Effective Teaching
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Effective Teaching
Through research and interviews Dan looks at all things education in order to help teachers implement strategies that focus on developing student capacity to be self-sufficient learners as well as providing other tips for teachers to enhance their effectiveness.
Episoade Recente
161 episoade
Episode 154 - Teaching Tips & Strategies: Eddie Woo's Guide to Teachers' Growth
I chat with educator Eddie Wu from Wootube about his teaching journey emphasising learning from failures, observation, and reflection. We discuss chal...
Episode 153 - How To Use AI Effectively With Dr. Sabba Quidwai
We explore the integration of AI in education with Sabba, an experienced educator and AI enthusiast. Sabba highlights the importance of prioritizing h...
Episode 152 - 7 Tips For A Successful 5 AM
I discuss tips for successfully waking up at 5am. Prioritise enough sleep, use the 10-3-2-1-0 formula, eliminate snooze buttons, prepare the night be...
Episode 151 - 6 Reasons Why You Should Be Getting Up At 5 AM
I discuss the benefits of waking up at 5am. Starting the day early allows for uninterrupted time for activities like meditation and deep work. We also...
Episode 150 - Improve Your Mindset with Jason Marshall (The Inspiring Teacher)
In this episode, we discuss the importance of mindset in teaching with special guest Jason Marshall. We explore the concept of growth mindset versus f...
Episode 149 - 4 Ways How To Improve Your Practice Through Lesson Observation
I shift the focus towards personal growth rather than judgement, aiming to be effective teachers who make a meaningful impact. Deliberate practice wit...
Episode 148 - 7 Ways To Outsource Teacher's Tasks
I discuss the benefits of outsourcing tasks in the classroom and at home. I explore how parent volunteers and student assistants can lighten the teach...
Episode 147 - 3 Dos and Dos Effective and Efficient Feedback
I discuss the do's and don'ts of effective feedback for students. The do's include identifying one specific area for improvement, providing clear dire...
Episode 146 - 5 Strategies: Questions to Promote Engagement and Deeper Understanding
I explore strategies for using questions to promote engagement and deeper understanding among students. I encourage educators to move beyond seeking r...
Episode 145 - 5 Strategies to Promote Growth Mindset in your Classroom
I explore strategies to promote a growth mindset in the classroom. I discuss using the word "yet" when facing challenges, providing feedback that focu...
Episode 144 - 20 Ways To Motivate Your Students
I discuss 20 strategies to motivate students. I highlight the importance of creating a positive learning environment, setting clear expectations, and...
Episode 143 - Busyness is nothing to be proud of
I challenge the idea that being busy equals success. Instead, I emphasise the importance of effectiveness in teaching and life. It's time to shift our...
Episode 142 - Our own worst enemy
In this episode, I emphasize the importance of taking ownership of our time and prioritizing our needs. I discuss methods for communicating our constr...
Episode 141 - Distributed Practice
I discuss the benefits of using distributed practice as a learning strategy. Dividing studying or revision into multiple sessions spread out over time...
Episode 140 - Using Lack of Time to Improve Productivity
I discuss strategies to improve productivity and efficiency in teaching. We focus on leveraging time constraints to enhance motivation and set realist...
Episode 139 - 20 Second Productivity Rule
I explore the 20-second productivity rule, a powerful tool for combating distractions in our modern society. By delaying gratification for 20 seconds,...
Episode 138 - Effectively Turning PD into Practice: A Case Study with Valerie Young
It can be hard to take PD and turn it into effective teaching practices in your classroom. In this episode, I interviews Valerie Young to discuss how...
Episode 137 - Sugar highs and lows: How sugar increases your teaching workload
I recently watched the sugar movie with my 6-year-old daughter and it confirmed a number of things I already knew and talk about in my book - Work Les...
Episode 136 - The Power of Choice: How to Empower Your Students for Successful Learning
Empowering our students to become successful learners is so important. In this episode, I give 3 strategies you can use to enable your students to bec...
Episode 135 - How to save time with ChatGpT
In this episode, I discuss some of the time-saving ways we can use Chat GpT as teachers in order to save time and improve our productivity.
Episode 134 - How to improve student motivation with Don Berg
In this episode, I interview motivation psychologist - Don Berg to discuss how we can help our students to be motivated to learn in our classrooms.
Episode 133 - Key takeaways from the Effective Teaching Conference
In this episode, I reflect on some of the key learnings that came during the Effective Teaching Conference from the likes of John Larmer, Suzie Boss,...
Episode 132 - Time to set goals
It's time to round up the year, reflect and set goals. This is the last episode for the year. I look forward to talking with you in 2023.
Episode 131 - The joy of regular short breaks
Discover the joy that comes with lots of short breaks, both for you and your students. There are plenty of great benefits.
Research indicates th...
Episode 130 - 3 things you should avoid as a teacher
Discover 3 things that can destroy your mojo and have a negative impact on you and your students. We all need to avoid these. Learn more about the con...
Episode 129 - Controlling the Chaos with Stephanie Howell and Tara Ruckman
Dan interviews Stephanie Howell and Tara Ruckman to discuss their new #1 Amazon best-selling book "Control the Choas". Discover how you can help contr...
Episode 128 - Saving time with this simple hack
Discover how to save time as you write your reports and mark tasks with this simple hack
Episode 127 - Mastery Learning with Jon Bergmann
I really enjoyed interviewing Jon Bergmann (flipped learning pioneer and author of multiple books including recently "The Mastery Learning Handbook"....
Episode 126 - Explicit teaching with Brendan Lee
In this interview with Brendan Lee (former Assistant Principal and classroom teacher in both primary school and high school) Dan and Brendan discuss e...
Episode 125 - 5 fun ways to engage your students at the beginning of your lesson
These 5 ideas will help you stand out from other lessons to classes and get your students engaged in learning right from the beginning.
Purple c...
Episode 124 - Reignite your passion with these 2 strategies
Discover 2 simple strategies you can apply to your calendar to save you time and increase your energy levels, enthusiasm and passion for teaching agai...
Episode 123 - A simple feedback strategy to get excited about
Discover a simple feedback process you can use to get great results from your students, but also that energizes you as a teacher.
Episode 122 - 3 steps to switch your brain off from work
Learn how to enjoy life after work by enabling your brain to be free of the worries and thoughts of school life. Use these 3 steps to switch your brai...
Episode 121 - 3 emails you need to send to reduce your meetings
It's time to reduce your meetings and save yourself some time. If you are a school leader, let's stop having regular recurring meetings just because....
Episode 120 - How to improve student motivation to learn
Discover the keys to improving your students' motivation levels in your classroom. There are plenty of great tips in this episode to help get students...
Episode 119 - Discussing the top half of Bloom's taxonomy
Learn how to help your students analyse, evaluate and create as I look at the top of Bloom's taxonomy.
Episode 118 - 6 tips to help students remember, understand and apply
The bottom of Bloom's pyramid is often neglected and I want to give you some tips to help students to remember, understand and apply content. The basi...
Episode 117 - Be a counter-cultural teacher
There is a culture in teaching, which promotes the concept of being "busy". In the wider culture, it is #hustle and it is creating workaholics. It's t...
Episode 116 3 steps for simple, fast and effective feedback
Feedback can take a lot of time, but this simple 3 step method is simple, fast, and effective.
Episode 115 7 reasons why you should flip your classroom
Flipped learning can save you time, improve your differentiation and a whole lot more. Listen to this episode where I talk about the benefits of flipp...