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Teaching Today

Center for Professional Education of Teachers

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Teaching Today is brought to you by The Center for Professional Education of Teachers (CPET) at Teachers College, Columbia University. In conversation with teachers, researchers, and school leaders, we’re dedicated to breaking down the problems, policies, and promising practices that define teaching. Uniting theory and practice, CPET promotes rigorous and relevant scholarship, and is committed to making excellent education accessible worldwide.
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We’ve all heard of the 4 Cs – collaboration, creativity, critical thinking, communication –, but what if there were other key skills and qualities? What about the power of curiosity, the value of empathy and the need for grit? Join me – and my guests – as we delve into these core skills in this podcast series and work out just what their importance is for students of English.
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Today's Teaching Tips Podcast

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Welcome to Today's Teaching Tips! In less time than it takes to listen to your favorite song on the radio, you'll hear no-nonsense tips and 'aha' moments you can immediately try out in your classroom today. These 2-3 minutes may just change the course of your entire day, and add a positive impact on how you teach for the rest of the year...no kidding!
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Creativity and innovation are key components of design thinking, a human-centered approach to creatively solving problems. In this episode we'll be looking at what exactly design thinking is, the phases involved in the design thinking process, the kind of mindset people need, and how this creative process can be supported and used in the classroom.…
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Questions come naturally to young children: Why is the sky blue? Where do butterflies go in winter? As they grow older, students need invitations to cultivate curiosity and teachers who are able to teach the skill of questioning.The Question Formulation Technique builds this lifelong learning skill, teaching students how to ask their own questions.…
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In the news this week: NHS England agrees to review its trans policies following the Cass Review, schools across Devon and Cornwall have been accused of misrepresenting equality law, and a poll reveals the scale of public opposition to the Scottish Government’s new hate crime legislation.You can download the video via this link. Featured stories NH…
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Educators have an important job: getting students — the next group of leaders — ready for the future. Our guests this week — Lisa Dughi, CEO of NAF, a national education non-profit that works to prepare students for a life of upward mobility and success; and Collette Smith, Founder of Believe N You, which works with schools in underserved communiti…
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In the news this week: Rishi Sunak defends the right of those who wish to speak up for the reality of biological sex, the Institute tells the Scottish Government it will go to court to protect the ordinary work of churches from a new conversion therapy law, and in a House of Lords debate, Peers highlight the plight of persecuted Christians across t…
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Engagement is a lever for achievement — when students are highly engaged, they are more likely to learn and persevere through challenges. How can educators effectively measure and assess student engagement in the classroom?We're joined by Nona Ullman and Melissa Payette of LessonLoop — an organization that guides better instruction and transforms l…
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In the news this week: MPs set to debate restricting abortions for Down’s syndrome, recovering addicts urge the Scottish Government to rethink its failing drugs policy, and the Baptist Union of Great Britain maintains its stance that ministers cannot marry someone of the same sex.You can download the video via this link. Featured stories MPs to deb…
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Since ChatGPT’s emergence, there have been a lot of debates as to whether to ban it in schools. But does it really hinder critical thinking, problem-solving skills and student agency as some have claimed? On the contrary! In this episode we'll be looking at how these skills are essential for crafting effective AI prompts and evaluating the response…
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In the news this week: CI: ‘Broad extremism definition poses unnecessary threat to free speech’, Starmer wants to legalise assisted suicide if he becomes Prime Minister and ‘Report hurtful words’ says Scots Govt ‘hate crime’ campaign.You can download the video via this link. Featured stories CI: ‘Broad extremism definition poses unnecessary threat …
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In the news this week: Broad ‘extremism’ definition risks clampdown on Christian beliefs, Lawyers back ‘important role’ of stay-at-home mums ahead of Irish referendum, Manchester students told to ‘get raped’ for pro-life beliefs and Scots medics oppose McArthur’s death bill.You can download the video via this link. Featured stories Broad ‘extremism…
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In the news this week: Christian MPs criticise an attempt to decriminalise abortion in the Criminal Justice Bill, the latest attempt to ban so-called conversion therapy fails, and Alabama’s Supreme Court recognises that embryos are legally children.You can download the video via this link. Featured stories Christian MPs decry ‘extreme’ attempt to l…
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In the news this week: Ahead of the March budget, the Chancellor, Jeremy Hunt, is urged to boost tax support for marriage, DIY abortion pills are linked to a marked rise in police investigations of illegal abortions, and in the US, ‘safe haven’ boxes are saving the lives of unwanted babies.You can download the video via this link. Featured stories …
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In the news this week: ‘Jellyfish legislation’: Top KC launches searing attack on Scots ‘conversion therapy’ law, NHS England axes ‘anti-women’ LGBT badge scheme, ‘Ireland’s vague hate crime Bill will criminalise ordinary people’ warns leading critic and Greens discriminated against gender-critical member, tribunal rulesYou can download the video v…
