Geoff Jordan is a Ph.D. Tutor in distance learning MA TESOL at Leicester University and a self-described anarchist. His writing on Second Language Acquisition and English Langauge Teaching have earned him a reputation for being outspoken, and

Episode 13 – Sufyan Christian

Sep 8th, 2020 1h 35m

Sufyan is a passionate advocate of homeschooling and alternative education, inspired heavily by the works of John Taylor Gatto and Peter Grey. He currently holds a TA position in a UK Primary School. Sufyan is currently developing Edukate F1

Episode 13 – Sufyan Christian

Sep 8th, 2020 1h 35m

Episode 12 – Emma Cann

Sep 1st, 2020 1h 54m

A conversation with Emma Cann. Emma works with hardworking teachers and school leaders to develop strategies to find the clarity, confidence and calm to face challenges and manage stress without overwhelm or burnout. She helps them create

Episode 11 – Anita Modestova

Aug 21st, 2020 1h 51m

A conversation with Anita Modestova. Anita Modestova is a CELTA qualified teacher, psychologist and business trainer. She specialises in teaching general English to adults, low levels and also delivers seminars on how to build your career as

Episode 10 – Richard Jones-Nerzic

Aug 10th, 2020 1h 38m

A conversation with Richard Jones-Nerzic. Richard is a History Teacher with a particular interest in the philosophy of history education and its relationship to epistemology and identity. He currently teaches in Switzerland and is an experien

Episode 9 – Richard O'Neill

Jul 24th, 2020 43m 7s

A conversation with Richard O'Neill. Richard O'Neill is a master storyteller brought up in the nomadic storytelling tradition. Storytelling is at the heart of his culture and his professional life, where he works with children and adults alik

Episode 8 – Hugh Dellar

Jul 16th, 2020 1h 15m

A conversation with Hugh Dellar. Hugh Dellar has over twenty-five years’ experience in the field and is the co-founder of the online school and training company Lexical Lab. He has co-authored two five-level General English series, Outcomes a

Episode 7 – Monica Kochar

Jul 9th, 2020 1h 17m

A conversation with Monica Kochar. Monica is a maths educator and teacher trainer who was inspired to be a changemaker for maths curricula after she saw the damage to self esteem caused by bad maths teaching. Monica has worked over the yea

Episode 6 – Emma Hagedorn

Jul 2nd, 2020 1h 8m

A conversation with Emma Hagedorn. Emma was born in the Philippines but has lived and taught in Thailand, and now resides in France, where she teaches Early Childhood in an international school. Emma's approach to teaching emphasises cultural

Episode 5 – Jan MacWatters

Jun 25th, 2020 1h 3m

A conversation with Jan MacWatters Jan has taught in Germany and the US and is now a teacher librarian in Texas. We talked about what a teacher librarian is, the value and changing face of libraries and the importance of copyright laws in e

Episode 4: Simon Kitson

Jun 18th, 2020 1h 25m

A conversation with Simon Kitson. Simon is an independent Educational Psychologist and founder of EDGE Psychology, an institution established to help children and young people who are experiencing difficulties at school, especially those stru

Episode 3 – David Ardley

Jun 11th, 2020 1h 34m

A conversation with David Ardley. David is an Assistant Head at his school in Switzerland and has had a long and varied career teaching Design and consulting with schools around the world to develop their design facilities. We talked about

Talking Teaching #2 – Heide Frank

Jun 4th, 2020 50m 58s

A conversation with Heide Frank. Heide taught for over a decade at the college level before teaching German to refugees entering German society. She also has experience teaching corporate German for expat workers and private Italian on top of

Talking Teaching #1 – Aimée Skidmore

May 28th, 2020 1h 5m

A conversation with Aimée Skidmore. Aimée is an educator with over 23 years of teaching and leadership experience in both public and private secondary schools in Switzerland and the U.S. We talked about teaching in the time of Covid-19 and

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