Engaging Schooling

Wayne Sawyer is Professor of Education and Director of Research in the School of Education at Western Sydney University.Geoff Munns is Adjunct Associate Professor at Western Sydney University.Katina Zammit is Director of Academic Program (Primary) and Lecturer at Western Sydney University.Catherine Attard is Associate Professor of Mathematics Education at Western Sydney University.Eva Vass is a Lecturer in the School of Education at Western Sydney University.Caroline Hatton is a Research Assistant and Project Officer at Western Sydney University.

• Section 1 Introduction and Section 1 1. From Tuesday on … 2. Messengers and messages: Teacher-researchers and the Fair Go Program student engagement framework 3. The action research Section 2 Introduction to Section 2 4. Opening up pedagogical and physical spaces for learning: Dan – Brooke – Joanna – Christina 5. Opening up pedagogical and physical spaces for learning: Kim – Monica – Wazhma – Emmie 6. Opening up pedagogical and physical spaces for learning: Sarah – Brad – Melinda 7. Case study - whole school project: Flatland Public School 8. Case study - whole school project: Grassland Public School 9. Case study - whole school project: Hillside High School Conclusion to Section 2 Section 3 Introduction to Section 3 10. Building dialogic spaces through inclusive conversations 11. From ‘strategies’ to ‘big ideas’ and ‘dispositions’ 12. ‘I look forward to going to school, yep, every single day’: what students say about their classrooms 13. Implications and what next? Appendix 1: Classroom planning guide Appendix 2: Observation and reflection guide Appendix 3: Record of mentoring meetings Appendix 4 : Grassland PS - Extract from Coach’s log for one month/one teacher