An Update from Martine - April 2022
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Apr 19, 2022•8 min
The Teaching Space
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What's Next for the Podcast?
Hello, it's Martine here, I am recording this towards the end of June 2021 and I wanted to give you an idea of what's on the horizon for The Teaching Space - in particular, the podcast. Next year is the third and final year of my masters in education - my dissertation year. I know this is going to take up a lot of my energy and focus, but I am determined to reach the end. The reality of this is, of course, I need to refocus my priorities a bit. Podcasting is so much fun - I love doing it and I t...
Jun 19, 2021•6 min
The Power of a Personal Weekly, Monthly and Annual Review
Highlights Notion has enabled me to conduct a yearly and monthly review consistently for the first time ever. I am also refining my weekly review process. This is the first time I have managed this behaviour consistently, and it is game changing. This is a personal review - but could easily apply to work and there is always some cross over. Undertaking personal reviews is enabling me to meet my goals. (01:13). On the subject of goals, that’s where it all starts, so I am going to walk you through...
Jun 12, 2021•15 min
Personal Knowledge Management for Teachers and Trainers
Highlights What is personal knowledge management? (00:47). “Personal Knowledge Management (PKM) is the practice of capturing the ideas and insights we encounter in our daily life, whether from personal experience, from books and articles, or from our work, and cultivating them over time to produce more creative, higher quality work” (Forte Labs, 2019). Ness Labs creator, Anne-Laure Le Cunff describes the 5 C’s of PKM as: creation, circulation, curation, collaboration and communities (Ness Labs, ...
May 28, 2021•19 min
Top Tips for Mentoring a Trainee Teacher
This episode topic was requested by Ashely in The Teaching Space Community. She said: "I would love to hear about the most beneficial things you can have a student-teacher do before exiting the program and teaching on their own. This is my first time having a student-teacher." In this podcast I am going to focus on general advice for those mentoring trainee teachers or new trainers as I do not have expertise in sectors outside of corporate and FE. To try to give a rounded response to this topic ...
May 15, 2021•16 min
Leading Your Own Professional Development An Interview with Elizabeth Hutchinson
Highlights Introducing Elizabeth Hutchinson (01:03). Elizabeth shares some recent PD that had a big impact on her (03:00). Organising PD is great PD (05:58). Elizabeth talks about her own approach to PD previously and now (08:46). The Twitter chat that started everything… Library Staff Love Learning (11:00). Martine talks about how the podcast helps her PD (19:04). The changing landscape of PD - creating your own opportunities (20:28). On Clubhouse (21:03). The challenges of leading your own PD ...
May 01, 2021•54 min
A Teacher's Guide to EduTwitter
Thanks to Daniela, who is a member of The Teaching Space Community, for suggesting this episode topic. You can join the community at community.theteachingspace.com . This topic has been influenced by my own experience as well a number of articles I read on the topic. I will link to the articles in the show notes which you will find at theteachingspace.com/118 . This episode will focus on teachers using Twitter for their own purposes rather than using it with students. Highlights What is EduTwitt...
Apr 17, 2021•22 min
Talking Teacher Wellbeing An Interview with Parm Plummer
Highlights Introducing Parm (00:40). Why Parm thinks teacher wellbeing is at an all-time low (02:22). Martine on boundaries (04:00). Switching to online teaching (05:30). Teachers as perfectionists (06:15). The unseen pressure on women due to Covid (07:10). Living alone on an island and working in education (08:40). The stress epidemic (09:30). Unique challenges in teaching (10:30). Guernsey and Ofsted (14:55). The pressure of always being "on" (16:20). Dropping standards just a tiny bit (17:10)...
Apr 04, 2021•49 min
How to Remember What You Read
Highlights Introduction In my teaching practice I am always aware of the need for my learners to regularly engage with material I am teaching them to embed it in their long-term memory. It’s also important they practice retrieval in order to remember (00:40). Ebbinghaus Forgetting Curve in under 2 minutes (01:17). Something I have realised while studying my master’s in education is that I don’t pay enough attention to this with my own learning - particularly with what I read. So I did some resea...
Mar 20, 2021•15 min
How Teachers and Trainers Can Avoid Decision Fatigue
Highlights Introduction Making decisions uses considerable mental energy which is limited (00:42 ). Decision fatigue is real (00:52). Educators make a lot of decisions - some significant - so it is definitely worth looking at ways to minimise the number of small decisions we make daily, to reserve energy for the big ones (01:42). Small Decisions Time for a brain dump (01:58). List the small decisions you have to make every day. Examples (02:19): What to eat for lunch/dinner. When to each lunch/d...
Mar 06, 2021•18 min
Productivity for Teachers and Trainers An Interview with AJ Smith
Highlights Introducing AJ Smith (00:40). On AJ's switch from secondary to primary (01:16). On my switch from finance to education (08:00). How I "met" AJ... spoiler - it's YouTube (10:05). Starting to talk about Notion (10:53). One trust place for everything (12:50). Productivity challenges for teachers (13:24). Finding the Notion community (20:45). What is Notion? (22:47). AJ's Notion setup (24:00). Using Notion to improve your mental health (28:53). How using Notion makes you a better person (...
