
Hoops of Steel
A space where English teachers in Queensland and beyond can connect about the joy and point of learning, language, and literature.
Podcasting since 2025 • 7 episodes
Hoops of Steel
Latest Episodes
Vacating the Floor with Marcus Luther
Turn closed questions into open doors: Marcus Luther shows how to fuel thinking, talking, and learning.In this episode, Julie Arnold speaks with Oregon-based English teacher and podcaster Marcus Luther about building classrooms where cur...
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Episode 7
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Healing, Teaching, Law with Wesley Enoch
What stories shape us — and how do we learn to tell our own?In this episode, Julie Arnold speaks with playwright, director and creative leader Wesley Enoch about the power of storytelling in education, the importance of honouring lived e...
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Episode 6
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Just because I don't like PD, doesn't mean I'm not a professional learner
How does a English teacher transform professional learning into great classroom practice? How do you take a set text, pick the bits that are going to engage your students and prepare them for what comes next? From medieval Icelandic sagas to Ha...
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Episode 5
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On storytelling, language, and history with Anna Funder
How can literature help students see history as something alive and full of meaning for our present?In this episode, recorded at the ETAQ State Conference, Julie Arnold speaks with acclaimed author Anna Funder about the joy and challenge...
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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The Paradox of Poetry with Sarah Holland-Batt and Kelli McGraw
Teaching poetry is a balancing act—can we nurture intellect and emotion while tackling curriculum and student pushback? Sarah Holland-Batt and Kelli McGraw explore the challenges of teaching poetry—how it tests us, yet sparks creativity, deep t...
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Episode 3
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