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Pass it On: Preserving Australian Indigenous Languages / Words & language

With Daniel Browning, Vicki Couzens, Fay Stewart-Muir and 3 others

‘Budgerigar’, ‘quandong’, ‘Torana’, ‘Canberra’ – there are many Aboriginal words in everyday use by both non-Indigenous and Indigenous Australians. What do we gain from knowing and learning First Nations words? And how can we embed more traditional language into the daily lives of all Australians?

At least 250 Indigenous Australian languages were spoken on this continent in 1788. Today only…

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John Marsden: The Art of Growing Up / Education

With Karys McEwen, John Marsden, and Sumeya Yussuf

The demands placed on young people are ever-growing. What does it mean to educate children and teenagers in the era of social media and climate change, when they’re acutely aware of the pressure to succeed – whether via NAPLAN results, university entrance scores, extracurricular activities, or fulfilling jobs?

John Marsden has long been part of the lives of young Australians…

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Comic In Tuition: Can Comedy be Taught? / Comedy & humour

With Wes Snelling, Steph Tisdell, Patti Fawcett and 2 others

Are ‘funny bones’ something you’re born with, or can they grow with time?

In partnership with Melbourne International Comedy Festival, we look at ‘Nature vs Nurture’ in comedy. Schools around the country are now using comedy as an educational tool to improve literacy and confidence, and to explore different points of view. How can comedy help us learn? And what…

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Wheeler Kids

All the Ways to be Smart / Children’s books

With Davina Bell and Allison Colpoys

Smart is not just ticks and crosses,
smart is building boats from boxes.
Painting patterns, wheeling wagons,
being mermaids, riding dragons …

As adults, we hear talk of book smarts and street smarts; we sometimes discuss not just IQ but spatial, emotional or other kinds of intelligence. Now, there’s a book to do the same for young readers, and to…

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Wheeler Kids

All the Ways to be Smart / Children’s books

With Davina Bell and Allison Colpoys

Smart is not just ticks and crosses,
smart is building boats from boxes.
Painting patterns, wheeling wagons,
being mermaids, riding dragons …

As adults, we hear talk of book smarts and street smarts; we sometimes discuss not just IQ but spatial, emotional or other kinds of intelligence. Now, there’s a book to do the same for young readers, and to…

Promo image for Comic In Tuition: Can Comedy be Taught?

Comic In Tuition: Can Comedy be Taught? / Comedy

With Wes Snelling, Steph Tisdell, Meg Upton and 2 others

Are ‘funny bones’ something you’re born with, or can they grow with time?

In partnership with Melbourne International Comedy Festival, we’ll look at ‘Nature vs Nurture’ in comedy. Schools around the country are now using comedy as an educational tool to improve literacy and confidence, and to explore different points of view. How can comedy help us learn? And what…

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The Stella Prize Goes to School / Awards & prizes

With Bec Kavanagh, Cate Kennedy, Tony Birch and 1 other

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Kaitlin Roig-DeBellis: Courage in the Classroom / Social justice

With Kaitlin Roig-DeBellis

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Question Time: Puberty / Health & medicine

With Madeleine Morris, Amanda Dunn, Benjamin Law and 1 other

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I Know You Are, I Said You Are: Gender Stereotypes and Kids / Gender

With Sami Shah, Nelly Thomas, Ro Allen and 2 others

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The Fifth Estate

On the Bench / Australian politics

With Sally Warhaft, Christopher Pyne, and Chris Bowen

Podcast episode

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The Fifth Estate

A Conversation with David Gonski / Education

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Hackademia: Where Theory and Practice Collide / Media

With Andrew Dodd, Margaret Simons, Sally Young and 3 others

Podcast episode

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Question Time: Public vs Private Education / Education

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John Marsden: The Art of Growing Up / Education

With Karys McEwen, John Marsden, and Sumeya Yussuf

Podcast episode

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The Wheeler Centre

The F Word: Science / Science & technology

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Question Time

Public vs Private Education / Education

With Madeleine Morris, David Zyngier, Lucy Clark and 1 other

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Wheeler Kids

All the Ways to be Smart / Children’s books

With Davina Bell and Allison Colpoys

Portrait of Tim Hawkes

Tim Hawkes / Education

A highly regarded educational resource, author and social commentator, Tim Hawkes is in demand as a conference speaker around the world. He is married and has three adult children, including a son, and lives in Sydney.

Podcast episode

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The Wheeler Centre

Question Time: Generation Next: The Issues and Opportunities Facing Young Australians / Young people

Podcast episode

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The Wheeler Centre

American Misadventure with Nathan Hill / Fiction

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Class Act / Education

With Tim Hawkes, Michael Grose, and Maxine McKew

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The Fifth Estate

A Conversation with David Gonski / Australian politics

With Sally Warhaft and David Gonski

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Pass it On: Preserving Australian Indigenous Languages / Words & language

With Daniel Browning, Vicki Couzens, Fay Stewart-Muir and 3 others

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