{"podcast":{"title":"Miss Estruch Teach & Tell","slug":"miss-estruch-teach-tell-7095349","podcast_index_feed_id":7095349,"rss_url":"https://app.kajabi.com/podcasts/2147857403/feed","website_url":"https://www.missestruch.co.uk/podcasts/miss-estruch-teach-tell","image_url":"https://kajabi-storefronts-production.kajabi-cdn.com/kajabi-storefronts-production/file-uploads/site/2147633614/podcasts/d65e11d-aaee-6cb7-83da-1cc44a0b3_Bold_Feminine.png","author":"Miss Estruch","episode_count":80,"summary":"Welcome to Miss Estruch Teach & Tell —the podcast dedicated to helping busy teachers streamline their workload, improve productivity, and find more joy in teaching. Whether you’ve been in the classroom for years or you’re navigating the challenges of balancing work with being a busy mum, this show is designed for you. Join Miss Estruch each week as she shares time-saving teaching tips, engaging Biology lesson ideas, and powerful edtech tools that make your life easier while boosting the quality of your lessons. From candid teacher confessions to practical strategies that work, we dive deep into what it means to thrive both in and out of the classroom. Expect relatable anecdotes, actionable takeaways, and an authentic community of educators who understand the struggle to achieve a sustainable work-life balance. If you're ready to take your teaching to the next level while reclaiming your personal time, hit that subscribe button now!","last_synced_at":"2026-09-28T14:25:42.826375+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/miss-estruch-teach-tell-7095349"},"episode":{"title":"S2 E35 | Guest Ross McGill on The Science of Learning: What Teachers Need to Know","slug":"s2-e35-guest-ross-mcgill-on-the-science-of-learning-what-teachers-need-to-know","published_at":"2026-05-05T05:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/miss-estruch-teach-tell-7095349/s2-e35-guest-ross-mcgill-on-the-science-of-learning-what-teachers-need-to-know","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/miss-estruch-teach-tell-7095349","url":"https://www.missestruch.co.uk/podcasts/miss-estruch-teach-tell/episodes/2149202176","audio_url":"https://app.kajabi.com/podcasts/medias/2149202176.mp3","summary":"I am so excited for this episode. Today, I am joined by Ross McGill , founder of Teacher Toolkit , whose work has reached over 21 million teachers worldwide. If you have ever felt overwhelmed by lesson planning, buried in marking, or unsure whether your feedback is actually making an impact… this episode is going to completely shift how you think about teaching. Ross shares practical, evidence-informed strategies that help you reduce workload while improving teaching and learning. There are so many moments in this conversation where I was thinking… every teacher needs to hear this. in this episode, we cover • Why planning should be a thought process, not a document • The 5 minute lesson plan and how to use it effectively • The difference between feedback, feed up and feed forward • Why marking every book is not the answer • The power of the pause and improving questioning • How metacognition actually works in the classroom • What brain research tells us about attention, stress and learning • Practical strategies you can implement immediately Links and resources mentioned 5-minute lesson plan template https://www.teachertoolkit.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/The-5-Minute-Lesson-Plan-2021-by-@TeacherToolkit.pdf   Ross McGill books (including his upcoming science of learning release) https://www.amazon.co.uk/stores/Ross-Morrison-McGill/author/B00G33GTEO?ref=ap_rdr&shoppingPortalEnabled=true   Ross McGill bio and website https://www.teachertoolkit.co.uk/ross-morrison-mcgill/?ad=20190130learnaboutrossmpu      ","meta_description":"I am so excited for this episode. Today, I am joined by Ross McGill , founder of Teacher Toolkit , whose work has reached over 21 million teachers worldwi…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2071,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/miss-estruch-teach-tell-7095349/episodes/s2-e35-guest-ross-mcgill-on-the-science-of-learning-what-teachers-need-to-know/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/miss-estruch-teach-tell-7095349/s2-e35-guest-ross-mcgill-on-the-science-of-learning-what-teachers-need-to-know.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}