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Strategic Ways to Connect Year 11 & Year 12 Content (with success) Feb 24, 2023

Are you stuck for ideas to work with your Year 11 Community & Family Studies students?

Want to make every lesson count with your Year 11 CAFS Crew? ‍

In today's Podcast episode, we chat about what you can do to make meaningful connections from the Year 11 Community & Family Studies...

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Episode #45 It is time to Move off the Dance Floor in Education with Meg Durham Dec 21, 2022

In this episode of The Learning Network Podcast, a podcast for educators, teachers, entrepreneurs and Community and Family Studies students, I am joined by a very special guest, Megan Durham, who shares with us what we can do to protect our time, our energy and our wellbeing.

If you've...

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Episode #38 CAFS Teachers Never Stop Learning Nov 04, 2022

This episode of The Learning Network Podcast is going to be all about why we never stopped learning as CAFS teachers.

Even after 18 years of CAFS experience, co-authoring 2 textbooks, marking exams and presenting professional learning for the best part of 12 years, there's always something new to...

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Episode #34 The Power of Community Sep 21, 2022

In this episode of The Learning Network Podcast, I unpack the power of community!

I have connected with so many amazing educators over the last 18 and a half years, both while I taught CAFS & since I began supporting CAFS teachers. I've been around for a while and many...

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Episode #33 Getting the Right Kids into CAFS Sep 12, 2022

In this week's episode, I am joined by a very special guest, Sharna Dawson. Sharna has a very extensive 20-year career in education, working as a PDHPE teacher for 8 years before retraining. Sharna found her passion in working with students to discover their careers, so she completed a graduate...

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Episode #31 Community and Family Studies isn't a GIRLS Subject Jul 13, 2022

In this episode of The Learning Network Podcast I'm absolutely thrilled to be joined by the beautiful CAFS teacher Jess George-Loulach to chat about some of the misconceptions surrounding CAFS, especially the idea that it is a subject just for girls!

CAFS has so many real world lessons embedded...

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Episode #30 How you can share your love of CAFS Jun 30, 2022

In this week's episode of The Learning Network Podcast I share some resources to help you share your love of CAFS!

So if you haven't already worked out, I love CAFS. I love this subject and I fell in love with it back in 2004. I don't really know why or how I can put this into words,...

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Episode #27 Swinging the Doors Wide Open to Our CAFS Classrooms Jun 29, 2022

In this episode of The Learning Network Podcast I dive into how you can swing those Community and Family Studies Classroom doors WIDE open to capture the key to having purpose and strategy with your students.

Listen to the episode & read the shownotes at thelearnnet.com/27...

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Episode #28 Transforming Your Workspace May 25, 2022

In this episode of The Learning Network Podcast I'm joined by Melissa Marsden to talk about how we can be more effective & more efficient by maximising our teaching and learning workspaces (so important for Community and Family Studies teachers to protect their time and...

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Episode #25 Unlock the Secrets to the Glossary of Key Words May 04, 2022

Introducing episode 25 of The Learning Network Podcast!

In this episode, I explain the importance of the Glossary of Keywords & unpack strategies that can be used to ensure your students have the best chance of success in CAFS & beyond.

Demonstrating and applying a thorough understanding...

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Episode #24 Creating a holistic classroom Apr 13, 2022

In this episode of The Learning Network Podcast, I am joined by the inspirational Angela Lockwood to chat about the importance of being aware of all the different needs of the students in your classroom & prioritising the wellbeing of both you & your students.

Angela is an...

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Episode #23 Become a Marking Ninja in Community and Family Studies Apr 06, 2022

Join me in this week's episode of The Learning Network Podcast as I chat with Bel Harotounian about her five top tips to becoming a Marking Ninja in Community and Family Studies!

We chat about what you can do to improve the way you mark your Year 11 and Year 12 Community and Family Studies...

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