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Advancing Learning Podcast

Advancing Learning Podcast

By: 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.

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Episodes
  • S02 E12 Neurodiversity Questions Answered - Dyslexia
    May 30 2025

    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

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    30 mins
  • S02 E11 Neurodiversity Questions Answered - Autism
    May 16 2025

    The wonderfully talented and experience 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

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    31 mins
  • S02 E10 Using Plays to Explore Language and Emotion
    May 2 2025

    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

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    28 mins

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