Turn closed questions into open doors: Marcus Luther shows how to fuel thinking, talking, and learning.In this episode, Julie Arnold speaks with Oregon-based English teacher and podcaster Marcus Luther about building classrooms where curiosity crackles and every studentās voice matters. From quick wins that draw even the quietest students into conversation, to feedback moments that shift selfābelief, Marcus shares practical strategies wrapped in warmth and optimism. Along the way, Marcus champions the purpose of public education, celebrates the communities we build in our rooms, and offers a hopeful vision for what students can do when we trust them.Marcus Luther has taught high school English in Oregon for 14 years and coāhosts The Broken Copier, a podcast and resource hub that centres teacher voices and shares practical tools for the classroom. His work is grounded in reflective practice, inclusive culture, and keeping collaboration at the heart of English teaching.Shownotes:More strategies and resources from Marcus on The Broken Copier.Kagan, S. (2013). Kagan Cooperative Learning. Kagan Publishing.Thompson, M. Annotation processes and questioning frameworksGallagher, K. (2006). Teaching Adolescent Writers. Stenhouse Publishers.Join our community at:Ā š ETAQ WebsiteEnter the conversation at:Ā š ETAQ Facebook š ETAQ InstagramSend us a text
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Healing, Teaching, Law with Wesley Enoch
What stories shape us ā and how do we learn to tell our own?In this episode, Julie Arnold speaks with playwright, director and creative leader Wesley Enoch about the power of storytelling in education, the importance of honouring lived experience, and the joy of building spaces where students feel seen and heard. This episode is a warm, wise, and energising conversation for teachers who want to help students express identity with clarity and confidence.Wesley Enoch AM is a playwright and director of Indigenous theatre. He hails from Stradbroke Island (Minjerribah), and is a Nunukul Nuugi man of the Quandamooka Nation. Wesley has been the Artistic Director of six major festivals across Australia including the Sydney and Brisbane Festivals, and was the Artistic Director of Queensland Theatre Company from 2010 to 2015. His play The 7 Stages of Grieving, co-written with Deborah Mailman, is a widely studied and performed landmark of contemporary Australian theatre. Wesley is currently Professor of Practice (Drama) at QUT and the inaugural Indigenous Chair in the Creative Industries.Shownotes:š Recommended Reading:Ā ā¢ Boas, E. & Kerin, R. (2021). Novel Ideas: Teaching fiction in the middle years. AATE. ā¢ Shipp, C. (2023). Listening from the Heart. AATE. ā¢ Worrell, T. (2022). Profiles of practice: Influences when selecting texts to include Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander perspectives in English. English in Australia, 57(1), 5ā14.š¦ Where to buy books:Ā ā¢ Black Inc. ā¢ Magabala Booksš ļø Classroom Resource:Ā ā¢ You Can Teach: Teaching First Nations PerspectivesĀ Find out more about Wesley Enoch at:Ā š Wesley Enochās page at QUTJoin our community at:Ā š ETAQ WebsiteEnter the conversation at:Ā š ETAQ Facebook š ETAQ InstagramSend us a text
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Just because I don't like PD, doesn't mean I'm not a professional learner
How does a English teacher transform professional learning into great classroom practice? How do you take a set text, pick the bits that are going to engage your students and prepare them for what comes next? From medieval Icelandic sagas to Hannah Kentās Burial Rites, Dan joins Julie to talk about how deep reading, writing, and meaningful classroom encounters help students grow and keep teachers loving what they do.Ā Dan has taught English in public schools for most of this century and long enough to know the essentials donāt change ā fads, policies and strategies notwithstanding. He is trepidatious about each new syllabus and prescribed book lists (especially if they prevent him teaching Hamlet), but heāll work with them because he loves good books and thinks we have a duty to share them with children. He also loves the way languages work, Shakespeare, and all things Icelandic.Show notes:Dan learnt a lot from The Secret of Literacy: Making the Implicit,Ā Explicit by David Didau and Reading to LearnDan spoke extensively about teaching Hannah Kent'sĀ Burial RitesDanās next read is The Dictionary of Lost WordsĀ by Pip Williams (with Edenglassie by Melissa Lucashenko still waiting patiently on the shelf)Join our community at:šETAQ Website: https://www.etaq.org.au/Enter the conversation at:šETAQ Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/ETAQLDšETAQ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/etaqld/Ā Send us a text
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On storytelling, language, and history with Anna Funder
How can literature help students see history as something alive and full of meaning for our present?In this episode, recorded at the ETAQ State Conference, Julie Arnold speaks with acclaimed author Anna Funder about the joy and challenges of writing stories that bring the past into sharp, human focus. In a conversation ranging through her best known work, they explore how literature can uncover hidden lives, question power, and spark fierce curiosity in the classroom.Anna Funder is one of Australia's most acclaimed and awarded writers. Her books Stasiland and All That I Am are prize-winning international bestsellers, translated into many languages. Wifedom, hailed as a 'masterpiece', has been chosen as a Notable Book of 2023 by the New York Times and a Book of the Year by The Times, The Economist, the Financial Times, the Daily Telegraph and The Telegraph. Anna's novella The Girl With The Dogs reimagines love in the age of the tracking device.Find out more about Anna Funder at:šAnna Funder's website: https://www.annafunder.com/Join our community at:šETAQ Website: āÆhttps://www.etaq.org.au/Enter the conversation at:šETAQ Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/ETAQLDšETAQ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/etaqld/Ā Send us a text
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The Paradox of Poetry with Sarah Holland-Batt and Kelli McGraw
Teaching poetry is a balancing actācan we nurture intellect and emotion while tackling curriculum and student pushback? Sarah Holland-Batt and Kelli McGraw explore the challenges of teaching poetryāhow it tests us, yet sparks creativity, deep thinking, and meaningful connections.Sarah Holland-Batt is an award-winning poet, editor and critic. Her books have received a number of Australiaās leading literary awards, including the Stella Prize for her most recent book, The Jaguar, and the Prime Ministerās Literary Award for Poetry for her second volume, The Hazards. She is also the author of a book of essays on contemporary Australian poetry, Fishing for Lightning, collecting her poetry columns written for The Australian. She is presently Professor of Creative Writing at QUT, and also serves as Chair of Australian Book Review, and a member of the Council of the National Library of Australia.Kelli McGraw is an English teacher and academic, working as a senior lecturer at QUT and part-time teacher at Kelvin Grove State College. Currently teaching secondary English education and poetry at the university, her prior experience includes growing up and teaching in Southwest Sydney, NSW. Kelli researches the fields of English curriculum studies, teacher identity, digital literacy, and poetry education. She is the Editor of AATEās scholarly journal Australian Journal of English Education.Show notes:Ā Sarahās next read is Tintinnabulum by Judith Beveridge.Her website is https://www.sarahhollandbatt.com/Kelliās next read is Emily Wilde's Map of the Overlands or the Otherlands by Heather Fawcett.Her website is https://kellimcgraw.net/Join our community at https://www.etaq.org.au/Ā Enter the conversation at ETAQ Facebook and ETAQ InstagramĀ Send us a text
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