The Chey and Pav Show: Teachers Talking Teaching

In Episode 92 of The Staffroom Podcast, Chey and Pav talk about bridging equity gaps in school communities over the past year and a half during the Covid-19 Pandemic. The past year has been a challenging one, and also has provided educators with many opportunities to bring students forward in terms of access to technology and providing specific professional development for teachers. Chey and Pav o...

In the first episode of The Staffroom Podcast Summer Series , Chey and Pav talk to Jason To , a Secondary Math & Academic Pathways Coordinator for the Toronto District School Board in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The Dynamic Duo talks to Jason about Destreaming, or De-tracking, in High School, and the relationships between streaming and anti-racist education, particularly towards Black and Indige...

In Episode 91 of The Staffroom Podcast, Chey and Pav talk about the ways in which they have been using spreadsheets, more specifically Google Sheets, to document student progress and monitoring goals. The presentation of a unique circumstance this past year and a half has forced educators to alter their practice, and this is one way that Chey and Pav have evolved their practice to encompass the us...

In Episode 90 of The Staffroom Podcast, Chey and Pav talk about the importance of talking to students about racism and oppression, and offer strategies on how to introduce some of the heavy topics and conversations. Chey and Pav discuss the ways in which we can do this in a way that isn't reactive or performative, and makes an impact with students. They discuss ways in which educators can honour a...

In Episode 89 of The Staffroom Podcast, Chey and Pav talk about using Scavenger Hunts in their classrooms as a method of getting greater engagement from students in the remote learning space, but then also realize the many ways they were also using various forms of scavenger hunts in their face-to-face classrooms as well. The Dynamic Duo also talks about the many ways that Scavenger hunts can be a...

In Episode 88 of The Staffroom Podcast, Chey and Pav talk about a concept known as "Learning Loss," and whether it should be something of concern for teachers as we emerge from Covid 19. There have been many conversations regarding Learning Loss for years, as it has traditionally been a topic of conversation for summer vacations, however, it has become significantly heightened as we come out of 18...

In this Amplify & Inspire episode of The Staffroom Podcast, Chey and Pav talk to Brian Romero Smith, husband and father, educator and school partnership manager for Nearpod and Flocabulary, Brian is an avid musician and also a podcast host of the show "Making Learning Addictive." Brian talks to Chey and Pav about his experiences with teaching, as well as the importance of Culturally Responsive...

In Episode 87 of The Staffroom Podcast, Chey and Pav talk about how they have integrated Google Drawings into the classroom program, and how students have used it to create some incredible Mosaic Art. Chey and Pav start out by discussing the power of the PLN, and how they have found this task through learning from other teachers from around the world that have shared their work. Chey and Pav adapt...

In Episode 86 of The Staffroom Podcast, Chey and Pav talk about a topic that arose during a broadcast of "The Drive" - whether or not we should be referring to students as "MY" Students. The conversation takes us into anti-oppressive and anti-racist language use, intergenerational trauma, and the inclusive or exclusive words that teachers use in the classroom. They refer to several anecdotes and e...

In Episode 84 of The Staffroom Podcast, Chey and Pav talk Music in the classroom, and how it connects to us as teachers to the students we teach. Chey and Pav revisit several conversations over the past few weeks, as well as reflect on their love of Music which they bring. to the conversation on a weekly basis on The Drive. With several great takeaways about the benefits and results of bringing mu...

In Episode 84 of The Staffroom Podcast, Chey and Pav talk Vision & Mission, and how it connects us as teachers to the students we teach. Chey and Pav revisit a conversation they had 70 episodes ago, during Episode 15, only this time, from the teacher perspective - how does having a mission and a vision as a teacher impact the teacher experience? Starting with their traditional anecdote, Pav re...

In this Amplify & Inspire episode of The Staffroom Podcast, Chey and Pav talk to Jael Richardson, best-selling author of the book, "Gutter Child" and Executive Director for the Festival of Literary Diversity (FOLD) from Brampton, Ontario, Canada. They talk to Jael about the inspiration behind her new book, and some of the major themes of anti-racism and decolonization throughout this thought-provo...

