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In Episode 54, how can we challenge Eurocentrism in the maths classroom and value Indigenous knowledge? Plus, how can we use graphs to explore social justice issues, and cultivate mathematical thinking with all our students. Show-notes can be found here, https://pushingtheedge.org/54. Listen to more Maths and Social Justice chats with Marian Dingle and Margarita Breed at https://pushingtheedge.org/teaching-maths Listen to more Social Justice-inspired educators on my podcast, https://pushingtheedge.org/social-justice-resources. Follow me on Twitter @GregBCurran. I'd love to hear what you think of my chat with Jenna. Please share it widely. Thank you for listening and your support.

In Episode 53, taking the emphasis off the answer in maths, focusing on building meaning and connections rather than remembering rules, and using low floor, high ceiling rich maths tasks. Plus, we have lots of maths teaching resources to share. Show-notes can be found here, https://pushingtheedge.org/53 Check out my maths focused chats and blogposts, https://pushingtheedge.org/maths Listen to more Social Justice-inspired educators on my podcast, https://pushingtheedge.org/social-justice-resources. I'm @GregBCurran on Twitter. Let me know what you think of my chat with Margarita. And please share it widely. Thanks for listening and your support.

In Episode 52, how do our families mathematise us? How does the maths in our lives compare to maths at school? And why are our cultures so important in maths classrooms? Show-notes can be found here, https://pushingtheedge.org/52. Listen to more Social Justice-inspired educators on my podcast, https://pushingtheedge.org/social-justice-resources. I'm @GregBCurran on Twitter. I'd love to hear what you think of my chat with Marian. Please share it widely. Thanks for listening and your support.

In Episode 51, young people are engaging with literature in ways that are quite different to prior generations. We’ll explore young adult fiction that reflects our students' lives, issues, and worlds. We'll also challenge the traditional literary canon along the way. Show-notes can be found here, https://pushingtheedge.org/51 Listen to more Social Justice-inspired educators on my podcast, https://pushingtheedge.org/social-justice-resources. I'm @GregBCurran on Twitter. I'd love to hear what you think of my chat with Julia. And please share it widely. Thanks for listening and your support.

In Episode 50, a chat with long-time LGBTI human rights activist Rodney Croome. We explore the lessons learnt from the early campaigns to legalise homosexuality, unpack why personal stories are key, and small target strategies a mistake. Plus we zero in on the dangers of the 'religious freedom' movement. Further information and links for my chat with Rodney Croome, can be found here, https://pushingtheedge.org/50. Listen to more episodes in Season 5: Standing Up for Our Students in Challenging Times, https://pushingtheedge.org/standing-up Listen to more LGBTIQ related episodes and blog-posts at https://pushingtheedge.org/glbti There's also many more Social Justice-inspired educators and community leaders to listen to, in our 'Pushing The Edge with Greg Curran' podcast archive, https://pushingtheedge.org/social-justice-resources. Follow me on Twitter - @GregBCurran - and let me know what you think of this episode. And if you enjoyed our chat and found it useful, please share it with others. Thanks for listening and your support.

In Episode 49, making our schools' sites of liberation and resistance. Plus challenging the dominant narratives that blame individual students whilst giving scant attention to the social justice, and structural issues impacting on them. Further information and links for my chat with Benjamin Doxtdator, can be found here, pushingtheedge.org/49. Listen to more episodes in Season 5: Standing Up for Our Students in Challenging Times, https://pushingtheedge.org/standing-up There's also many more Social Justice-inspired educators and community leaders to listen to, in my podcast archive, https://pushingtheedge.org/social-justice-resources. Follow me on Twitter - @GregBCurran - and do let me know what you think of this episode. And if you enjoyed our chat and found it useful, please share it with others. Thank you.

In Episode 48, we explore teaching in a western suburbs school, where students often face bigotry, and negative stereotyping based on their race, their religious beliefs, and the suburbs they live in. We examine how their teacher who grew up in the same suburb, supports them to talk through and write about their lives; as well as teaching them about the complexities of being Muslim. Further information and links for this chat with Amra Pajalic can be found here, https://pushingtheedge.org/48. Listen to more episodes in Season 5: Standing Up for Our Students in Challenging Times, https://pushingtheedge.org/standing-up And check out the 'Pushing The Edge' podcast archive featuring many more Social Justice-inspired educators and community leaders, https://pushingtheedge.org/social-justice-resources. Follow me on Twitter - @GregBCurran - and do let me know what you think of this episode. And if you enjoyed our chat or found it useful, please share it. Thanks so much.

