Beyond Survival: The New Teacher Podcast

Today's episode of 'Beyond Survival: The New Teacher podcast' is with Jonathan Firth and Nasima Riazat. Jonathan is an author, teacher and researcher focused on the psychology of education.  Nasima is an author, lecturer and school leader. They are also the authors of an excellent new book 'What Teachers Need to Know about Memory'.  In this episode we answer: what do new teachers need to know about memory? I also ask Jonathan and Nasima: 1.       What is memory?2.       What is the difference between long term and working memory? Why is this important in the classroom? 3.       What are some steps teachers can take to support students' capacity to remember information in the classroom? 4.       Are mnemonics effective in helping students to recall content? 5.  Any final things about memory that teachers need to know? I hope you really enjoy the episode.  I don't use any social media anymore, so this podcast relies completely on audience support. Please do pass it on, recommend to others and subscribe to the podcast to keep up with updates. 

This episode is this week's 'Teacher Talk': a fifteen minute talk that explores an important aspect of classroom practice, with practical strategies for implementing it in your classroom.This week's talk is on motivation in the classroom. It explores some of the motivation traps that we often fall into as teachers, before going on to outline some practical strategies teachers can take to motivate their students. I hope you find it helpful and supportive in your classroom. Any feedback on how to improve these talks, or areas you would like me to explore, is always much appreciated.As always, please do pass this on to anyone else who you think might find it helpful and supportive. 

Today's episode of 'Beyond Survival: The New Teacher podcast' is the monthly episode with Colin McGill. Colin is my colleague in the PGDE at Edinburgh Napier University, and is the programme leader. You can follow him on Twitter @colinmcgill.This episode will be most useful for those who are in their first year of learning to be a teacher, and those who mentor student-teachers. It answers the central question: what can student teachers do to make a positive start with a new class? In answering that central question we also explore:What are some of the challenges a student teacher faces in taking over a class at this time of year? What can a student-teacher do in preparation before the first few lessons? What will help with securing positive behaviour? Scenario one: the class really love their class teacher and resent a student-teacher taking over. What can the new teacher do? Scenario two: the class are totally disengaged with the subject. What can the new teacher do? You can read more about the PGDE programmes on offer at Edinburgh Napier University here: https://www.napier.ac.uk/courses/study-areas/teaching. You can also contact Colin and I directly: c.mcgill3@napier.ac.uk and j.thom@napier.ac.uk. Thank you for listening, please do share the episode with others if you found it helpful. 

This episode is this week's 'Teacher Talk': a fifteen minute talk that explores an important aspect of classroom practice, with practical strategies for implementing it in your classroom.This week's talk is on self-compassion for teachers. It explores what compassion is, what some of the misconceptions about self-compassion are and some practical steps for helping teachers to apply self-compassion to themselves. This includes: challenging the internal narrator, understanding the role of mistakes,  the importance of boundaries and looking at how you can communicate with yourself moving forward.I hope you find it helpful and supportive in your classroom. Any feedback on how to improve these talks, or areas you would like me to explore, is always much appreciated.As always, please do pass this on to anyone else who you think might find it helpful and supportive. 

Today's episode of 'Beyond Survival: The New Teacher podcast' is with Adele Bates. Adele was a teacher for over twenty years working in a range of different contexts. She now works with school leaders and staff to helps pupils with behavioural needs thrive in the classroom. She is the author of the brilliant book 'Miss I don't give a Sh*t', Engaging with Challenging Behaviour in Schools.' You can read more about her on her website: https://adelebateseducation.co.uk. In this episode we answer: how can new teachers manage challenging behaviour? I also ask Adele the following:1.       What motivated you to write and focus on behaviour?2.       What are some mistakes that teachers at the start of their career make with behaviour?3.       What steps can teachers make to build positive relationships with all young people? 4.       What can teachers do with individual students who are presenting challenging behaviour in lessons? 5.       What can teachers do to manage their own self-care in schools, particularly in the face of challenging behaviour?I hope you really enjoy the episode.  I don't use any social media anymore, so this podcast relies completely on audience support. Please do pass it on, recommend to others and follow the show to keep up with updates. 

Explore the significance of assertiveness in the classroom as a vital tool for teachers. Discover practical tips for cultivating an assertive teaching style through effective communication and body language. Learn why blending confidence with respect can enhance classroom management and foster a positive learning environment. Gain insights from observations of PGDE students, providing valuable lessons for your own teaching practice.

Today's episode of 'Beyond Survival: The New Teacher podcast' is the monthly episode with Colin McGill. Colin is my colleague in the PGDE at Edinburgh Napier University, and is the programme leader. You can follow him on Twitter @colinmcgill.This episode explores how to succeed in a lesson observation. The conversation explores the three parts of being observed: what to do in preparation, what to do during the observation and what you can do after the observation. We also answer the following questions: 1. What was the worst observation you had as a teacher? 2. What helps in terms of planning and preparation for an observation? 3. What helps to keep calm in the build up for an observation? 4. What are some common mistakes teachers make during an observation? 5. What are the kind of things you look for as an observer? 6. What helps to make the most out of lesson observation feedback? I hope you really enjoy the episode.  Please do pass it on to other teachers if you did find it useful. You can read more about the PGDE programmes on offer at Edinburgh Napier University here: https://www.napier.ac.uk/courses/study-areas/teaching.

This episode is this week's 'Teacher Talk': a fifteen minute talk that explores an important aspect of classroom practice, with practical strategies for implementing it in your classroom.I am very fortunate to be spending the next three weeks observing the wonderful Edinburgh Napier English PGDE students teaching. The talks over the next three weeks will be some key learnings from these observations. This talk focusses on something I am also working on in my own teaching: how to manage and prevent off-task chatter and conversations. It explores three key ways: establishing classroom norms, creating a clarity of purpose and intent, and purposeful timings. I hope you find it helpful and supportive in your classroom. Any feedback on how to improve these talks, or areas you would like me to explore, is always much appreciated.As always, please do pass this on to anyone else who you think might find it helpful and supportive. Please contact me on Twitter @teachgratitude1

The guest on this week's episode of 'Beyond Survival: the new teacher podcast'  is Sarah Philip, back for her second appearance on the show. Sarah is a psychologist, coach and host of the Curious Conversations podcast. She also does a huge amount of work supporting schools and teachers. In this interview Sarah answers the central question:  how can new teachers create psychological safety in their classrooms?  In answering that central question, we also explore the following:1.     How would you define psychological safety and why is it important? 2.  How can teachers create a culture of belonging in their classrooms? 3.     What role do mistakes have in creating psychological safety? 4.  How can teachers encourage self-expression from young people? 5.  What role does feedback have? The workshop that we discuss in the interview is available to sign up for here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/introduction-to-psychological-safety-tickets-743651470567. Thank you so much for listening, please do pass it on if you enjoy the episode! 

This episode is this week's 'Teacher Talk': a fifteen minute talk that explores an important aspect of classroom practice, with practical strategies for implementing it in your classroom.This talk is an extract from my book 'Teacher Resilience: Managing stress and anxiety to thrive in the classroom', which came out three years ago this week. The chapter is called 'Self-Talk' and the extract focusses on how to work against negative internal talk. It gives a range of practical strategies to apply. I hope you find it helpful and supportive in your classroom. Any feedback on how to improve these talks, or areas you would like me to explore, is always much appreciated.As always, please do pass this on to anyone else who you think might find it helpful and supportive. Please contact me on Twitter @teachgratitude1. You can listen to the Well Teacher podcast which I mention in the episode here.