Ordinary Teachers and Students

Welcome to “Ordinary Teachers and Students”, where we get to hear teachers and students tell us their extraordinary stories. My hope is that through this podcast, ordinary teachers from around the world can relate to the stories they hear and get some timely suggestions and ideas.

Ordinary Teachers and Students is a education podcast hosted by Alan Cheng, with 48 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Alan Cheng hosts Ordinary Teachers and Students, a education show with 48 episodes published.

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  Episode #49

  Episode 49 - Deep and Authentic Learning through Dialogic Teaching and Learning with Simone Homeniuk (Teacher)

  Dec 1, 202439 minS1

  <p>Simone was a teacher for 28 years, teaching in 3 Canadian provinces in urban and rural settings.  She taught a variety of curricula from grades 5 to 12 and her subject expertise was at the high school level in English and in History. Simone has a deeply spiritual connection to teaching, as she has the ability to see into the soul of every single student that she has ever taught in her career.  This ability has enabled her to create safe, and loving connections with her students. When her students felt safe, seen, heard and understood, no matter where they were at, their br...

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  Episode #48

  Episode 48 - Gratitude to Teachers Whom I Met Along the Way with Bobo Ho (Student)

  Nov 24, 202439 minS1

  <p>Episode Warning: This episode mentions suicide which could potentially be triggering. </p><p>Bobo has just graduated from high school and, at the time of recording, received her HKDSE results last week. Incredibly, she achieved 5** in English Language, which put her in the top 1% of all candidates in Hong Kong! I never taught Bobo, but I knew about her because of her various leadership positions at the school, particularly in the Choir. I also poached her for the English Debating Team. I’m excited to hear from Bobo as she’s about to embark on her post secondary journey.</p><p...

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  Episode #47

  Episode 47 - Being like a Chameleon as a Fresh Graduate Teacher with Christy (Teacher)

  Nov 17, 202436 minS1

  <p>Christy is a full-time secondary school English language and literature teacher in Hong Kong. As a fresh graduate teacher, she has faced a number of challenges both inside and outside the classroom and has learnt to overcome them over time. Christy is one of very few students to have been taught by both me and my wife!</p><p>Resources that were mentioned (I'm not being paid to endorse these):</p><p>https://www.mentimeter.com/app/homehttps://www.polleverywhere.com/If you're interested in becoming a guest on this podcast, feel free to contact me at: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠alantheteachercoach@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</p>

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  Episode #46

  Episode 46 - Going Through Traumatic Mental Health Episodes with Noah Lane (Student) and Ms Loi (Teacher)

  Nov 10, 202438 minS1

  <p>Episode Warning: This episode has mentions of self-harm, depression and anxiety which could potentially be triggering.</p><p>Noah is currently majoring in Business at a university in the United States. And in the most recent semester, he made it onto the Dean’s List! His hobbies include thrifting, crocheting, reading, listening to music and playing with his two cats. Noah came out as transgender back in 2021 and uses he/him pronouns. I’ve never taught Noah before, but I was part of the interviewing panel that interviewed him for secondary school admission. Honestly, I still remember that feeling of w...

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  Episode #45

  Episode 45 - Building an Inclusive Classroom with Amber Hadley (Teacher)

  Nov 3, 202439 minS1

  <p>Amber started her teaching career as an Early Career Teacher (ECT) in September, having just completed her PGCE in Primary Education at the University of Cambridge. Prior to this, she did a Bachelor’s degree in History, and a Master’s conversion degree in Educational Psychology, at Nottingham and Manchester universities respectively. She has volunteered with more than 10 charities in the tutoring, social mobility, and fundraising sectors, and she has amassed a professional development portfolio of more than 400 courses. </p><p><br></p><p>Resources that were mentioned (I'm not being paid to endorse these):</p><p>https://www.hist...

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