Podcast 96: Highs + Lows of Research in the Classroom

How can we improve teacher-happiness and a love of learning in our young people? Our 96th podcast is with Shafina Iqbal, an A-level psychology teacher and Lego Education lead practitioner and part-time PhD student at Imperial College. In this podcast, listen to Shafina and Teacher Toolkit founder, Ross McGill discuss: Becoming a teacher to give children a better learning experience than she did Education in the U.K. versus the Middle East Why Shafina started using Lego in her classroom and the 5 Minute Lego plan! Balancing teaching and PhD during the lockdown The importance of finding a department that aligns with your research Being a researcher and a classroom practitioner The over-emphasis on retrieval practice The day-to-day challenges of being a teacher during COVID and, Plagiarism and citation and referencing in the social media era. Shafina is passionate about LEGO in education! Follow her research on Twitter.