Educate to Self-Regulate
Welcome to Educate to Self-Regulate, a podcast for educational leaders, teachers, and learners.
I’m Dr Shyam Barr, Adjunct Associate Professor at the University of Canberra, joined by my co-host Nidean Dickson, Education Leader at Brigidine College. Together, we unpack educational research and translate it into practical approaches that help students become better learners.
Educate to Self-Regulate
Latest Episodes
47. Use the Australian Curriculum's Personal and Social Capability for Self-Regulated Learning.
In this episode of Educate to Self-Regulate, Dr Shyam Barr sits down with Paula Hall, a teaching principal who spent 18 months building self-regulation and resilience into a small, multi-age ...
46. Utility Value Interventions: Practical Strategies for Motivated Classrooms
In this episode of Educate to Self-Regulate, Nidean Dickson and Dr Shyam Barr explore how task value—understanding the why be...
45. Responsive Teaching: Decisions Over Assumptions for Deeper Learning
In this episode of Educate to Self-Regulate, Nidean Dickson and I (Dr Shyam Barr) celebrate the podcast's milestone 45th episode and dive into Carl Hendrick's UNESCO paper on Res...
44. Beyond Compliance: The “Sweet Spot” Between Engagement and Self-Regulation
In this episode of Educate to Self-Regulate, I'm joined by my friend and co-host Nidean Dickson to explore an important question for today’s classrooms:How do we move fr...
43. Welcoming 2026: Reflections and Word of Focus
Hello everyone! Welcome to 2026.In this episode of Educate to Self-Regulate, I’m taking you behind the scenes of my annual reflection process—how I review 2025, set intentional goals for 2026, and even choose one guiding word for the year.<...