Published by Pritesh Raichura / Bunsen Blue
Hosted by Pritesh Raichura and Neena Sharma. Concrete classroom strategies have the power to transform our teaching practice. Operation Education, a Bunsen Blue production, explores such strategies and connects them to the bigger picture of classroom culture, school leadership and the educational landscape.
Listen on Apple PodcastsThe loudest pupils can often take up most of a teacher's attention. What can we do in the classroom to ensure that no pupils are overlooked, whilst maintaining a high bar? Pritesh and Neena explain their suggestions. Timetstamps: 0:22 First Lesson Disaster 5:34 Optimising Seating Plans for Attention 11:26 Is it Mean to Separate Friends? 14:01 Tick Sheets in Action 18:41 How to Notice Quieter Pupils 19:59 Crowning the Shining Star of the Lesson 26:35 Scenario for next time... Exit Routines? Hosts: Pritesh Raichura and Neena Sharma Operation Education is a Bunsen Blue production. For high quality CPD from Pritesh, visit www.bunsenblue.com/cpd
How can teachers tackle passivity, apathy or unwillingness to participate in the classroom? How do you move a class culture from compliance to genuine buy-in? Pritesh and Neena break this down into 'winning hearts' and 'winning minds'. As teachers, we all want hands flying up, enthusiastic contributions from ALL pupils, not just some, and we want pupils to buy-in to our schools. Whilst there are many elements to this, Pritesh and Neena zoom in on the use of warm, specific, named praise. The power of voice, connecting with pupils and genuine motivation are discussed. We also cover what kind of behaviours to praise, adapting praise for different ages and ponder over how we can ensure we praise quieter pupils. Timestamps 0:07 Wedding Vibes and Classroom Buy-In 3:07 Compliance or Motivation? 5:17 Winning Hearts with Praise 7:42 Warm, Specific, Named Praise 12:48 The Power of Warmth 16:04 Why Specific Praise Works 23:13 Praise Effort, Not Attainment 27:56 Tailoring Praise by Age 30:09 Praise and Healthy Competition Hosts: Pritesh Raichura and Neena Sharma Operation Education is a Bunsen Blue production. For high quality CPD from Pritesh, visit www.bunsenblue.com/cpd
Welcome to the very first episode of Operation Education, the brand new podcast discussing all things pedagogy, classroom culture, school leadership and the wider educational landscape. In this week's episode: It's not just what you say to your pupils but how you say it that matters. Pritesh Raichura and Neena Sharma discuss the power of voice in the classroom at getting attention. This leads to a discussion about teacher authority and joy in schools. Time stamps: 0:28 Launching Operation Education 4:39 Cultivating School Culture 9:00 Why Attention Matters 17:29 Crafting Clear Call Signals 22:15 Voice Shapes the Cue 30:39 Authority in the Classroom 37:58 Scanning and Praise 39:10 Next Episode Scenario Hosts: Pritesh Raichura and Neena Sharma Operation Education is a Bunsen Blue production. For high quality CPD from Pritesh, visit www.bunsenblue.com/cpd
When and how did Pritesh Raichura and Neena Sharma come up with Operation Education? Who was the catalyst behind its launch? How many teachers and leaders will hit subscribe? Hosts: Pritesh Raichura and Neena Sharma Operation Education is a Bunsen Blue production. For high quality CPD from Pritesh, visit www.bunsenblue.com/cpd