The Teacher in Classroom 21
26 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 5 years ago - ★★★★★ - 1 ratingA weekly podcast discussing and debating the structures, practices, technologies, and values of the greatest classroom on planet earth in the 21st Century: Classroom 21. Join your hosts James Simms, Marta Soteras and Mike Prior as they welcome guests and influencers to discuss and shape Classroom 21. Aimed at teachers and middle managers in secondary education in Europe and North America, Classroom 21 will be challenging, provocative and unflinchingly honest about where we are in education today and where we must go.
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Authentic Leadership with Cheryl Schmidt
June 05, 2019 23:00 - 50 minutes - 17.5 MBWelcome to The Teacher in Classroom 21 podcast hosted by James Simms, Owner and CEO of The EverLearner. In this episode, James meets with Cheryl Schmidt, Assistant Headteacher at East Bergholt High School in Suffolk and discusses the features of excellence in senior educational leadership. Cheryl, having started her work at EBHS as a trainee and having progressed to the senior leadership team epitomises what authentic leadership is. A role model, guide and coach, Cheryl works tirelessly for ...
Oliver Caviglioli - The Dual Coding Guy
June 05, 2019 23:00 - 54 minutes - 18.9 MBWelcome to The Teacher in Classroom 21 podcast hosted by James Simms, Owner and CEO of The EverLearner. In this episode, James meets with Oliver Caviglioi. Oliver is a teacher, ex-Headteacher, Author and Designer. Oliver is widely renowned for his work on dual coding, a wonderfully graspable series of ideas that influence so much of what happens in classrooms and schools. This podcast is about ideas. It is about how human beings learn, how our classrooms must reflect that and how all teach...
Make Change Your Daily Habit! Will Swaithes is The Teacher in Classroom 21
September 25, 2018 23:00 - 56 minutes - 19.5 MBWelcome to The EverLearner Interviews and podcast. Join your host James Simms in conversation with Will Swaithes. Will is a PE teacher, middle and senior educational leader, Ex-Head of PE at the YST national charity and currently freelance educator and student of masters degree in educational leadership. The conversation moves from the position of PE in the educational cycle of children to the challenges faced by PE departments in schools and colleges to the role of change in leadership an...
The EverLearner! A conversation with James Simms
September 13, 2018 23:00 - 51 minutes - 23.7 MBJoin your host Marta Soteras Munt in conversation with James Simms. James is the creator of theeverlearner.com, Creator of Classroom 21, Specialist in self-paced and blended learning classrooms, key figure in the PE sector in the UK and one of the most-watched teachers on earth.
The Hopeful Headteacher with Hannah Wilson
August 25, 2018 23:00 - 55 minutes - 19.3 MBWelcome to the Teacher in Classroom 21 podcast. Join James Simms in live video and audio conversation with Hannah Wilson. Hannah is Executive Headteacher and CEO of Aureus School and Aureus Primary School, Co-founder of WomenEd, author of thehopefulheadteacher.blog and advocate of values-led leadership. Hannah discusses her recent Action Aid trip to Mozambique where she joined a team of 20 females in building two brand new classrooms at Condlana Primary School. Hannah is also the EHT who w...
The Hidden Curriculum and The Future of Academies with Executive Headteacher Ian Hylan
July 30, 2018 15:00 - 47 minutes - 16.5 MBJoin your host James Simms on location with Ian Hylan, Executive Headteacher of Tomlinscote School and Sixth Form College and CEO of the Surrey Heath Educational Trust. James and Ian discuss the role of an executive head, the importance of the hidden curriculum and the potential future of academies. Listen, download, subscribe and review our shows!
Teachers Must be Storytellers! A guide to outstanding classroom practice with Emanuele Maccherini
July 23, 2018 15:00 - 1 hour - 27.8 MBJoin your host James Simms in the studio with Emanuele Maccherini. Manu is a teacher of Latin, Greek and Classics and an expert in engaging young people to love the experience of the classroom. He uses storytelling, motivational techniques and the principle of authenticity to stimulate incredible effort and achievements in his learners. Manu is loved by his students and held in the highest esteem by everyone who comes into his class. Discussions revolve around the definition and behaviours ...
