Joining Christian in this latest episode of Developod are Claire Steele and Sarah Smith, Directors of Eltonix. They discuss the future of teacher development with a focus on 'bottom-up' teacher development, and in particular 'classroom-based inquiry' (or 'action research'), which they argue is both more teacher-centred and student-centred than most current f ... Show More
Feb 23
Episode 68: Developod Episode 68 - Becoming a freelance ELT Pronunciation Specialist with Emma Walker
In this episode, Helen interviews Emma Walker of Pronunciation with Emma, who describes her journey from early reading support work at age 16 through linguistics studies, CELTA, and a TESOL master’s to becoming a pronunciation specialist and major YouTube educator. Emma explains ... Show More
32m 17s
Jan 26
Episode 67: Developod Episode 67 - Keeping the ELT passion alive & adding visual sparkle with Emily Bryson
In this episode, Helen and Emily discuss her eclectic career, including teaching, teacher training, authoring books like Voices for National Geographic Learning, running online courses, and creating doodle and sketchnote visual resources. Emily describes teaching ESOL learners fr ... Show More
33m 13s
Dec 29
Episode 66: Developod Episode 66 - Looking back on 40 years of Teacher Development with Adrian Underhill
In this episode, Cecilia Lemos-Harmer and Adrian Underhill explore how language learning is deeply connected to identity, emotion, and embodiment, rather than being a purely intellectual process. Adrian argues that effective language development happens when learners feel psychol ... Show More
49m 1s
Dec 2024
Episode 219: Student Voice (EC)
Zach is joined by Marlene Tapia Garcia and three of her first grade students, Olivia, Arya, and Ethan, to talk about their experience in a Modern Classroom.
Read a summary of this episode on the Modern Classrooms Project blog (https://www.modernclassrooms.org/blog/student-voices- ... Show More
32m 51s
Apr 2023
EP275 What does it mean to "bring the best version of yourself" to the classroom? (with Elena Aguilar)
<p>Who you ARE matters just as much as what you DO. How can you show up as the best version of yourself each day, not only for students, but in every aspect of life?</p> <p>I'm talking today with Elena Aguilar, a writer, leader, teacher, coach and the author of seven highly accla ... Show More
39m 55s
Sep 2024
Bonus episode #116 – Whale of a time
In this episode, Andrew talks about his recent trip to Canada, focusing on his visit to Victoria, British Columbia. He describes his journey from Vancouver to Victoria by ferry, a whale-watching adventure with his wife and an old friend, and a barbecue party with his former bandm ... Show More
43m 57s
Oct 2023
S2E1 - “Asking about preguntas”
Who are we? What’s this podcast? How do you ask and respond to questions in Spanish?<br /><br />Esteban and Logan talk about formulating yes or no questions, question words, and how to introduce yourself. We also invite Pedro, another Babbel teacher, for a conversation about hims ... Show More
14m 3s
Mar 2025
A Brutally Honest Review Of With Love, Meghan
Meghan Markle’s new lifestyle series dropped on Netflix this week, sparking a series of conversations about her real name, her celebrity friendships, her motivations and the appropriate voice to use when in the presence of bees.
Now we’re here to cut through the noise and talk ab ... Show More
39m 47s