The Teaching Space

Links I mentioned:

• The Wellbeing-Driven Productivity Podcast
• Notes by Martine
• Martine's Website
• Martine on Twitter

Hello, it's Martine here, I am recording this towards the end of June 2021 and I wanted to give you an idea of what's on the horizon for The Teaching …

• Notion has enabled me to conduct a yearly and monthly review consistently for the first time ever. I am also refining my weekly review …

• What is personal knowledge management? (00:47).
• “Personal Knowledge Management (PKM) is the practice of capturing the ideas and insights …

This episode topic was requested by Ashely in The Teaching Space Community. She said:

"I would love to hear about the most beneficial things you can …

• Introducing Elizabeth Hutchinson (01:03).
• Elizabeth shares some recent PD that had a big impact on her (03:00).
• Organising PD is great PD …

Thanks to Daniela, who is a member of The Teaching Space Community, for suggesting this episode topic.

You can join the community at community.theteachingspace.com.

This topic has been influenced by my own experience as …

• Introducing Parm (00:40).
• Why Parm thinks teacher wellbeing is at an all-time low (02:22).
• Martine on boundaries (04:00).
• Switching to …

• In my teaching practice I am always aware of the need for my learners to regularly engage with material I am teaching them …

• Making decisions uses considerable mental energy which is limited (00:42 ).
• Decision fatigue is real (00:52).
• Educators make …

• Introducing AJ Smith (00:40).
• On AJ's switch from secondary to primary (01:16).
• On my switch from finance to education (08:00).
• How I …

• Introducing Chris Chamberlain (00:44).
• About Guernsey Mind (01:50).
• How can teachers improve their mental health or seek help? (05:10).
• …

• Introducing Craig (00:53).
• Trust-based observation key questions (03:54).
• More on trust-based lesson observations (05:14).
• Professional …

Episode 111 of The Teaching Space Podcast features my master’s study toolkit (how we love a toolkit episode!)

• Introduction (00:32).
• Year …

Episode 110 of The Teaching Space Podcast shares 12 tips for preparing to study a master’s degree in your spare time.

• Introduction …

Episode 109 of The Teaching Space Podcast is an interview with sleep specialist, Daniel White, who has some great advice to help teachers and …

• These changes are shared without agenda and with the intention of encouraging you to reflect on whether you need or want to make changes. …

• Introducing Vanessa Mee (00:53).
• Vanessa’s journey into teaching (01:52).
• Transitioning from working in the UK to Guernsey (04:13)
• The …

(02:10)

• Is your relationship with social media unhealthy? Only you know the answer to this - I …

This episode is kindly sponsored by Subject Leaders.

• About Professor Matt O’Leary (01:15).
• What Matt first became interested in …

This episode is kindly sponsored by Loop - find out more about Loop by going to loophq.io/theteachingspace.

• About Joanne (00:45)

• What …

This episode is kindly sponsored by Loop - find out more about Loop by going to loophq.io/theteachingspace.

• Create boundaries (03:44) …

• About Mark (01:05).
• What the word “teacherpreneur” means to Mark (03:41).
• Martine explains that no one is expected to be a teacherpreneur …

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Welcome to The Teaching Space podcast. Thanks for joining me for episode 101; the first episode of season three.

In today’s episode I will look back on season two and highlight the “best bits” …

To read a full transcript of this interview, go to theteachingspace.com/100.

Episode 99 of The Teaching Space Podcast explores five methods for recording verbal feedback to students.

As we know, feedback is an …

Episode 98 of The Teaching Space Podcast revisits time blocking and why it is an essential strategy for teachers and trainers.

Episode 62 of the podcast introduced the idea of time blocking. Here’s how I …

Episode 97 of The Teaching Space Podcast shares three fantastic Chrome extensions for teachers and trainers.

Oh I love a useful Chrome …

Episode 96 of The Teaching Space Podcast is a review of my current productivity toolkit in 2020.

I make no secret that I love …

Episode 95 of The Teaching Space Podcast explores three noise-cancelling apps and websites.

I am sensitive to noise and get distracted easily by sounds. This, of course, can have a massive effect on my …

Episode 94 of The Teaching Space Podcast shares three tips for an organised Google Classroom.

I wouldn't usually focus on a single tool …

Episode 93 of The Teaching Space Podcast looks at what makes a successful video conference call.

This episode has been inspired by the …

Episode 92 of The Teaching Space Podcast is about my approach to running an online class.

I am recording this episode in April 2020 while Guernsey is locked down in response to the COVID-19 crisis. Because …

Episode 91 of The Teaching Space Podcast explains my number one productivity tip for teachers and trainers.

Let’s talk about the biggest challenge facing teachers today - too much to do and not enough time. …

Episode 90 of The Teaching Space Podcast attempts to answer this question: should I start a teaching blog?

