The teacher RockStar Podcast

Scientific Reasoning in Brain Games: #115

Scientifically speaking, the functions of the left-brain and right-brain have been under study for many decades now. In this episode we discuss conditioning our brain for brain games, how to use both sides of our brain, and how to improve our memory with brain games. 

Ways Parents can Help Their Child Be Successful In School: #114

Support from parents is key to helping children do well academically. After all, parents are their child's first teacher. During this podcast we are going to talk about ways in which parents can help their children to be successful in school. 

Innovative Education in the 21st Century: #113

Brantley Turner’s interest in China began as an undergraduate at Brown University studying East Asian Studies and Art Semiotics. After first traveling to China in 1993 and studying Mandarin in Beijing in 1995-96, she completed her graduate work in 2000 at the John-Hopkins Nanjing University Center for Chinese and American Studies. During this episode, expert guest Brantley Turner discusses what Innovative Education is and what it looks like. Brantley shares her expertise regarding the challenges faced by 21^st Century teaching. You will definitely want to tune in! 

The Flipped Classroom Model: #112

The concept of flipping classrooms has been around for many years, but its been largely used in high school and college settings. But due to the pandemic flipped learning got a lot of play as many schools switched to the hybrid model whereby students were spending part of the time at home and part in school. Now you may wonder what is a flipped classroom and can it be effective for young learners? Well, we’re going to take a look at it during this episode, and how we can implement flipped learning in the classroom.