Links I mentioned: The Wellbeing-Driven Productivity Podcast Notes by Martine Martine's Website Martine on Twitter ..read more

Highlights Notion has enabled me to conduct a yearly and monthly review consistently for the first time ever. I am also refining my weekly review process. This is the first time I have managed this behaviour consistently, and it is game changing. This is a personal review - but could easily apply to work and there is always some cross over. Undertaking personal reviews is enabling me to meet my goals. (01:13). On the subject of goals, that’s where it all starts, so I am going to walk you through my process. Annual review (03:09) Review the year (screenshot). Consider your life buckets (e.g ..read more

Highlights What is personal knowledge management? (00:47). “Personal Knowledge Management (PKM) is the practice of capturing the ideas and insights we encounter in our daily life, whether from personal experience, from books and articles, or from our work, and cultivating them over time to produce more creative, higher quality work” (Forte Labs, 2019). Ness Labs creator, Anne-Laure Le Cunff describes the 5 C’s of PKM as: creation, circulation, curation, collaboration and communities (Ness Labs, 2020). My interpretations of the 5 C’s (02:08): creation: managing knowledge derived from learning ..read more

Highlights Introducing Elizabeth Hutchinson (01:03). Elizabeth shares some recent PD that had a big impact on her (03:00). Organising PD is great PD (05:58). Elizabeth talks about her own approach to PD previously and now (08:46). The Twitter chat that started everything… Library Staff Love Learning (11:00). Martine talks about how the podcast helps her PD (19:04). The changing landscape of PD - creating your own opportunities (20:28). On Clubhouse (21:03). The challenges of leading your own PD - find your focus, find the time (22:50). The benefits of finding your own PD - finding your purpos ..read more

Thanks to Daniela, who is a member of The Teaching Space Community, for suggesting this episode topic. You can join the community at community.theteachingspace.com. This topic has been influenced by my own experience as well a number of articles I read on the topic. I will link to the articles in the show notes which you will find at theteachingspace.com/118. This episode will focus on teachers using Twitter for their own purposes rather than using it with students. Highlights What is EduTwitter? (02:50) Educators on Twitter who generally use EduTwitter as a hashtag. Positives (03:43) It's ..read more

Highlights Introducing Parm (00:40). Why Parm thinks teacher wellbeing is at an all-time low (02:22). Martine on boundaries (04:00). Switching to online teaching (05:30). Teachers as perfectionists (06:15). The unseen pressure on women due to Covid (07:10). Living alone on an island and working in education (08:40). The stress epidemic (09:30). Unique challenges in teaching (10:30). Guernsey and Ofsted (14:55). The pressure of always being "on" (16:20). Dropping standards just a tiny bit (17:10). Parm on presenteeism (19:20). Trust, professionalism and the need for a culture of flexibility (2 ..read more

Highlights Introduction In my teaching practice I am always aware of the need for my learners to regularly engage with material I am teaching them to embed it in their long-term memory. It’s also important they practice retrieval in order to remember (00:40). Ebbinghaus Forgetting Curve in under 2 minutes (01:17). Something I have realised while studying my master’s in education is that I don’t pay enough attention to this with my own learning - particularly with what I read. So I did some research and tried a few techniques to help me remember what I read. I will share my approach in this ep ..read more

Highlights Introduction Making decisions uses considerable mental energy which is limited (00:42 ). Decision fatigue is real (00:52). Educators make a lot of decisions - some significant - so it is definitely worth looking at ways to minimise the number of small decisions we make daily, to reserve energy for the big ones (01:42). Small Decisions Time for a brain dump (01:58). List the small decisions you have to make every day. Examples (02:19): What to eat for lunch/dinner. When to each lunch/dinner. What time to wake up and go to bed. What to do at the gym. What to wear to go to the gym ..read more

Highlights Introducing Chris Chamberlain (00:44). About Guernsey Mind (01:50). How can teachers improve their mental health or seek help? (05:10). Self care and self management is a priority (05:21). Emails - are you a 24-hour service? (06:10). Work is not called pleasure! (07:22). On sleep (08:18). Setting boundaries and self-management (11:50). Learning to say no (14:21). We are not perfect (17:00). Reflect on mistakes (17:20). Sharing experiences (17:55). Admitting you are struggling is a strength (20:19). What do you do if you have a colleague studying with their mental health? (22:45 ..read more

Highlights Introducing Craig (00:53). Trust-based observation key questions (03:54). More on trust-based lesson observations (05:14). Professional conversations and instructional coaching (08:47). Matt O’Leary on observations (10:08). Martine asks Craig if senior leadership observers experience a conflict of interest (quality assurance versus supportive quality improvement) (11:01). Other aspects of teaching that can be evaluated (15:50). Martine asks Craig how observers keep their teaching practice current (16:32). Professional development communities (20:17). The problem with traditional go ..read more