I’m often asked where I get …

Episode 89 of The Teaching Space Podcast explores the use of mind maps for teachers, trainers and students.

There’s a lot of buzz about graphic organisers at the moment (also known as concept maps and …

Here's a word for word transcript of the episode:

Introduction
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Hello. It's Martine here. Welcome to the Teaching Space podcast. This is …

Episode 88 of The Teaching Space Podcast explains my method for reading and taking notes on a journal article.

At the time of recording, I am about half way through my first year of a Master’s in Education …

Episode 87 of The Teaching Space Podcast explores yoga as a tool for wellbeing for teachers and trainers.

Honestly, I have been unsure …

Episode 86 of The Teaching Space Podcast explores 5 more ways teachers can mark faster and smarter.

This episode is a follow up to …

This episode includes a number of resources and links that I have posted below. Please excuse the audio quality, I recorded this episode …

Episode 84 of The Teaching Space Podcast is about TickTick and why it's a helpful tool for teachers and trainers.

In the last episode, I …

Episode 83 of The Teaching Space Podcast explores three note-taking apps for teachers and trainers.

As a child, I was obsessed with …

Episode 82 of The Teaching Space Podcast explores four methods for formative assessment.

It’s another back to basics episode today. We’re exploring a few of my favourite formative assessment methods.

Episode 81 of The Teaching Space Podcast goes 'back to basics' and revisits session planning.

Some time ago I asked members of my …

Episode 80 of The Teaching Space Podcast is about being a Master's student while working full-time in further education.

I believe …

Episode 79 of The Teaching Space Podcast explores ways teachers and trainers can manage worry.

Today it’s personal! When I started this podcast back in 2017 I didn’t have plans to talk about myself a great …

Hello and welcome to the Teaching Space Podcast. It's Martine here. Thank you so much for joining me.

Martine:      Today, I have a guest on the show and we're going to be talking productivity. Rather than …

Episode 77 of The Teaching Space Podcast explores setting up a professional development library… anywhere!

Today’s episode is will be short and practical. Honestly, I wasn’t sure if it was an episode in its …

Episode 76 of The Teaching Space Podcast explores the topic of helping lower level learners to thrive.

Hello and welcome to The Teaching Space Podcast. It's Martine here. Thank you so much for joining me. …

Episode 75 of The Teaching Space Podcast explores five more ways teachers and trainers can improve their presentation slides.

In episode 45 of The Teaching Space Podcast I explored ten ways teachers and …

Episode 74 of The Teaching Space Podcast explores the visual note taking skill of sketchnoting.

In today’s episode we’re exploring my new favourite thing: sketchnoting. I am excited about this topic because …

Episode 73 of The Teaching Space Podcast shares clips from my visit to the ResearchED National Conference in London earlier this year.

This episode features a selection of recordings I made on my …

Episode 72 of The Teaching Space Podcast explores the skill of public speaking and why it is relevant to teachers and trainers.

Today’s episode is based on a blog post I wrote a few years back on public …

Episode 71 of The Teaching Space Podcast explores how to get started with productivity apps and tools.

If you’ve been listening to the …

Episode 70 of The Teaching Space Podcast is an interview with Oli Bailey-Davies discussing the use and impact of plenaries.

Hello and welcome to the Teaching Space podcast. It's Martine here. Thank you so …

Episode 69 of The Teaching Space Podcast explores different ways to start your teaching sessions.

We’re going back to teaching basics today and focussing on starter activities. For the benefit of any new …

Episode 68 of The Teaching Space Podcast explores a reluctant teacher’s experience of meditation.

So, guess what? The “one teacher” named in the title is me and up until about six weeks ago, my general …

Episode 67 of The Teaching Space Podcast explores seven ways you can simplify your life outside work.

While I keep my personal and professional lives separate, I cannot deny that having a simple, …

Episode 66 of The Teaching Space Podcast explores the power of sticky notes!

My favourite non-digital teaching tool is, without a …

(This section is adapted from my book, The Productive Teacher).

According to business productivity expert, Michael Hyatt, batching, or batch processing is the grouping of similar tasks that require …

Episode 64 of The Teaching Space Podcast shares a new approach to lesson observations.

Welcome to season two of The Teaching Space Podcast. I have decided to start classing each academic year’s worth of episodes …

Episode 63 of The Teaching Space Podcast outlines a simple strategy to help teachers and trainers plan a relaxing but productive summer break.

First, think about where you want to be, both personally and …

Episode 62 of The Teaching Space Podcast explores time blocking as a productivity strategy.

When I am really busy and there's potential for, what I like to refer to as "a wobble", I do three …

Today’s podcast topic is something a little different. Quite a few people have asked me what goes into making a weekly podcast, so …

Episode 60 of The Teaching Space Podcast delves into active reading.

