching

Responsive instruction for when we taught it, but they didn't learn it

Published on Chalk Dust • Sep 4, 2025

38:58

On the five big risks to reform

Promise and peril in Australia’s evidence-based teaching revolution

Sep 1, 2025 • Rebecca Birch

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