The Chey and Pav Show: Teachers Talking Teaching

In Episode 25, Chey and Pav talk about poetry, and the evolution of the strand in their Language Arts programs. Poetry can be an area of the language program that some teachers don't feel comfortable teaching, since it is such a topic of vulnerability. Chey and Pav talk about how they have gone out of their comfort zones to develop a great program for students, and really put in the time and effor...

In Episode 24, Chey and Pav reflect on a popular article that was in circulation this past week titled The 6 Habits of Super Learners. It was a fantastic article highlighting 6 areas to develop if trying to develop or learn a new skill. The duo started the episode by going over the traits, which include: 1. Super learners tend to read a lot, 2. The learning process is a journey, 3. Learners have a...

Chey talks about getting out of his comfort zone.

Pav talks about the struggle to stay motivated.

In Episode 23 of The Staffroom, Chey and Pav revisit the #EducationNeverDies Twitter chat they moderated a few days prior. The chat was centered around Teacher Voice - how to amplify it, why it is meaningful, what areas of the school do teachers feel voice is most meaningful. The chat was highly successful, organized by the @EduNeverDies group of educators, focused on developing a culture of...

Pav refers back to a few comments and blog posts from the past week. https://onestepedu.wordpress.com/2020/02/17/wait-time/ https://schmittou.net/2020/02/11/the-tortoise-and-the-hare-does-speed-matter/ http://revisionisthistory.com/episodes/32-the-tortoise-and-the-hare

Chey’s reflects on how he has been pushed and who he has pushed

In Episode 22, Chey and Pav talk about Introverted Learners, and how to accommodate for them appropriately in our classrooms. We all have students with varying learning styles in our rooms, and those with Introverted tendencies tend to experience the most strain. The classroom experience is traditionally set up for Extroverted learners. Introverted learners often get left behind in this situation....

In this episode, Chey and Pav discuss the idea that there might be too much technology in the classroom for students today, and that the abundance of it is taking away from students being able to engage in true Social Emotional Learning. They are suffering in terms of their communication skills, and not necessarily engaging in true community and culture building because they are constantly hiding...

Pav talks about her own thoughts and feelings on Self-Care

Chey’s talks about how he uses sticky notes to accommodate almost any task and thus is reminded that we are the greatest assets in our classrooms

In Episode 20 of Season 1, Chey & Pav discuss the benefits of Explicit Teaching Strategies and Problem Based Learning Strategies. They talk about why it is important to understand that it is necessary to use both aspects in order to run a good program in class. Students are not able to fully process the rich tasks until they have enough of their foundational skills covered. Chey and Pav refer...

Pav talks about some of the links she has made with lessons she has learned from Muay Thai to teaching

In Episode 19, Chey and Pav talk about the benefit of using Textbooks in the classroom. They begin the episode by talking about the different ways that they use textbooks in the classroom. They discuss how teachers have evolved and have moved away from being heavily reliant on them. Technology has helped cause this shift away from using textbooks, but also the stigma and judgement that is attached...

Chey talks about the value of learning Cursive Writing in middle school.

Pav talks about her name - past, present, and possibly future.

In Episode 18 of The Staffroom Podcast with Chey and Pav, the duo talks about Wellness in the classroom program, as well as a school-wide initiative.  They start the episode by talking about the importance of paying attention to student wellness, and how impactful it can be to take care of wellness in the classroom. Chey and Pav then spend some time talking about the different ways they help...

Chey talks about his ideas on Teacher “Legacy”

Pav talks about her Teacher-desk Journey.

In Season 1 Episode 17, Chey and Pav come back from Holiday Hiatus to record their first full-length episode of 2020, with the topic of #OneWord2020, an idea they came across on Twitter not too long ago. In this Episode, Chey and Pav reflect on their One Word, which is "Us." Pav talks about how the journey for the Staffroom began on Twitter about 6 months ago, and concepts like #OneWord2020 were t...

Pav talks a little more in depth about her feelings on kindness in the teaching industry.

Chey’s chats about how he wants to embed kindness in everything he does to facilitate rich meaningful conversations and learning.

Reflecting on 4 months of podcasting and tweeting Chey articulates how his Vision has gained a laser focus

Pav talks about her perspective into the podcast journey

In Episode 16, Chey and Pav follow up on their Twitter Edchat #TeachPos by talking about Positive and Authentic Feedback. They start the episode by recapping the chat that happened a few days prior, and discuss a little but about the topic and what they hoped to get out of it. They then go over some of the aspects of Positive and Authentic Feedback that are meaningful to them each in their classro...