Mr Barton Maths Podcast

#206 Mastering classroom management with Ollie Lovell and Mark Dowley

Ollie Lovell and Mark Dowley have written a fantastic book - The Classroom Management Handbook. In this conversation, we dive into three of Ollie and Mark’s 10 behaviour principles: Master your own behaviour to influence others, Treat behaviour as a curriculum, and Success is the greatest motivator. We then discuss my favourite part of the book - the worked example or scripts that Ollie and Mark have written to show teachers exactly how to enact these principles in their classrooms. Whether you are a novice teacher or an experienced practitioner, there will be something in this chat, and indeed in the book, for you. You can access the show notes here: mrbartonmaths.com/blog/classroom-management-handbook

#205 Why CPD is broken and how to fix it with Adam Boxer

Science teacher and educational guru Adam Boxer joins me to discuss why he thinks the way CPD is traditionally delivered in schools is broken, and how we can fix it. We discuss three common models of CPD - the one-off inset, the yearly whole-school focus, and instructional coaching - and Adam outlines just how difficult it is to make them effective. We then discuss Adam's alternative. You can access the show notes here: mrbartonmaths.com/blog/adam-boxer-cpd/

#204 Developing a lesson structure – episode 5 (with Ollie Lovell)

Regular listeners will know that each month, I get together with my good friend and podcasting arch-enemy Ollie Lovell. This is the fifth in our series of conversations where we seek to agree upon a maths lesson structure. This time around, we continue our discussion of the Do Now, this time focusing on how to respond to the checks for understanding, and addressing reasons why the Do Now can take too long. As ever, we go super deep. So, I hope people enjoy it. Access the show-notes here: mrbartonmaths.com/blog/lesson-structure-5

#203 Atomisation in Action – episode 2 (with Kris Boulton and Lee Wheeler)

Kris Boulton and maths teacher Lee Wheeler join me for the second of our series of Atomisation in Action episodes, where we discuss the benefits and challenges of applying the principles of Atomisation in the classroom. This time, we discuss how Atomisaiton can go wrong, and how it works with sets and mixed-attainment classes. You can access the show notes here: mrbartonmaths.com/blog/atomisation-in-action-2

#202 AI and Education – episode 3 (with Neil Almond)

This episode, Neil Almond, creator of the amazing Teacher Prompts newsletter, returns to the show. We begin by reflecting on some recent developments in the world of AI and then turn our attention to Neil’s AI spin on Neil Postman's Technology Principles, where Neil expresses caution about the impact AI could have on our students' education and the role of teachers. You can access the shownotes here: mrbartonmaths.com/blog/ai-in-education-3