UKEdCHat
40 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 4 years ago -Features, pedagogy and educational news from the UKEdChat team
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UKEdPodcast - Episode 39 - Careers advice for the 21st century
February 29, 2020 13:16 - 22 minutes - 31.4 MBIn this episode, Martin Burrett (ICTMagic) talks to Emily Huny (@HowtoSTEM) about how careers advice or guidance has changed over the decades, but does it reflect the modern patterns of work, and is it looking to the future to a jobs market that doesn’t yet exist? Links and shownotes are available at https://ukedchat.com/2020/02/27/21st-century-careers/
UKEdPodcast - Episode 38 - Intervention Strategies
February 19, 2020 08:44 - 23 minutes - 32.2 MBHosted by Martin Burrett (@ICTMagic), this episode features a webinar focusing on Intervention Strategies in education. With guest Jen Morris, the session explored activities, strategies and resources inspired from the Twitter #UKEdChat session. For more information including additional links, see https://ukedchat.com/2020/02/13/intervention-strategies/
UKEdPodcast - Episode 37 - High Impact Revision
February 07, 2020 10:43 - 32 minutes - 35.4 MBA learner’s work is never done… Continually refreshing and revisiting one’s toolbox of skills and knowledge is a vital part of the learning process and allows us to build on solid foundations. Yet, revision can often have negative connotations where students adopt a hermit-like existence as they cram for an exam, which they can then forget about. As educators we should reclaim revision to be an integrated part of lessons, which connect past lessons with ideas that are being learnt today. Ho...
UKEd Podcast - 36 - Learning Spaces
February 03, 2020 11:07 - 28 minutes - 29.1 MBPresented by Martin Burrett (@ICTMagic), this podcast episode features a live webinar - following a #UKEdChat Twitter discussion - talking about Improving Learning Spaces, featuring @teacherchalky1 We discussed whether a notional ‘standard’ classroom is fit for purpose, what are the roles of displays, what is the role of technology, and how to use an adapt all areas within a school to maximise learning. You can see more about this session (and watch the webinar) via https://ukedchat.com/2020/...
UKEd-Podcast - Episode 35 -Best Educational Technologies
January 24, 2020 10:35 - 18 minutes - 24.6 MBHosted by Martin Burrett, this episode explores best educational technologies with guests @MissJonesTeach and @MattWalby. Originally, this episode was created as a webinar, so available to view at https://ukedchat.com/2020/01/23/best-edtech/ where the resources mentioned can be found.
UKEdPodcast - Episode 34 - Introducing the MTS
June 21, 2019 06:12 - 9 minutes - 11.2 MBIn the first of a series of five special episodes aimed at educators, Colin Hill introduces the Metacognition Teaching Strategy (MTS) - supporting educators and students to use metacognitive strategies in four simple steps. You can read more about the MTS at https://uked.wiki/doku.php?id=metacognition-teaching-strategy - In the episode, listeners are invited to be part of the BETA program within the development of the MTS programme. If you are a teacher or researcher and would like to be invo...
UKEdChat Podcast - Episode 33 - Metacognition Teaching Method
June 07, 2019 16:34 - 2 minutes - 2.25 MBJust a mini episode saying hello, and that we've not forgotten or neglected the UKEdPodcast. In fact, we're busy working on projects to make the podcast more meaningful for the professional development of teachers. In this episode, Colin Hill shares plans to showcase the Metacognitive Teaching Strategy - supporting educators to use metacognitive strategies in four simple steps. Keep tuned for the new episodes coming over the next few weeks, and we'd love for you to get involved. More infor...
Emotional Intelligence and Compassion
April 15, 2019 12:50 - 42 minutes - 43.6 MBHosted by Colin Hill (@digicoled), in this episode we speak to Paulina Olsson whose work has seen her explore the importance of developing emotional intelligence in young people, establishing an app called Peppy Pals that help young people articulate their emotions. Also, we caught up with Andy Sammons, author of The Compassionate Teacher (read our review here) who argues that society has forgotten how to show compassion, and the role schools and teachers can have in helping resolve many iss...
Episode 31 - EdTech - Data Privacy and Behaviour
February 05, 2019 15:34 - 19 minutes - 20.4 MBHosted by Colin Hill (@digicoled), we speak to Jamie Manolov about his research into how ClassDojo is used in classrooms globally, with potential implications to data, privacy and behaviours encouraged.
Episode 30 - Engaging Parents
December 28, 2018 10:42 - 28 minutes - 24.8 MBHosted by Colin Hill (@digicoled), in this episode we caught up with Dr Kathy Weston who has recently published a book based on engaging parents aimed at primary schools. However, we went further and focused on ideas and strategies that can be used by secondary schools as the drop off in engaging with parents is more dominant as students get older. Explore her book, co-authored with Janet Goodall and published by Bloomsbury by visiting our review at https://ukedchat.com/2018/12/17/engaging-...
