Teachers Talk Radio

The Morning Break with Jane Ritter 04-05-22: Life in the ELT Fast Lane

This morning I had a lovely chat with Giovanni Licardi about his ELT journey, CELTA (US style) inclusive materials, his work with the IATEFL IPSEN SIG and the upcoming IATEFL Conference in Belfast.
Giovanni Licata is the Head of Teacher Training at IH-Accademia Britannica in Rome. Having worked in schools across Europe, Asia and the US, he has developed an interest in sociolinguistics as well as teacher and learner identities in the ELT classroom. His dream is to open a wine bar in L.A. and serve Italian wines and freshly-made bruschettas. He has been a member of IATEFL IP&SEN SIG since 2018 and joint Coordinator with Rachael Harris for almost a year full year. 
 

The Late Show with Bisayo Adewole 03-05-22 : From Private to Public School Systems - The Challenge of Transitioning

Today's show is about Mr Tolu, a Nigerian teacher who moved from a private school to a public school. He finds it really challenging and frustrating to settle in smoothly. Listen to his major challenge, some solutions as suggested by the guest teacher Adesola and host Bisayo. If you were in Mr Tolu's shoes, what will you do? leave a comment below. 

The Morning Break with Graham Stanley: ELT in Argentina

Graham's guest today was Vicky Saumell (www.vickysaumell.com) and we talked about teaching in Argentina, educational technology in the classroom, teacher associations and developing materials. 

TTR Special: Mary Bousted interviewed by Tom Rogers

Mary Bousted is interviewed by Tom Rogers for TTR at the launch of her new book in London (27th April 2022) , covered in the interview - does Mary prefer Corbyn to Starmer, Wilshaw to Gove, Johnson to Cameron - find out! Tom asks Mary about insurance companies acting as unions, OFSTEDs curriculum focus (she has some strong words on that) and the NEU policy on 'zero exclusions'.

The Breakfast Show with Tabitha McIntosh - 02-05-2022 -Is Edutwitter Dead?

Tabitha talks about edutwitter, social media and power in education, and the ethnography of online communities. She also  tells the cautionary tale of the baby board she was on from 2004-2006 and what the apocalypse of divorces, breakdowns, and recrimination can tell us about closeknit online communities

The Late Show with Tom Starkey 01-05-22: Technology and dictation

Join Tom for the late show. 

The Twilight Show with Mary Okello 30-04-25: Why is mentorship so important?

Mary Is joined by Haili Hughes who is a Senior Lecturer in Professional development and Teacher Development Mentor Lead at Sunderland University and Head of Education at Iris Connect. Join the ladies as they discuss all things mentorship.

The Brunch Show with Flora Cooper 30-04-22: Why Do We Keep Talking About the Importance of Play?

Flora is joined by headteachers Anthony McGeeney and Mike Fairclough talking about why play in fundamental to children's learning and as Ken Robinson says, 'flourishing'.  How do we develop play, creativity and imagination in our learners across schools and also in our adults? 

The Drive Home with Bisayo Adewole 29-04-22 : The Learning Pyramid in the Chemistry Classroom

listen to a chat with Yejide Egbedire, the savvy chemistry teacher from Lagos, Nigeria. She shared her experience with the Learning Pyramid created by Edgar Dale, the American Educationist. Do all learners really learn best when they teach others? Share your thoughts in the comments.

The Morning Break with Dorian Brown 29-04-22: Building community through service

Dorian is joined by Jabiz Raisdana for an insightful and enriching discussion about how communities can be (re)built following the pandemic and how service learning has the capacity to restore relationships between schools and the local/global community.
Jabiz gives a deep, honest and experienced reflection of his own journey and subsequent thoughts on service learning, as well signposting common pitfalls and misconceptions that, with thought and attention, can be mitigated or avoided.
Through a range of examples and experiences, Jabiz offers an authentic critical lens on service learning’s capacity to truly affect change and shape dispositions for a more peaceful and sustainable world but highlights that everybody's journey with service is unique and lifelong.
Links from the show:
Jabiz’s blog http://intrepidflame.blogspot.com/ 
Service is poem https://intrepidflame.blogspot.com/2021/09/service-is.html 
Reach out to Jabiz on Twitter @intrepidteacher
Daraja Academy, Kenya https://daraja.org/ & @darajaacademy