Hub Chats

In this episode, Professor Fay Hadley, an Early Childhood academic at Macquarie University chats with Beth Macgregor, Director of Macgregor Consulting, about the importance of co-regulation and how to help young children feel safe, connected and regulated. As Beth says, “Connection and regulation changes lives”. 

In this episode, Dr Loraine Fordham, an Honorary Senior Lecturer in Early Childhood Education chats with Dr Kathy Cologon, an Honorary Senior Lecturer in Equity, Diversity and Inclusion, to discuss barriers and enablers to families who have children with disabilities. They even discuss the No 1 most important thing for successful inclusion in Early Childhood Education... 

In this episode, we are talking about out-of-field teaching in high schools – and focusing specifically on teaching History.  Rochelle Wilkinson, an experienced History teacher and sessional academic at Macquarie University provides a wealth of advice for teachers who find themselves teaching History for the first time. 

In this episode, we discuss teaching HSC research ethics in Stage 6 courses.  Dr Natasha Todorov and Dr Stephanie Thompson, an expert Sydney secondary teacher, talk about the importance of the application of research ethics and how to make sure you are including this component in your classroom practice.

What does the Generative AI framework mean for teachers? 
In this episode, we discuss the recent Australian framework for Generative Artificial Intelligence in Schools which was released late 2023. Professor Matt Bower unpacks the framework and its implication for teachers.