In Episode 47, fitting in and assimilation in predominantly white spaces. Plus, how to make your physical education classes more inclusive and fair. Further information and links for this chat with Sherri Spelic, can be found here - https://pushingtheedge.org/47. Listen to more episodes in Season 5: Standing Up for Our Students in Challenging Times - https://pushingtheedge.org/standing-up Also, listen to Season 4: Making Physical Education and Sports More Inclusive - https://PushingTheEdge.org/sports Follow me on Twitter - @GregBCurran - and do let me know what you think of this episode.  And if you enjoyed this episode or found it useful, tell others about it and share it.

In Episode 46: how Rainbow Kids are actively campaigning for their LGBTIQ families' rights, and how schools can better support them. Also, why personal stories are key to changing hearts and minds in the battle for human rights.  Further information and links for my chat with Felicity Marlowe, can be found here - https://pushingtheedge.org/46. Listen to more episodes in Season 5: Standing Up for Our Students in These Challenging Times - https://pushingtheedge.org/standing-up For more of my LGBTIQ posts and episodes, check out - https://pushingtheedge.org/glbti Follow me on Twitter - @GregBCurran - and do let me know what you think of this episode. And if you enjoyed this episode or found it useful, please tell others about it and share it. Thank you.

In Episode 45, dual language English teacher, Victor Martinez didn’t see many other Latinx students like himself in college and he wants it to be different for his students. We discuss opportunities and attitudes, along with bringing the lived experiences of his students and their families, however harsh they may be, into the classroom. Also why do Victor’s students prefer to speak English rather than Spanish, and how does he challenge this. Further information and links for my chat with Victor Martinez, can be found here - pushingtheedge.org/45. Listen to more episodes in Season 5: Standing Up for Our Students in These Challenging Times. There's also many more Social Justice-inspired educators and community leaders to listen to, check them out here. Follow me on Twitter - @GregBCurran - and do let me know what you think of this episode. And if you enjoyed this episode or found it useful, please tell others about it and share it. Thank you.

In Episode 44, how the hostile political climate around immigration impacts on students and their families, and why we need to support students' speaking up about the day to day racism in their lives. We also explore how to be a color brave rather than a color blind teacher. And why silence around poverty and racism is oppressive Further information and links for my chat with Rosa Perez-Isiah, can be found here - pushingtheedge.org/44. Listen to more episodes in Season 5: Standing Up for Our Students in These Challenging Times. We've also got many more Social Justice-inspired educators and community leaders to listen to, check them out here. Follow me on Twitter - @GregBCurran - and do let me know what you think of this episode. And if you enjoyed this episode or found it useful, please tell others about it and share it. Thanks so much.

In Episode 43, parent and children's book author, Jo Hirst reveals the ups and downs of raising a trans child in an often hostile world. We explore the challenges of how to be an advocate for your child; and how schools can better support trans and gender diverse young people. Further information and links for my chat with Jo Hirst, can be found here - pushingtheedge.org/43. Listen to more episodes in Season 5: Standing Up for Our Students in These Challenging Times. We've also got many more Social Justice-inspired educators and community leaders to listen to, check them out here. Follow me on Twitter - @GregBCurran - and do let me know what you think of this episode. And if you enjoyed this episode or found it useful, please share it. Thanks so much.

In Episode 42, becoming conscious about oppression; why we need to re-think traditional critical thinking and debating approaches in the classroom; re-thinking how we view anger about injustices perpetrated on our communities; and how to get beyond generic approaches to diversity and inclusion. For further information and links for this episode, go to pushingtheedge.org/42 Listen to more Season 5 episodes on Standing Up for Students in Challenging Times We've also got many more Social Justice-related episodes, check them out here. Follow me on Twitter - @GregBCurran If you enjoyed this episode or found it useful, please tell others and share it. Thanks.