Last year I read 100 books. I know. It’s a crazy number and it’s not something I’m planning to repeat any time soon (I chat about this in

Episode 59 of The Teaching Space Podcast explores my current productivity app setup.

Now, I’ll be the first to admit, I LOVE a productivity app. You’ll have heard me geeking out on this subject in episode 56

Episode 58 of The Teaching Space Podcast explores Monday morning anxiety.

Back in March I wrote an email to my TTS Extra subscribers about Monday morning anxiety. I was surprised that so many people …

Episode 57 of The Teaching Space Podcast explores imposter syndrome.

“The imposter syndrome is a psychological term referring to a …

Episode 56 of The Teaching Space Podcast discusses some tools for productivity in an interview with Francesco D’Alessio.

Hello and …

Episode 55 of The Teaching Space Podcast explores 10 ways to deal with negative colleagues.

Unless you work on your own, I am …

Episode 54 of The Teaching Space Podcast will help you learn to prioritise self-care even when you have no time.

Teachers are the busiest people I know (I wrote a book about it!) The vast majority …

Hello and welcome to The Teaching Space Podcast. It's Martine here, thank you so much for joining me. Today, I'm excited to bring you an interview with a very nice man called Andy Sammons.

Martine: Andy, welcome to the …

Episode 52 of The Teaching Space Podcast investigates how to get teachers excited about professional development.

Part of my day job role this …

Episode 51 of The Teaching Space Podcast explores the difference between equality and equity and why, as educators, we must understand both.

My professional development focus for this year is …

An extract from The Productive Teacher by Martine Ellis:

Teaching is the hardest job I’ve ever done.

You have to play the part of the expert (because teaching feels like acting sometimes) , even if you …

In last week’s episode (48 How to Start a Book Club for Educators) I mentioned my book club’s first title choice, Atomic Habits by James Clear. It was a great read and has inspired this episode.

While I …

In the last episode (47 How to Make Time to Read More) I mentioned setting up a professional development book club at my college. This …

Here are the show notes for this episode.

Last year I managed to read over 100 books. That’s a crazy number, right?

This list comprised fiction (some complete trash) and non-fiction. I tend to read fiction …

Episode 46 of The Teaching Space Podcast explores 30 Edtech Tools taken from a blended learning session I ran recently.

This episode’s …

In this episode we will explore ways teachers and trainers can improve their presentations (specifically, how they can improve their slides, we will save the communication aspect for another show).

This …

In this episode we will explore professional learning communities, often referred to as PLCs.

Episode 43 of The Teaching Space Podcast explores the benefits of using keyboard shortcuts to improve productivity.

This episode is one of those that probably works best in a written format. If you don’t …

Episode 42 of The Teaching Space Podcast is an interview with Kate O’Sullivan discussing how we can be more inclusive.

…

Episode 41 of The Teaching Space Podcast explores some strategies to help teachers and trainers in saying “no”.

This is the show I promised you in episode 37 - we will be exploring strategies for saying …

Episode 40 of The Teaching Space Podcast explores how dictation could help you cut time spent typing emails.

Did you listen to Episode …

Episode 39 of The Teaching Space Podcast explores why we may need to evaluate our self-imposed standards.

Shocking episode title? I hope so! Did I get your attention? Did you read it wrong? No - you did not.

Episode 38 of The Teaching Space Podcast explores some strategies and ideas on how you can concentrate more and be distracted less. 

One of the biggest challenges of being a teacher or trainer is that we …

Episode 37 of The Teaching Space Podcast explores why establishing boundaries with colleagues is important and essential within working environments. 

Episode 36 of The Teaching Space Podcast explores why establishing boundaries with learners is essential in educational situations.

In today's episode we're talking boundaries. 

I like to think of …

Episode 35 of The Teaching Space Podcast is all about how to use a to-do list PROPERLY! 

We all know I like to geek out on productivity apps - this is not one of those episodes! Well, not entirely.

In …

Episode 34 of The Teaching Space Podcast explores how audiobooks and podcasts can be helpful and perhaps are essential in CPD. 

Here are the show …

Episode 33 of The Teaching Space Podcast explores how touch-typing can help both teacher and learner to work much faster. 

Learning to type was probably one of the best things I ever did and this applies to …

Episode 32 of The Teaching Space Podcast explores the steps to take in order achieve Inbox Zero. 

Here are the show notes for this episode.

Episode 31 of The Teaching Space Podcast explores the benefits of Meal Planning for both Teachers and Trainers.

Welcome to The Teaching Space Podcast, coming to you from Guernsey in the …

Episode 30 of The Teaching Space Podcast explores the benefits of using Google Calendar for teachers.

