Well, Teachers... teach well

Today the Well Teachers Teach Well podcast returns — complete with a brand-new jingle and some music to set the tone. This reboot provides a moment of reflection, reconnection, and renewal. In this episode, @Sumbella shares three quotes that have carried her through uncertainty, loss, and reinvention. They are: ✨ “Have the courage of your talent” — which is a call to trust in the value you offer...

In this episode I share 3 areas I'm investing into this year: Property, People, And Places. This is a 3x3 episode, in which I share 3 things about each of the 3 things :) (Facilitation hack: I also find this 3x3 a great way to structure presentations when there is just too much to cover). Heh. And there's a bonus P that I'm investing to that's obvious, but I only realised now: Pakistan! Lol. I hop...

1️⃣Developing skills and profitable qualifications for international work 💡-how she pivoted into teaching from law to pursue a career that felt more meaningful and fulfilling for her 💡-the qualifications she pursued in order to become a tutor for international students (of course, it's the CELTA!) 💡-how she overcomes any challenges with teaching English when it is not her first language 2️⃣Secu...

In this episode we explore four things that kept me up at night as a teacher, namely: safeguarding issues, burnout, politics, and the 'unreachables'. What would have helped? Nudges, systems, containers & tools - in this episode I explain each of these. At the start of the new academic year for many of us, this episode contains questions with each one to prompt you to consider how these...

Well, teachers: the next episode of the podcast is up - and in it, you will hear aaaaaall about 5 filters I use to suss out whether a workshop is worth investing my time and energy. The 5-point filter I use to suss a good PD out is as follows: Attendees? Facilitator? Goals? Flow? Sales? In the podcast I go into each of these.

Well, teachers: in this episode, I share 3 things the best manager I ever had shared with me after seeing the worst workshop I'd ever delivered. They are audience, authority, and authenticity, and I find them to be a great lens with which to review all workshops and lesson plans.

Well, teachers: in this episode, we'll explore these 7 mistakes, all of which come with good lessons. If you just want to know what the lessons are (keeping in mind that you can only really glean wisdom from the mistakes by knowing the full context leading up to them), here they are: 💡 1- Keep 'reward' objects away from view or access 💡 2- Check with and meet any presenters and prese...

Well, teachers - here are 3 ways to maximise lessons you can learn from teaching (without asking anyone else). The three ways are: 1) Documenting (taking stock of what went well - or not, after your lessons) 2) Sharing (communicating what you've learned to others on a similar journey) 3) Noticing nudges (learning from mentors - even ones you don't know) Listen in to the episode I explore t...

Well, teachers - it seems strange to bundle things like oppression and genocide and wellbeing into one space. But it's all connected: facing - not avoiding - atrocities, taking action, while showing up strong for your learners and communities. It's why I often say teacher wellbeing is complex, hard and even gritty. We recorded this several weeks prior, wishing that the atrocities would hav...

Well, teachers - who are you!? That is the question. And when it comes to wellbeing, I began to understand that being able to clearly define your unique self is a foundational piece to the wellbeing puzzle. It may even be the base itself. It gives you your ‘why’. And to paraphrase Nietzsche, when someone has a strong ‘why', they can overcome almost any ‘how’. This type of introspective work an...

Well, teachers - how can a school get an accreditation for wellbeing (and why would they!?). This is one of the first discussions of this kind I’m doing around teacher wellbeing! Margi Kulsoom Orchard is a Governor for Inclusion at Al Salam Private School & Nursery & Al Salam Community School in the UAE, Dubai. She is also a Speech and Language Therapist, and works with schools, children a...

Well, teachers - I said I’d wanted to do something about teacher well-being, right? So I’m starting with what I have, where I am right now. And I’m extraordinarily privileged to be around Al Salam Private School’s Governor for Inclusion, Margi Kulsoom Orchard quite a lot of the time (hi mum!). So we got started with a talk about well-being. In this snippet, she shares an example of asking a child:...