Join Catriona Vo as she sits down with Dr Bree Hurn to explore language and literacy in the classroom.

Dr Bree Hurn is an experienced teacher who now works as a lecturer in the Faculty of Education at the University of Melbourne. Bree’s research interest combines language, literacy, and teacher professional learning, and she enjoys working with pre-service and practising teachers throughout Australia. She also hosts The Habit Nerd podcast, where she interviews a range of experts about positive work, health, and mindset habits. ✨

In this episode, Bree unpacks:

• 📚 The Teaching and Learning Cycle – scaffolding from field knowledge to independent construction


• 🗣️ Dialogic Talk – how to create a classroom where students move from being passive to active learners through talk


• 🧠 Functional Grammar – why understanding language-in-use empowers students to become better thinkers, readers, and writers

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