Teachers Talk Radio

TTR at ’The BETT Show 2022’

Tom Rogers was our roaming reporter at this years BETT show at excel in London on 23rd and 24th of March. He caught up with Adam Grocott, Ciara and Jon from 'Bulb' and Colin Hegarty, creator of the world famous "Hegarty Maths". 
Tom starts by reviewing the BETT show for him. In the interviews, he covers a whole range of topics, from the creation of videos for education purposes to digital portfolios to edtech triumphs and disasters.
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The Sunday Afternoon Show with Maud Waret 27-03-22: how to promote it in the classroom and at home

Multilingualism is the ability to speak, write, converse and read in more than one language. Only 7% are bilingual or multilingual in the UK according to the British Council which makes it a sign of language deficit.
What are the reasons for this current deficit and how can we counter this decline?
Our guest speaker Monika who speaks fluent French, English and Polish will share her personal experience about the joys of having a multilingual family.

The Sunday Breakfast Show with Sobia Iqbal 27-03-22: Leading from the Top

Sobia is joined with the fabulous Allan Osborne discussing what it's like to lead from the top. We discuss the highlights and challenges including the level of support from the government and why so many Headteachers are resigning. We also discuss his passion for theatrical performances.We’re also discussing well-being and various educational topics from the wonderful Phil Sharrock - an Ex Headteacher and Consultant who knows exactly how to deal with the challenges the profession is currently facing.Two wonderful leaders sharing a wealth of expertise!  

The Breakfast Show with Tabitha McIntosh 28-3-2022: Magical Schools and What They Mean to Us

Tabitha talks about fantasy schools. Witches, faeries, wizards; academies for mutants, vampires, sundry creatures of the night. How have educational theorists reacted to their pedagogies? How have young readers identified with them and then adapted them? As @jesbattis says in Supernatural Youth, "For many kids, surviving adolescence is an act of singular heroism, and perhaps of wizardry as well." What do superpowers, magic and fantasy schools mean to queer and neurodivergent readers?

The Drive Home with Bisayo Adewole 25-03-22: Sustainable Strategies for Behavior Management in the Classroom.

Don't focus on the behavior but emotions influencing the behavior. How can we begin to manage positive and negative behaviour in the classroom using sustainable strategies that leave lasting impact on learners within and outside the classroom environment? How do we get parents and the community involved? What role does the teacher play in ensuring the sustainability of these behavior management strategies? Join host, Bisayo Adewole, guest teachers Abiola Alabi and, Joy Ifeanyi as they drive this conversation from their wealth of experience as educators and parents. Tune in and talk it out.

The Late Show with Christopher Vowles 27-03-22: Accelerated Reader and building a reading culture

In tonight's show, Christopher Vowles and Margaret Allen (@margaretcallen) of Renaissance Learning (@RenLearnUK) discuss the birth of Accelerated Reader, supporting whole-school and whole-class reading, and some solutions to the challenge of recommending the right book at the right time.

The Twilight Show with Kaylee Clark 27-03-22

Kaylee is joined by Anshuman Mondal, Professor of Modern Literature at the University of East Anglia, to continue the conversation about the need to 'decolonise the discipline' of English Literature in the classroom. Anshuman talks about how the fundamental structure of our education system has been shaped by colonialism, and why we need to have an open and frank conversation to challenge how we currently teach literature in the classroom so that our students learn about a wide variety of histories and voices.

The Saturday Brunch Show with Emma Williams 26-03-22: Rhiannon: a retention 101

Emma explores why we struggle to retain our best and brightest teachers and shares an interview with Rhiannon, a member of her family who joined the profession three years ago and who we are in serious danger of losing. 

The Morning Break with Dorian Brown 25-03-22: Empowering schools through Sustainability Education

Joining Dorian this week for another dander through sustainability in education is Alex Catallo and John Cannings, both extremely experienced and relentlessly enthusiastic about the importance of sustainability education.
John and Alex run webinars through sused.org with the aim to empower school teacher, leaders and governors to lay the foundations to enable more sustainability education and sustainable actions within our schools. Students are also involved in the webinars to highlight their central role and demonstrate the effectiveness of a range of initiatives.
With such expert and exuberant guests, this show is spilling over with ideas and talking/thinking points that can be taken back to classrooms, meeting rooms and even boardrooms. Look out for future shows with either John and Alex as we are only at the tip of the iceberg!!
 
Sign up for the Shifting Minds webinar on 27th March (1115BST) here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe7LLnVan6fweEOVlpcsbjq9j0FpKt7vfSVY-L6VLTtxL3JYg/viewform 
Case studies for change: http://www.casestudies4change.com/ 
Sustainability Education website https://www.sused.org/

The Late Late Show with Hadi Fathi 3-24-2022

In this episode we are going to be talking about problems that teachers deal with in the Middle East!