Inspiration 4 Teachers Podcast

“We should focus on the greatest source of variance that can make the difference – the teacher. We need to ensure that this greatest influence is optimised to have powerful and sensationally positive effects, but they must be exceptional effects.” - Professor John Hattie, researcher in education and Director of the Melbourne Educational Research Institute, Australia Much of a teacher’s professional development focuses on how to teach and strategies for learning.  But how frequently do we experience training that focuses on the human element of teacher-student interactions?  Professor John Hattie’s research on what influences and effects student achievement ranked teacher-student relations 11th out of 138 influences.  James Sturtevant, a Veteran Teacher of 30 Years and Author of ‘You’ve Gotta Connect’, discusses strategies to help you connect with your students to create a calm and nurturing environment for learning.    T