Teacher Insights from Catalyst

HITP and Student Voice with Natalie Fairfax

In this episode Natalie Fairfax, Head the International Baccalaureate program at Merici College in Braddon, Canberra, shares the student engagement she has seen as a result of High Impact Teaching Practice.
Throughout this episode, you'll hear students reflecting on 
How the change in pedagogy to HITP has positively impacted their learning and engagement, including the use of whiteboards, picking non-volunteers with paddle pop sticks and decks of playing cards
Their observations of their peers in lessons 
The use of Learning Intentions 
How HITP has improved their preparation for exams 
Natalie also explains how she developed a common vocabulary glossary to support teachers and students in connecting with the curriculum. 

Learning about Catalyst featuring Maggie Lloyd

This episode features Maggie Lloyd from St Monica’s Primary School, Evatt ACT. Maggie talks about her inspiration to learn more about the Science of Learning, the Science of Reading and High Impact Teaching Practices. Listed below are some of the literature that Maggie mentions in this episode. This is a great listen for those who’d like to refresh their knowledge of Catalyst or for those who are learning more about the aspects of Catalyst. 
Books 
Why Knowledges Matters – E.D. Hirsch Jr 
Explicit Direct Instruction – Hollingsworth, J. R. and Ybarra, S. E. 
Cognitive Load Theory in Action – Lovell, O., Sweller, J., Caviglioli, O. 
How we understand concepts better – Sweller, J. 
The Knowledge Gap – Wexler, N. 
Rosenshines Principles in Action – Sherrington, T. 
Make it Stick - Roediger III, H. L., McDaniel, M. A. and Brown, P. C. 
Podcasts 
ERRR Episode 5 – Pamela Snow 

Reflecting on the implementation of HITP featuring Toby Flavell

In this episode Toby talks about Catalyst’s journey at Lumen Christi Catholic College.
As Acting Facilitator of Pedagogy, he has a key role in the facilitation of High Impact Teaching Practices. Hear about what Toby and his team have learned from TeachWell and how he implements this practice himself in the classroom. Toby talks about: 
Participation tactics and student engagement 
Daily Reviews   
Learning Intentions 
The language of HITP ie ‘reteach’, critical content’ 
The implementation of Catalyst and where to next 

Implementation of Catalyst and HITP featuring Peter Collins

In this episode of Teacher Insights from Catalyst, join us for a captivating conversation with Peter Collins, teacher and Curriculum Coordinator at St Thomas Aquinas, West Belconnen, Canberra. Peter shares his invaluable experiences and successes in implementing Catalyst and HITP in the classroom. Delve into the world of EDI lessons and Direct Instruction programs like Spelling Mastery, as Peter discusses their transformative impact on student learning outcomes. Discover how Peter enhances students' mathematical understanding through engaging EDI Maths lessons and how he nurtures language skills with specific Vocabulary lessons. In addition, Peter discusses insights into adopting a Knowledge Rich Curriculum and its connection to reading. 
Mentioned article: The Coach in the Operating Room | The New Yorker 

HITP & The Writing Revolution featuring Erica Drewsen

In this episode Erica speaks about her role in the implementation of Catalyst. She talks about how she led the change process, The Writing Revolution, Macqlit as an intervention program and their use of engagement norms. Specifically, this includes:  
How to use The Writing Revolution as a tool to teach writing within HUM (a combination of Humanities, English and Religious Education subjects)
Sentence level writing
Paragraphing SPO
Note taking
Topic sentence
Appositives
Guided notes 
How she uses choral response and whisper reading as engagement norms and teaching strategies 
How to use ‘hinge point’ questions and why they are important. 
To access supporting PDF's visit the episode page on the Catalyst website

Behaviour & Engagement Norms featuring teacher Aimee Rastar

In this episode Aimee speaks about her classroom routines and gives tips on using engagement and behaviour norms. During her lessons Aimee uses 6 concepts that she likes to ‘tick off her list’. They are: 
Providing a high level of active practice from students to keep them engaged. 
Asking a large number of questions and check for understandings. 
Constant monitoring 
Developing fluency and speed 
Maintaining structure and routine 
Mastery lessons 
Aimee also outlines the TAPPLE process and how it works during her lessons. 

A system-wide approach to teaching featuring CECG Director Ross Fox

Catalyst encompasses the teaching and learning approach of Catholic Education Canberra Goulburn. Informed by the Science of Learning and Science of Reading, Catalyst delivers excellent learning experiences for students through evidence-based teaching practice and high-quality resources. 
In this episode Ross Fox, Director of Catholic Education Canberra Goulburn (CECG), speaks about the genesis of Catalyst and his future vision for CECG. We delve into what we know about learning now and how this affects the pedagogical demands of teaching. This includes the Science of Learning, Cognitive Load Theory, the Science of Reading and High Impact Teaching Practices. Ross reveals what he is seeing around the Archdiocese and the positive impact that Catalyst is having on student learning and on teacher self-efficacy.