Practical Teaching Tips with Richard James Rogers
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Practical Teaching Tips with Richard James Rogers
Practical teaching tips and advice for teachers. Richard is a high school science teacher and the author of an award-winning book - The Quick Guide to Classroom Management: 45 Secrets That All High School Teachers Need to Know.
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#141: Back to Basics: How to Start a Lesson Properly
The way a lesson begins determines the effectiveness of everything that has been planned. Start the lesson poorly, and watch sub-optimal learning take...
#140: ChatGPT5 and Beyond: My Top 3 GenAI Apps for Teachers in 2025
We’ve all been swept up by the hype that has come in the wake of the creation of generative AI (aka GenAI) systems. Back in 2023, when ChatGPT was lau...
#139: The Truth About Doing Group Projects With High School Students
As teachers, we're often drawn to the idea of incorporating group work and group projects into our lessons. After all, when done well, collaborative t...
#138: Does the Gender Gap in Education Really Exist?
As a teacher who’s worked with students across a range of schools and contexts, I often hear colleagues say, “The gender gap? Isn’t that old news?” At...
#137: How to Discuss War and Conflict with High School Students
In this episode, I share practical strategies for discussing war and conflict with high school students, especially in light of current global events...
#136: Equity vs Equality in Education: What I’ve Learned from the Front Lines
Like many early-career educators, I believed that equality, which means giving all students the same tasks, the same resources, and the same deadlines...
#135: Using Generative AI as a Teaching Assistant
I’ll admit it: I was skeptical at first. When I first heard about teachers using AI like ChatGPT to help in the classroom, I imagined some robotic voi...
#134: 10 Tips to Help High School Students Achieve High Performance
Success in high school is not just about hard work: it’s about working smart, using proven strategies that boost learning, memory, and motivation. In...
#133: AI Dolls and Adolescence: My Take on Things
In today's podcast I dive deep into two recent viral trends: AI dolls (a.k.a. the 'Barbie Box' trend) and the Netflix mini-series, Adolescence. I desc...
#132: How Interleaving Works: Universal Strategies for Secondary School Classroom Practice
In my twenty years of teaching, I’ve come across numerous pedagogical techniques designed to boost student learning, but few have been as transformati...
#131: Responding Thoughtfully When Students Ask About Controversial Topics: The Example of Bonnie Blue
When students unexpectedly bring up sensitive or controversial topics in class—such as questions about Bonnie Blue (a British adult content creator wh...
#130: Starting Out as an SLT Member: What I Learned from the Experts
Stepping into a senior leadership team (SLT) role for the first time can be both exhilarating and daunting. Recently, I was appointed as the Acting He...
#129: Building a Thriving School Community – Practical Tips for Teachers & Leaders
Joining the Senior Leadership Team (SLT) has given me a fresh perspective on the many interconnected elements that shape a positive school community....
#128: The One Piece of Advice I Would Give to a Trainee Teacher
Imagine mentoring a trainee teacher who’s eager to become the best educator they can be but feels unsure of where to start. If you could offer just ON...
#127: How I Use SEL in My High School Lessons (And How You Can Too!)
In my classroom, SEL forms an integral part of each lesson’s structure and delivery, and today I’m sharing ten practical ways you can integrate it int...
#126: How to Effectively Source and Organise Resources as a Teacher
One massive part of the work we do as teachers is the finding, storing and organising of resources for use in our lessons. These could be worksheets,...
#125: How to Handle Awkward Conversations with Your Teaching Colleagues
From time to time you may find yourself in a situation in which you must have a delicate conversation with one, or more, of your teaching colleagues....
#124: Introducing the Basic Lesson Structure (BLS)
Is it possible to apply a consistent structure to every lesson we teach, whilst still retaining our creative freedom as teachers? I believe so. That's...
#123: 10 Rookie Blunders New High School Teachers Make (and How to Avoid Them!)
Starting your teaching career is an exciting adventure, but it can also feel overwhelming. When I first starting teaching high school science back in...
#122: What is Dual Coding?
