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Cajón de SastreCajón de SastreLa niña adormecidaAlonso (9 años) aprendió este bonito romance anónimo en su clase de oratoria durante el tercer trimestre del curso escolar. Su hermano Diego (6 años), después de escucharlo varias veces, acabó aprendiéndolo también y juntos lo recitan ahora con mucho cariño.2025-06-2900 minTeachers\' VoicesTeachers' VoicesTips for teaching in difficult conditionsHow can teachers support students in emergencies or difficult contexts? In this bonus episode, Nina hears advice for teaching in challenging conditions from four educators.First Nina meets Diana Suárez, a teacher in Colombia and an expert in multilingualism and multiculturalism. Diana says that safe play spaces let children reconnect, express themselves, and feel joy again.Next, Nina speaks to Gilson Penha, who teaches in a public school in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Gilson believes in building a welcoming school environment to support community involvement and hands-on, real-life activities that keep students motivated.2025-06-2406 minTeachers\' VoicesTeachers' VoicesSchool leadership in emergenciesWhat makes leadership and innovation critical in education during emergencies? How do local educators overcome challenges with limited resources? How can communities and technology help sustain learning in crisis contexts?In this episode, Nina first speaks to Katy Noble, Head of Education in Emergencies at Teach For All, based in Palestine. Katy shares insights from 15 years working with crisis-affected communities, reflecting on how leadership in emergencies requires both adaptability and care. She believes in distributed, human-centered leadership. Katy says: “We need to question long held sector norms, like the obsession of focusing on access to education over qu...2025-06-1027 minTeachers\' VoicesTeachers' VoicesImproving children’s lives with evidence in educationWhy is evidence so important in education solutions? How is evidence incorporated into large-scale educational solutions? How can evidence lead to greater equity in education?In this episode, Nina first speaks to Vicky Colbert, from Colombia. Vicky is the founder of Fundación Escuela Nueva, an NGO that has shaped the way multigrade classrooms operate. Vicky tells Nina how they use evidence to ensure their work is effective, equitable, and scalable. Evidence improves outcomes, by showing what works and what doesn’t work. Teachers are the agents of change in their solution, as they get together to lea...2025-05-2725 minTeachers\' VoicesTeachers' VoicesBridging arts and science teachingShould arts and science come closer together? How are teachers bringing these subjects together in the classroom?In this episode, Nina talks to Pamela Burnard, Professor of Arts, Creativities and Educations at the University of Cambridge in the UK. “When we look at creative industries, real world practitioners are not sitting in expert siloes, they are collaborating, they are co-authoring,” Pamela says. In medicine, culture, and technologies, people are connecting, she says. Next, Nina meets Silvana Baico, a primary educator in Uruguay. Silvana connects learning with art and movement, looking for the math and geometry in da...2025-05-1327 minTeachers\' VoicesTeachers' VoicesTools to support highly sensitive children in schoolWhat is high sensitivity? How many children in a classroom are highly sensitive? How can teachers support highly sensitive children?In this bonus episode, Nina talks to  Michael Pluess, Professor of Developmental Psychology at the University of Surrey. Michael has been studying children’s individual differences in sensitivity for more than 10 years. Around 30% of children are highly sensitive, he says, which means they are more affected by their environment, whether that’s positive or negative.Michael and his team have developed free resources for teachers which will help teachers learn about sensitivity and provide a classr...2025-04-2907 minTeachers\' VoicesTeachers' VoicesHow 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 learning?In this episode, Nina talks to  Manu Kapur, Professor of Learning Sciences and Higher Education at ETH Zurich in Switzerland. When Manu was a teacher of grade 12 mathematics, he noticed that student understanding was quite shallow, even when explanations were very clear. This inspired him to study why that happens, and what can be done about it. The science shows that deep learning happens “in that zone which is beyond your c...2025-04-1521 minTeachers\' VoicesTeachers' VoicesWhy 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 the sleep they need?In this episode, Nina talks to Jared Saletin, Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior at Brown University and the Associate Director of the E.P. Bradley Hospital Sleep Research Laboratory in Rhode Island, the US. “Sleep is critical across the entire lifespan”, Jared says. “And it's critical for mental health. It's also critical for physical health.” Jared tells Nina about the ‘perfect storm’ of adolescence, whereby teenagers’ lives are scheduled...2025-04-0126 minTeachers\' VoicesTeachers' VoicesInspiring students to become leadersIn this episode, Nina first meets Chaitra Murlidhar, in Boston in the US. Chaitra is the Global Lead of Leadership Development at Teach For All. Teach For All developed a Teaching as Collective Leadership Framework, which puts growing student leadership at the core of its approach to education. “Nobody can do this alone”, Chaitra says. “We are all connected with the common challenges we face in education.”Next, Nina speaks to Hamlet Khachatryan, who teaches English as a foreign language in Armenia. He noticed that students in his classroom weren’t listening to each other, so he encouraged t...2025-03-1832 minTeachers\' VoicesTeachers' VoicesWellbeing tips for teachersIn this short bonus episode, teachers Magdalena Balica, Kawita Thani and Sanja Vičević Ivanović share their tips for supporting teacher and student wellbeing in the classroom. Magdalena Balica and Sanja Vičević Ivanović, who were guests on the full episode about teacher wellbeing, suggest using mindfulness techniques for stress relief, cultivating the social side of wellbeing, and focusing on your purpose and meaning as an educator.Practitioners also shared with Nina the following ten ideas for slowing down and nurturing wellbeing in the classroom.Guide students through some deep breaths as they sit comfortably. Inhale for 4...2025-03-0406 minTeachers\' VoicesTeachers' VoicesHow teacher wellbeing impacts studentsWhat supports teachers’ wellbeing? Can improving teacher wellbeing impact students’ wellbeing and their learning?In this episode, made in collaboration with the International Baccalaureate Organization (IB), Nina first talks to IB researcher Magdalena Balica from the Hague in the Netherlands. Magdalena looks at three elements of teacher wellbeing: Satisfaction with school life, positive emotions, a sense of purpose and meaning. Teachers’ wellbeing is often considered a personal matter, says Magdalena, but “in many cases, it’s a systemic problem that we need to support and address”.Nina stays in the Netherlands to meet Claudia Casalino-Korevaar, a chemistry...2025-02-1828 minTeachers\' VoicesTeachers' VoicesWhat 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 first hears from Shulammite Ajayi, a science teacher in Nigeria. Encouragement from her school leader helps Shully to motivate her students. “ When teachers are encouraged, when teachers are well-equipped with tools, with 21st century strategy, teachers want to work.”Jazzera Muneer is a special educator in India. “Inclusive education should not be a privilege, but a standard practice across all schools”, she tells Nina. Jazzy believes that inclusive education starts with inclusive school leadership.Next, N...2025-02-0424 minTeachers\' VoicesTeachers' VoicesHow teachers shape the lives of their studentsWhat could solve the challenge of teacher shortages around the world? What inspires teachers to become teachers in the first place? How do teachers find a connection with their students?In this episode, Nina talks to Carlos Vargas, Head of the Teacher Task Force Secretariat at UNESCO. The Teacher Task Force was formed in 2008. Its mission is to fill the gap in quantity of teachers and quality of teaching, to provide equitable, inclusive and quality education for all. “We forget that the working conditions of teachers are the learning conditions of students”, Carlos says. He argues that moti...2025-01-2127 minTeachers\' VoicesTeachers' VoicesWelcome to Teachers' Voices season fourTeachers are one of the most influential and powerful forces for equity, access and quality in education. They provide children with the knowledge, skills, attitude and tools needed to reach their full potential.Join Nina Alonso for the fourth season of the podcast in which she shares powerful stories from teachers around the world, talking in their own words about their own experiences. Every episode, Nina invites international experts on learning and child development to give their thoughts on the big topics in education. How does teacher wellbeing impact student wellbeing? How important is sleep f...2025-01-0601 minunboxEDunboxEDNina Alonso - Advocating Teachers’ VoicesSend us a textNina Alonso, an international educational researcher and advocate for global cooperation and development, holds a PhD in Education from the University of Cambridge. With extensive experience in diverse educational settings and countries of varying complexity, she oversees research consultancies addressing complex social issues in education policy and practice. She has worked for several international organizations like the IIEP UNESCO in Dakar, and the Mastercard Foundation, where  focusing on monitoring education agendas in the Global South. Passionate about storytelling and poetry, she has coordinated reading activities for youth in national and international organizations. Believing i...2024-08-1516 minTeachers\' VoicesTeachers' VoicesWhy students benefit from futures literacyThe final episode of Teachers’ Voices season 3 opens with Sister Zeph, winner