In this episode, Wayne discusses teaching trigonometry to a group of year 10s and how to keep a class that is predominantly boys engaged with the topic. Towards the end, he mentions the impact that certain books have had on him as a practitioner, including Craig Barton’s ‘How I I wish I’d Taught Maths’. For those that would like to know more, here’s the link.

http://mrbartonmaths.com/books/

I’ve also included the link for Wayne’s personal blog so you can read his views and opinions on other aspects of the world of education.

https://alphapapamaths.wordpress.com/

Follow Wayne on Twitter at @ah_haMaths

Creator of revise-science.co.uk, Matthew discusses one of his lessons taught to Year 9 students on the Atomic Model. He has a quick-fire recap starter to set the lesson up and students engaged from the first minute. This particular description included addressing a common misconception and actually having to revisit a previous topic to enable success in the rest of the lesson.

Follow Matthew on Twitter at @revise_sci

Visit his website at revise-science.co.uk

The first ‘Alternative’ episode!

In this episode, author of Hybrid Learning – The Survival Guide, Emma explains the workings of hybrid schools, the effects on Teachers, students and parents. Also discussed is the use of technologies to not only supplement face-to-face teaching, but also as a way ensure learning and progress still continues if remote learning is required. Using all her expertise and experience, Emma gives her opinion on whether this will be the future of education.

Download Emma’s book whilst it’s free for a limited period of time - https://t.co/Tafx9PGDaa?amp=1

Follow Emma on Twitter at @emmabpass

Ryan explains his method of linking together everything that the students have learned about bones, joints and muscles. Previously, they have learned about them all in isolation, but now it comes to the tricky part of making sense of them all and how they link together. This can also be used as a revision lesson.

Follow Ryan on Twitter at @MrEllis20

Best-selling education author, Dannielle, talks through a year 7 lesson in preparation for when they are going to do their piece of writing. She explains specific techniques used to create and maintain a positive classroom environment and ensure a high pace throughout the lesson. The lesson can be tailored to a range of ages and abilities with only minor changes needed for different groups.

For all of Dannielle’s resources, contact and social media, check out her blog - https://linktr.ee/morganmfl

Buy Dannielle’s book here - https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1472967933/?ref=exp_morganmfl_dp_vv_d

I was privileged to talk to the Chair of the Geographical Association International Special Interest Group (GAISIG), Catherine, about her lesson on the Single Story. The lesson includes correcting common misunderstandings about those in LICs and HICs, using a very powerful Ted Talk (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D9Ihs241zeg) and student research to facilitate the learning. Catherine details strategies used to scaffold for lower ability students and a thorough peer assessment technique, giving her the opportunity to spend more time with individual students.

Follow Catherine on Twitter at @GeogMum

https://geogmum.wordpress.com/

https://www.geography.org.uk/

In this episode, Oliver explains how to get children engaged with different tones of speech. He uses examples from Winston Churchill and Adolf Hitler that the students analyse, increasing their engagement and relations to speech techniques and their effectiveness through picking out the rhetoric features. The lesson is targeted at a lower set group. However, the lesson can be easily adapted to challenge those at a higher level.

Follow Oliver on Twitter at @O_J_McVeigh

Maths Lead Practitioner, Chloe, focuses on factorising ‘harder’ quadratics and the philosophy of modelling without tricks to deepen student understanding. The lesson is structured around fixed routines common to the department and the school as a whole – ensuring complete consistency throughout maths classrooms.

Follow Chloe on Twitter at @misshykinmaths

Hannah provides an insight as to how she would teach basic piano playing to Year 7 students. She explains that through thorough prior planning and preparation, the students know exactly what to expect from her lessons and this gives her the opportunities for thorough AFL and promoting some outstanding progress within the group of 30, including getting students to sing! Resources discussed can be found at https://teacherplan.wixsite.com/teacherplanning

Follow Hannah on Twitter - @MrsKirkmanMusic

Catch her own podcast - @noncontacttime

In this lesson, Paul takes us on a food journey through the digestive system, providing students with really clear and interactive demonstrations that should stick with them forever. He’s very clear with his timings and gives explicit detail as to what he wants from each section of the lesson, whilst also expressing back up strategies if things don’t go exactly as planned.