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Author: Dr Shyam Barr and Rory McCaughey

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Welcome to educate to self regulate a podcast for educational leaders, teachers and students, where in less than 20 minutes, Dr Shyam Barr (Assistant Professor of Learning Sciences) and Rory McCaughey (Primary School Educator) unpack educational research to support you and your students to become better learners.
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In this episode of ‘Educate to Self Regulate’, Rory returns to join Shyam in discussing self-questioning – a metacognitive strategy for self-regulated learning (SRL). The pair get granular to establish what self-questioning is and provide multiple examples of how teachers and students can benefit from incorporating the strategy into their toolkits. Additionally, Rory shares some exciting news about the next step in his career while Shyam updates our listeners with details about his upcoming b...
In this episode of "Educate to Self-Regulate," we dive deep into the world of self-regulated learning with the delightful addition of Dipesh Vader, substituting Rory's Irish charm with his own British flair. This marks the second episode of our third season, where we've begun integrating insights from practitioners in the field to enrich our educational community. Dipesh, with a robust background in teaching and leading in the UK and Australia, shares his expertise in self-regulated lear...
Welcome to Season 3 of Educate to Self-Regulate!Dr Shyam Barr and Rory McCaughey are back and excited to share more insights and ideas about self-regulated learning (SRL) for teachers and learners around the world.In episode 19, Shyam and Rory explore a research paper (Callan et al., 2020) which provides a framework to catalogue evidence based SRL practices. For any school leader or teacher seeking to improve their SRL instruction but feel a little overwhelmed by the breadth and depth of rese...
In this episode of 'Educate to Self-Regulate', Shy and Rory discuss explicit teaching of SRL strategies, which is the focus of Chapter 4 in Shy's book, Educate to Self-Regulate. It's been a while since they have caught up to record an episode, and this one is packed with useful tips for teachers who want their students to become better self-regulated learners.In this episode, you'll learn:✔️ The difference between implicit and explict SRL instruction✔️ The key ingredients for explict instruct...
In this episode of Educate to Self-Regulate, Shy welcomes Greshma Momaya, principal of Prarthana.In World School in India. With 17 years of experience and a deep passion for self-regulated learning, Greshma shares her journey from a reluctant student to an educator who champions independence in learning. Greshma offers invaluable insights into how her school is fostering self-regulation, from meditation and reflection practices to innovative strategies like peer teaching and student-led initi...
In this episode of ‘Educate to Self-Regulate’, Shyam interviews Mathew Green. You may know Mat as the host of the popular ‘The Art of Teaching Podcast’, but he also works as an assistant principal in New South Wales. In the early days of ETSR, Mat offered Shy and Rory lots of advice and encouragement to help get their podcast off the ground, so it was amazing to have him on the show to hear about the ways in which he promotes self-regulated learning with his students and across his school.In ...
In this episode of 'Educate to Self-Regulate', Shy and Rory unpack some key implications of Australian Education Research Organisation (AERO)'s latest practice guide on Supporting Self-Regulated Learning (SRL) 🧠📚The article is a fantastic prompt to support conversations about teaching SRL in schools. T& L leaders may consider setting it as professional reading with a thinking routine like ‘Connect-Extend-Challenge’ and then meeting in a literacy circle to discuss.The boys’ takeaways inclu...
In this episode of 'Educate to Self-Regulate', hosts Shyam and Rory delve into the challenges and strategies of effective time management.Rory shares his current battle with overstepping time blocks, leading to a discussion on the importance of setting realistic goals and respecting time limits. In this episode, you will learn:✔️ Strategies for effective time management✔️ How to shift your mindset and reframe negative self-talk to boost self-efficacy✔️ Tips from Oliver Burkman's book '4,000 W...
In this episode of 'Educate to Self Regulate', Shyam and Rory share their musings on the current debate on the Science of Learning (SoL). In this fireside chat, the duo explore the multifaceted nature of the SoL, discussing not only cognitive strategies, but motivational and metacogntive aspects too. Together, Shy and Rory consider that it may be restrictive to view the Science of Learning through a narrow lens, while sharing ideas about how educators can adopt a holistic view of this field t...
In Episode 17 of Educate to Self-Regulate, hosts Rory and Shyam delve into the incredible effectiveness of retrieval practice for learning and identify how retrieval practice can be used by students as a self-regulated learning strategy, as well as by educators as a pedagogical tool.Throughout this episode, you will...✔️Gain insights into the distinction between encoding and retrieval and why retrieval practice is essential for learning.✔️Learn practical and actionable strategies to seamlessl...