No Feedback... No Learning! - A comprehensive guide to feedback in the classroom with Professor Paul Kirschner
July 15, 2018 23:00 - 1 hour - 22.9 MBJoin your host James Simms in conversation with Distinguished Professor Paul Kirschner of the Open Universiteit Netherlands and co-author of the brilliant blog https://3starlearningexperiences.wordpress.com/. The conversation is a thorough examination of the use of feedback in the classroom. Paul and James cover levels of feedback questions, the timing of feedback, the differences between feedback, feed up and feed forward and the importance of corrective, directive and epistemic feedback. ...
The Patent Guy - lessons from an international lawyer about education and learning
July 07, 2018 23:00 - 55 minutes - 19.3 MBJoin your host James Simms in conversation with the international patent lawyer, Hendrik de Lange. James and Hendrik discuss the role of the school in society, the link between creativity and nature, the role of patents in a capitalistic structure and the meaning of learning to someone who is deeply successful. This podcast is a must for educators. So many of us spend our time and thinking within the educational model and, sometimes, it’s necessary to listen to those outside of the model to...
Talent for All! A new model of “giftedness" and “talent" for everyone with Stuart Owen
June 30, 2018 23:00 - 49 minutes - 22.9 MBJoin your host James Simms in conversation with teacher, coach, parent and creator of the Sport Diddy Handbook and Sport Diddy resources, Stuart Owen. James and Stuart discuss the concept of talent, the role that challenge plays in learning, the possibility that all people can learn all things and the principles behind Stuart’s inspirational Sport Diddy movement. This is a must listen for educators, PE teachers, sport coaches and all parents. Subscribe, download, share and review our show...
Achieving a world-class professional learning culture in schools and beyond with Bridget Clay
June 23, 2018 23:00 - 54 minutes - 19 MBJoin your host James Simms in Classroom 21 with Bridget Clay, Co-author of Unleashing Great Teaching, Programme Lead at TeachFirst, advocate of the MTPT Project and teacher. Bridget and James export the core ideas of Unleashing, challenge the idea of teacher development and CPD and discuss the importance of leadership culture within schools and how SLT can achieve the right approach. Our conversation also includes a wide discussion of the Maternity Teacher Paternity Teacher Project and the i...
HEADTEACHER: The best job in school with Jill Berry
June 16, 2018 23:00 - 1 hour - 24.8 MBJoin your host James Simms and special guest Jill Berry in Classroom 21. Jill is an educational consultant, Doctor of Education and expert in the process of senior leaders making the progression to headship. Jill is the author of Making the Leap: moving from deputy to headship. Jill is a key advocate of the #womenED movement. Our conversation with Jill moves from the joy of headship to the barriers that senior leaders face when “making the leap” to the importance of supporting women with th...
LGBTed - Why coming out at school was so important with Daniel Gray
June 09, 2018 23:00 - 44 minutes - 15.4 MB30 years after the implementation of Section 28, Daniel Gray @thatgayteacher joins James Simms in Classroom 21 to discuss LGBTed issues and the experience of coming out to one's colleagues and students. Daniel is the co-founder of LGBTed.uk which hosted its inaugural event in June 2018.
The Pioneer Series #3 With Stuart Maddock
June 02, 2018 23:00 - 1 hour - 25.4 MBJoin James Simms and Stuart Maddock in episode three of the Pioneers Series. Listen to the discussion of high-quality CPD, professional learning, the role of technology in education and, of course, The EverLearner classroom model. Listen, subscribe and share our show with as many teaching colleagues as possible.
Unleashing Great Teaching with David Weston
May 26, 2018 23:00 - 1 hour - 23.1 MBJoin James Simms on location in Central London with our special guest David Weston as they discuss the concepts of "Unleashing Great Teaching", LGBT issues in education and the importance of blood donation and the role that organ donation and transplant surgery plays in saving the lives of so many people. David is the Co-author of Unleashing Great Teaching - The Secrets to the Most Effective Teacher Development, The CEO of The Teacher Development Trust, TES blogger and advocate for support ...