Feb 20, 2021•52 min
Teachers and Mental Health An Interview with Chris Chamberlain
Highlights Introducing Chris Chamberlain (00:44). About Guernsey Mind (01:50). How can teachers improve their mental health or seek help? (05:10). Self care and self management is a priority (05:21). Emails - are you a 24-hour service? (06:10). Work is not called pleasure! (07:22). On sleep (08:18). Setting boundaries and self-management (11:50). Learning to say no (14:21). We are not perfect (17:00). Reflect on mistakes (17:20). Sharing experiences (17:55). Admitting you are struggling is a str...
Feb 06, 2021•36 min
Trust-Based Lesson Observations An Interview With Craig Randall
Highlights Introducing Craig (00:53). Trust-based observation key questions (03:54). More on trust-based lesson observations (05:14). Professional conversations and instructional coaching (08:47). Matt O’Leary on observations (10:08). Martine asks Craig if senior leadership observers experience a conflict of interest (quality assurance versus supportive quality improvement) (11:01). Other aspects of teaching that can be evaluated (15:50). Martine asks Craig how observers keep their teaching prac...
Jan 23, 2021•35 min
My Master’s Study Toolkit
Episode 111 of The Teaching Space Podcast features my master’s study toolkit (how we love a toolkit episode!) Highlights Introduction (00:32). Year one toolkit (01:48). Bookshelf by Vital Source GoodNotes Microsoft OneNote Cite This For Me Google Calendar Microsoft Word Year two toolkit (06:23). The same: reader access, Cite This For Me, Google Calendar, assignments in Microsoft Word Different: PDF annotation in iAnnotate, Notion for notes, new keyboard for iPad. Reasons for change (09:29). Wrap...
Jan 09, 2021•17 min
12 Tips for Preparing to Study a Master's Degree in Your Spare Time
Episode 110 of The Teaching Space Podcast shares 12 tips for preparing to study a master’s degree in your spare time. Highlights Introduction (00:29). Tip 1: refresh your study skills (03:23). Tip 2: use your calendar or wall planner (04:44). Tip 3: find out if you are entitled to any study days? (05:40). Tip 4: time block your study time (07:02). Tip 5: start early (08:15). Ad break (08:47). Tip 6: decide on your toolkit - more in the next episode (09:01). Tip 7: consider your support mechanism...
Dec 19, 2020•18 min
How to Sleep Better An Interview with Daniel White
Episode 109 of The Teaching Space Podcast is an interview with sleep specialist, Daniel White, who has some great advice to help teachers and trainers sleep better. Highlights Introducing Daniel (00:50). On burnout (01:48). Why sleep matters (03:06). What happens to your brain when you are awake (05:34). How can teachers and trainers learn to sleep better? (06:30). Become aware first - recognise the need to improve (06:43). About circadian rhythm (07:56). Caveman Dan! (09:00). Light exposure (12...
Dec 12, 2020•51 min
Six Changes I Have Made to Become a Healthier Teacher
Highlights These changes are shared without agenda and with the intention of encouraging you to reflect on whether you need or want to make changes. If it’s not the right time for you to listen to this podcast episode then that’s OK. It’s also OK if you don’t want or need to make changes, or if you do not have the capacity (01:26). I used summer break to introduce some of these changes and establish habits. Six weeks seemed long enough for me to confidently start identifying as a healthier perso...
Nov 28, 2020•18 min
Top Tips for Newly Qualified Teachers An Interview with Vanessa Mee
Highlights Introducing Vanessa Mee (00:53). Vanessa’s journey into teaching (01:52). Transitioning from working in the UK to Guernsey (04:13) The type of trainee teachers Vanessa works with (06:16). How a trainee’s experience of education affects them (08:16). Tip: time block your week and also focus on big picture planning (10:00). Tip: personalise your space and build relationships with your students (12:10). Vanessa on Imposter Syndrome (13:15). Tip: continue research, reading and experimenta...
Nov 14, 2020•28 min
How to Establish a Healthier Relationship with Social Media
Highlights Your Relationship with Social Media (02:10) Is your relationship with social media unhealthy? Only you know the answer to this - I encourage honest reflection here. Endless scrolling and finding yourself on your mobile without realising… sound familiar? How many hours a day do you spend on your phone looking at social media? If you were not doing this, what could you be doing? Creating relationships online can affect offline relationships. Your communication skills can suffer. What Ca...
Oct 31, 2020•17 min
Classroom Observation An Interview with Matt O' Leary
This episode is kindly sponsored by Subject Leaders . Highlights About Professor Matt O’Leary (01:15). What Matt first became interested in observations (01:55). Different types of observations and reasons for them (05:47). Matt’s most recent research into observations (09:43). How Martine’s College executes observations - The ONE THING (16:43). Matt’s thoughts on The ONE THING (19:36). About unseen observation (22:29). Unseen observations while teaching online (27:35). Existing research on prof...
