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Episode 5 of The Teaching Space Podcast shares 10 simple strategies to help teachers and trainers save time. Podcast Episode 5 Transcript Welcome to episode 5 of The Teaching Space Podcast. Today I'm going to share 10 simple timesaving strategies with you. My First Book The reason I chose this topic for today's episode is that I'm currently writing a book. It's my first book which is very exciting, and the book is all about being a productive teacher or trainer. That's why I thought it would be a great idea to tease some of the contents of the book with this episode. So without further ado, here are my top ten simple strategies for saving time. 1. Inbox Zero Inbox Zero probably isn't what you think it is. There's a lot more to it than just having an empty inbox. I've written a lengthy blog post all about how to achieve Inbox Zero. I highly recommend you check it out. 2. Stop Being a Perfectionist We, teachers, have a tough time when it comes to perfectionism. We are under a lot of pressure to constantly model

Episode 4 of The Teaching Space podcast busts cloud myths for concerned teachers.  Podcast Episode 4 Transcript Welcome to Episode 4 of The Teaching Space podcast. In this episode, we are talking about how to cure teachers' fear of the cloud. Let me just give you a bit of background on this topic. Background As well as teaching trainee teachers, I also work with experienced teachers to help them use technology in the classroom more. A couple of years ago, my college "went Google". In other words, we use G Suite for Education as our preferred main tech tool. I mentioned my experience of transitioning to a paperless classroom in episode 2 of the podcast. We use Google Drive for document storage, and collaboration and we also encourage the use of Google Classroom as an online learning portal. We officially went Google two years ago, and we opted for a gentle transition. In other words, we didn't switch off network storage for files on a set date, and we also provided plenty of optional staff development opportun

Podcast Episode 3 Transcript Welcome to Episode 3 of The Teaching Space podcast. Today I'd like to share with you seven books that have made me a better teacher. My Reading Habit I should add, at this point, that I read between 2 and 4 books a month. I'm an avid reader but I wouldn't be able to read this much if I didn't listen to audiobooks. I consume all books via audio, with the exception of maybe one or 2 a year. It's an extremely efficient way to read. The downside of this is that there aren't many decent teaching books on Audible which is where I get my audiobooks from. So the books that I'm going to share with you today are about general personal development. I hope you find them interesting.  Here goes: (1) Finish by Jon Acuff My first book is Finish: Give Yourself the Gift of Done by Jon Acuff. I struggle to finish things. I'm a chronic starter so this book really appealed to me. While Jon Acuff's book is actually aimed at entrepreneurs rather than teachers, it includes some highly relevant, sometime

Episode 2 of The Teaching Space podcast is all about the reality of a paperless classroom. Podcast Episode 2 Transcript Hello and welcome to episode 2 of The Teaching Space podcast. I'm Martine, your host. Thank you for joining me today. In episode one, I mentioned that part of my role is a digital lead. I am responsible for working with my teaching colleagues to help them use technology in the classroom more effectively. Going Paperless Keen to lead by example, last year, I decided to go predominately paperless in my classroom. What's Online? All assignments were produced online. All of my handouts were saved in Google Drive and accessible via Google Classroom. What's Paper? In terms of what didn't make it online, we still do several starter activities that are simply better on paper. If we have a discussion activity we get the flip charts and pens out. However, I photograph the flip charts and upload the photos to Google Classroom (via the Google Drive app) so I'm classing that as partially digital. Some le

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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