Practical Teaching Tips with Richard James Rogers

Even as far back as 2020, during the height of the pandemic, research was being conducted on the effectiveness of video conferencing in education, and some such research concluded that online meetings would remain popular long-after the pandemic was over. My personal experiences have certainly mirrored these predictions – tutoring has moved mostly online, online meetings are still being used by many schools for parent-teacher conferences and schools still find that an online meeting is the most convenient way to bring everyone together efficiently, even if everyone is in the same building! Some schools are still using online meetings for assemblies too – an efficient approach as all of the students can remain in their classrooms and simply ‘enjoy the show’ on the classroom smart board or projector.

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• This podcast episode is accompanied by a blog post: https://richardjamesrogers.com/2024/04/21/the-7-golden-rules-of-communication-for-online-meetings/
• Check out my blog for teachers (contains hundreds of blog posts on practical teaching tips): https://richardjamesrogers.com/
• Check out my award-winning book for high school teachers, The Quick Guide to Classroom Management, here: https://www.amazon.com/Quick-Guide-Classroom-Management-Teachers-dp-B08VCQPF2L/dp/B08VCQPF2L/

Anyone who is new to the teaching profession is bound to make mistakes. There’s so much to learn and so much is at stake: the future careers of young people are literally in your hands. The pressure can be overwhelming at times, and this can cause trainees to panic. Relax! This podcast episode was made for you!

• This podcast episode is accompanied by a blog post: https://richardjamesrogers.com/2024/04/14/the-top-five-mistakes-that-trainee-high-school-teachers-are-making/

• Check out my second book, which contains tons of tips for providing efficient and impactful feedback to your students: https://www.amazon.com/Power-Praise-Empowering-Students-Pedagogical-ebook-dp-B07WJXG4XJ/dp/B07WJXG4XJ/

• Check out my award-winning book for high school teachers, The Quick Guide to Classroom Management, at https://www.amazon.com/dp/1505701945/

• Check out my blog for teachers, which is jam-packed with practical teaching tips, at https://richardjamesrogers.com/

• If you have a topic request, or if you would like to contact me, then email [email protected]

Students who are quiet in class are often the ones who are most overlooked by educators. They tend to be compliant; they rarely (if ever) ask questions; they turn in their homework on time and generally just get on with things. One could be forgiven for thinking of such learners as the ‘perfect’ students. This is, however, quite a narrowly focused viewpoint and stance to take. Such students may be well behaved, but how can we be sure that they have understood the content we have delivered in a lesson (aside from formally assessing them)? Additionally, how are we, as educators, helping our quiet and withdrawn students to develop their self-confidence and key skills, such as public speaking, teamwork and problem-solving?

• This podcast episode is accompanied by a blog post: https://richardjamesrogers.com/2024/03/31/five-strategies-for-engaging-quiet-shy-and-withdrawn-students/
• Check out my award-winning book for teachers, The Quick Guide to Classroom Management: 45 Secrets That All High School Teachers Need to Know at https://www.amazon.com/Quick-Guide-Classroom-Management-Teachers-dp-B08VCQPF2L/dp/B08VCQPF2L/
• Check out my blog for teachers at https://richardjamesrogers.com/

Bullying continues to be an issue for so many schools. A simple Google search reveals daily news stories of student violence and incidents of extreme intimidation happening in countries all over the world. In today's podcast episode, I describe some simple and effective ways that schools can proactively tackle bullying, as well as prevent it from happening in the first place.

• Check out my blog for teachers at https://richardjamesrogers.com/
• Check out my award-winning book for high school teachers, 'The Quick Guide to Classroom Management: 45 Secrets That All High School Teachers Need to Know' at https://www.amazon.com/dp/1505701945/
• Japan school bullying cases leading to police probes hit 10-year high: https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/03/15/japan/school-bullying-cases-surge/
• Mother pulls daughter out of Leicester High School over bullying concerns: https://www.nbcboston.com/news/local/mother-pulls-daughter-out-of-leicester-high-school-over-bullying-concerns/3309120/
• Disturbing video shows helpless student attacked by bullies at Minn. middle school: report: https://nypost.com/2024/03/16/us-news/disturbing-video-shows-student-attacked-by-bullies-at-mn-middle-school-report/
• PDF guide: 'Preventing and Tackling Bullying - Advice for Teachers, Staff and Governing Bodies': https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/625ee64cd3bf7f6004339db8/Preventing_and_tackling_bullying_advice.pdf
• ACE Education Guide: Tackling Bullying at School: https://www.ace-ed.org.uk/advice-about-education-for-parents/tackling-bullying
• E-mail me at [email protected] if you have any topic requests

