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Teachers' Voices

BOLD and Nina Alonso

Teachers are one of the most influential and powerful forces for equity, access and quality in education. They provide children and young people with the knowledge, skills, attitude and tool...

Episodes

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Inspirational books, films, and tools for teachers

To wrap up season 4, educators share books, films, and tools to inspire other teachers, students, and learning communities at the start of t...

6:23Aug 18, 2025

When teachers match instruction to individual learners

In what ways do students vary? How can teachers take account of variability when students develop at different paces and across different di...

28:46Aug 4, 2025

How teachers and families can support adolescents together

What role do families play in children’s learning as they grow into adolescence? How can teachers build partnerships with parents and caregi...

26:47Jul 21, 2025

How schools can value the strengths children gain from adversity

How can educators recognise and build on the strengths children gain from adversity? What happens when teachers shift from seeing deficits t...

21:48Jul 7, 2025

Tips for teaching in difficult conditions

How can teachers support students in emergencies or difficult contexts? In this bonus episode, Nina hears advice for teaching in challenging...

6:39Jun 23, 2025

School leadership in emergencies

What makes leadership and innovation critical in education during emergencies? How do local educators overcome challenges with limited resou...

27:20Jun 9, 2025

Improving children’s lives with evidence in education

Why is evidence so important in education solutions? How is evidence incorporated into large-scale educational solutions? How can evidence l...

25:35May 26, 2025

Bridging arts and science teaching

Should arts and science come closer together? How are teachers bringing these subjects together in the classroom? In this episode, Nina talk...

27:23May 12, 2025

Tools to support highly sensitive children in school

What is high sensitivity? How many children in a classroom are highly sensitive? How can teachers support highly sensitive children? In this...

7:11Apr 28, 2025

How does deep learning happen?

Should learning be easy or effortful? What’s the zone of failure and why is it useful for learning? How can teachers design tasks for deep l...

21:46Apr 14, 2025

Why is sleep so important for children’s learning?

Why is sleep important as children grow? Are young people getting enough sleep? How can schools work with families to make sure children get...

26:24Mar 31, 2025

Inspiring students to become leaders

In this episode, Nina first meets Chaitra Murlidhar, in Boston in the US. Chaitra is the Global Lead of Leadership Development at Teach For...

32:25Mar 18, 2025

Wellbeing tips for teachers

In this short bonus episode, teachers Magdalena Balica, Kawita Thani and Sanja Vičević Ivanović share their tips for supporting teacher and...

6:02Mar 4, 2025

How teacher wellbeing impacts students

What supports teachers’ wellbeing? Can improving teacher wellbeing impact students’ wellbeing and their learning? In this episode, made in c...

28:28Feb 18, 2025

What makes an effective school leader?

What support do teachers need from their leadership teams? How does school leadership impact children’s learning? In this episode, Nina firs...

24:59Feb 3, 2025

How teachers shape the lives of their students

What could solve the challenge of teacher shortages around the world? What inspires teachers to become teachers in the first place? How do t...

27:43Jan 21, 2025

Welcome to Teachers' Voices season four

Teachers are one of the most influential and powerful forces for equity, access and quality in education. They provide children with the kno...

1:40Jan 6, 2025

Why students benefit from futures literacy

The final episode of Teachers’ Voices season 3 opens with Sister Zeph, winner of the 2023 Global Teacher Prize, talking directly to teachers...

7:55May 13, 2024

How to support children’s mental health in school

Why is it important to make sure children have words to name their emotions? How can teachers promote mental health and wellbeing? Is it pos...

32:27Apr 29, 2024

Why physical activity in schools helps children thrive

What types of physical activity benefit students? Can bringing movement and play into different academic classes help children learn? How ca...

27:02Apr 15, 2024