#6 Teachers’ collective intelligence, is it possible? with Ignacio Atal

Teachers play a critical role in ensuring high-quality education for all, but top-down recommendations on proven teaching practices often miss the mark. In reality, teachers rely on their own experiences to navigate challenges in the classroom. While this experiential knowledge is widely shared, it’s often localized and intuitive, raising the question: can it become a trusted, shareable knowledge base for the profession? In this episode, we talk with Ignacio Atal, founder of the Profs-Chercheurs program, a participatory research initiative designed to engage teachers in producing reliable and cumulative knowledge about their educational practices. Together, we reflect on five years of the program, exploring how collective intelligence can help teachers collaboratively tackle shared challenges. Tune in for an insightful discussion on the potential and obstacles of fostering teacher-driven research.