In Episode 41, from holding back as a teacher - to standing up and speaking out for our students and their communities; who’s present and who’s absent in our history curricula and text books? And how can we get beyond diatribe when debating social issues in the classroom? There's also our Spotlight segment where we shine a light on youth activism. For further information and episode links, go to pushingtheedge.org/41 Listen to Season 5 episodes on Standing Up for Students in Challenging Times And listen to more Social Justice-related episodes on 'Pushing The Edge with Greg Curran' podcast Follow me on Twitter - @GregBCurran

In Episode 40, why anti-oppressive education matters; why the concept of neutrality is problematic in education; how to create culturally responsive curricula; and honoring our students’ histories, existence, and ways of knowing. All this plus our regular segments, Spotlight, Twists and Turns, and The Right Track. For further information and episode links, go to pushingtheedge.org/40  Check out more episodes in this current season, Standing Up for Students in Challenging Times. And listen to more Social Justice-related episodes on Pushing The Edge with Greg Curran. Follow me on Twitter - @GregBCurran

In this episode, standing up when hatred is stoked; building community through brave conversations about race; and why representation and presence matters. Here we talk hiring more black teachers, as well as The Black Panther and A Wrinkle in Time. Plus we shine a light on a civil rights lawyer from the 1950’s and 1960’s, and Val rethinks her views on country music. For further information and links, go to pushingtheedge.org/39 Follow me on Twitter - @GregBCurran Listen to more Social Justice episodes on Pushing The Edge with Greg Curran

In this episode, we focus on a soccer team in the western suburbs of Melbourne Australia. A team made up almost entirely of new arrivals and refugees from the Horn of Africa. Our guest studied this team, its players and families over a 3 year period. And we'll be unpacking his key discoveries. In particular, how the players' construct their identities, their sense of place, and belonging to their new country through soccer and sport more generally. Also how the young women are resisting narrow & discriminatory views of femininity AND creating their own sports spaces. Plus how sports clubs are serving their entire communities using strengths or assets-based approaches to drive change. For full show-notes go to: http://pushingtheedge.org/sports Episode 38 - Quick-Guide ▪ Ramon's emerging interest in soccer & sport ▪ The local soccer club on Ramon's doorstep ▪ The challenges of running a local soccer club - for migrants & refugees ▪ Why migrants & refugees want to be involved in a soccer club ▪ The trans-national identities of the soccer players ▪ The generational differences in attitudes towards sport (parents and children) ▪ The gendered nature of sport ▪ Developing social and cultural capital through sport ▪ How playing sport challenges ideas about 'femininity' (Bodily capital and gender) ▪ Bridging capital: facing exclusion and discrimination in sporting clubs ▪ How sports clubs are using strengths and asset-based approaches to drive change ▪ The Lightning Round: cultural mobility and sport, cultural differences, participation, gender in sport, inclusion, one way versus two way processes to change ▪ The impact on Ramon - of researching his local soccer club (realisations of white privilege) Episode Links ▪ To connect with Ramon Spaaij, and to find all the show links, go to http://pushingtheedge.org/sports/ ▪ There you'll also find resources to make your Phys Ed class and Sports Club more inclusive. Support Pushing The Edge Podcast ▪ If this episode got you thinking or inspired you - please share it, rate it, or write a short review of it in iTunes. ▪ Catch up on previous episodes in the podcast archive. ▪ Connect with me, Greg Curran, on Twitter. ▪ Thanks for listening and your ongoing support.

Warning: This episode contains language that some people may find offensive or distressing. Show Description Angie Greene's been surrounded by Professional Sport since she was a young kid. Her Pop, Frank Sedgman was a champion tennis player, her dad Russell is in the Australian Football League Hall of Fame, and her two brothers were, and are talented athletes. Their sports journeys though have been very different. Steve went on to play AFL football at the highest level for 5 years. Brent however, removed himself from team sport altogether because of the homophobic language he'd hear on the sports field and in sports environments in general. Angie saw what her brother was going through, over many years. Add in the sexism, and racism, and she didn't want to be part of sporting environments either. That was till she started, Stand Up Events, an organisation that's challenging sexual and gender discrimination in sport. For full show-notes go to: http://pushingtheedge.org/sports Episode 37 - Quick-Guide ▪ Angie introduces herself and her organisation ▪ The differing sports journeys of Angie's brothers ▪ The challenges of sports cultures ▪ Teaching sports-people about homophobia and transphobia ▪ Knowing if people are open to change ▪ The homophobia in team-sports (for Angie's dad and brothers) ▪ Why visibility of LGBTI people (in sports clubs) matters ▪ Pride, homophobia and transphobia: The response of officials ▪ St Kilda: A leading club that's supporting LGBTI people in footy ▪ Three things sports clubs can do right now - for inclusion ▪ The Lightning Round: invisibility, standing up, inclusion, equality in sport, feeling welcome in sport, and impact ▪ Why there is space for standing up for social issues in sport Episode Links ▪ To connect with Angie Greene and Stand Up Events, and to find all the show links, go to http://pushingtheedge.org/sports/ ▪ There you'll also find resources to make your Phys Ed class and Sports Club more inclusive. Support Pushing The Edge Podcast ▪ If this episode got you thinking or inspired you - please share it, rate it, or write a short review of it in iTunes - http://pushingtheedge.org/itunes/ ▪ Check out the 'Pushing The Edge with Greg Curran' podcast archive ▪ Connect with me, Greg Curran, on Twitter  ▪ Thanks for listening and your ongoing support.