of the 2023 Global Teacher Prize, talking directly to teachers. “You are a future maker”, she says. These words inspired the rest of this mini-episode, which explores futures literacy. What is futures literacy? What do students gain from futures literacy? How can teachers incorporate it into their classrooms?Former teacher Michelle Blanchet, co-author of the Startup Teacher Playbook and Co-Founder of The Educators’ Lab answers these questions for Nina. Michelle is based in Geneva, Switzerland. Futures literacy is “a way to encourage young people to use their imag...2024-05-1407 minTeachers\' VoicesTeachers' VoicesHow to support children’s mental health in schoolWhy is it important to make sure children have words to name their emotions? How can teachers promote mental health and wellbeing? Is it possible to remove academic pressure from school?In this episode, Nina first meets Sarah Griffiths, a Senior Research Fellow at University College London and Co-Director of the Wellbeing and Language Lab in UCL’s department of Clinical, Educational and Health Psychology. “Language, particularly words for emotions, are critical for understanding emotions,” Sarah explains. Emotion understanding is not innate, children learn about emotions through conversations.Next, Nina meets Riffat Arif, known as Sister...2024-04-3032 minTeachers\' VoicesTeachers' VoicesWhy physical activity in schools helps children thriveWhat types of physical activity benefit students? Can bringing movement and play into different academic classes help children learn? How can spaces and classes for movement be inclusive?Nina first meets Fotini Vasilopoulos, a Postdoctoral researcher at the University of Sydney in Australia. “Physical activity is important for physical health, for mental health, and it also can drive behaviours for learning.” Fotini suggests giving children different types of experiences - not just sports, but also play and dance, which can foster inclusivity.Next, Nina speaks to Saumil Majmudar in the Himalayas, India. Saumil is the foun...2024-04-1627 minTeachers\' VoicesTeachers' VoicesHow can schools embrace variability in learning?In what ways do students differ from each other in their learning? How does one student vary in their own learning from day to day? How can schools embrace these types of learning variability?In this episode, Nina talks to Julia Leonard, Assistant Professor of Psychology at Yale University. Learning variability, Julia explains, is both “my learning might be different than your learning” and “my learning one day might be different from the other day”. It is also that “my learning in one class might be different than another class”. Julia’s research asks how educators can create context...2024-04-0234 minTeachers\' VoicesTeachers' VoicesHow to bring social entrepreneurship to schoolsHow can teachers help students make a positive change in their communities? How can schools better connect education with the future of work?In this bonus mini episode of Teachers’ Voices, Nina hears practical tips from last episode’s guests Alison Yang, Barbara Bilgre, Maud Seghers, and Larisa Akrofie. Nina is also joined by Tanya Sheckley, an edupreneur and host of the podcast Rebel Educator. All share their tips and inspiring resources for instilling an entrepreneurial mindset and preparing students for the future of work.Join the Teachers' Voices WhatsApp group a...2024-03-1908 minTeachers\' VoicesTeachers' VoicesNurturing entrepreneurial mindsets at schoolWhat is an entrepreneurial mindset? Why should educators nurture entrepreneurial mindsets in young people? What entrepreneurial projects have teachers developed in classrooms around the world?In this episode, Nina first speaks to Maud Seghers. Maud is a global education advisor at VVOB in Belgium, an international organisation devoted to education development. An entrepreneurial mindset is not just about starting and managing projects, programs, and businesses that generate wealth, Maud says, as a lot of entrepreneurs and young people also want to “maximise benefits to society and the environment”.Next, Nina meets Larisa Akrofie in Ghana. Lari...2024-03-0530 minTeachers\' VoicesTeachers' VoicesGender equity in STEAM starts in schoolWhat barriers keep girls from fulfilling their potential in STEAM – science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics – subjects? Nina first meets Maliha Fawzia, the interim Global Head of Girls’ Education at Teach For All. Maliha joins Nina from Bangladesh. Maliha explains that the first barrier for girls studying maths and science is feeling welcome in the classroom as girls. “It's first and most important to feel safe, to be seen, to feel confident, to share their opinion”, she says.Next, Nina meets math teacher Patrycja Janekankit, based in Poland. Patrycja gets to know her students as well as pos...2024-02-2044 minTeachers\' VoicesTeachers' VoicesWhy neurodiversity is relevant for all schoolchildrenWhat is neurodiversity? How does it differ from neurodevelopmental disorders? How can schools make sure all children feel like they belong?In this episode, Nina meets