PODCASTS
SET’s TOP 10 education podcasts 1
The evidence-based education podcast Key issues in the field of evidence-based education, particularly focusing on how the gaps between policy, research and practice can be bridged
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Mr Barton Maths Podcast Interviews across a range of topics, including lesson planning, problem solving, motivation and cognitive conflict
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The Teaching Space A weekly, term-time podcast by Martine Ellis for the teacher or trainer who wants to love their job without taking work home in the evenings
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The Creative Classroom with John Spencer How teachers can transform classrooms into spaces of imagination and wonder
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Tests of Life Helping students, parents and teachers navigate the hidden curriculum, so young people can thrive
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The EdTech Podcast The EdTech Podcast gets behind the personalities in global education innovation and EdTech
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The cult of pedagogy podcast Teaching strategies, classroom management, education reform, educational technology
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Tes – The Education Podcast The Tes podcast brings you all the latest news, reviews and interviews with special guests from the world of education
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The NCETM Maths Podcast A regular podcast from the National Centre for Excellence in the Teaching of Mathematics (NCETM)
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Teacher wellbeing Find out more about teacher wellbeing, positive schools and burnout prevention To access these podcasts, go to bit.ly/3bDYUnT
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settings on their phones, iPads and desktops, so to promote inclusion it is best to start with a minimal approach. Some students had microphones but all that is needed is a phone, and anywhere can be the studio.
Listening to popular podcasts We then listened to some examples of reputable podcasts and noted how every component in the audio file matters. This begins with the host, and how they facilitate the story with the interviewee. We discussed examples of how a beginning should suck you in. The related sound effects in the famous podcasts we listened to got learners engaged and inspired, while the use of silences, timing and the structure came to the surface too. Lastly, we highlighted the effective use of satisfying endings. This activity was a great way to embed assessment for learning. It allowed me to grasp what the students could already identify with in terms of story structures.
Punctuation in podcasts Music can be used to highlight a person, place or even important information or momentous events. It’s a form of punctuation which really got students thinking creatively and differently. They had to replace punctuation in the podcast using sounds, so they added in horror clips for exclamation marks and really enjoyed playing around with other themes.
Lifelong implications The podcasts mean students have memories to listen to in the future, and give them a means to absorb knowledge in alternative ways when their brain is feeling overloaded, which can lead to improved literacy skills. With
regards to teacher development, podcasts are something we can use too, to become better teachers in any subject.
Leave them wanting more We finished with a touching example of the power of sound and our voices. Recently, a wedding video in the US went viral. The groom did something remarkable for the first dance. He played an old audio clip of the bride’s grandmother singing Somewhere over the Rainbow. Her grandmother had passed away but as her voice echoed through the room it brought joyful tears and emotions to the whole room. It was as if she was present and this was simply due to the power of sound. I left it with the students to reflect on how powerful their voices can be and this really made them think about the internal strengths they have.
Further information Where to host a podcast Soundcloud (soundcloud.com) iTunes (apple.com/uk/itunes) Sites with podcast information podnews.net Where to listen to podcasts Radiolab (wnycstudios.org/ podcasts/radiolab) Part-Time Genius (parttimegenius.show) sticher.com oncepodcast.com
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