Rethinking Lesson Observation with Dr Matt O'Leary
May 19, 2018 23:00 - 1 hour - 35.9 MBHosted by James Simms with Doctor Matthew O'Leary of Birmingham City University, the conversation investigates the issues with and possible solutions to the issue of lesson observations in schools, colleges and universities.
Dream Big, Aim High - Reflections of An Olympic-minded Student by Becky Wing
May 16, 2018 23:00 - 49 minutes - 23 MBJoin James and Marta in Classroom 21 as we welcome Becky Wing, Olympic gymnast, World Championship finalist and graduate at the University of Stanford. The conversation moves from elite sport, the standardized classroom and the type of university experience that could benefit a wider range of learners.
The Pioneers Series #1 with Heather Lane (poor audio - please forgive us!)
May 08, 2018 23:00 - 45 minutes - 21.1 MBHosted by James Simms with our guest Heather Lane. James and Heather discuss Heather's progress as an EverLearner Pioneer and the methods by which she has completely restructured her classroom. Subscribe, review and rate our show!
The Pioneers Series #2 with Gary Gulliver
May 08, 2018 23:00 - 57 minutes - 26.7 MBHosted by James Simms with our guest Gary Gulliver from Plympton International College in Adelaide, Australia. James and Gary discuss the structures of Gary's application of the EverLearner classroom in mathematics and physical education.
Getting Naked - A Personal Account by James Simms
May 03, 2018 23:00 - 51 minutes - 23.7 MBHosted by Mike Prior with special guest James Simms of The EverLearner. Discussion revolve around educational equality, gender-role stereotyping, critical evaluation and the need for society to challenge dominant narratives. The show culminates with a discussion of the importance of the counterculture.
Place Love at the Heart of Your Classroom with Chris Agron
May 03, 2018 23:00 - 57 minutes - 19.8 MBHosted by James Simms with guest Chris Agron from Sacramento, California. Join us as we discuss the importance of care and love in education and consider the ways in which this can be appropriately expressed.
The Perfect Teacher - Are You Out There?
April 26, 2018 23:00 - 49 minutes - 22.7 MBHosted by Marta Soteras with our guest Mike Prior. Marta and Mike discuss the idea of the perfect teacher and offer this template to the world. Themes include creativity, personality, and approachability.
The High Performance Teacher - what education can learn from elite sport with Scott Livingston
April 25, 2018 23:00 - 53 minutes - 24.7 MBHosted by James Simms with guest Scott Livingston, high-performance coach, creator of highperformancesport.com and expert in athlete reconditioning and movement dysfunction. Join James and Scott as they discuss the relationship between high-performance behaviour in sport, education and in life.
Putting Things Into Perspective with Marta Soteras Munt
April 19, 2018 23:00 - 52 minutes - 18.3 MBHosted by James Simms, episode three features teacher and educational entrepreneur, Marta Soteras Munt. Join us as we discuss comparisons between the British and Spanish education system, the issue of teacher CPD and what it means to move from the classroom to the world of business.
The Learning Spy - Everything You Know About Education Might Be Wrong.
April 17, 2018 23:00 - 1 hour - 31.5 MBHosted by James Simms and Marta Soteras Munt, join us in Classroom 21 for our one hour special with David Didau, author of What Every Teacher Should Know About Psychology and What if Everything You Knew About Education Was Wrong. Inspirational blogger via learningspy.co.uk and educator. Topics range from the role of errors in the classroom to the importance of knowledge and who should hold it. Don't miss out, download this podcast now.
The Teacher in Classroom 21
April 02, 2018 23:00 - 50 minutes - 17.3 MBJoin James, Marta and Mike in the introductory show "The Teacher in Classroom 21". Our hosts take you through the idea of Classroom 21 and describe the dominant features of a world-class, modern learning space. Be prepared to be provoked and challenged!