Ukelele aplenty at the start, middle and end of the show this week.  A charitable Tweet of the Week; Ed and Toby's three best ever Christmas presents and some discussion on the best part of Christmas Day.  And a very merry Christmas to you all from all at Teachers Talk Radio.  'See you' in 2022!

Birds, hierarchies, ECTs and other ramblings from Alex and guest Oli Haley!

Nathan counts down his Top Ten Teachers Talk Radio episodes of the year. Including clips of interviews with many of the stations wonderful guests. Who will be at number one? Who did he have to leave out? With so much talent and insight, it was tough to make the choices!

A great chat with Cecelia Nobre about the benefits of CPD. We also talk Christmas traditions and how to party in Brazil.

This morning Jane spoke with Lucie Cotterill. Lucie is Innovation Director at IH Reggio Calabria and DoS Coordinator for IH World and tutor for IH OTTI on the courses which lead to the IHWO Diploma in Academic Management. She is a member of the AISLI Educational Committee, a teacher, a teacher trainer and a materials developer. She is the Social Media Coordinator for the IATEFL IPSEN special interest group, and in her free time, Lucie is also a puzzle enthusiast.

This morning James hosts a very special Wednesday Morning Breakfast Show! To mark the last show of the year for James, he is bringing back past guests and having a good old rant about the past year. Covering topics from Brussel sprouts to inspirational students, it's a show like no other. 

Guests today include Martin Winward (Headteacher, Sharon Machines (Head of Faculty), Suzanne Few (Deputy Head) and Dr Nicola Abraham (Senior Lecturer in Applied Theatre)

In tonight's festive edition of the show Rich discusses holiday traditions in Mexico.

Malarvilie is joined by the wonderful Dr. Jill Berry.  They both discuss how lockdowns have given them opportunities and developed their creativity.  How light can come from darkness, how they have been 10% braver, their highlights of the year, what they have learned and what they will let go of. 

Tune in. Talk it out!

Tom is joined by none other than Teach Like a Champion author Doug Lemov, co-author of "Practice Perfect and Reading Reconsidered: A Practical Guide to Rigorous Literacy Instruction, Erica Woolway, and Senior Associate Director of Professional Development, John Costello - all calling in from the USA. Under discussion - TLAC principles in the online classroom, asynchronous or synchronous, VR teachers, devices, tools and tactics for online teaching and so much more.

In this special one off show, founding Teachers Talk Radio Host and general legend of teaching Mat Williams shares his experiences fighting cancer since 2019. Mat is join by Dave @ThebigCteacher and they discuss their journeys to this point. Mat shares his Christmas Cracker Jokes and then Tom Rogers pops in to share some of Mat's career bloopers with the world! 

Help to support Bowel Cancer UK and Mat in his huge fundraising drive. He's walked 100 miles - pledge your support here: https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/mathew-williams8?fbclid=IwAR2FqZpkgtCG6zKp3JcVkHoJ1jrqHltsAlWt-XatW4i7Y4wL-GvTfwQnwas