Episode 29 - Wellbeing in the Classroom
November 15, 2018 10:26 - 24 minutes - 25.9 MBWelcome to Episode 29 of the UKEd Podcast from the UKEd Magazine and UKEdChat. We recently caught up with Year 4 teacher and "Healthy Body and Mind Leader" Adrian Bethune. Described as a 'happy hero' Adrian has recently authored a book about wellbeing in the primary classroom, where pupils are typically aged between 4 and 11 years old. You can see our review of his Bloomsbury book at https://ukedchat.com/2018/11/11/wellbeing-primary/ You can support the work undertaken by UKEdMagazine, UKEd...
UKEdPodcast Episode 28 - Poetry and Writing for young readers
October 03, 2018 20:02 - 26 minutes - 33.8 MBHosted by Colin Hill, we attended the launch of the Bloomsbury Young Readers series, speaking to authors Jenny McLachlan and Michaela Morgan. You can see more about the new series by clicking here.
UKEdPodcast - Episode 27 - Helping children to feel brave
September 23, 2018 14:55 - 18 minutes - 17.1 MBIn this episode, Colin (@digicoled) speak to Avril McDonald who shares her story about the Feel Brave books which help young children to learn and to understand some of their feelings. You can learn more about her Crown House books via https://www.crownhouse.co.uk/authors/avril-mcdonald
Education in Moscow
September 11, 2018 12:13 - 45 minutes - 55.2 MBRecorded at the City of Moscow Education forum, our host Col @digicoled speaks to teachers and students who live and work in the Russian capital city exploring the opportunities and challenges within the local education system. For full shownotes, please see ukedchat.com
Episode 25 - Three Classroom Strategies that work
July 18, 2018 13:23 - 8 minutes - 10.7 MBHosted by @digicoled, this final show for the 2017/2018 academic year concludes with John Stanier (from the Dartmoor Dispatch podcast) sharing three classroom strategies that work, providing the most impact for teaching and learning in schools. Want to know more about Hattie's visible learning? See the book via https://amzn.to/2uvMZo5 Want to get involved with contributing to the UKEdChat communities, please see https://ukedchat.com/writing/
Reading Wars & Teachers Matter
June 23, 2018 13:27 - 28 minutes - 31.9 MBHosted by @digicoled, this week we talk to Professor Kathy Rastle from Royal Holloway University in London talking about extensive research recently completed regarding on the best strategies teachers, educators and parents can use to support children to become strong readers. You can read the full research by following the links in our recent news story. See show notes on ukedchat.com for more information. Also, in his continuing series, John Stanier from the Dartmoor Digest podcast talks a...
Writing for Reluctant Readers and Risky Decisions
June 16, 2018 19:33 - 18 minutes - 20.8 MBHosted by @digicoled, in this episode we catch up with John Hickman, who has written a series of books aimed at teenage reluctant readers based on Football Trials. You can read more about this engaging series of readable books at https://ukedchat.com/2018/06/11/footballtrials/ Also, in the fourth instalment from Dartmoor Dispatches John Stanier, an explanation as to why the developing teenage brain makes risky decisions, helping us understand some of the random choices that they can make. Y...
Episode 22-Phonics Pruning and Thriving
May 25, 2018 15:37 - 41 minutes - 42.3 MBHosted by @digicoled, we explore the Phonics teaching and learning strategy in England with an in-depth, fascinating interview with Debbie Hepplewhite MBE. You can view the printable Alphabetic Code Charts mentioned at http://www.alphabeticcodecharts.com/free_charts.html along with her latest free chart with audio throughout at https://syntheticphonics.com/the-english-alphabetic-code-with-audio/ We also have another instalment from John Stanier from the Dartmoor Dispatch Podcast, and you c...
Episode21 - Interview with Loren Carpenter
May 12, 2018 12:22 - 35 minutes - 34.6 MBHosted by @digicoled, this episode we are honoured to interview one of the founding fathers of Pixar Animation, Loren Carpenter, who charts his time as a computer scientist at Boeing, and then with Lucas Films. In the episode, Loren refers to the fractal imagery work of Benard Mandelbrot, and you can see the original film he created, which caught the attention of LucasFilms, at https://vimeo.com/5810737. Also, another fascinating contribution from John Stanier, from the Dartmoor Dispatch po...
UKEdPodcast - Episode 20 - VR AR & AI in education
May 04, 2018 13:02 - 33 minutes - 38.6 MBHosted by @digicoled, this episode of the @UKEdPodcast from UKEdChat explores how Virtual Reality, Augmented Reality and Artificial Intelligence are impacting on education globally. We also welcome John Stanier from the Datmoor Dispatch T&L Podcast with the first of a series of contributions that explore research that impacts on pedagogy. You can subscribe to John's fascinating podcast by visiting https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/dartmoor-dispatch-teaching-learning-podcast/id1307966405?m...
