Pushing The Edge with Greg Curran
By Greg Curran
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Description
If you're passionate about making a difference, especially on the Social Justice front, then you're in the right place. Join me (Greg Curran) as I chat to educators and community leaders who are challenging systemic inequity and bigotry, along with privilege and silence. Not content with traditional approaches to diversity and inclusion they're re-making their environments, supporting and uplifting the voices and worlds of those students and communities who've been sidelined for far too long. Find Show Notes and Resources at: pushingtheedge.org
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CleanOptimism, Hope and a Place to Belong with Rodney Croome - PTE050 | In Episode 50, a chat with long-time LGBTI human rights activist Rodney Croome. We explore the lessons learnt from the early campaigns to legalise homosexuality, unpack why personal stories are key, and small target strategies a mistake. Plus we zero... | 2 10 2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanLiberation and Resistance in Schools with Benjamin Doxtdator - PTE049 | In Episode 49, making our schools' sites of liberation and resistance. Plus challenging the dominant narratives that blame individual students whilst giving scant attention to the social justice, and structural issues impacting on them. Further... | 18 9 2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanExpanding Students' Ideas About Race, Religion & Place with Amra Pajalic - PTE048 | In Episode 48, we explore teaching in a western suburbs school, where students often face bigotry, and negative stereotyping based on their race, their religious beliefs, and the suburbs they live in. We examine how their teacher who grew up in the... | 4 9 2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanNavigating White Spaces with Sherri Spelic - PTE047 | In Episode 47, fitting in and assimilation in predominantly white spaces. Plus, how to make your physical education classes more inclusive and fair. Further information and links for this chat with Sherri Spelic, can be found here -... | 21 8 2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanHow Rainbow Kids are Stepping Up and Speaking Out with Felicity Marlowe - PTE046 | In Episode 46: how Rainbow Kids are actively campaigning for their families' rights, and how schools can better support them. Also, why personal stories are key to changing hearts and minds in the battle for human rights. Further information... | 7 8 2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanUplifting the Voices and Languages of Latino Students with Victor Martinez - PTE045 | In Episode 45, dual language English teacher, Victor Martinez didn’t see many other Latino students like himself in college and he wants it to be different for his students. We discuss opportunities and attitudes, along with bringing the lived... | 24 7 2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanBeing Color Brave not Color Blind with Rosa Perez Isiah - PTE044 | In Episode 44, how the hostile political climate around immigration impacts on students and their families, and why we need to support students' speaking up about the day to day racism in their lives. We also explore how to be a color brave rather... | 10 7 2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanTrans Children Do Know Who They Are with Jo Hirst - PTE043 | In Episode 43, parent and children's book author, Jo Hirst reveals the ups and downs of raising a trans child in an often hostile world. We explore the challenges of how to be an advocate for your child; and how schools can better support trans and... | 26 6 2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanComplicating Diversity and Inclusion with Maha Bali - PTE042 | In Episode 42, becoming conscious about oppression; why we need to re-think traditional critical thinking and debating approaches in the classroom; re-thinking how we view anger about injustices perpetrated on our communities; and how to get beyond... | 12 6 2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanWhose History Are We Telling with Eric Fieldman - PTE041 | In Episode 41, from holding back as a teacher - to standing up and speaking out for our students and their communities; who’s present and who’s absent in our history curricula and text books? And how can we get beyond diatribe when debating social.. | 29 5 2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanNothing's Neutral, Everything's Political with Phiona Lloyd-Henry - PTE040 | In Episode 40, why anti-oppressive education matters; why the concept of neutrality is problematic in education; how to create culturally responsive curricula; and honoring our students’ histories, existence, and ways of knowing. All this plus our... | 15 5 2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanCourageous Conversations About Race with Val Brown - PTE 039 | In this episode, standing up when hatred is stoked; building community through brave conversations about race; and why representation and presence matters. Here we talk hiring more black teachers, as well as The Black Panther and A Wrinkle in Time.... | 1 5 2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanHaving a voice and a sense of belonging in a soccer club with Ramon Spaaij - PTE038 | In this episode, we focus on a soccer team in the western suburbs of Melbourne Australia. A team made up almost entirely of new arrivals and refugees from the Horn of Africa. Our guest studied this team, its players and families over a 3 year period.... | 6 6 2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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ExplicitTackling homophobia and transphobia in football with Angie Greene - PTE037 | Warning: This episode contains language that some people may find offensive or distressing. Show Description Angie Greene's been surrounded by Professional Sport since she was a young kid. Her Pop, Frank Sedgman was a champion tennis player, her... | 23 5 2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanChanging the Culture in Sports Clubs with Ryan Storr - PTE036 | In this episode, how do we go about changing the culture within sporting clubs - opening them up to the rich diversity within our communities? How do we deal with sexism, the ableism, the racism, the homophobia and transphobia that puts off so many of.. | 9 5 2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanSupporting Culturally Diverse Youth through Football with Sue McGill - PTE035 | In this episode, how can sport clubs open up opportunities for culturally diverse youth? How can they help them bridge the gap between their communities and mainstream