The Chalk Talk Collective

The Chalk Talk Collective Podcast is brought to you by Teacher Plus Magazine. Created for teachers seeking both reflection and practical ideas, the podcast balances pedagogy, equity, and innovation, showing how small, intentional shifts in classroom practice can foster engagement and curiosity.

The Chalk Talk Collective is a general podcast hosted by Unknown Host, with 4 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.

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  Episode #4

  4. Making Space for Difference: Children, Creativity and the Classroom

  Aug 19, 202620 minS1

  <p>In this episode of The Chalk Talk Collective Podcast, host Lakshmi Karunakaran is joined by educator Jane Sahi to explore children, creativity, agency and alternative approaches to education.</p><p>Drawing on Jane’s decades of experience in education, the conversation examines what happens when children are expected to learn at the same pace, in the same way, and how teachers might respond differently to children who resist, withdraw or struggle to participate. They explore the role of the arts in creating spaces for experimentation, autonomy and self-expression, and consider what teachers might discover when they observe children rather than...

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  Episode #3

  3. Gender in the Classroom: Rethinking Equity, Identity and Learning

  Jul 18, 202631 minS1

  <p>How do children learn what it means to be a "boy" or a "girl"? What role do schools play in reinforcing or challenging these ideas? </p><p>In this episode of The Chalk Talk Collective, we explore why gender-sensitive education is fundamental to creating equitable classrooms.</p><p>Joining us are Tultul Biswas, Director of Eklavya Foundation, along with Isha Badkas and Sonam Kumari, who are leading the design of Eklavya's pioneering Gender in the Classroom course for teachers and educators.</p><p>Together, they unpack how gender is socially constructed, why conversations around gender should begin early, how ste...

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  Episode #2

  2. Values in Practice: Reimagining Value Education in Learning Spaces

  Jun 18, 202629 minS1

  <p>What do we really mean when we talk about value education? Is it a subject taught through textbooks and moral science periods, or is it something that lives in the everyday culture of classrooms, institutions, and communities?</p><p>In this episode of The Chalk Talk Collective Podcast, host Lakshmi Karunakaran is joined by Asim Siddiqui, faculty member at Azim Premji University, for a thoughtful conversation on value education in contemporary learning spaces.</p><p>Recorded at Visthar — a civil society organization committed to social justice and peace — this episode carries not just rich ideas, but also the gentle soundscape...

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  1. Beyond Bookshelves: Building Classroom Libraries that Create Readers

  May 18, 202625 minS1

  <p>What if the secret to building lifelong readers isn’t a grand school library—but a small, thoughtfully curated shelf within the classroom?</p><p>In this inaugural episode of The Chalk Talk Collective Podcast, host Lakshmi Karunakaran is joined by Thejaswi Shivanand, library educator at Champaca Children’s Library. Together, they explore what makes classroom libraries powerful, practical, and transformative—especially in resource-constrained school settings.</p><p>From defining what a classroom library truly is to examining how it differs from traditional school libraries, this conversation offers grounded, experience-driven insights for educators, school leaders, and anyone invested in nurturing a c...

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