Learning for All, Teaching that Matters, Learning that Lasts - A Conversation with Lorraine Graham
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It was a deep honour to engage in a wonderful conversation with Lorraine about her Chapter, Learning for All, Teaching that Matters, Learning that Lasts. She generously shares the following and much more: - Her journey from being a primary school teacher to a Professor of Learning Interventions at the University of Melbourne. - Why education is important.- The focus of her research in reading comprehension. - Programs she has been a part of creating and Books she has co-authored. - 5 beautiful quotes she is deeply connected with. The books can be accessed on: Sustainable Learning website: https://sustainablelearning.net.au/Our books:(Published 2024) Responsive Teaching for Sustainable Learning: A Framework for Inclusive Education https://www.routledge.com/Responsive-Teaching-for-Sustainable-Learning-A-Framework-for-Inclusive-Education/Berman-Graham-Bellert-McKay-Brown/p/book/9781032290546?srsltid=AfmBOorsPvgs-M_SGFCzfOaBMXZqmNObrqtygAAEVQrHd9yfkbFs9n6N (Published 2018) Learning Intervention: Educational Casework and Responsive Teaching for Sustainable Learninghttps://www.routledge.com /Learning-Intervention-Educational-Casework-and-Responsive-Teaching-for-Sustainable-Learning/Berman-Graham/p/book/9781138560307?srsltid=AfmBOoqDilHTJpQ2YRU4FORQT0oE5sZe5tmYZdjclkSDHQIXNkeM5MXF (Published 2015) Sustainable Learning: Inclusive Practices for 21st Century Classroomshttps://www.cambridge.org/highereducation/books/sustainable-learning/6EE4BD5FA1BF2EA2B6969FB45C452EF1#overview
The quotes included:George R. R. Martin who penned the books that inspired “Game of Thrones” wrote, “We're all the heroes of our own stories. The kind of educators that Sara Lawrence-Lightfoot once described as ‘great’ – are “lifelong learners; who throughout their careers continue to be curious, … (and) ask deep and probing questions of their students and of themselves.” As our 2024 Master of Learning Intervention graduate Liz Stewart repeated a few weeks ago when she was graduate speaker at the August ceremony, “You never know’. In the same vein, Helen Keller wrote, “When we do the best that we can, we never know what miracle is wrought in our life, or in the life of another”. James Hollis recommends asking of every significant decision in life, “Does this choice diminish me or enlarge me?” Oliver Burkeman follows ths quote with the advice to “Choose uncomfortable enlargement over comfortable diminishment whenever you can.” A quote from author Anne Lamott who writes: “Everyone is screwed up, broken, clingy, and scared, even the people who seem to have it together. They are much more like you than you would believe. So, try not to compare your insides to their outsides.”
Lorraine can be contacted through the website and via University of Melbourne.
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