sporting teams? And why should sports clubs reach out, beyond their traditional... | 25 4 2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanMaking Sport Accessible for People with Disabilities with Sam De Leve - PTE034 | In this episode, we meet dancer, multi-sport athlete and wheelchair user - Sam De Leve. We explore the power of sport and sporting communities to change how disabled people see themselves, their bodies, and their possibilities in life. Also why do... | 11 4 2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanTeaching Physical Education in a More Inclusive Way with Loretta Konjarski and Grant O Sullivan - PTE033 | In this episode, how do we make Physical Education more safe and welcoming for our diverse mix of students? We tackle labels and the limitations of gender specific sports, as well as being closeted as an athlete. Also how we can help young people have.. | 28 3 2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanMaking Sport Safe, Comfortable and Inclusive for LGBTI people with James Lolicato - PTE032 | In this episode, an Australian organisation that's transforming LGBTI (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Intersex) people's attitudes towards sports participation - bringing them back to the games they love. Why do so many LGBTI young people stop... | 14 3 2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanMaking Football More Welcoming with The Outer Sanctum - PTE031 | I have a confession to make. I love footy shows. I cannot get enough of them, as they dissect seemingly every move of each game in the AFL, the Australian Football League. And yet I've always found the straight, white blokiness of most of these footy... | 28 2 2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanMaking Sport More Welcoming for Migrants with Michelle Hage - PTE030 | Just imagine, you're a newly arrived refugee or migrant in an unfamiliar country: your new home. How do you build your self-confidence? How do you make new friends outside your community? And how do you start to feel more like a local? For the Refugee.. | 14 2 2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanCreating Safe Schools with Roz Ward - PTE029 | It's what we want for all our students - safe schools. For some students though - school is the most unsafe place for them to be. And increasingly they're saying, 'enough is enough if our school leaders & teachers won't take action to make school... | 11 4 2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanFacing Our Fears about the Other with Justin Schleider - PTE028 | Transformative moments: The moments where you come face to face with a stark realization, that changes how you see yourself, your life and the world around you. And life from hereon - is different - if you choose to make it so. That's what... | 14 3 2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanBeing an Ally for Social Justice - PTE027 | This is a special edition of Pushing The Edge. Bill Ivey and Christina Torres return to discuss: How to be ally for social justice in education. It can be quite a learning curve, filled with many questions and uncertainties. What if we want to speak... | 29 2 2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEnding White Silence in Education with Greg Michie - PTE026 | In this episode, speaking up as White Educators and challenging the silence on issues of social justice - online - and in our schools. We’re also chatting about truly seeing our students & teaching a #BlackLivesMatter curriculum. And in the... | 15 2 2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanTeaching About Our Identities with Bill Ivey - PTE025 | When we explore identity with our students, we often focus on single dimensions like race or ethnicity. But if we consider race, how does your gender, belief systems, or socio-economic status impact on your experiences and opportunities in life? The... | 1 2 2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanStudents as Change-Makers with Christina Torres - PTE024 | How can we support and empower students to make change happen? How can we empower them to be change-makers who challenge and transform unjust systems? Well, we've gotta dislodge and disrupt the stories of oppression and victim-hood that are so... | 18 12 2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanFrom Student Voice to Agency with Stephanie Thompson - PTE023 | Student voice is often spoken of within education circles. Often though it's voice with limitations or prescriptions, with adults ultimately making the decisions or limiting the amount of influence that students actually have. In this episode, we take.. | 7 12 2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanHow Students Transform Their Worlds Through Activism with Nakisha Hobbs - PTE022 | In this episode, we explore student activism in a K to 8 elementary school. Here students are critically exploring and unpacking the issues that affect their lives and the people they care about. But that's not all - they're also coming up with... | 23 11 2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanActivating Student Stories with Silvia Gonzalez - PTE021 | In This Episode: finding and understanding ourselves through our stories; the links between language and autonomy; re-framing assessment in ways that work for our students; and playing the game - or at least critically playing it. My... | 9 11 2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanShaking Up Science Education with Jasper Fox Snr - PTE020 | In this episode, getting our students excited about science: tapping into and growing their sense of wonder and awe about the world around them, and supporting them to collaborate on the topics and issues they care about. Plus, how to get others on... | 22 6 2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanPermission to Take Risks with Michelle Snyder and Victoria Curtis - PTE019 | In this episode, getting authentic with our reading and writing, plus giving ourselves permission to branch out beyond our comfort zones, doing what's best for students. But that's not all - We've also got the Lightning Round where we're... | 8 6 2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanTurning Points that Transform Our Teaching with Andy Vasily - PTE018 | In this episode, listening to that 'call from within', and responding to 'turning points' in our lives - with Andy Vasily. What do you do when faced with potentially life changing moments? Do you continue with what's safe and familiar? Or do you dare.. | 25 5 2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanMaking a Difference by Not Playing It Safe - Part 2 - PTE017 | In Part 2 of my chat with Rachael Lehr - We're Standing Up for Student Voice, Identifying