The @UKEdPodcast - Episode 19 - Online Video Games with @NatOnlineSafety
April 22, 2018 08:46 - 23 minutes - 22.2 MBHosted by @digicoled - in this edition of the @UKEdPodcast, we speak to Chris Skinner from National Online Safety about the rise in popularity of Fortnite Battle Royale, especially as it appears to be being played by young people. Chris, and his team, have produced an information campaign to make parents and teachers aware of some of the features of online video games. See the shownotes on the UKEdChat website to view and download via https://ukedchat.com/2018/04/22/pod-online-video-games/ Y...
UKEdPodcast - Episode 18 - ofsted
April 13, 2018 08:05 - 51 minutes - 46 MBUKEdPodcast interview with Sean Harford from Ofsted.
UKEdPodcast - Episode - 17 - EdTech Entrepreneurs
April 09, 2018 09:50 - 14 minutes - 16 MBRecorded at BETT2018 in London, in this episode we speak to Joachim Horn from SAM Labs, as well as Rohan Mahimker from Prodigy Game about what it takes to build and sustain a successful EdTech company. You can find out more about Prodigy Game at www.prodigygame.com You can find out more about SAM Labs at https://uk.samlabs.com/ Also, a shout out to one of our Patrons Neil Howie (who is @nahowie on Twitter) and is Deputy Principal at British International School, Belgrade. Thank you for yo...
UKEdPodcast - Episode - 16 - From Teaching to Entrepreneurship
January 27, 2018 13:16 - 20 minutes - 22.3 MBRecorded at the BETT2018 exhibition in London during January 2018, this episode focuses on teachers who have explored ideas and venture opportunities and become entrepreneurs. We speak to Naimish Gohil from Team Satchel, of which many will know as Show My Homework, and he maps out his journey from teacher to entrepreneurship, as well as offering advice to teachers who are thinking of making the leap. We also speak to Graham Wilson and Will Voelckler from the very popular app that's gaining a ...
Episode15 - Positive Behaviour in schools
November 27, 2017 11:59 - 21 minutes - 23.7 MBIn the latest episode, the UKEdChat podcast explores behaviour in schools, with tips shared from Anne Goldsmith (released during the UKEdChat 2017 Conference), and thoughtful considerations made by Sean Warren whilst undertaking his research project.
UKEdPodcast - Episode 14 - Starbuck & EYFS
November 10, 2017 15:16 - 16 minutes - 18.1 MBIn this episode, we release the audio of one of the presentations from the UKEdChat Online Conference. James Starbucks shares his thoughts, philosophies and passion for play-based learning, especially for young children developing their lives. You can see James' full video presentation, and others, from the conference replay page at https://ukedchat.com/conference/2017-conference-replays/ which also explains how you can access by becoming a Patron of UKEdChat.
UKEdPodcast 13 - TeachingCreativeThinkig
October 13, 2017 09:27 - 29 minutes - 29.8 MBThis episode focuses on Teaching Creative Thinking, and we catch up with Professor Bill Lucas who is advocating that schools should be teaching pupils how to think creatively so that they can lead meaningful and fulfilling lives. Also, we showcase some of the speakers talking at the UKEd Conference at the end of October 2017. The full shownotes to this episode, including links, are on the ukedchat website at https://ukedchat.com/2017/10/13/podcast-13-creative-thinking/
Episode12
July 17, 2017 07:35 - 25 minutes - 31.3 MBEpisode hosted by @Digicoled In this episode, we speak to Eleanor Dickey, F.B.A. Professor of Classics, University of Reading and Philomen Probert from the University of Oxford about an Ancient Classroom project they've been undertaking with local children, engaging them with mathematics and other subjects through strategies used in Ancient times, with positive results. You can read more about the Ancient Classroom project, and access resources by visiting https://readingancientschoolroom.com...
Episode 11 – EdTech and Efficient Lesson Planning
July 07, 2017 19:22 - 18 minutes - 23.7 MBHosted by @digicoled - In this episode of the UKEd Podcast, we listen in on the webinar interview conducted by Martin Burrett with Sarah Bedwell from Lead Learn Lancashire, talking all things Educational Technology - You can see the full webinar free by clicking here. All episodes are freely available here and on our YouTube channel. Also, regular commentator Richard Rogers shares his ideas and tips to support efficient planning for teachers. Information, including ordering tickets, for th...
The UKEd Podcast – Episode 10 – Online Professionalism & YouTube
June 23, 2017 14:49 - 12 minutes - 11.7 MBHosted by @digicoled in Barcelona, and with the summer holidays fast approaching for teachers in the northern hemisphere, we want to know where your favourite holiday destination is. In this episode, we listen in on the first EdTech live webinar hosted by @ICTMagic, showcasing some latest ideas and resources that can be used in the classroom, in particular how one teacher has created a YouTube channel to support Science teaching and learning for her students. Also, we hear from Richard Roge...