Alyssa Alcorn, lead researcher for the Learning About Neurodiversity at School (LEANS) project at the University of Edinburgh in Scotland. Alyssa explains that neurodiversity concerns everyone, because everyone has a brain. Neurodiversity is a biological fact. “We are all different in how we think and feel and learn because our brains process information differently”, she says. “Neurodivergence is not about having a diagnosis, it means that you’re different from the majority...2024-02-0624 minTeachers\' VoicesTeachers' VoicesHow are teachers helping students understand the climate crisis?In this bonus episode, Nina celebrates International Day of Education with former science teacher, Sarah Horley. Sarah is Programme Manager from Teachers for the Planet, a program that aims to improve climate change education. Teachers for the Planet are showcasing teacher-led climate change education solutions. Three of the teachers showcased in the Teachers for the Planet repository share their solutions with Nina.First, secondary school teacher Astrid Hugli in Switzerland explains how she helps students understand whether common statements about climate change are true or false. Astrid also helps students understand how to reduce their carbon footprint. “In...2024-01-2329 minTeachers\' VoicesTeachers' VoicesHow can EdTech help teachers and learners affected by conflict?Why is education important for conflict-affected children? How are teachers in conflict zones using EdTech? Can EdTech adapt to children’s changing learning conditions and help them to thrive?In this episode, Nina talks to Jasmine Turner and Olena Onyshchenko from War Child about the EdTech solution Can’t Wait to Learn. Talking to Nina from Uganda, Researcher Jasmine explains that Can’t Wait to Learn is a digitized adaptive self-paced personal learning program, aligned with the national curriculum in each country it is used in. Jasmine believes that education should not be an additional burden...2024-01-0934 minTeachers\' VoicesTeachers' VoicesWhy student wellbeing is central to learningIn this episode, Nina talks to two experts from International Baccalaureate (IB) in Washington DC. Nicole Bien, Chief Schools Officer at IB, tells Nina that since the start of the pandemic, the IB has ensured wellbeing is at the core of the learning experience in their schools. “Wellbeing is so central to learning. Without it, there’s little space in a student’s mind and body to focus on learning”, Nicole says.Jennifer Merriman, Global Director of Research, Policy & Design at IB, tells Nina about how the IB worked with Oxford Wellbeing Research Center to come up with a d...2023-12-1237 minTeachers\' VoicesTeachers' VoicesHow can financial education help kids?What are children around the world learning about looking after finances and other resources? What should be in a financial and social education curriculum? How can teachers involve parents in discussions on these topics?In this episode, Nina talks to two experts from Aflatoun, an international organisation based in the Netherlands that brings financial and social education to children worldwide. Cristina Peña, Programme Manager for the Americas, believes that “now more than ever, we need to really understand how to manage our resources”. Cristina says that children aren’t necessarily taught these skills or given opportunities to prac...2023-11-2833 minTeachers\' VoicesTeachers' VoicesWhat are the most useful AI tools for teachers?In episodes 2 and 3 of Teachers’ Voices season 3, Nina explored lots of questions about AI in the classroom. What are teachers’ concerns about AI, and what opportunities do they see? How can AI adapt to individual students? And how can teachers take a human-centred approach to AI?This special mini episode briefly introduces some AI resources that might help in the classroom. Nina hears from Harvey Spencer, ex-teacher and host of the podcast AI for Teachers based in Australia. Harvey recommends starting the integration of AI into your practice by reflecting on the challenges you want to address with...2023-11-1405 minAyahuasca AvatarsAyahuasca AvatarsEp.70 From Prison to Spirituality with Psychedelic SupportLearn what it takes to become a real healer and support others on their Ayahuasca healing journey Listen to Daniel’s inspirational story who was first called to the healing path while spending some time in prison and experiencing life as a burden. But as Daniel followed his inner guidance and the signs the Universe provided, through hard work and dedication, and wanting to give up many times, Daniel came full circle and became a Coach and a Clinical social worker to serve others and support them on their path.  