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
What is responsive teaching?
Today's episode of 'Beyond Survival: The New Teacher podcast' is with Tom Sherrington. Tom is an former headteacher, author and educational consultant. He is the author of the WalkThru series. His blog has over ten million views: https://teacherhead.com
In this episode Tom answers the question: what is responsive teaching?
In answering that central question, Tom also answers:
1. What mindset will make teachers more responsive in the classroom?
2. What strategies help to ensure all young people are thinking in a classroom?
3. What helps to support young people in making meaning in lessons?
4. Independent practise is an important part of responsive teaching, how can teachers make it effective in their classrooms?
The interview is also on the new YouTube channel (Beyond Survival: The New Teacher), so you can watch it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n1JgMuyVwGQ. Tom was also a guest on the first series of the podcast, and explored how to make your questioning more effective: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/how-can-new-teachers-improve-their-questioning-skills/id1643514835?i=1000579167758
If you would like to contact me I have a new website: https://jamiethom.co.uk
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