Welcome to The Teaching Space Podcast. Coming to you from Guernsey in the Channel …

Episode 29 of The Teaching Space Podcast explores how learners can and should use images legally in the content that they produce. 

Episode 28 of The Teaching Space Podcast explores how teachers can become Google certified and the positive effect this can have. 

Welcome to The Teaching Space podcast, coming to you from …

Welcome to The Teaching Space podcast, coming to you from Guernsey in the Channel Islands.

Hello and welcome to Episode 27 of The Teaching Space Podcast. This show is all about books. I …

Episode 26 of The Teaching Space Podcast helps you prepare for a digital declutter to boost your productivity. 

Welcome to The Teaching Space podcast, coming to you from Guernsey in the …

Episode 25 of The Teaching Space Podcast explores how powerful a morning routine can be for teachers.

Welcome to The …

Welcome to The Teaching Space podcast, coming to you from Guernsey in the Channel Islands.

Hello, it's Martine here, and welcome to Episode 24 of The Teaching Space podcast. Today I'd like …

Episode 23 of The Teaching Space Podcast explores seven ways that teachers can rethink their approach to meetings.

Welcome to The Teaching Space Podcast, coming to you from Guernsey in the …

Episode 22 of The Teaching Space Podcast explores how Google Keep is your G Suite for Education secret weapon.

Welcome to the Teaching Space Podcast coming to you from Guernsey in the …

Episode 21 of The Teaching Space Podcast explores the use of exit tickets for assessment and evaluation with learners. 

Welcome to The Teaching Space podcast, coming to you from Guernsey in …

Episode 20 of The Teaching Space Podcast explores nine classroom backchannel tools that can be used for communication between learners.

Episode 19 of The Teaching Space Podcast explores how teachers use social media for personal and professional development and networking.

Welcome to the Teaching Space Podcast, coming to …

Welcome to The Teaching Space podcast, coming to you from Guernsey in the Channel Islands.

Hello and welcome to Episode 18 of The Teaching Space podcast. It's Martine here. Thank you so …

Episode 17 of The Teaching Space Podcast explores how you can set up your mobile phone for maximum efficiency.

Welcome to the Teaching Space podcast. Coming to you from Guernsey in The …

Welcome to The Teaching Space Podcast coming to you from Guernsey in the Channel Islands.

Hello and welcome to Episode 16 of The Teaching Space Podcast. It's Martine here. Thanks for …

Episode 15 of The Teaching Space Podcast explores two edtech tTools to try this week.

***04/04/18: since recording this episode, Padlet has …

Episode 14 of The Teaching Space Podcast explores the Power of Journaling for Teachers.

Welcome to the Teaching Space Podcast, coming to you from Guernsey in the Channel Islands.

Hello and …

Episode 13 of The Teaching Space Podcast is an interview with Elizabeth Hutchinson from the Schools' Library Service in Guernsey.

Episode 12 of The Teaching Space Podcast explores the Pomodoro Technique and why it is the perfect productivity tool for teachers.

Episode 11 of The Teaching Space Podcast explores Covey's circle of influence and circle of concern.

Welcome to The Teaching Space podcast, coming to you from Guernsey in the Channel …

Episode 10 of The Teaching Space Podcast shares 10 things you must do before, during and after an education conference.

Hello and welcome to episode ten of the Teaching Space …

Episode 9 of The Teaching Space podcast is an interview with ADHD expert Soli Lazarus. 

Martine: Hello, it's Martine here. Welcome to the Teaching …

Episode 8 of The Teaching Space Podcast asks and (hopefully) answers the question "what's the difference between coaching and teaching?"

Episode 7 of The Teaching Space Podcast investigates Medium, the popular blogging and social media tool.

Welcome to …

Episode 6 of The Teaching Space Podcast explores 5 ways teachers can mark or grade faster and smarter.

Welcome to episode 6 of The Teaching Space Podcast.

In the last episode, I promised we …

Episode 5 of The Teaching Space Podcast shares 10 simple strategies to help teachers and trainers save time.

Welcome to episode 5 of The Teaching Space Podcast.

Today I'm going to share 10 …

Episode 4 of The Teaching Space podcast busts cloud myths for concerned teachers. 

Welcome to Episode 4 of The Teaching Space podcast.

In this episode, we are talking about how to cure …

Welcome to Episode 3 of The Teaching Space podcast.

Today I'd like to share with you seven books that have made me a …

Episode 2 of The Teaching Space podcast is all about the reality of a paperless classroom.

Hello and welcome to episode 2 of The Teaching Space podcast. I'm Martine, your host. Thank you for …

Episode one of The Teaching Space podcast explores why teachers and trainers often have a perfectionist streak and how to overcome it.

To access the show notes for this episode, please visit theteachingspace.com/1.

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