Daniel’s story is nothing short of a...2023-11-0355 minTeachers\' VoicesTeachers' VoicesHow can teachers take a human-centred approach to AI?How can AI adjust learning materials and feedback to the needs of individual students? How can teachers make sure that the human element is kept?In this episode, Nina speaks to Inge Molenaar, director of the National Education Lab AI in the Netherlands (NOLAI). Inge is a Professor in Behavioral Science who specialises in the interface between education and technology. Inge tells Nina how AI can help to personalise students’ learning. “The technology is being used to adjust the learning materials, and the instruction, and the feedback to the needs of individual students.”Nina also speaks...2023-10-3129 minTeachers\' VoicesTeachers' VoicesHow can educators use AI to support their students' learning?What are the main concerns that teachers have about artificial intelligence in the classroom? What opportunities does AI open up for students? How can AI focus on automation while helping humans do what they’re best at?In the second episode of Teachers’ Voices season three, Nina speaks to Stefania Druga, Principal Researcher at the Center of Applied AI Research at the University of Chicago. Stefania is the founder of Cognimates, an AI education platform for building games, programming robots, and training AI models.Stefania believes that AI is “becoming one of the basic literacies along...2023-10-1725 minTeachers\' VoicesTeachers' VoicesHow can teachers build communities that inspire environmental care?Welcome to the first episode in the third season of Teachers’ Voices. In this episode, Nina talks to Stefania Giannini, the UNESCO Assistant Director-General for Education, in Paris. Stefania tells Nina that “education must be protected from all the threats around it, including climate change.” Education is also part of the solution, she says. Hear Stefania describe the four pillars of UNESCO’s Greening Education Partnership.Nina also meets Jimmy Brian Kayangue, a former teacher now implementing teacher training in rural Malawi. Jimmy tells Nina about a tree planting project to bring back what has been lost to flood...2023-10-0329 minAyahuasca AvatarsAyahuasca AvatarsEp.65 How to find true love?Get ready for a one of a kind conversation with Alonso del Rio who shares with us his more than 60 years of wisdom of working with sacred Ayahuasca to expand our awareness and remember who we are so we can create our best life! Alonso created a unique map for the evolution of consciousness that we can easily understand and follow to liberate ourselves from suffering and find happiness and love that we all so desire. This map is called the Four Altars, and it represents the different stages of evolution of consciousness from childhood, to adolescence...2023-09-141h 00Teachers\' VoicesTeachers' VoicesWelcome to Teachers' Voices season threeTeachers are one of the most influential and powerful forces for equity, access and quality in education. They provide children with the knowledge, skills, attitude and tools needed to reach their full potential.Join Nina Alonso for the third season of the podcast in which she shares powerful stories from teachers around the world, talking in their own words about their own experiences. Every episode, Nina invites international experts on learning and child development to give their thoughts on the big topics in education. What challenges and opportunities does AI bring to school l...2023-09-1301 minCreciendo Contigo Desde el CorazónCreciendo Contigo Desde el CorazónT4-E2 Resignificando la figura de la madre biológica, un duelo no reconocidoEn este capítulo hablamos con Graciela Rodríguez psicóloga especialista en adopción. Como sabemos la adopción es la restitución al derecho de cualquier niño o niña o adolescente a integrarse a una familia. Desde la perspectiva de los padres adoptivos es el anhelo por paterna ¿Por qué no también tomar en cuenta el anhelo de la familia biológica por integrar a su hijo a una familia y tener una vida digna? En este capitulo hablamos sobre la re significación de la madre biológica y su duelo. ¡No te lo puedes perde...2023-04-2557 minTeachers\' VoicesTeachers' VoicesBonus Episode – Teachers' Resources 4Join educational researcher Nina Alonso for this podcast series as she shares powerful stories from teachers around the world, talking in their own words about their own experiences. In the previous episode of Teachers’ Voices, Nina heard from four inspiring guests about connecting children to nature so that it becomes more central in their learning and development.In this special mini episode, Nina ends the season with recommendations and tips from those guests. Hear from Luis Alberto Camargo, Joaquin Leguia, Jeff Barrett, and Sal Gordon. Nina also speaks to Emma, a forest school teacher, who sha...2023-03-1407 minTeachers\' VoicesTeachers' VoicesHow nature can play a role in children’s wellbeingWhat is the role of nature in children’s learning and development? How are schools around the world connecting children to nature?In this episode, Nina talks to Luis Alberto Camargo, a social entrepreneur who specialises in nature-based education. Luis tells Nina about the scientific research exploring the role of nature in children’s wellbeing. Nina also speaks to Joaquin Leguia, the founder of an approach that promotes healthy relationships between children and the Earth. Nina also meets Jeff Barrett, an outdoor adventurer and the founder of a school in the Canadian forests, and Sal