In this episode, how do we go about changing the culture within sporting clubs - opening them up to the rich diversity within our communities? How do we deal with sexism, the ableism, the racism, the homophobia and transphobia that puts off so many of us? And what about all the emphasis on the 'economics' and 'market share' - as reasons for change. Isn't there a 'social justice' case for change? Well our guest has plenty of insights into these areas - having studied sporting clubs up close as a researcher and participant. Ryan Storr is a PhD researcher and co-founder of Proud2Play, an Aussie organisation designed for anyone who ever thought there was no place for them in sporting environments. For full show-notes go to: http://pushingtheedge.org/sports Episode 36 - Quick Guide ▪ Ryan introduces himself ▪ Why inclusion in sport matters ▪ Does having skills = acceptance in sport? ▪ Why did Ryan hide his sexuality - when playing sport? ▪ Why does being open about who you are matter? ▪ What might inclusion in a sporting club look like? ▪ Getting beyond limited definitions of diversity - in sports clubs ▪ How passionate individuals are driving change in sports clubs ▪ Strategies used to drive change in sports clubs ▪ How prizing ability and competition affects young people's participation in sport ▪ The challenges for volunteers in terms of driving change in sports clubs ▪ The Lightning Round: inclusion, valuing diversity, volunteering, and competition ▪ How Ryan's research has affected him Episode Links ▪ To connect with Ryan and Proud2Play, plus find all the show links, go to http://pushingtheedge.org/sports/ ▪ There you'll also find resources to make your Phys Ed class and Sports Club more inclusive. ▪ Listen to Episode 32 where James Lolicato talks about Proud2Play, an organisation he co-founded with Ryan - http://pushingtheedge.org/32/ Support Pushing The Edge Podcast ▪ If this episode got you thinking or inspired you - please share it, rate it, or write a short review of it in iTunes - http://pushingtheedge.org/itunes/ ▪ Check out the 'Pushing The Edge with Greg Curran' podcast archive. ▪ Connect with me, Greg Curran, on Twitter.  ▪ Thanks for listening and your ongoing support.

In this episode, how can sport clubs open up opportunities for culturally diverse youth? How can they help them bridge the gap between their communities and mainstream sporting teams? And why should sports clubs reach out, beyond their traditional supporter base? What's in it for them and their communities? Plus, we've also got the Lightning Round where we're pushing the edges of participation, assumptions, leadership and community. Our guest is Sue McGill, Regional Manager of 'The Huddle' at North Melbourne Football Club, Australia. For full show-notes go to: http://pushingtheedge.org/sports/ Episode 35 Run-down ▪ Introduction to Sue and the North Melbourne Huddle ▪ The power of sport for social connections ▪ How The Huddle fosters connections for culturally diverse youth ▪ The importance of listening and the process of building trust with young people ▪ Why sporting clubs should build links to their multicultural communities ▪ What can Phys Ed teachers and Sports Coaches do to engage young people ▪ How do The Huddle teachers and coaches work with their young people? ▪ How The Huddle works against discrimination & helps foster pathways into mainstream sports teams - for its young people ▪ What does the newly started AFL Women's competition (in Australia) mean to Sue? ▪ The Lightning Round: participation, the power of sport, assumptions, re-thinking, leadership and community ▪ The power of sport as a community development vehicle Episode Links ▪ To connect with Sue and The Huddle, plus find all the show links, go to http://pushingtheedge.org/sports/ ▪ There you'll also find resources to make your sports club more inclusive. Support Pushing The Edge Podcast ▪ If this episode got you thinking or inspired you - please share it, rate it, or write a short review of it in iTunes.▪ Check out the 'Pushing The Edge with Greg Curran' podcast archive.▪ Connect with me, Greg Curran on Twitter. ▪ Thanks for listening and your ongoing support.