Beyond Survival: The New Teacher Podcast

The guest on this week's episode of 'Beyond Survival: the new teacher podcast'  is Peter Foster.  Peter leads secondary teacher development across a large multi-academy trust. He is also the author of a superb new book called 'What do new teachers need to know?', which is out on Wednesday 19th of April. In this interview, Peter answers the central question: What do new teachers need to know about cognitive science. In answering that central question we also explore the following: 1.  What does the evidence say about what learning is and what impact should that have on teachers' planning? 2.  What is cognitive load theory and what are its implications for new teachers? 3.  What is retrieval practice and how can teachers introduce it to their lessons? I hope you really enjoy the episode, if you do I would really appreciate if you would take the time to pass on the episode to anyone who you feel would benefit from it. If you have the time to leave a quick rating or review, that is also always hugely appreciated in spreading the word.Also, if you have any feedback on how to improve the show please get in touch  Twitter (@teachgratitude1). 

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 a departure for the usual format. In it, I share a piece of writing from a former student of mine. It is anonymous and shared with permission, and is entitled: 'My experience of school undiagnosed with ASD'. It provides an honest and brave account of her experiences in the classroom. 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. If you have the time to leave a quick rating or review for the podcast, that would be hugely appreciated. Please contact me on Twitter @teachgratitude1.

The guest on this week's episode of 'Beyond Survival: the new teacher podcast'  is Karen Watson. Karen Watson is an Additional Support Needs (ASN) educator, inclusion champion and teacher. She is also the author of the excellent book 'Good Autism Practice for Teachers'. In this interview, Karen answers the central question: how can teachers best support autistic students? In answering that central question we explore the following questions:1.  How would you define autism for listeners?  2.    What mistakes do you think teachers often make it supporting autistic students?3.What role does language have in supporting autistic students and forming positive relationship?4.How can new teachers provide structure and routine to support autistic students?5.  Is there any further advice you might offer new teachers to best support autistic students? I hope you really enjoy the episode, if you do I would really appreciate if you would take the time to pass on the episode to anyone who you feel would benefit from it. If you have the time to leave a quick rating or review, that is also always hugely appreciated in spreading the word. Also, if you have any feedback on how to improve the show please get in touch  Twitter (@teachgratitude1). 

The guest on this week's episode of 'Beyond Survival: the new teacher podcast'  is Bruce Robertson.  Bruce is a headteacher, consultant and author of the excellent 'Teaching Delusion' trilogy. His new book 'Power up your Pedagogy,' is a brilliant visual guide to how to develop your teaching. In this interview, Bruce answers the central question: how can new teachers power up their pedagogy? In answering that central question we explore two main themes: how to improve the management of behaviour and attitudes in your class, and how to improve how you present new information. I hope you really enjoy the episode, if you do I would really appreciate if you would take the time to pass on the episode to anyone who you feel would benefit from it. If you have the time to leave a quick rating or review, that is also always hugely appreciated in spreading the word. Also, if you have any feedback on how to improve the show please get in touch  Twitter (@teachgratitude1). 

Explore the nuances of delivering powerful explanations in the classroom. Discover how physicality, confidence in subject mastery, and awareness of the 'curse of knowledge' can enhance communication. Learn about engaging students through dialogue and chunked learning strategies, emphasizing empathy and prior knowledge. These insights aim to help educators effectively address misconceptions and improve overall classroom interactions.

The guest on this week's episode of 'Beyond Survival: the new teacher podcast'  is  Dr Heather Earnshaw.  Heather is my wonderful colleague at Edinburgh Napier University, where she leads the Physics PGDE. She also has a huge amount of experience in working with schools and organisations in tacking inequalities, and lead Education Scotland's Improving Gender Balance and Equalities programme.In today's episode we answer the question: How can teachers be more aware of their unconscious bias in the classroom?  In answering that central question, we also explore the following:1. What is unconscious bias? 2. How can unconscious bias influence what happens in the classroom? 3. What are some practical ways teachers can address their unconscious bias in the classroom?4. How can teachers encourage their students to reflect on their unconscious bias?I hope you really enjoy the episode, if you do I would really appreciate if you would take the time to pass on the episode to anyone who you feel would benefit from it. If you have the time to leave a quick rating or review, that is also always hugely appreciated in spreading the word. Also, if you have any feedback on how to improve the show please get in touch  Twitter (@teachgratitude1). 

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 explores what we can do to improve the quality of listening in classrooms. It explores why it is important that we focus on listening skills, before looking at ways in which we can develop it. That improvement of listening is broken down into two parts: how we role model curiosity and effective listening, and how we proactively teach our students to listen intently. My book 'Talking to Teenagers: A guide to skillful classroom communication', explores the ideas in the talk in more detail.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. Please contact me on Twitter @teachgratitude1.

Today's episode of 'Beyond Survival: The New Teacher podcast' is a new monthly themed episode with Colin McGill. Colin is my colleague in the PGDE at Edinburgh Napier University, and is the programme leader. Each month Colin will be answering listeners' questions on a particular theme. This episode focusses on behaviour. Colin answers the following questions:1.  What was the most challenging class you taught and what did you do? 2.  What can you do to manage the behaviour of a very chatty class? 3. How can you manage the behaviour of a very challenging student who is constantly disrupting the lessons? 4. What can you do to manage difficult behaviour in the corridors and begin a lesson in a calm and focussed way? We hope you enjoy the episode! Colin and I are working on a new book for student teachers, and would love to hear your views. Please contact us on j.thom@napier.ac.uk and c.mcgill3@napier.ac.uk if you would like to contribute to the book with your experience of learning to teach. Next month we will focus on explanations, so please do send on your questions to the above addresses. 

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 explores resilience and how we can train ourselves to develop a resilient mindset. After exploring what resilience is, and how it manifests in teachers, the talk goes on to explore four ways we can learn how to take a resilient mindset forward in the work we do in education. My book 'Teacher Resilience: Managing stress and anxiety to thrive in the classroom', explores the ideas in the talk in more detail. 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. Please contact me on Twitter @teachgratitude1. 

This week I have started studying for a diploma in coaching to qualify as an International Coach Federation registered professional coach. I'm looking for individuals who might be interested in doing some coaching with me, all for free. This will be hopefully supportive and useful for the potential coach, and help me to develop my coaching skills. This brief ten minute episode gives an overview of the following: What is my previous coaching experience?Why can being coached be such a powerful and useful experience?What are some potential areas you could use coaching for? If this sounds like something you might be interested in doing, please get in touch via the following:Via Twitter @teachgratitude1 Send me an mail: Jamiethom123@aol.comLook forward to hearing from you!