Mr Barton Maths Podcast

Mr Barton Maths Podcast


Latest Episodes

#165 How to be more evidence-informed with Peps Mcrea
April 14, 2023

Peps McCrea makes his third appearance on the podcast, this time to take a deep dive into how we can be more evidence-informed as teachers. We discuss his process for identifying and summarising key research finds, and then discuss some key pieces of rese

#164 How to plan a maths lesson with Craig Latimir
March 29, 2023

In this episode I talk to fellow maths teacher, Craig Latimir, about his process for planning a lesson... and it takes us 3 hours. But this is one of my favourite conversations I have had on the podcast. It should be useful whatever your level of teaching

#163 How to observe a lesson with Adam Boxer
March 06, 2023

Science teacher and author, Adam Boxer, joins me to discuss his process for observing colleagues teach and then giving them feedback. Adam's approach - which he calls the Hypoesis model - has been hugely influential on my own observation and coaching

#162 Beyond survival - a conversation with Jamie Thom
January 30, 2023

Jamie Thom interviewed me for his excellent Beyond Survival podcast - a show aimed at supporting new teachers. Jamie asked me to share five tips that I thought would benefit those teachers new to the classroom. Here is what I came up with: The importanc

#161 The future of the Mr Barton Maths podcast
January 24, 2023

Here are the links to the things discussed in the show: Tips for Teachers website Tips for Teachers podcast Tips for Teachers newsletter Tips for Teachers book Online and face-to-face CPD and departmental supportThree Tips for Teachers episodes t

#160 Ollie Lovell: relations, regulation, leadership & tools for teachers
April 01, 2022

Ollie Lovell is a maths teacher from sunny Australia. He is also a head of department, blogger, research ravager, pioneering podcaster, and best-selling author. He joins me to discuss the key ideas from his book: Tools for Teachers. We focus on two key ar

#159 Introducing... Tips for Teachers!
March 25, 2022

This episode of the Mr Barton Maths Podcast is a taster of my new project: Tips for Teachers (check out the website here: tipsforteachers.co.uk )Each episode of the Tips for Teachers podcast features a guest sharing 5 tips to improve any aspect of teachi

#158 Adam Boxer: explanations, retrieval and maths & science working together
December 16, 2021

Adam Boxer is a science teacher, author and creator of Carousel Learning. He joins me to discuss the key ideas from his book: Teaching Secondary Science: a complete guide, including What makes a good explanation? What role does silence play in Adam’s less

#157 Dan Draper: Overlearning and conceptual leaps
October 21, 2021

I have been a big fan of Dans work for a few years now. Along with last episodes guest, Paul Rowlandson, Dans blog is one of the few I have notifications on for new posts because I find it essential reading. I love the way Dan reflects on his thinking

#156 Paul Rowlandson: Getting mixed up with interleaving
September 27, 2021

Paul is a maths teacher with a strong interest in research - so much so that he is now embarking upon a doctorate. He also holds the prestigious title of being Jo Morgans favourite maths blogger. In this conversation we discuss Paul's research into Inter