Educator’s Corner

Team Coaching: What It Is, What It Is Not, and How It Can Combat Burnout   In Episode 7 of the Educator's Corner podcast, Linda Berlot discusses team coaching with host Kai Vacher, highlighting its transformative impact and role as an antidote for burnout. Key Points:   Understanding the essence of team coaching and its distinction from 1:1 coaching. Exploring the purpose and significance of team...

Join industry trailblazer and thought leader Mark Steed and me as we delve into one of the most pressing challenges facing international education today: the teacher recruitment crisis. The global teacher shortage is often likened to a "grey rhino", an imminent threat that has been looming for several years but is now poised to strike with devastating impact. Throughout this episode, we...

Some educators think coaching is fluffy, ineffective and impractical. Yet, research says otherwise. According to the International Coaching Federation, organisations that create coaching cultures are more likely to recruit and retain high-performing staff and increase employee engagement. That’s why today’s guest, Nicholas McKie, believes that schools could benefit from embracing a coaching cultur...

Welcome to Episode 4 of the Educator's Corner podcast. In this solo episode I offer a summary of what I’ve been learning since the first ‘Educators Corner’ Podcast at the start of this term back in September. I’ll do this by sharing our AI strategy at British School Muscat and British School Salalah for the rest of the academic year. In the podcast I reference ‘ The Coming Wave ’ by Mustafa Suleym...

Do the benefits of using AI in schools outweigh the risks? What guardrails should we put in place to ensure we’re using AI responsibly? In this episode of the Educator’s Corner podcast, Kai explores these questions with Phillipa Wraithmell, Assistant Principal at Rashid and Latifa School, Dubai, and author of The Digital Ecosystem. They discuss:- How leaders can support their colleagues and studen...

Since the launch of ChatGPT, schools and teachers everywhere have been pondering how, when and even whether to use AI in the classroom. Is it safe to use with students? Should we encourage or punish the use of generative AI tools? And will this technology replace teachers? In this episode of The Educator’s Corner podcast, Kai is joined by educational pioneer and keynote speaker Dan Fitzpatrick, al...

I’m delighted to share with you the first episode of the ‘Educator’s Corner’ podcast: the show that brings you conversations with educators from all over the world; conversations where we stay curious for a little longer about the issues, challenges and opportunities which we are facing in our schools and our communities. This week on the Educator’s Corner podcast, I’ll be discussing leadership, s...