Advancing Learning Podcast

Macmillan Education
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With your co-hosts Will Rixon and Harry Waters, the Advancing Learning Podcast is a place for conversation, debate, idea-sharing and merry-making, all in the name of Advancing Learning in the wonderful world of ELT.It accompanies the wider Advancing Learning Academic Programme from Macmillan Education, where you'll find a whole range of teacher training webinars, blog articles, resources and more at www.macmillanenglish.com/alap.

  1. 06/27/2025

    S02 E14 Critical Thinking in Language Education

    Do you teach critical thinking skills in your classroom? How do you go about it? And why do you feel the need to teach them? The unstoppable Chia Suan Chong at long last joins the Advancing Learning Podcast to discuss what forms critical thinking takes, and how it can be addressed in all its many shapes and forms in today's world. Equip yourself and your students with the skills they need to succeed at university and beyond. Go straight to Macmillan Education’s website and download a Scientific American sample lesson of Skillful 3rd Edition right here: https://www.macmillanenglish.com/catalogue/courses/adults-and-young-adults/skillful3e/course-information

    28 min

  2. 06/13/2025

    S02 E13 Neurodiversity Questions Answered - ADHD

    ADHD expert, Vicky Allan, joins Will and Harry on an episode getting into depth on ADHD, how teachers can identify it, what is actually is (and isn't), and how you can create a learning environment that includes all students present. This is the final part of 3 episodes where we'll be focusing on neurodiversity and the burning questions you had during the festival we just didn't have time for! Check out Macmillan Education's Advancing Learning for Everyone website that offers a wide range of resources to help teachers create a truly inclusive learning environment at https://www.macmillanenglish.com/advancing-learning-for-everyone  Watch Vicky's webinar all about ADHD here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_uCG4ym8oys

    24 min

  3. 05/30/2025

    S02 E12 Neurodiversity Questions Answered - Dyslexia

    World-renowned dyslexia expert Boelo van der Pool joins Will and Harry to share his responses to the enormous number of questions we received about supporting students with dyslexia during the Global Teachers' Festival. This is part 2 of 3 episodes where we'll be focusing on neurodiversity and the burning questions you had during the festival we just didn't have time for! Check out Macmillan Education's Advancing Learning for Everyone website that offers a wide range of resources to help teachers create a truly inclusive learning environment at https://www.macmillanenglish.com/advancing-learning-for-everyone  Watch Boelo's webinar all about dyslexia here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PMqsdbYTWeI

    30 min

  4. 05/16/2025

    S02 E11 Neurodiversity Questions Answered - Autism

    The wonderfully talented and experienced Claire Hart joins Will and Harry to answer some of the questions you all asked throughout the Global Teachers' Festival around neurodiversity, more specifically, about supporting learners with autism. This is part 1 of 3 episodes where we'll be focusing on neurodiversity and the burning questions you had during the festival we just didn't have time for! Check out Macmillan Education's Advancing Learning for Everyone website that offers a wide range of resources to help teachers create a truly inclusive learning environment at https://www.macmillanenglish.com/advancing-learning-for-everyone  Watch Claire's webinar all about autism here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SFdeUt8cd0o

    31 min

  5. 05/02/2025

    S02 E10 Using Plays to Explore Language and Emotion

    Jody Medland joins Will to share his unique experience using manuscripts from plays to allow students to explore them linguistically and also the motivations behind the lines, and therefore, the emotions their character is feeling. Listen as Jody explains his truly awe-inspiring technique to help our learners feel more open and helping teachers get one step closer to an inclusive and open learning environment. Check out Macmillan Education's Advancing Learning for Everyone website that offers a wide range of resources to help teachers create a truly inclusive learning environment at https://www.macmillanenglish.com/advancing-learning-for-everyone

    28 min

  6. 04/04/2025

    S02 E09 Mindfulness and Its Journey to the Classroom

    Mindful learning and mindful practices are gradually becoming a staple of an effective and efficient learning environment.  Why has it become so important? Where did it's journey to education start? And why should all teachers be aware of ways to use it to their pedagogical advantage in the classroom? Emma Reynolds tells Harry and Will all in this episode about the history, both ancient and modern, of mindfulness, and how it's landed in our classrooms.

    27 min

  7. 03/21/2025

    S02 E08 The Autonomous Teenager: Key Ingredients

    What does it take for a teenager to be in control of their learning? Is it the subject matter? The pedagogy behind the content? Or is it a simple matter of having a good relationship with the teacher? Karolina Kotorowicz-Jasińska proposes exactly this in an episode digging deep into how and why to tune-in to teenagers to help them get the most out of learning (despite themselves, in some cases). Brought to you by Macmillan Education's brand new exam preparation course for teens, Optimise Stars, which you can explore in our AI guided showroom here: https://www.macmillanenglish.com/catalogue/courses/teenagers/optimise-stars/course-information

    26 min

  8. 03/07/2025

    S02 E07 Results are in!: Teen Emotions Survey Roundtable

    Alicja Gałązka picks apart your responses to questions we posed to you in a recent survey aiming to find out more about your experience of teenagers' emotions when they reach teenagehood and how they manifest during learning. What are the most common 'big emotions' your notice in your classroom? What strategies do you use to ensure all students feel included and valued in your classroom? This episode is generously brought you by Find Your Voice. Learn more about this 4-level British English secondary course from Macmillan Education at https://www.macmillanenglish.com/catalogue/courses/teenagers/find-your-voice/course-information

    31 min
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With your co-hosts Will Rixon and Harry Waters, the Advancing Learning Podcast is a place for conversation, debate, idea-sharing and merry-making, all in the name of Advancing Learning in the wonderful world of ELT.It accompanies the wider Advancing Learning Academic Programme from Macmillan Education, where you'll find a whole range of teacher training webinars, blog articles, resources and more at www.macmillanenglish.com/alap.

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  • Creator
    Macmillan Education
  • Years Active
    2023 - 2025
  • Episodes
    31
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    © 2025 Advancing Learning Podcast
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