the Key Challenges facing School Leaders, and Changing the World at a Local Level. There's also the Lightning Round where we're Pushing The Edge of Home,... | 11 5 2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanMaking a Difference by Not Playing It Safe with Greg Curran - Part 1 - PTE016 | Now normally I'm (Greg Curran) the host of this Podcast but over the next two episodes we're turning the tables. I'll be in the hot-seat answering questions posed by former Pushing The Edge guests (Sam Bates and Rusul Alrubail in this... | 27 4 2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanShaking Up Our Mindsets About Indigenous Students with Surin McGrory - PTE015 | They're at the top of all the wrong lists and bottom of all the right lists. Or so our guest thought until she actually started teaching Maori students in a total immersion Maori School in New Zealand. This episode we're challenging the deficit or... | 13 4 2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanWhole School Change with Ray Boyd - PTE014 | In this episode, transforming the opportunities and outcomes for our students - through Whole School Change How do you get staff, students and the wider community onboard with change - especially when it requires significant shifts in thinking and... | 30 3 2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanHow to Navigate Social Justice Issues in the Classroom with Rusul Alrubail - PTE013 | If you’re passionate about social justice and ‘making a difference’ in students’ lives -you’re probably familiar with a few choice accusations that can cause educators to withdraw, self-censor, tone it down, or shut-up. The... | 23 2 2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanHow to Navigate your Self Doubts and Connect Online with Ashley Hurley - PTE012 | You’ve got something to say but you’re nervous. Your stomach’s in knots and your head’s filled with endless chatter Why would anyone want to hear what I’ve got to say? What if they don’t like my ideas? Even worse what if no-one reads or... | 16 2 2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanPowerful Professional Development Thanks to Global Connections with Craig Kemp - PTE011 | It's a phrase that's often met with groans and rolls of the eyes - Professional Development. But what if you could tailor that Professional Development or PD to your circumstances - making it relevant to you and your class? And what if you had access... | 9 2 2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanTake The Opportunity to Collaborate with Tom Snyder - PTE010 | So you've been teaching for a while now. You'd describe yourself as student centred but you're seeing the landscape change all around you, and you're starting to question the way you've always done things. In this episode of Pushing The Edge, how do.. | 26 1 2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanFind Your Communities - It Helps to be Vulnerable with Ashley Gravelle - PTE009 | It's quite a journey - as you step into a classroom for the first time, or take on a new role in a different school. You look and listen, paying close attention to your colleagues, to how they engage, to how they do their job. And you wonder, Should... | 12 1 2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanStep Back and Let Young People Take The Lead with Laura Hill - PTE008 | They're moments that catch you unaware. Moments that surprise and delight you. When students stretch themselves in ways that you'd never have imagined, going far beyond what you thought possible. In this episode: Challenging our... | 15 12 2014 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanFind Your Voice and Really Connect with Jenny Moes - PTE007 | How do you find your Voice - when there's so many aspects that make us who we are? Listen to Jenny Moes' incredibly rich and moving tale. | 30 11 2014 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanHow to Get from Survive to Thrive Mode - PTE006 | Do an Internet Search and one word dominates for Teaching - Survival. In this episode, we turn the tables, sharing our Top Tips and Strategies to Thrive. | 16 11 2014 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEmbrace Your Weirdness as a Teacher with Doug Robertson - PTE005 | It started as a comment whispered in the hallway,"He's the Weird Teacher." From there, it became a book, and later a highly unpredictable and outside the box Twitter chat, simply called Weirded. In this episode, embracing what... | 2 11 2014 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanPush Past your Comfort Zone with Rachael Lehr - PTE004 | It's a challenge that we often hear, 'Push Past Your Comfort Zone'. But how do we do it? What might it look like? And what about all our self-doubts? How on earth are we supposed to navigate them? | 19 10 2014 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanShaking Up Our Beliefs and Values as Teachers with Erin Stevenson - PTE003 | In this episode, we unpack a compelling drive towards social justice; we confront privilege, and re-assess taken for granted beliefs and values. | 28 9 2014 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanReach Out to Thrive with Samantha Bates - PTE002 | In this episode: Why resources matter in education. How to reach out and connect. Plus how to challenge negative self talk. | 28 9 2014 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanTaking Care of Ourselves as Teachers with Jason Borton - PTE001 | Asking tough questions and challenging our everyday routines. Let's take care of you. | 28 9 2014 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Customer Reviews
Inspiring educators
A fabulous podcast which shares ideas and strategies for teachers who want to 'thrive'. I have thoroughly enjoyed the first couple of podcasts - affirmed my actions in classroom and supported the choices I make to encourage my students. Great to hear this from other educators who are inspiring and want to make a change. Looking forward to further podcasts.
Thriving
I think this innovation by Greg Curran is an effective way to engage educators in dialogue regarding contemporary issues. The format of the podcasts allow for targeted questions to be answered by hosts in a streamlined manner. The accessibility to this audio via podcasts means that people can access the discussions via their Mobil device. I listened in the car via Bluetooth.
Great work Greg and the other hosts. I enjoyed listening to you thoughts.
Jason
Inspiring ideas and tips for passionate teachers
I really enjoy the inspiring stories and practical tips from teachers who are obviously excited about improving the education experience for teachers as well as students.
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