Gordo...2023-02-2846 minGet Schooled PodcastGet Schooled PodcastAnimal Advocacy with Nina KayyIn this episode of Get Schooled we welcome Nina Kay . Nina schools us today on animal advocacy and proper dog traning . Nina shares how she first trained her cat when she is young to how she today is doing competitons with her dogs Nova and Nitro. This episode is brought to you by Olipop, a new healthy brand of soda. Go to https://drinkolipop.com/ and use code Marcela15 at checkout to get 15% off your first order. This episode is brought to you by Shopify. Shopify can help you take your business to the next level. Click H...2023-02-1240 minTeachers\' VoicesTeachers' VoicesHow teaching methods and tools can improve mathematics learningHow can educators take some of the stress and anxiety out of mathematics?In this episode, Nina talks to Lindsey Richland, Associate Professor at the University of California, Irvine. Lindsey talks about the importance of teaching methods that incorporate reasoning skills. Nina also speaks to Dror Dotan, Head of the Mathematical Thinking Lab at Tel Aviv University, who describes the different knowledge processes that mathematical learning entails. Dror explains how understanding this can help in supporting individual learners. Nina also hears from two former mathematics teachers – Elena Flores, Principal of Colegio Madrid in Spain, and Na...2023-02-0729 minTeachers\' VoicesTeachers' VoicesHow learning interventions can help children who are out of schoolHow can education be transformed so that all children, including the most underprivileged, have access to learning? In this episode, Nina talks to Armando Ali in Kenya about organisations promoting children’s foundational learning across Africa, South Asia, and South America. Nina also hears from Francis Bizoza about accelerated learning interventions that help children catch up with foundational learning in a refugee camp in Uganda. Finally, Nina speaks to Koen Verrecht about his experiences working with the most underprivileged children who are out of school and living on the streets.The guests share caring, respectful app...2023-01-2432 minTeachers\' VoicesTeachers' VoicesBonus Episode – Teachers' Resources 3In this special mini episode, teachers from Qatar, Mexico, and Nigeria share resources and recommendations for other educators.GuestsAljawhara Aladba from Teach For QatarIsaac Galindo from Enseña por MéxicoGaniyat Muritala Wuraola from Teach For NigeriaResources and recommendationsTeachers Pay TeachersTwinklSocrativeKahoot!Freedom WritersThe Ron Clark StoryContactJoin us on social media: https://twitter.com/BOLD_insights and https://twitter.com/Vo...2022-12-0707 minTeachers\' VoicesTeachers' VoicesHow a leadership mindset can improve students’ agency and wellbeingHow can educators develop leadership mindsets in the classroom? What impact does this have on student agency, wellbeing, self-confidence, connections with others and also academic mastery?In this episode, Nina talks to Robbie Dean, Director of Research, Evaluation, and Network Learning at Teach For All. Robbie explains how Teach For All developed a framework to support teachers to develop leadership mindsets among students in the classroom.Nina also speaks to three teachers to understand more about the framework in practice. Aljawhara Aladba, an English teacher in an all girls school in Qatar, describes how the...2022-11-2239 minTeachers\' VoicesTeachers' VoicesHow creative classrooms can help every child focusHow can educators and caregivers better understand the needs of students who particularly struggle to stay engaged in a world full of distractions? Does allowing choice in the classroom better support the differing needs of all students? Why is teacher-family communication and collaboration so crucial for children who need extra support?In this episode, Nina talks to teachers around the world about helping students who may find it difficult to stay on task, thrive in the classroom and beyond. Cindy Anne, from Guangzhou in China, Rachel from Philadelphia in the USA and Michelle Li from H...2022-11-0832 minAbu Nani cuenta cuentosAbu Nani cuenta cuentosLa Margarita niña, de Susana CavalleroEste es un cuento fantástico, de una niña convertida en flor. Para chicos a partir de 7 años. (Para hacer sugerencias pueden escribirme a abunanicuentos@gmail.com).2022-10-2611 minTeachers\' VoicesTeachers' VoicesHow a supportive environment and digital tools can help students with distractibilityWhat impact does distractibility have on learning and development? How can digital tools help students manage digital distractions? What makes a supportive learning environment for students with ADHD?In this episode, Nina Alonso speaks to Assistant Professor Melissa Dvorsky about the impact of distractibility on learning and development. Melissa also discusses the rise of digital education during the pandemic and how that impacted students with ADHD. Nina also meets Bryan Dinner, a social entrepreneur with personal experience of growing up and living with ADHD. Bryan talks about a tool he developed that helps teens work i...2022-10-2428 min