The Chey and Pav Show: Teachers Talking Teaching

In Episode 110, Chey and Pav celebrate the launch of The Magnificent Microphone - their very first picture book! In this episode, the Dynamic Duo discusses the book creating process, why the story was meaningful to them as well as the pertinent themes that manifest through the story. Chey and Pav also talk about upcoming plans for the book, which include translating it to multiple languages in an...

In Episode 109, Chey and Pav talk to Steve Massa - also known as Monsieur Steve! The trio has a great conversation about Steve's journey of becoming a French teacher and then a content creator for French resources. His YouTube channel has taken off in recent years, and Chey and Pav talk to Steve about why that has been the case. There are lots of great connections made to creating spaces where stu...

In Episode 108, Chey and Pav talk about Safe Spaces versus Brave Spaces - what’s the difference between the two? How can we be setting up a space for students to engage in meaningful conversations using one or both of these? What are the implications of setting up a space that's "safe" and is that even possible? Chey and Pav touch on many topics as they relate to social justice issues - identity,...

In Episode 107, Chey and Pav speak with three members of The Hip Hop Headucatorz from Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The Apologette, Tigz and MikeAll, teachers and real, live Emcee's sit down to talk to the Dynamic Duo about the importance of Spoken Word poetry, Oral traditions and the impact of bringing storytelling into more than just the language arts curriculum. Each member had so much to contribut...

In Episode 106, Chey and Pav take a look at TikTok - a social media and information platform that has become a phenomenon of this generation - and how teachers are, or can be, incorporating its use in the classroom. Chey and Pav discuss a few different pillars of the way TikTok can be integrated into learning, starting with honouring that it IS, in fact, a valid space for students to learn from. P...

In Episode 105, Chey and Pav question how teachers can go beyond traditional language arts programming in order to establish meaningful connections to reading in all areas of the curriculum. Creating a "culture of reading" goes beyond the ritualistic and hierarchical reading programs that we have been accustomed to teaching. It involves incorporating reading in its many forms daily and in all area...

In Episode 104, Chey and Pav discuss the value of oral communication and content in the classroom. This can include podcasts, storytelling, presentations, conversations, dialogue, debates, and the list goes on. Thee are so many ways that we can be infusing these practices as a means for creating valuable content in the learning environment, and the Dynamic Duo takes a dive and an in-depth look at...

In Episode 103, Chey and Pav discuss their One Word for 2022: Responsive! They first reflect on the words they had selected in previous years as their One Word, "Us" in 2020 and "Amplify" in 2021, and talk about how these words have impacted their journey, as well as propelled them forward to reaching the point where they are at now. Chey and Pav talk about the impact of their new one word - Respo...

In Episode 102 of The Chey and Pav Show, the Dynamic Duo reflect on a specific item of clothing that has caused so much stir among educators in the school setting - and that is the hooded sweatshirt. Hoodies on students in the classroom have been contentious for quite some time, and Chey and Pav talk about the reasons why students should be allowed to wear them in class, while also discussing the...

In Episode 101 of The Chey and Pav Show, the Dynamic Duo reflect on a question posed to them, and other educator podcasters connected to the VoicEd Radio platform, by the EdCan Network advisory board. This big idea encapsulates so much of what we do in education - as researchers, policy makers and active practitioners within the realm of education - and it is, "How will we teach in a post-pandemic...

In Episode 100 of The Staffroom Podcast, Chey and Pav officially launch the new name for the podcast - The Chey and Pav Show!  In this reflective episode, the Dynamic Duo goes back and compares their most impactful episodes from the past 2.5 years. Chey and Pav discuss some of these highly resonating episodes, and then adds some new fresh learning that has come from the community that they ha...

In Episode 99 of The Staffroom Podcast, Chey and Pav talk about the evolution they have gone through in their teaching practice in regards to De-Centring Remembrance Day. In an effort to create an atmosphere where the students and their students are centred with their stories and lived experiences, Chey and Pav think about how they have perhaps been centring a single and dominant narrative in thei...

