The Teaching Mindset: Recent Episodes
Jon Bullock
Hey there! My name's Jon, I'm a primary school teacher who is determined to inspire and empower the children I work with. Join me as I speak with thought-provoking, inspiring and influential educators as they share practical advice to help you make the difference in your class.
What does it mean to be a leader for not only your staff, but your students as well? This is the main topic of discussion, alongside other topics such as being a SENDCO and the #NewToSLTChat , in this brilliant conversation I had with Penny.
Find Penny on Twitter:
@pennywpennyw
Read her contribution in Tiny Voices Talks:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Tiny-Voices-Talk-Engagement-Empowerment/dp/1781354111
Why does wellbeing matter for teachers? What can schools do to improve wellbeing? What does These are some of the questions explored with today's guest: Steve Waters, an advocate for promoting wellbeing throughout education.
Connect with Steve:
https://twitter.com/teachwellall
Explore his Teach Well Toolkit:
https://www.teachwelltoolkit.com/
Buy his book:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Cultures-Wellbeing-Mental-Health-Schools/dp/0335248896
Many of us are aware that our emotions can often fluctuate throughout the day for so many different reasons - in schools this can become even more apparent! Why does this matter though? What does it mean for our students? And why is it important that, for not only just our children, we - as teachers -are able to emotionally regulate ourselves?
This is the topic we explore in today's uplifting conversation with Jen Shirley. In addition, we also discuss topics such as relationships and giving children space when needed.
I thoroughly enjoyed today's conversation, and I hope you do too.
Find Jen online:
Twitter: @jen_shirley
https://www.jenshirley.com/
Note: There are some slight audio crossovers in our conversation, but this should not detract from the brilliant wisdom Jen has to share.
What is wellbeing? Why is it important - particularly for teachers? How do we foster a sense of community in schools? These are some of the questions we dive into in today's episode.
Joining me today is Andrew Cowley, the co-founder of HealthyToolkit and an author of two books: The Wellbeing Curriculum and The Wellbeing Toolkit. I thoroughly enjoyed this conversation, and I hope you do too.
Where to find Andrew:
https://twitter.com/andrew_cowley23
https://healthyteachertoolkit.wordpress.com/
Grab his books
The Wellbeing Curriculum: shorturl.at/cfTY6 shorturl.at/sJR69
The Wellbeing Toolkit: shorturl.at/sJR69
In this episode, I'm joined by James Brown, a secondary maths teacher and podcast host of both the My PGCE Podcast and the Mr Brown Podcast. In this episode, we discuss the importance of relationships and why wellbeing is important within schools - for both students and teachers.
You can visit both podcasts here: https://mrbrownpod.com/
Twitter: @mrbrownpod @mypgcepod
Thank you for listening, and please do share!
In this episode, I share some of the personal lessons I've learned through my first year as an ECT in primary school, from building relationships to reflection. My hope is that new teachers can take away some of the lessons I've learned to better prepare themselves for the upcoming year, or to just inspire current teachers with new thoughts and ideas.
As always, please share this with anyone you think might benefit.
Thank you all for listening :)
Today's guest is Adam Dovico, an accomplished teacher, professor, speaker, principal and author who strongly believes in inspiring children to become the leaders they are capable of being. In fact, Adam makes the case that we should see all children as potential leaders - particularly those who might be more quiet.
Adam's enthusiasm for what he does is unquestionable within our conversation. We discussed topics such as what it means for children to lead, why a positive culture is so important in schools, and the practical strategies you can begin implementing in your own classrooms to help children lead.
It was an absolute honour to have Adam on the show, and I'm positive that the ideas he shares here will have a positive impact on your life as a teacher, as they have on my mine. I hope you enjoy listening.
Find all of his books, speeches and more brilliant ideas here:
Website: https://www.adamdovico.com/
Twitter: @adamdovico
Find his books: https://www.adamdovico.com/books
Kindness and compassion. What does it look like? Why is this important? And most importantly, how can we imbed this not only in our schools, but in our wider communities? This is a question we discuss, among many others, in this episode.
Today's guest is Dr Clare Campbell, a head teacher, author, art lover and huge advocate for putting kindness first and foremost. Throughout the episode, we discuss how charitable acts bring communities together, how children can both humble and inspire us, and why art should be fundamental in schools.
I thoroughly enjoyed speaking with Clare Campbell, and I know that you will too.
Want to see more of Clare's work?
Twitter:
Clare's publisher: @mccrimmons
Read her articles: @Adamah_Media
See her illustrations: @coloursofkindn1
Books and illustrations are available at:
http://Mccrimmons.com