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Podcast: The Structured Literacy Podcast
Episode: S4 Ep7 - The Critical Issue of Teacher Knowledge Building
Description: In this episode of the Structured Literacy podcast, Jocelyn explores why traditional professional learning fails to improve student outcomes, drawing on research from Joyce and Showers to demonstrate that effective teacher knowledge building requires more than one-off workshops or program implementation. She explains how knowledge exists on a continuum from tacit/implicit (what we know but can't explain) through explicit and practical to theoretical knowledge, emphasising that transformation between these types requires high-quality collaboration, supportive leadership, professional guidance, and coaching rather than simply "plopping" new techniques into classrooms without understanding when and why to use them. Drawing o...