In Episode 98 of The Staffroom Podcast, Chey and Pav reflect on a task that ballooned into incredible Identity and Social Justice work in the classroom. Starting with learning about Bilquis Abdul-Qaadir, an American basketball player that fought international bans on wearing the hijab on the court, Chey and Pav were able to take their learning even further with the inclusion of live webinars for t...

In this very special episode of The Staffroom Podcast, Chey is joined by Lainie Rowell, educator, author, consultant and host of the Lemondade Learning podcast, co-hosting all the way from Huntington Beach, California for Part 2 of a phenomenal conversation series centred around EdTech. Episode 97 continues the conversation of the value and hype that come with EdTech tools, from integrated teachin...

In this very special episode of The Staffroom Podcast, Pav is joined by Tim Cavey, educator and host of the Teachers on Fire podcast, co-hosting all the way from Vancouver, British Columbia for a great conversation centered around EdTech. Episode 96 brings into focus the value and hype that come with EdTech tools, all the way from integrated teaching tools like Padlet and Seesaw, to social media p...

In Episode 95 of The Staffroom Podcast , Chey and Pav reflect on their use of Empathy Maps at the start of the school year. Inspired by Educational Consultant Jorge Valenzuela and his article and video on Edutopia.org, Chey and Pav brought Empathy Maps into their middle school classrooms to work on some goal setting as well as relationship and culture building in the classroom. The results were fa...

Pav talks about an idea called “Teaching Loss”

In Episode 94 of The Staffroom Podcast, Chey and Pav reflect on the use of Icebreakers with students at the start of the school year. They talk about some of the pitfalls we potentially face when we introduce activities which the students may not be keen to participate in. Chey and Pav go over a few different ideals for the use of icebreakers and even talk about how we may want to to continue to h...

In the seventh episode of The Staffroom Podcast Summer Series, Chey and Pav talk to Rabia Khokhar, elementary teacher and equity consultant from Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Rabia talks to us today today about the impacts of books and storytelling with students when doing social justice work in the classroom A phenomenal conversation to get us thinking more about curating inclusive classroom librarie...

In the sixth episode of The Staffroom Podcast Summer Series, Chey and Pav talk to Tom Schimmer, educational author, keynote speaker, & consultant from Surrey, British Columbia, Canada. Tom talks about the evolution of assessment practices, going gradeless, and the value of feedback in the classroom.  A phenomenal conversation to get us thinking more about Assessment and Feedback in great...

In the fifth episode of The Staffroom Podcast Summer Series, Chey and Pav talk to Andrea Samadi, Educator, Author and Host of the Neuroscience Meets Social and Emotional Learning Podcast in Chandler, Arizona, but originally from Toronto, Ontario, Canada! The Dynamic Duo talks to Andrea about the links between Neuroscience and SEL, and all the great learning she has done in this area through her po...

In the fourth episode of The Staffroom Podcast Summer Series, Chey and Pav talk to Ardo Omer, who is the Kids Coordinator at the Festival of Literary Diversity (FOLD). She’s also a writer, and co-host of the podcast “Put a Blurb on It,” as well as advisor to the Canadian Comics Open Library, here in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. With Ardo, Chey and Pav talk about some of the impacts that comics have o...

In the third episode of The Staffroom Podcast Summer Series, Chey and Pav talk to Kevin Leichtman, who is an Author, Educational Consultant, the Co-founder of TLC Educate , and the Director of Academic Mindset in Chesterland, Ohio, and with him we will be talking a little more about his book, “The Perfect 10.” With Kevin, Chey and Pav talk a little more about his book, and the many topics within e...

In the second episode of The Staffroom Podcast Summer Series, Chey and Pav talk to Tim Stephenson, who is the Host of the podcast Science360. He is a Prime Minister's Award recipient, author and astronomy teacher from Langley, British Columbia, Canada, and with him Chey and Pav talk a little more about his book, “Beyond the Classroom" and the experiences that led him to write it.  A phenomena...

In Episode 93 of The Staffroom Podcast, Chey and Pav reflect on the school year that just wrapped up for them both a few days prior. The reflection episode included lots of the most impactful and memorable moments from the year. They talked about some of the best edtech tools they tried and gained mastery with, tools they would like to try going forward, and some of the edtech tools that had the m...