What are some of the most common actions from lesson observations?

Beyond Survival: The New Teacher Podcast

The guest on this week's episode of 'Beyond Survival: the new teacher podcast' is Adam Boxer. Adam is a Lead Practitioner, author of 'Teaching Secondary Science: A Complete Guide' and an educational consultant. He is also the director of Carousel Learning: https://www.carousel-learning.com. Adam's blog is https://achemicalorthodoxy.co.uk.
In this episode we answer the central question: What are some of the most common actions from lesson observations? In answering that, we also explore:

1. What does education mean to you?

2. What inspired your series of blogs on most common actions from observations?

3. Your first most common action is 'step away from the speaker'. What does this involve?

4. What does 'filling the silence' involve and how do teachers step themselves from doing this?

5. What is the issue with students calling out, and how can teachers stop it?

6. What is Carousal and how can it benefit new teachers?
Thank you for listening - please do pass on the episode and consider subscribing. If you would like to contact me I have a new website: https://jamiethom.co.uk.