As a newly designated Certified ScrumMaster®, I thought it would be appropriate for me to share my newly acquired knowledge with my listeners - with a particular emphasis on how Scrum can be utilised in the high school classroom, and when managing teams of high school teachers. Scrum is a hugely popular Agile Project Management technique that is most commonly associated with boardrooms, not classrooms! Today I aim to explain why Scrum is an excellent framework for use with any school projects, and how the logistics of the system work.

• This episode is accompanied by a blog post:
• Check out my blog of teachers containing tons of useful tips: https://richardjamesrogers.com/
• Check out my award-winning book for high school teachers, The Quick Guide to Classroom Management: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1505701945/
• Scrum Guide: https://scrumguides.org/scrum-guide.html
• Agile Manifesto: https://agilemanifesto.org/
• Contact me at [email protected]

Teacher stress levels are at an all-time high globally, and things seem set to get worse as teacher shortages show no sign of receding. Whether it's a behaviour management issue we must deal with, an inflammatory email to digest, or a conflict with a colleague to resolve; we MUST always respond professionally - and that rule applies to any situation that causes us frustration. In today's podcast episode, I'll provide you with a very useful framework ('The Four S's') which have helped me to resolve issues in a calm and collected manner over the years. Enjoy!

• Check out my award-winning book for high school teachers, The Quick Guide to Classroom Management, here: https://www.amazon.com/Quick-Guide-Classroom-Management-Teachers-dp-B08VCQPF2L/dp/B08VCQPF2L/
• Check out my blog for teachers, which is FILLED with advice, at https://richardjamesrogers.com/
• Contact me at [email protected] for requests
• How to Best Use Detachment [Psychology Today]: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/emotional-fitness/201811/how-best-use-detachment
• ‘Cruel’ wellbeing approach adding to teachers’ stress – study [The Educator]: https://www.theeducatoronline.com/k12/news/cruel-wellbeing-approach-adding-to-teachers-stress--study/284183

Teachers have been earning extra cash on the side from private tutoring for centuries. What's new in this space, however, is how widely accepted online tutoring has become post-COVID. In today's episode, I'll explain why online tutoring can be more favorable than face-to-face tutoring for teachers, as well as some top tips on how to get it right every time!

• Check out my blog for teachers at https://richardjamesrogers.com/
• Check out my award-winning book for high-school teachers, The Quick Guide to Classroom Management, at https://www.amazon.com/dp/1505701945/

Do you believe that Kahoot "lacks purpose" and encourages "apathy"? Wat about other live quiz apps - do they still have place in the post-pandemic classroom? Listen to my thoughts on this issue in today's episode.

• Accompany blog post [5 Awesome Live Quiz Apps You Can Use in The Classroom]: https://richardjamesrogers.com/2022/02/22/5-awesome-live-quiz-apps-you-can-use-in-the-classroom/

Public speaking and presentation skills are already in high demand in the workplace, and this demand seems set to increase as we enter 2024 and beyond as soft skills (irreplaceable by AI) become harder to acquire in the workforce. When our students present their research findings or knowledge to the class, they develop and enrich their understanding and they acquire key skills along the way.

• Check out my blog for teacher at https://richardjamesrogers.com/
• Check out my award-winning book for teachers, The Quick Guide to Classroom Management: 45 Secrets That All High School Teachers Need to Know, at https://www.amazon.com/dp/1505701945/

Sometimes we cannot use peer or self-assessment methods to provide feedback, and we must mark our students' work the old-fashioned way: by hand. This is particularly true for high-stakes assessments, such as end-of-year tests. In today's podcast episode I explore seven ways in which we, as teachers, can improve our efficiency when marking work by hand.

• Check out my blog for teachers at https://richardjamesrogers.com/
• Check out my award-winning book for teachers, The Quick Guide to Classroom Management: 45 Secrets That All High School Teachers Need to Know, at https://www.amazon.com/dp/1505701945/