This is a space for teachers at all stages of their career and lovers of learning. Tune in as hosts Justin and Stas unpack different concepts and research that impact the way students learn, the way we teach them and the way we can maximise both.
What do I choose as a teacher - my students feeling successful, or learning successfully? In this episode we’re talking about all things student voice. Is it helpful to listen to student voice or should we make them eat their veggies?
A member of the physics research group that discovered the Higgs Boson, Justin swapped his research career for one in teaching. Now, he dedicates his talents to changing the terrible truth that he experienced as a classroom teacher: despite teachers’ best efforts, too many students were graduating with little to no understanding of mathematics. At the Maths Pathway office, Justin works tirelessly to ensure the Learning and Teaching Model is translated into the best possible tools, content and classroom routines.
After graduating from Cambridge University with an MEng in Chemical Engineering, Stanisław "Staś" Pstrokoński worked as a teacher and private tutor of mathematics and science for several years before transitioning to the education technology sector. He is currently a data scientist at Busuu, where he uses machine learning to improve learning and assessment for hundreds of thousands of language learners. He is also the creator and host of Education Bookcast, a podcast about education research which he started in 2016. An amateur linguist, he speaks nine languages including Mandarin Chinese, Persian, and Hungarian
