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The Pedagogue-cast

Introducing The Pedagogue-cast, an education and pedagogy podcast dedicated to unpacking different concepts and research that impact the way students learn and the way we teach them. Each week, former teachers - Maths Pathway Co-Founder, Justin Matthys and host of Education Bookcast, Stanislaw ‘Staś’ Pstrokonski, will unpack topics and be joined by teachers who generously share their experiences from the classroom.

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A cool trick for classroom engagement: Flow!

March 01, 2023 • The Pedagogue-cast • Season 2 • Episode 2

This week we’re diving into classroom engagement and “Flow”. What does it look like when students are highly engaged in class? How does it make you feel as a teacher? What does the research say? Let’s unpack it.

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Show notes:

On Flow, as a concept:
- Flow by Mihalyi Csikszentmihalyi (2008)
On Japan and genki:
- Educating Hearts and Minds: Reflections on Japanese Preschool and Elementary Education by Catherine C. Lewis (1995)
- Building a Better Teacher by Elizabeth Green (2014)
On deliberate practice:
- Ericsson, K. A. (2008) Deliberate practice and acquisition of expert performance: a general overview. Academic Emergency Medicine.
- Ericsson K. A., Hoffman R. R., Kozbelt A., & Williams A. M. (Eds). The Cambridge Handbook of Expertise and Expert Performance (2018).

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You can hear more of Staś over at his podcast, Education Bookcast