Beyond Survival: The New Teacher Podcast
A weekly podcast to inspire and motivate teachers in the exciting first few years of their careers. Every week an expert guest will answer a central question to support new teachers to be the best version of themselves in the classroom. There is also a weekly 'Teacher Talk' which gives practical strategies for an aspect of teaching in fifteen minutes. Host Jamie Thom left the classroom in August of 2022 to run a new English PGDE at Napier University in Edinburgh. He is the author of four books on education, his latest come out in February 2023 and is called 'Talking To Teenagers: A guide to skillfull classroom communication.' He is passionate about supporting new teachers.
Beyond Survival: The New Teacher Podcast
Teacher Talk: What will really motivate my students?
This episode is this week's 'Teacher Talk': a fifteen minute talk that explores an important aspect of classroom practice, with practical strategies for implementing it in your classroom.
This week's talk is on motivation in the classroom. It explores some of the motivation traps that we often fall into as teachers, before going on to outline some practical strategies teachers can take to motivate their students.
I hope you find it helpful and supportive in your classroom. Any feedback on how to improve these talks, or areas you would like me to explore, is always much appreciated.
As always, please do pass this on to anyone else who you think might find it helpful and supportive.