The Colin Klupiec have-a-chat video series

1. The Basics of Teaching

In this video we cover some of the basics of teaching.

Video Timestamps:
00:00 Getting students onto your team.
03:00 Aiming to have students experience the intrinsic fun of learning.
04:40 The issue of students taking responsibility for their learning.
06:15 Walking into a class for the first time - what to do …
07:50 Teaching is a journey, not a destination.
09:10 The importance of being open to learning, of  always knowing there’s more to learn.

2. Lesson Structure

Poor lesson structure is the #1 reason lessons why fail .

Video Timestamps:
00:10 The importance of good lesson Structure
00:40 Lessons from poor lesson structure (from experience!)
01:00 Lesson transitions.
02:05 Teaching is all about solving problems.
04:20 Quality transitions - a PE example. .
08:15 Lesson structure is common sense and practical - yet it can be challenging to achieve.
10:00 Knowing your content is key.
11:20 Many aspects are the ‘most important’!

3. Put Out The Sparks
(before they become fires - the first rule of teaching!)

Putting out the sparks before they become fires

Video Timestamps:
00:15 Prevention is better than cure. Putting out sparks before they become fires.
01:00 Story of a practice teacher not recognising the sparks in a lesson.
03:00 Having the confidence to steer the students in your desired direction - how to gain confidence.
07:00 Turning classes around over the course of a year.
10:00 Dealing with the fear of not knowing how to handle a difficult behaviour management situation.

4. Classroom management
(without the management!?)

Colin poses the question to his pre-service teachers " What is we could do 'Classroom management' ... but without the management?

5. Substitute Teaching At The Grammar School

A poignant yet hilarious story of substitute teaching in a grammar school - told by Colin Klupiec.