As educators, we’re always on the lookout for strategies that can enhance our students’ understanding and retention of information. One such strategy...
#121: Maintaining Professional Distance as a High School Teacher - Ten Essential Guidelines
As teachers, we often form strong connections with our students as we guide them on their learning journeys. This can be incredibly rewarding for us –...
#120: Three Ways to Boost Your Classroom Confidence as a Teacher
Demonstrating confidence in the classroom is the cornerstone of any effective lesson you will deliver. When we, as teachers, are confident, then that...
#119: Is it Acceptable for Teachers to Use Dating Apps?
Is it acceptable for a teacher to have a dating profile? After all, recent statistics by the Pew Research Centre found that in 2023, 53% of singles wh...
#118: The 7 Golden Rules of Communication for Online Meetings
Even as far back as 2020, during the height of the pandemic, research was being conducted on the effectiveness of video conferencing in education, and...
#117: The Top Five Mistakes That Trainee High School Teachers Are Making
Anyone who is new to the teaching profession is bound to make mistakes. There’s so much to learn and so much is at stake: the future careers of young...
#116: Strategies for Engaging Quiet, Shy and Withdrawn Students
Students who are quiet in class are often the ones who are most overlooked by educators. They tend to be compliant; they rarely (if ever) ask question...
#115: Tackling Bullying in High Schools - Strategies for Teachers and School Leaders to Consider
Bullying continues to be an issue for so many schools. A simple Google search reveals daily news stories of student violence and incidents of extreme...
#114: What is Scrum and How Can it be Used in High Schools?
As a newly designated Certified ScrumMaster®, I thought it would be appropriate for me to share my newly acquired knowledge with my listeners - with a...
#113: How to Handle Frustration as a Teacher
Teacher stress levels are at an all-time high globally, and things seem set to get worse as teacher shortages show no sign of receding. Whether it's a...
#112: Online Tutoring - A Lucrative Side-Hustle for Teachers in The Post-COVID Era
Teachers have been earning extra cash on the side from private tutoring for centuries. What's new in this space, however, is how widely accepted onlin...
#111: Kahoot Encourages Apathy (Apparently!)
Do you believe that Kahoot "lacks purpose" and encourages "apathy"? What about other live quiz apps - do they still have place in the post-pandemic cl...
#110: Tips for Enabling High-Quality Student-Led Presentations in Your Classroom
Public speaking and presentation skills are already in high demand in the workplace, and this demand seems set to increase as we enter 2024 and beyond...
#109: How to Improve Your Efficiency When Marking Work by Hand
Sometimes we cannot use peer or self-assessment methods to provide feedback, and we must mark our students' work the old-fashioned way: by hand. This...
#108: Introducing The P.O.W.E.R. Method of Retrieval Practice
Unless you’ve been hiding in cave for the past five years, it’s highly likely that you have heard the phrase ‘retrieval practice’ being bandied about...
#107: How to Maintain Your Energy Levels as a Teacher
In the classroom, we are expected to be entertainers, facilitators and imparters of knowledge. This requires high amounts of energy on our part, every...
#106: What Is Design Thinking, and How Can It Be Used in Classroom Teaching?
In the rapidly evolving landscape of education, traditional teaching methods are being reshaped by innovative approaches that prioritize creativity, p...
#105: Assessment For, As & Of Learning: A Guide for Teachers
As we embark on our noble journey of shaping young minds and fostering a love for learning, it's crucial to navigate the realm of assessments with a c...
#104: Mistakes Teachers Are Making With Slide Presentations
Slides are here to stay – that’s undeniable, so let’s discover the common mistakes teachers are making when utilizing them (note to listener – I have...
#103: Spooktacular Fun - 10 Halloween Activity Ideas for High School Teachers
Boo! Halloween is right around the corner, and it’s time to bring some spooktacular fun into your high school classroom. Whether you’re a seasoned edu...
#102: How to Provide Feedback on Tests and Assessments
Tests and assessments provide students with great opportunities to acquire useful practice and training for the final exams. In today's episode, I wil...