Oct 17, 2020•53 min
Exploring Coaching in Education and Training An Interview with Joanne Miles
This episode is kindly sponsored by Loop - find out more about Loop by going to loophq.io/theteachingspace . Highlights About Joanne (00:45) What is coaching? (01:51) What are some of the different types of coaching? (03:33) The spectrum of approaches to coaching (05:40) What is the difference between teaching and coaching? (06:35) Tips for using coaching with students (09:52) Tip 1: plan your questions (10:45) Tip 2: identify the opportunities to ask coaching questions (13:26) Tip 3: recognise ...
Oct 03, 2020•37 min
How to Stop Email Taking Over Your Life
This episode is kindly sponsored by Loop - find out more about Loop by going to loophq.io/theteachingspace . Highlights Create boundaries (03:44) around email such as: Time (when do you manage your emails?) (04:00) Access (where do you manage emails?) (06:20) Notifications (09:43) Length (five sentences)(11:55) Decide who is in control (13:23). Manage the expectations of those around you (15:41). Select the right tool for the job; your inbox is a temporary home, not a to-do list or filing cabine...
Sep 19, 2020•21 min
Becoming a Teacherpreneur An Interview with Mark Taylor
Highlights About Mark (01:05). What the word “teacherpreneur” means to Mark (03:41). Martine explains that no one is expected to be a teacherpreneur - being a teacher is a huge job - this is an approach that might suit some (04:19). How Mark developed his portfolio career (05:23). How being a teacherpreneur is an alternative career direction in education (06:34). Examples of “dipping your toe in the water” of being a teacherpreneur (07:58). Working with others to recognise your unique skills and...
Sep 05, 2020•34 min
Welcome to Season Three of The Teaching Space Podcast
Highlights Welcome (00:18) Welcome to The Teaching Space podcast. Thanks for joining me for episode 101; the first episode of season three. In today’s episode I will look back on season two and highlight the “best bits” as well as explaining to you the plan for season three which is largely based on feedback from you, my listeners. Season Two Best Bits (02:35) The first episode was 15 December 2017. There were no “seasons” then. Season two spanned episodes 64 to 100, so I called episodes one to ...
Aug 22, 2020•16 min
An Interview with Oliver Caviglioli
To read a full transcript of this interview, go to theteachingspace.com/100.
Jul 11, 2020•52 min
How to Provide Students with Recorded Verbal Feedback
Episode 99 of The Teaching Space Podcast explores five methods for recording verbal feedback to students. Introduction As we know, feedback is an essential tool for formative assessment, and verbal feedback can be particularly powerful. However, sometimes, it is just not possible to provide verbal feedback at the right time. However, there are a variety of tools available that help you record verbal feedback and share it after the fact. Except for the first suggestion, you will need a pair of he...
Jul 04, 2020•9 min
Time Blocking for Teachers and Trainers Revisited
Episode 98 of The Teaching Space Podcast revisits time blocking and why it is an essential strategy for teachers and trainers. Introduction Episode 62 of the podcast introduced the idea of time blocking. Here’s how I described it in that episode: "There are probably lots of different definitions, but for me, it is planning every single 15-minute block of my day (this includes rest, breaks etc.). Every. Single. Thing. Goes. On. The. Calendar." The idea being that if something is on the calendar, ...
Jun 27, 2020•9 min
Three Fantastic Chrome Extensions for Teachers and Trainers
Episode 97 of The Teaching Space Podcast shares three fantastic Chrome extensions for teachers and trainers. Introduction Oh I love a useful Chrome extension (when I remember they are there!) On the off chance you have never used a Chrome extension, I'll give you Google Chrome's definition: "Extensions are small software programs that customize the browsing experience. They enable users to tailor Chrome functionality and behavior to individual needs or preferences. They are built on web technolo...
Jun 20, 2020•9 min
My Productivity Toolkit in 2020
Episode 96 of The Teaching Space Podcast is a review of my current productivity toolkit in 2020. Introduction I make no secret that I love productivity tools and change my setup from time-to-time. This episode is a follow on to episode 59 . In that episode I mentioned five apps: Todoist , Google Calendar, Notion , Forest and Ulysses . I will start by updating you on where I am with these apps, and then share additions to my toolkit. Todoist This is the biggest change - I no longer use Todoist as...
Jun 13, 2020•9 min
My Top Three Noise-Cancelling Apps and Websites
Episode 95 of The Teaching Space Podcast explores three noise-cancelling apps and websites. Introduction I am sensitive to noise and get distracted easily by sounds. This, of course, can have a massive effect on my productivity and focus. Over the years, I have realised the importance of carrying headphones with me everywhere. Currently I am enjoying Apple’s latest invention - AirPods Pro . Of course, the only downside of earbuds is that my hair hides them! Sometimes you want people to know that...
Jun 06, 2020•11 min
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