Inspiration 4 Teachers Podcast

As teachers we regularly reflect on our lessons.  We all go through a myriad of questions when contemplating what went well and what went wrong in our lessons; mainly what went wrong and how to correct it!  But how does finding your teacher voice and sharing it with the educational community, lead to new teaching and learning ideas, approaches and connections?  How do you find your voice, what vehicle do you use to share it and would anyone want to hear what you have to say? Lisa Hollenbach of the National Blogging Collaborative believes that it is important for teachers to find and cultivate their voice in order to spread thought-provoking and practical ideas in education. Together Lisa and I discuss how to empower teacher voice, how to enrich reflective practice through writing, how to collaborate with other practitioners and acquire feedback to enhance your teaching practice. Episode take-aways Self-directed professional development Interacting and collaborating with educators on social med

 “Why waste time proving over and over how great you are, when you could be getting better?" ~ Carol S. Dweck To become an effective teacher you need experience and the continuous desire to develop your pedagogy; both are dependent upon time!  But how do you sustain your professional development when your teaching experience hits full throttle?  What if you could literally buy the time you needed to immerse yourself in rich pedagogical learning.  Dr Rebecca Eliahoo, Principal Lecturer (Lifelong Learning), University of Westminster, discusses how the concept of buying time to continue your professional development is possible.  Rebecca shares some of the most recent ideas on pedagogy, observation models, tips and time advice for developing your own professional development. What challenges do you face continuing your professional development? Share your thoughts with us via: inspiration4teachers@gmail.com 

How can we help young people to develop a framework of ideals that allows them to develop into well rounded individuals, whilst equipping them with the life skills necessary for success?  Onyi Anyado is the founder of Onyi Anyado Media House, a double award-winning entrepreneur, keynote speaker and life coach who specialises in leadership development, entrepreneurship and youth impact coaching.  We put Onyi’s personal life story under the lens and discuss how he achieved success in the face of adversity and bad choices.  Together we discuss the challenging circumstances of a young person’s environment, how to confront it and move beyond the mistakes.  Developing entrepreneurial and life skills can provide young people with a toolkit to excellence.   What help do you need supporting the most challenged of pupils in your school? Share your thoughts with us via: inspiration4teachers@gmail.com 

Understanding the circumstances of the school in which you have successfully become the Headteacher, is crucial to ensuring that Football Manager Syndrome and poor inspection outcomes don’t threaten your career.  This week I talk with Mathew Leeming, Headteacher at Kings School Winchester about the complex organisms that schools are, and the leadership skills you need to call upon in order to develop a vision and navigate yourself through the first crucial months.        We discuss the shortage of Headteachers, the great education debate, leadership and the new era of successful schools. What challenges do you face leading your school? Share your thoughts with us via: inspiration4teachers@gmail.com 

1 in 6 people have the alternative cognitive learning profile dyslexia, but since its discovery at the turn of the 19th century, the message of what it means to be dyslexic has been scrambled.  Society has focused on what the dyslexic individual cannot do, as opposed to what was originally discovered about what they can do; and that is big picture, complex thinking.  But not all dyslexic individuals have the same learning difficulties, and that is why there are so many stealth dyslexics secretly struggling in our classrooms. But how do we better support dyslexic learners in the classroom?  First we need to understand dyslexia, know how to challenge the dyslexic mind, and use specific teaching tools to facilitate learning.  With so many potential stealth dyslexics in your classroom you cannot afford not to listen to my latest education game-changer on Inspiration 4 Teachers, Elisheva Shwartz of the Dyslexia Quest Podcast.    We discuss the brilliance of the dyslexic mind, its stre

‘the Government needs to wake up; we need proper business education in schools’ – Peter Jones entrepreneur and star of BBC’s Dragons’ Den With repeated concerns voiced by business leaders that school leavers do not have the skills needed for employment, we must ask ourselves how education prepares pupils’ for the fiercely competitive global jobs market.  This week’s Inspiration 4 Teachers guest, Emma Rickman, Business and Enterprise coordinator at Kings’ School, Winchester, discusses how enterprise education can stimulate and enrich pupils’ experience of business education. Discover Emma‘s practical ideas for embedding enterprise into the curriculum via our website www.inspiration4teachers.com What challenges do you face embedding enterprise into the curriculum?  Share your thoughts with us via: inspiration4teachers@gmail.com 

