The Chey and Pav Show: Teachers Talking Teaching

Pav reflects about performative allyship, and how we can move past it towards true allyship.

In Episode 37 of the Staffroom Podcast, Chey and Pav reflect on the incredible work that has been done by teachers, students, administrators, families - in the face of crisis learning, in the hopes of moving towards remote learning. Education had to pivot on a dime in the face of this pandemic, and teachers, first and foremost, had to completely change the way they did everything for their student...

Chey shares the ups and downs necessary to build something new and fresh

In Episode 36 of the Staffroom Podcast, Chey and Pav recap the chat conversation that was hosted by Education Never DIes on Twitter a few days prior. They use the chat as a way to work a little deeper into the topic of what conflict truly is. Chey and Pav discuss the fact that conflict resolution among educators can only be attempted when the school culture and relationship building has occurred a...

Pav dives deep into the conversation on Ego, Self-Esteem and Pride.

In Episode 35 of the Staffroom Podcast, Chey and Pav reflect on the #EducationNeverDies chat they hosted a few days prior, on the topic of Grading versus Feedback. The conversation they had with all the attendees was very enlightening, and there were so many great subtopics discussed. During this episode, Chey and Pav took some time to reflect on some of the major themes they found to emerge from...

Chey talks about embracing ones ego as an educator - it doesn’t necessarily have to be a bad thing!

In Episode 34 of the Staffroom Podcast, Chey and Pav reflect on the importance of Perseverance and Resilience during this time of Distance Learning. Teachers must work towards resiliency as they climb up out of the valleys of the remote learning lows. The battle to thrive with regards to learning new technology to help assist students, as well as tackling social emotional needs has been a great ch...

Pav talks about some of her thoughts on being a Guide on the Side, and not a Sage on Stage, in regards to Professional Development, Leadership & Mentorship.

In Episode 33 of the Staffroom Podcast, Chey and Pav reflect on how we as teachers differ so greatly in our abilities to receive professional development. We are all on different paths with learning for our profession, and oftentimes, the perception is that if there is not active engagement by teachers in a particular professional learning situation, the assumption is made that learning has not ne...

Chey talks about some of the principles guiding leadership during Distance Learning

In Episode 32 of the Staffroom Podcast, Chey and Pav reflect on how support teachers might be feeling a little on the outside, or on the fringe, during this time of remote learning. Support staff members, such as Rotary teachers, Special Education Resource teachers, ECE's and EA's, ESL teachers, Teacher-Librarians, Guidance counselors, and so many other integral parts of the in-school system, have...

Pav talks about the evolving ideas surrounding Leadership

In episode 31 of the Staffroom Podcast, Chey and Pav reflect on what is working in today's remote teaching experience.  From staff meetings to lessons and student work, we have made valuable and important gains that have taken us on a new path towards remote E-Learning. However, as we make gains and further embed our skills and efficiencies in designing remote initiatives, there is a likeliho...

Chey’s Interlude 26 “Embracing Remote Failure”

In Episode 30 of The Staffroom Podcast, Chey and Pav talk about establishing a connection with students in the new Online world of teaching. Going into this new way of teaching was, for many, very short notice and abrupt. There was no time to ease students into the idea of it. Much of the culture building that happened in the face-to-face classrooms was disrupted and completely came to a halt...

Pav talks about taking care of ourselves, and focusing on making connections with our students before worrying about the content during times of difficulty.

In Episode 29 of The Staffroom Podcast, Chey and Pav talk about the New Horizons that are emerging with new learning experiences becoming available to students through E-Learning platforms. The team talks about all the different ways that this new experience has been described, from distance ed, to remote learning and e-learning - Chey and Pav feel like the learning that is currently happenin...

Going beyond tech and the inequalities highlighted with COVID 19 Chey highlights being diligent and focused on finding more inequalities in our teaching spaces. Because they do exist.

In Episode 28 of The Staffroom Podcast, Chey and Pav talk about their at-home learning environment for their kids. They discuss what the atmosphere has been like, what they have established as their schedule for the day, and what they predict schedules will be like once the distance ed programs begin with school.  They duo talks about the importance of "Soft Schedules," dedicated time to make...

Pav talks about her breakthrough connection moment with students on the last day of school.

For Episode 27, Chey and Pav go way out of the box to conduct their very first guest Interview on the podcast. And ultimately, it was an incredible guest! Evo Hannan, from the Agents for Agency global movement joined the Dynamic Duo to talk about his upcoming Webinar "Agency Ed Talks" on March 28, 2020 live from Dubai.  Evo outlines some very crucial points during his conversation with Chey a...

Chey talks about the need to evolve during the current educational crisis

In Episode 26, Chey and Pav talk about some of the challenges they faced this week when having to prepare for shutting schools down for preventative measures surrounding COVID-19. They discuss some of the Social Emotional learning that is affected when students have a hard time understanding what is going on. Student stress and anxiety can sometimes be too much to bear, and they need a lot of reas...

Pav commemorates International Women’s Day with some of her thoughts and feelings about the role of women in teaching.