In Episode 83 of The Staffroom Podcast, Chey and Pav talk about Growth Mindset and whether or not it is equitable practice for everyone in our classrooms spaces. Chey and Pav start the episode by talking about the differences between Growth and Fixed Mindset, where and from whom these theories and pedagogies arose, and then go into their own ideas and examples of learning experiences from their te...

In Episode 82 of The Staffroom Podcast, Chey and Pav talk about Financial Literacy. It is a topic that has been newly added to the Math Curriculum in Ontario, and many teachers have scrambled on how to teach it, even though many agree that it should be included in the curriculum. What kinds of supports do we need to effectively help students with this topic? How should teachers even go about teach...

In this Amplify & Inspire episode of The Staffroom Podcast, Chey and Pav talk to Pamala Agawa, Vice Principal in the York Region District School Board, and disruptor of Education from Ontario, Canada. They talk to Pam about the importance of learning and knowing language within the Indigenous Community, and how we need to be placing more importance on carrying on the stories told by ancestors,...

In Episode 81 of The Staffroom Podcast, Chey and Pav talk about Reciprocity. With all the learning they have done with the podcast, reciprocity has been an area of real growth. Chey and Pav talk about their own understandings of Reciprocity, the learning they have done with respect to the Anti-Racist framework, and how it applies to their classroom and school community settings. They bring lots of...

In Episode 80 of The Staffroom Podcast, Chey and Pav talk about Burnout - more specifically, the Teacher Burnout they have been experiencing over the past year, but more-so lately, with the Spring Break in Toronto being pushed by one month. They talk about what some of the triggers and symptoms may present as, and also some of the ways our students might be manifesting their burnout as well. Chey...

In this Amplify & Inspire episode of The Staffroom Podcast, Chey and Pav talk to Sunil Singh, Mathematician, author, disruptor and self-proclaimed music geek from Toronto, Ontario, Canada. They talk to him about his work with Math in education, and how we need to shift the way we see math, and the way that our students engage with math. With a huge focus on storytelling, this conversation disc...

In Episode 79 of The Staffroom Podcast, Chey and Pav talk about the Learning Skills as they pertain to the report card. They discuss how the Learning Skills are more of a means for measuring compliance rather than a way to assess student competence. The conversation takes the Dynamic Duo back to looking closely at why we use the learning skills in the first place, and how implicit bias can play a...

In this Amplify & Inspire episode of The Staffroom Podcast, Chey and Pav talk to Holly Stuart, Grade 8 IB Science & Design teacher from Rock Hill, South Carolina, USA. They talk to her about her experiences within Science and Technology, and also as a teacher of students in the STEM fields. Chey and Pav specifically dive in deep to talk about Girls in STEM, and also women and girls of colo...

In Episode 78 of The Staffroom Podcast, Chey and Pav go way back to March 13, 2020, when life and education changed on a dime. They reflect on what they've experienced, both good and bad, throughout the past year, with respect to their teaching, their students, and their own learning. This conversation ended with a sincere request to hear more from others about what they have also experienced this...

In Episode 77 of The Staffroom Podcast, Chey and Pav discuss a concept that was new to them on Social Media - Imposter Syndrome. They discuss what the term actually means, address it's medical connotations and then apply their learning of this term to their experiences within the classroom. They also discuss some strategies that can be employed in order to combat when our students experience event...

In this Amplify & Inspire episode of The Staffroom Podcast, Chey and Pav talk to Debbie Donsky, Artist and Superintendent in the Toronto District School Board. They talk to her about her Sketchnoting, a particular style of artwork that she has shared on social media. Debbie shares her passion for Sketchnoting as well as the joy and understanding that it brings her, among all the other artistry...

In Episode 76 of The Staffroom Podcast, Chey and Pav dive into a conversation about a March activity they saw online and discuss how they have adapted it for themselves. The activity is a March Madness for books - a reading competition where books are read and voted on to see which is the ultimate winner for the month! Lots of great discussion on how books are chosen, the complementary activities...

Episode 75 is the first Crossover Episode that Chey and Pav have participated in! In this fantastic two-part conversation, Chey and Pav talk with Beth Lyons, teacher-librarian and host of the "Read Into This" podcast about the importance of Stories and Storytelling in our lives and in our classroom spaces. The conversation goes in many different directions, starting with the basis of what stories...