Beyond Survival: The New Teacher Podcast

The guest on this week's episode of 'Beyond Survival: the new teacher podcast'  is  Dr Lucy Kelly.  Lucy is an Associate Professor of Education at Bristol University and runs their English PGDE. She is also the author of a wonderful new book 'Reimagining the Diary: Reflective practice as a positive tool for educator wellbeing'. You can follow Lucy on Twitter at @drlucykelly. In today's episode we answer the question: Why is the diary the secret to teacher well-being and improved reflection?  In answering that central question, we also explore the following:1.     When did your interest in the diary as a tool for teachers start? 2.     How might the diary support teachers ability to reflect effectively?3.     How might a diary practice support teachers' well-being? 4.     How can teachers make using a diary a habit? 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 effective revision strategies that you can share with your students as we approach examinations. The first part of the talk looks at some of the revision traps that young people fall into, that don't support them with effective retention of knowledge. The second part looks at some practical, evidence-based strategies that will help them to make the most of their revision time and prepare well for their exams. 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. 

The guest on this week's episode of 'Beyond Survival: the new teacher podcast'  is  Andrew Taylor.  Andrew worked in schools for 16 years as a class teacher and senior leader. He  now works for the University of Worcester, supporting trainee teachers and helping to improve the provision for ECTs.  You can follow Andrew’s popular ECT Twitter account @MrTs_NQTs for advice, support and daily tips for new teachers. His excellent new book is called 'You Got This: Thriving as an Early Career Teacher with Mr T'. In today's episode we answer the question: how can new teachers best prepare for interviews. In answering that central questions we also look at: 1. How can new teachers work out what school is right for them to apply to?   2. What advice might you give about writing a personal statement for a new role? 3. If a new teacher has been asked to teach a part of a lesson for their interview, how should they approach it?4. How should new teachers best prepare for an interview, and what are your top tips for succeeding in a teaching interview?5. Any final advice for teachers at the start of their career?  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 how to manage behaviour at the start of a lesson. It gives some advice on what you can do before the lesson starts in order to secure the conditions for positive behaviour, followed by what you can then do once the students have arrived at the lesson. It also gives some phrases and tools you can use if there is misbehaviour as students enter the lesson and you attempt to start the learning. 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. 

Dive into the art of communicating with teenagers! Discover the complexities of engaging a teenage audience and the power of non-verbal communication. Learn about scripting and teaching behavior as essential classroom strategies. Explore the LEAP method for dynamic discussions that invigorate learning. Plus, find out how to drive motivation and build positive habits in students. This is a must-listen for teachers looking to enhance their skills!

The guest on this week's episode of 'Beyond Survival: the new teacher podcast'  is  Jade Pearce. Jade is a former senior leader who is now Director of Programmes at GAT Institute. She is also the author of the excellent book 'What Every Teacher Needs to Know'.  You can follow Jade on Twitter @PearceMrs.Today we will be answering the question: what does evidence-informed teaching look like?  In exploring that central question, we also answer the following:1. What does evidence informed explicit instruction look like? 2. What does evidence informed questioning look like? 3. What does evidence informed retrieval practice look like? 4. What does evidence informed feedback look like? 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 via www.slowteaching.co.uk, or through 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 part two of a focus on questioning. Last week's talk focussed on five questioning traps, this week looks at five effective questioning strategies. 1. Validate participation2. Wait time 3. Sensitive Cold Call 4. Encourage mass participation 5. Probing  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 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 the value of questioning and some of the common classroom questioning traps to avoid.  It explores five potential questioning pitfalls:1. Guess what is in the head2. Closed questions dominating3. Not leaving sufficient thinking time4. Checking for understanding through 'any questions?'5. Acceptance and over-praise. 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. 

The guest on this week's episode of 'Beyond Survival: the new teacher podcast'  is  Fiona Leadbeter. Fiona is a Principle Teacher of Expressive Arts in Scotland and runs the excellent teaching and learning blog 'The Perfectly Imperfect Educator at https://fleadbeater.wordpress.com. Today we will be answering the question: what do new teachers need to know about cognitive load theory?  In exploring that central question, we also answer the following:1. What is cognitive load theory and where did it come from?  2. What are some of the misunderstandings about cognitive load theory? 3. What practically should new teachers do with cognitive load in the classroom? 4. What other teaching and learning advice might you offer new teachers in managing their students' cognitive load? 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 via www.slowteaching.co.uk, or through Twitter (@teachgratitude1). 

The guest on this week's episode of 'Beyond Survival: the new teacher podcast'  is  Ben Karlin. Ben is a former English teacher and senior leader, who now works at Ambition Institute, where he designs programmes to support teachers and school leaders to keep getting better. He is also the co-author of 'The Teaching and Learning Playbook', which has over 100 techniques for teachers to improve their practice. Today we will be answering the question: what routines should new teachers use in their lessons?  In exploring that central question, we also answer the following:1. Why do you think routines are important in the classroom? 2. How might a new teacher start to build new routines into their teaching? 3. What routines might be useful for teachers to implement at the start of lessons? 4. What routines are most helpful for securing student learning? 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 via www.slowteaching.co.uk, or through Twitter (@teachgratitude1).