"Every child needs a champion – an adult who will never give up on them, who understands the power of connection, and insists that they become the best that they can possible be." - Rita F. Pierson It is impossible to sum up the amazing work Leslie Burby has undertaken with children with special educational needs, from children with moderate to severe learning difficulties, Leslie has undertaken inspirational and mind blowing learning strides!  Her ideas on how to support children with autism and aspergers is truly inspirational and her personal story is worthy of a Bafta nominated film!     Discover Leslie’s practical, workable strategies and new approaches to enhance your SEN toolkit. Subscribe to our podcast and check out our Best Educational Resources at www.inspiration4teachers.com

A five step buy-in from stakeholders is essential to ensuring SUCCESS when rolling out IT across the school curriculum. But with stakeholders at varying stages of IT competency and engagement, how do you ensure that your plans to allow every pupil and teacher 1:1 computer access are successful?  In our latest episode, Rachel Jones, e-Learning coordinator at King Edward VI School Southampton, discusses the challenges of embedding IT across the curriculum, when practitioners already have successful teaching practice.  We discuss IT project planning and the school’s teaching success stories of using applications such as Autodesk’s 123d design app in the school’s technology department, and the use of augmented reality apps to teach the sciences. Rachel shares her insights on using technology to support Special Educational Needs pupils, teaching dual professionalism and how to use technology to enhance your subject and pedagogy. Discover Rachel&ls

Schools are either technology graveyards or deserts, where lifeforms fear the unknown.  It wasn't until Dawn was caught out by one of her pupils that she began to question the use of mobile technology in the classroom.  Her journey of tech exploration led her to new learning environments and empowered her to create strong policy and best practice for her school.   Discover Dawn’s practical and workable strategies and how to implement them into your educational sphere. Subscribe to our podcast via www.inspiration4teachers.com  

“Educators don't necessarily have to teach. Instead, they can provide an environment and resources that tease out your natural ability to learn on your own.” — Shimon Schocken This week's guest, Tony Vincent of Learning in Hand, discusses how to model technology in the classroom; project based learning opportunities for pupils; and how schools can develop strong learning communities.   Discover Tony’s practical and workable strategies and how to implement them into your educational sphere. Visit www.inspiration4teachers.com for more information.        

Knowledge, Value, BOOM this week’s leading educator, Charlotte Meierdirk, Senior Lecturer at the University of Portsmouth, discusses the first steps into teaching and the passion needed for it.     Charlotte discusses the art of teaching and some the skills needed, differentiation, critical thinking and reflective practice.  Each one you can creatively master and Charlotte gives you tips as to how.   With teacher burn out at an all-time high, Charlotte discusses how to detach from yourself from your teaching practice and manage the emotional roller-coaster that is becoming a teacher.   To join our community subscribe via iTunes at: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/inspiration4teacherss-podcast/id955333603   Or for more updates, sign up for our newsletter at:     www.inspiration4teachers.com

Excited about teaching abroad but daunted by the prospect?   Meet this week’s guest, Lindsey Adams who has valuable advice to share with you about securing your dream teaching job abroad. Lindsey discusses areas from researching and finding your perfect job, to surviving the first six months in your new role.  Get ready to feel like a Newly Qualified Teacher all over again, but Lindsey’s insights on how to inspire your new pupils will help you navigate though that difficult period!    Lindsey has over ten years’ experience of teaching business studies, and has some sizzling ideas and teaching resources to engage pupils in the classroom in an enterprising fashion.    Discover Lindsey’s practical and workable job hunting and teaching strategies.

In this week’s episode our passionate educator, Jason Borton discusses how his school has created high impact teaching teams.  He discusses his leadership approach to empowering his teaching staff to create dynamic and personalised lessons for pupils.  Jason elaborates on how professional learning communities were established within the school and how a “Partnership Approach” to staff development has enhanced reflective practice.      Discover his practical and workable leadership strategies and creative approaches to leading a school.   

In this week's episode Sam Bamford discusses how to plan your move into Senior Leadership and how anaylsing your schools strengths and weaknesses will lead you to success.     Sam's shares her insights on teaching Business Studies and why passion and empathy are important qualities for a teacher.   Discover her practical and workable teaching strategies and how to implement them into your career and teaching plans.

In this week's episode Alex Jeffries Hill discusses how his school took a new approach to supporting KS2/3 pupils with their learning and understanding of maths.   Alex's discusses how Teaching Assistants were empowered to deliver math interventions to pupils.  He draws upon the work of John Hatty @VisibleLearning and Jo Boaler @joboaler Discover practical and workable teaching strategies that you too can implement into your school and classroom.  

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