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In the news this week: Peers speak against a proposed conversion therapy Bill which could criminalise Christians, three primary schools ditch a local church for upholding biblical sexual ethics, and one of Singapore’s youngest surviving babies is now a healthy five-year-old.You can download the video via this link. Featured stories Peers speak out …
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In the news this week: Keir Starmer commits Labour to an ‘all-encompassing conversion therapy law’, the Met Police apologise after a volunteer officer tried to stop gospel singing in the street, and a rape victim explains why she chose life for her unborn child.You can download the video via this link. Featured stories Starmer commits to ‘all-encom…
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In this episode we'll be taking another look at the key skill of listening. Why is it that many of us tend to overestimate our listening abilities? What does being a good listener really entail? What can we learn from negotiators and journalists? And, of course, what can we do with students to help them focus and listen better? Join me to find out …
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In the news this week: Doctors are pressured to not report illegal abortions, Paralympic legend Tanni Grey-Thompson says assisted suicide endangers disabled people, and thousands of pro-lifers march for life in Washington DC.You can download the video via this link. Featured stories Royal College to threaten medics with sanctions for reporting ille…
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In the news this week: An expert in palliative care warns of the serious dangers of legalising assisted suicide, the CI announces the development of a Street Preachers’ Charter, and a former star of ITV’s Gladiators speaks of the impact of God’s grace on his life.You can download the video via this link. Featured stories ‘Assisted suicide is just t…
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In the news this week: A street preacher has received nearly 15,000 pounds from the police after he was wrongfully arrested, the CI threatens the Scottish Government with legal action over its plan for a draconian conversion therapy ban, and the huge level of opposition to introducing amoral abortion lessons in schools in Northern Ireland has been …
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In the news this week: Official figures reveal that hundreds of young children were referred to the Tavistock’s gender identity clinic over the past decade, a man with Motor Neurone Disease explains why those campaigning to remove end-of-life protections are so wrong, and a woman with Down’s syndrome, who doctors said would never walk or talk, enco…
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In the news this week: The Institute welcomes the long-awaited trans guidance for schools, but says the Government needs to do more, church leaders urge the Republic of Ireland not to legalise assisted suicide, and Christian MPs declare the true meaning of Christmas in Parliament.You can download the video via this link. Featured stories CI: ‘Trans…
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In this episode the English and psychology teacher Katharina Wendrich joins me for a chat about storytelling, students and social media. We delve into how stories can help young people to discover who they are, how social media has changed the way we tell certain stories, how to help students deconstruct stories on social media, using Shakespeare t…
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In the news this week: The Church of England is starting same-sex blessings for use in regular worship services, the House of Lords warns that trans ideology is threatening the welfare of school children, and an Oxford don with multiple sclerosis shares how ethical stem cell treatment gave him a new lease of life.You can download the video via this…
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In the news this week: A top human rights lawyer has highlighted how a Private Member’s Bill seeking a new law on ‘conversion therapy’ would cut across fundamental religious freedoms; the Irish Government proposes to downgrade the place of traditional marriage, and; broadcaster Dan Walker speaks of the life-transforming power of the Christmas messa…
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In the news this week: Christian MP Nick Fletcher says any new ‘conversion therapy’ law must not criminalise parents, pro-abortion MPs attempt to hijack the Government’s Criminal Justice Bill in their latest effort to decriminalise abortion, and Stonewall is blasted for campaigning to undermine equality in Britain.You can download the video via thi…
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In the news this week: Number Ten’s top terror adviser raises free speech concerns as he cautions against knee-jerk changes to current laws, a Private Members’ Bill in the House of Lords on so-called conversion therapy ignores religious freedom, and a call to extend Sunday trading hours in London is rebuffed by the Government.You can download the v…
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In the news this week: The Church of England is to trial services to bless those in same-sex couples, the embryology regulator seeks new powers to pursue controversial experiments on human embryos, and a Finnish MP accused of hate crime for sharing Bible verses is vindicated.You can download the video via this link. Featured stories CofE Synod narr…
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In the news this week: The Institute steps up its campaign against proposals for a conversion practices Bill which would criminalise the ordinary work of churches, Equalities Minister Kemi Badenoch says the Government must never again let Stonewall dictate policy, and more babies born at 22 weeks are surviving following the expansion of neonatal ca…
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Station teaching can transform traditional classrooms into dynamic learning environments — the key is to familiarize yourself with the promising practices and potential pitfalls of this approach. In this episode, we're talking with co-teaching specialists Dr. Laura Rigolosi and Jacqui Stolzer about how educators can make station teaching work in th…
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