Teachers' Voices
Teachers are one of the most influential and powerful forces for equity, access and quality in education. They provide children and young people with the knowledge, skills, attitude and tools needed to reach their full potential. Teachers' Voices is a podcast series from BOLD, the digital platform on learning and development. Join Nina Alonso as she shares powerful stories from teachers around the world, talking in their own words about their experiences, and listen in on inspiring conversations with international experts on learning and child development. If you're a parent, teacher, or just someone interested in learning and development, this podcast is for you. For more information, visit bold.expert
Episodes
68 episodes
Inspirational books, films, and tools for teachers
To wrap up season 4, educators share books, films, and tools to inspire other teachers, students, and learning communities at the start of the new school year. Nina shares some highlights in the episode, and the full list is below. Thank you to...
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When teachers match instruction to individual learners
In what ways do students vary? How can teachers take account of variability when students develop at different paces and across different dimensions of learning?In this episode, Nina speaks with Sarah Bichler, Associate Professor of Psyc...
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Season 4
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Episode 14
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28:46
How teachers and families can support adolescents together
What role do families play in children’s learning as they grow into adolescence? How can teachers build partnerships with parents and caregivers? What happens when schools work with families?In this episode, Nina speaks with Elisabetta A...
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Season 4
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Episode 13
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26:47
How schools can value the strengths children gain from adversity
How can educators recognise and build on the strengths children gain from adversity? What happens when teachers shift from seeing deficits to seeing potential? How are children changing their own narratives with the support of educators?...
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Season 4
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Episode 12
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21:48
Tips for teaching in difficult conditions
How can teachers support students in emergencies or difficult contexts? In this bonus episode, Nina hears advice for teaching in challenging conditions from four educators.First Nina meets Diana Suárez, a teacher in Colombia and an exper...
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Season 4
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Episode 11
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6:39
School leadership in emergencies
What makes leadership and innovation critical in education during emergencies? How do local educators overcome challenges with limited resources? How can communities and technology help sustain learning in crisis contexts?In this episode...
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Season 4
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Episode 10
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27:20
Improving children’s lives with evidence in education
Why is evidence so important in education solutions? How is evidence incorporated into large-scale educational solutions? How can evidence lead to greater equity in education?In this episode, Nina first speaks to Vicky Colbert, from Colo...
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Season 4
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Episode 9
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25:35
Bridging arts and science teaching
Should arts and science come closer together? How are teachers bringing these subjects together in the classroom?In this episode, Nina talks to Pamela Burnard, Professor of Arts, Creativities and Educations at the University of Cambridge...
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Season 4
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Episode 8
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27:23
Tools to support highly sensitive children in school
What is high sensitivity? How many children in a classroom are highly sensitive? How can teachers support highly sensitive children?In this bonus episode, Nina talks to Michael Pluess, Professor of Developmental Psychology at the Univer...
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Season 4
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Episode 7
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7:11
How does deep learning happen?
Should learning be easy or effortful? What’s the zone of failure and why is it useful for learning? How can teachers design tasks for deep learning?In this episode, Nina talks to Manu Kapur, Professor of Learning Sciences and Higher Edu...
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21:46
Why is sleep so important for children’s learning?
Why is sleep important as children grow? Are young people getting enough sleep? How can schools work with families to make sure children get the sleep they need?In this episode, Nina talks to Jared Saletin, Associate Professor of Psychia...
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Season 4
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Episode 6
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26:24
Inspiring students to become leaders
In this episode, Nina first meets Chaitra Murlidhar, in Boston in the US. Chaitra is the Global Lead of Leadership Development at Teach For All. Teach For All developed a Teaching as Collective Leadership Framework, which puts growing student l...
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Season 4
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Episode 5
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32:25
Wellbeing tips for teachers
In this short bonus episode, teachers Magdalena Balica, Kawita Thani and Sanja Vičević Ivanović share their tips for supporting teacher and student wellbeing in the classroom. Magdalena Balica and Sanja Vičević Ivanović, who were guests on the ...
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Season 4
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Episode 4
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6:02
How teacher wellbeing impacts students
What supports teachers’ wellbeing? Can improving teacher wellbeing impact students’ wellbeing and their learning?In this episode, made in collaboration with the International Baccalaureate Organization (IB), Nina first talks to IB resear...
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Season 4
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Episode 3
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28:28
What makes an effective school leader?
What support do teachers need from their leadership teams? How does school leadership impact children’s learning?In this episode, Nina first hears from Shulammite Ajayi, a science teacher in Nigeria. Encouragement from her school leader ...
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Season 4
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Episode 2
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24:59
How teachers shape the lives of their students
What could solve the challenge of teacher shortages around the world? What inspires teachers to become teachers in the first place? How do teachers find a connection with their students?In this episode, Nina talks to Carlos Vargas, Head ...
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27:43
Welcome to Teachers' Voices season four
Teachers are one of the most influential and powerful forces for equity, access and quality in education. They provide children with the knowledge, skills, attitude and tools needed to reach their full potential.Join
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Season 4
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Episode 1
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1:40
Why students benefit from futures literacy
The final episode of Teachers’ Voices season 3 opens with Sister Zeph, winner of the 2023 Global Teacher Prize, talking directly to teachers. “You are a future maker”, she says. These words inspired the rest of this mini-episode, which explores...
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Season 3
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Episode 14
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7:55
How to support children’s mental health in school
Why is it important to make sure children have words to name their emotions? How can teachers promote mental health and wellbeing? Is it possible to remove academic pressure from school?In this episode, Nina first meets Sarah Griffiths, ...
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Season 3
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Episode 13
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32:27
Why physical activity in schools helps children thrive
What types of physical activity benefit students? Can bringing movement and play into different academic classes help children learn? How can spaces and classes for movement be inclusive?Nina first meets Fotini Vasilopoulos, a Postdoctor...
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Season 3
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Episode 12
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27:02
How can schools embrace variability in learning?
In what ways do students differ from each other in their learning? How does one student vary in their own learning from day to day? How can schools embrace these types of learning variability?In this episode, Nina talks to Julia Leonard,...
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Season 3
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Episode 11
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34:28
How to bring social entrepreneurship to schools
How can teachers help students make a positive change in their communities? How can schools better connect education with the future of work?In this bonus mini episode of Teachers’ Voices, Nina hears practical tips from last episode’s gu...
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Season 3
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Episode 10
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8:17
Nurturing entrepreneurial mindsets at school
What is an entrepreneurial mindset? Why should educators nurture entrepreneurial mindsets in young people? What entrepreneurial projects have teachers developed in classrooms around the world?In this episode, Nina first speaks to Maud Se...
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Season 3
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Episode 9
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30:57
Gender equity in STEAM starts in school
What barriers keep girls from fulfilling their potential in STEAM – science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics – subjects? Nina first meets Maliha Fawzia, the interim Global Head of Girls’ Education at Teach For All. Ma...
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Season 3
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Episode 8
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44:23
Why neurodiversity is relevant for all schoolchildren
What is neurodiversity? How does it differ from neurodevelopmental disorders? How can schools make sure all children feel like they belong?In this episode, Nina meets Alyssa Alcorn, lead researcher for the Learning About Neurodiversity a...
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Season 3
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Episode 7
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24:34