Episode09 - Interview with Eric Sheninger
June 17, 2017 14:36 - 32 minutes - 33.2 MBHosted by @digicoled, this edition of UKEdPodcast speaks exclusively to Eric Sheninger about how schools should be more savvy in marketing themselves, utilising digital platform to share great learning and practices within schools. Eric is one of the speakers in our forthcoming UKEdChat Conference in October 2017 - It's all online, and educators all across the globe are already getting their tickets allowing access to all presentations, discussions and literature. Early bird tickets are now ...
Episode08 - Teens, mobile phones and wellbeing for teachers
June 09, 2017 16:18 - 17 minutes - 18.5 MBIn this episode, we speak to Dr Lynn Vernon from Murdoch University in Perth, Australia about research recently published exploring the late-night smartphone habits of teenagers, and how use of devices late in the evening is impacting on behaviour, sleep-patterns and school performance. Also, Richard Rogers shares his ideas and tips about keeping a healthy balance as a teacher. Also, the UKEdChat Conference Speaker list continues to grow. Tickets will be released soon, so see https://ukedchat...
Episode07 - The impact sexting and a focus on reading
June 06, 2017 08:53 - 21 minutes - 20.1 MBIn this Episode of the UKEd Podcast we speak to Eric Rice from the University of California about research he has recently published exploring the sexting behaviours of teenagers, and the consequences of such actions. See more of his work at www.cais.usc.edu Also, Richard Rogers explores ideas that support pupils improve their reading skills - We reviewed Richard's book recently, and you can see information at https://ukedchat.com/2016/09/02/book-45-secrets-that-all-high-school-teachers-need-...
Episode 06 - Homework
May 19, 2017 19:42 - 24 minutes - 29.2 MBThe UKEdPodcast from UKEdChat this week explores homework, featuring a few audio highlights from our webinar with ShowMyHomework. You can see the full video on our YouTube channel via https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCukd-cz9pAnKWmpFNH6R0QA Also, Richard Rogers shares his homework tips and strategies. We talk to Evan Lewis from Hope Education as he celebrates Share A Pencil Day - See more information about this at https://ukedchat.com/2017/05/17/25000-uk-pupils-share-pencil/ And Martin Bur...
Episode 05 - Creativity
May 13, 2017 15:35 - 23 minutes - 21.6 MBCreativity is the focus of this UKEdPodcast from the UKEdChat team. We speak to author and educationalist Sue Cowley about her definitions of creativity and her new book, "The Artful Educator" which encourages teachers to embrace their inner creativity. Also, teacher and author Richard JA Rogers explains why creativity within education is so important. Shownotes at the UKEdChat.com website
Episode 04 - Psychological Pressure
May 05, 2017 06:23 - 22 minutes - 21.5 MBIn this episode we explore some research published by Dr Stephen Earl from the University of Kent in England that is expected to help teachers identify specific reasons for different types of pupil withdrawal in the classroom. Read more about the research at https://ukedchat.com/2017/04/26/teenagers-disruptive-psychological/ Also, Richard Rogers shares some great classroom activities and ideas about differentiation – The accompanying blog post is at https://ukedchat.com/2017/04/25/differen...
Episode 03 - Outdoor Learning
April 28, 2017 12:46 - 38 minutes - 35.2 MBThis episode is supported by the team behind Outdoor Learning Day in the UK. In this episode of the UKEd_Podcast we explore the opportunities for teaching and learning outside. We visit the RSPB's Ribble Estuary Discovery Centre where we speak to Claire Crictchley as she explains exploring the mud flats nearby along with meeting some unique mini-beasts. We also speak to Kathryn Phillips from The Wildlife Trust for Lancashire Manchester and North Merseyside's Brockholes site just outside the c...
Episode 02 - Wellbeing
April 22, 2017 16:03 - 9 minutes - 10.6 MBIn this episode, we explore some of the highlights from a report published by the OECD exploring the lives of teenagers, their well-being, and dependency on internet use, highlighting issues that teachers and schools can use to support teenagers in reducing anxiety and pressure they place on themselves.
Episode 01 - Exam Support
April 13, 2017 15:30 - 17 minutes - 19.7 MBEpisode 1 of the UKEd Podcast from the UKEdChat team, with more of a focus on supporting pupils prepare for exams. We speak to curriculum specialists at Oxford University Press, along with hearing how a school in the South West of England use podcast to support revision .
UKEd Podcast Intro
April 05, 2017 09:36 - 1 minute - 1.27 MBAn introduction to the new UKEd Podcast, from the UKEdChat team.