In episode 16 of Educate to Self-Regulate, hosts Dr Shyam Barr and Rory McCaughey explore the idea of task value and how it influences student interest and motivation for learning. 🎧 Listen to this episode to discover:✔️ The different types of task value that one may perceive in a learning experience.✔️ The role that parents can play in enhancing the utility value of educational experiences for their children✔️ Practical strategies to focus students’ attention on the value of learning experie...
In episode 15 of Educate to Self-Regulate, hosts Dr Shyam Barr and Rory McCaughey dive into effective self-regulated learning strategies for reading, both for students and as professionals.🎧 Listen to this episode to discover:✔️Practical strategies for persisting through challenges in reading and learning✔️How to create a conducive learning environment for reading✔️Utilizing different tools to enhance reading skillsRemember to subscribe to Educate to Self-Regulate to receive updates on future...
‼️ ATTENTION ALERT ‼️ Join us as we delve into the fascinating topic of ATTENTION and the impact it has on productivity.In this episode...💡 Discover practical strategies to self-regulate your attention and stay focused amidst distractions.💭 Learn how to create a conducive environment for deep work and tackle mind wandering effectively.🔎 Explore the importance of active listening and intentional focus during independent learning.🏫 Discover how you can help students develop these skills and str...
After a short hiatus, Season 2 of the Educate to Self-Regulate podcast returns with a bang. In this episode, Dr. Shyam Barr and Rory McCaughey deep dive into Shy's preparation for his TEDX speaking event at the end of 2022. You can expect to learn how Shy used his knowledge of self-regulated learning to plan and prepare the content for his talk, as well as strategies he used to commit the speech to memory and manage the nerves and emotions that inevitably arise when speaking to an audience. I...
SEASON 2 has officially landed!Welcome to Season 2 and Episode 12 of the Educate to Self-Regulate podcast.In this episode, co-hosts Dr. Shyam Barr and Rory McCaughey, explore the meaning of cognition and metacognition and reveal even more subcategories in the realm of self-regulated learning.Shyam sheds light on the definition of metacognition and cognition, and explains the difference between the two concepts using his "living room of the mind" metaphor from his TEDx talk in 2022. Together, ...
In Episode 11 of the Educate to Self-Regulate podcast, hosts Dr. Shyam Barr and Rory McCaughey reflect on the events of the past year and the key takeaways from the first season of the show. They discuss the importance of self-regulation/self-regulated learning and the role that education plays in helping individuals develop this critical skill.What were some of the most memorable moments from the first season of the podcast? What have been the challenges faced in producing the show?&nbs...
In episode 10 of the podcast, hosts Dr. Shyam Barr and Rory McCaughey continue discussing failure (from Ep. 9) and specifically look at a fundamental process for explaining failure.Could failure actually make us better learners long term?Do you want to understand the nuances of interpreting failure and success?Do you want to help learners manage failure better?Do you want to develop knowledge to inform more impactful feedback conversations? If the answer is YES to any of these questions,...
In episode 9 of the podcast, hosts Dr. Shyam Barr and Rory McCaughey discuss failure and whether it is a word that should be used in relation to learning.Shy makes a shocking admission regarding his time as an undergraduate at university, and together the hosts present the idea that failure does not always have to be entirely negative for learners in school. Could failure actually make us better learners long term?Do you want to understand the nuances of interpreting failure and success? Do y...
In Episode 8 of the podcast, host Dr Shyam Barr interviews co-host Rory McCaughey to learn more about a recent unit he has been teaching at school. 'Facing the Challenge' was designed by Rory and his team to help students develop a greater awareness and understanding of what happens in the brain when they learn. The unit also involved explicit teaching of strategies to use when facing challenges. If you want to learn more about how strategies to regulate motivation can be introduced to learne...
A common focus in schools is to foster students' intrinsic motivation for learning, but is this a realistic ambition?In Episode 7, Dr Shyam Barr and Rory McCaughey consider the differences between intrinsic motivation, extrinsic motivation and amotivation. They explore why extrinsic motivation might be perceived as a 'dirty word' and whether intrinsic motivation is realistic drawing on Ryan et al's (2021) taxonomy of motivation. All the above and more in less than 20 minutes! :)References:Rya...
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