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Classroom Connect

Espresso and Doodle Learning

Education

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Frequency: 1 episode/12d. Total Eps: 60

A ”Why To” Podcast powered by Espresso and Doodle. Ian Rockey and Andrew Tidswell invite you to join them as they discuss practical and engaging ways to develop learning in the classroom. Please email us with your questions, ideas or suggestions at classroomconnect@discoveryed.com

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60. Measuring Success (part 2) - How can we turn classroom data insights into action? Data Special with Nicki Smith

Episode 60

Monday, April 20, 2026 • Duration 15:59

Step into a lively podcast conversation where Nicky Smith walks Ian and Andrew through the moments where a teacher turns raw numbers into real change. From the first glance at RAG-coloured mastery maps to the small, decisive interventions that follow, this episode traces how a classroom dashboard becomes a guidebook for everyday teaching choices.

Nicki shares practical scenarios which showcases how teachers can spot gaps, assign targeted work, and use analysis tools to check what really needs reteaching.

She also discusses the human side of data: quick wins, collaborative planning with support staff, and the reassurance that technology can be a steady partner in learning, not an extra chore.

Please email us with your questions, ideas or suggestions at classroomconnect@discoveryed.com

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59. Measuring Success (part 1) - How can we turn classroom data insights into action? Data Special with Nicki Smith

Episode 59

Monday, April 20, 2026 • Duration 15:49

Classroom Connect welcomes special guest Nicki Smith, our Insight Manager, to reveal the story behind the numbers. In conversation with Ian and Andrew, Nikki walks us through how the teacher’s homepage becomes a map of progress, motivation and success—how badges, stars and the 'green zone' tell a child’s learning story.

We explore the View Effort page and watches a class unfold: who is on target, who needs a boost, and which pupils reveal hidden gaps through the Baseline Assessment. Nicki explains the careful, human-centred design behind placement decisions—how confidence, time spent on a question and skipped items shape where a child begins—and Andrew shares how that live data becomes the starting point for planning, targeting assignments and real-time intervention.

Nicki, Ian and Andrew see data not as cold charts but as a tool for building confidence, shaping lessons and giving learners agency.

Please email us with your questions, ideas or suggestions at classroomconnect@discoveryed.com

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58. Think, Remember, Create - How can Video inspire deeper thinking and more secure learning?

Episode 58

Monday, March 16, 2026 • Duration 12:02

Join Ian and Andrew as they discuss how to turn the everyday screen into a launchpad for curiosity. What starts as a sound-off video - looping as children enter the classroom - becomes a conversation starter, a memory hook, and the spark for deeper investigations.

Listen as they reveal how video is more than footage: it’s a text packed with visuals, narration, and cues that teachers can mine to assess, challenge, and inspire. Through practical examples—silent loops to prime discussion, embedded quizzes for real-time formative checks, and video-driven scaffolds for hands-on lessons—they show how to move learners from recognition to real understanding.

Whether you teach habitats, art styles, or scientific processes, this episode unfolds a clear, human story about using digital video to build context, surface prior knowledge, and free classroom time for problem solving and creativity.

Consider how a single clip can change the way students think, remember, and create.

Please email us with your questions, ideas or suggestions at classroomconnect@discoveryed.com

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57. A Case in Point - How do case studies support improvement in classroom practice?

Episode 57

Friday, January 16, 2026 • Duration 10:48

Ian and Andrew are lucky to work with lots of different schools in diverse settings with widely varying needs and experiences. In this episode they discuss how case studies created to share these experiences can be used by colleagues to make in difference in their own schools.

Please email us with your questions, ideas or suggestions at classroomconnect@discoveryed.com

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56. Hitting the Ground Running - How do digital tools support children to re-engage with learning?

Episode 56

Friday, January 16, 2026 • Duration 13:18

Ian and Andrew discuss some of the effective ways digital can help children to engage and make connections to prior learning quickly.

Please email us with your questions, ideas or suggestions at classroomconnect@discoveryed.com

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55. Making Digital 3D - How do we deepen the impact of digital resources through professional collaboration?

Episode 55

Friday, January 16, 2026 • Duration 14:27

In this episode Ian and Andrew discuss how collaborative conversations with teachers have a real impact on practice by making connections between digital resources and practical pedagogy.

Please email us with your questions, ideas or suggestions at classroomconnect@discoveryed.com

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54. Around the World in 12 Minutes - How can we learn from colleagues around the world?

Episode 54

Wednesday, October 8, 2025 • Duration 11:44

Here at Discovery Education we are privileged to be able to connect to classrooms around the world both virtually and in person. In this episode Ian and Andrew share some of their learning derived from working with schools from all corners of the world.

They discuss how we can all learn from one another's insights and unique perspectives. Every school is different and yet we all have so much in common, so that wherever we are developing a globally collaborative approach to education benefits us all.

Please email us with your questions, ideas or suggestions at classroomconnect@discoveryed.com

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53. Professional Development on a Bike - What lessons have we been learning from recent school visits?

Episode 53

Wednesday, October 8, 2025 • Duration 15:46

Ian makes most of his school PD visits on his bike - covering hundreds of miles as he does so!

Join Ian and Andrew as they reflect on ideas and insights they have been gathering as they visit schools across the UK. This is the true heart of our Classroom Connect approach - connecting you to teachers in other classrooms and to us here at Discovery Education.

Want us to visit your school? Reach out on the email below or for Doodle users contact your School Success Advisor.

Please email us with your questions, ideas or suggestions at classroomconnect@discoveryed.com

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52. Partners in Learning - How does partnership working help us all to develop?

Episode 52

Friday, September 5, 2025 • Duration 12:20

We all know that sharing ideas really helps us all to grow as teachers.

In this episode Ian and Andrew discuss how this can work across schools and at a wider level by developing a partnership approach to professional development.

Ian and Andrew share experiences of how, as they travel the country delivering PD, they can gather and share amazing ideas developed by teachers in varied contexts with diverse experiences.

Developing a partnership approach helps to create powerful learning opportunities for all involved, as Ian and Andrew reinforce by talking about how they are constantly learning from others whilst they are 'on the road.'

Please email us with your questions, ideas or suggestions at classroomconnect@discoveryed.com

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51. Here we go again! - How can we use digital tools to re-engage children after a break from the classroom?

Episode 51

Friday, August 29, 2025 • Duration 12:38

We all know that holiday times and breaks from school routines can have an impact on children's learning. Learning loss can occur quite quickly when children are away from the day to day classroom environment, especially after holidays.

In this episode, Ian and Andrew discuss ways in which digital resources can help bring children back into the routines of learning, especially how they can help us to identify and address any gaps on an individual level. They also talk about how these tools can be used to reduce the impact of holidays and times away from class, by helping children to maintain their skills in motivating and low impact ways.

Please email us with your questions, ideas or suggestions at classroomconnect@discoveryed.com

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