Beyond Survival: The New Teacher Podcast
A weekly podcast to inspire and motivate teachers in the exciting first few years of their careers. Every week an expert guest will answer a central question to support new teachers to be the best version of themselves in the classroom. There is also a weekly 'Teacher Talk' which gives practical strategies for an aspect of teaching in fifteen minutes. Host Jamie Thom left the classroom in August of 2022 to run a new English PGDE at Napier University in Edinburgh. He is the author of four books on education, his latest come out in February 2023 and is called 'Talking To Teenagers: A guide to skillfull classroom communication.' He is passionate about supporting new teachers.
Beyond Survival: The New Teacher Podcast
Teacher Talk: How to cope (and thrive) in lesson observations
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Jamie Thom
This episode is this week's 'Teacher Talk': a fifteen minute talk that explores an important aspect of being a new teacher. It is also available to watch on the new YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@BeyondSurvivalTheNewTeac-rs8tp
This week's talk is on lesson observations. It gives strategies initially to cope with the unusual dynamic of being observed teaching, and then practical ways in which you can thrive while delivering a lesson observation. It also explores how you can make the most of lesson feedback.
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