The Chey and Pav Show: Teachers Talking Teaching
by Chey & Pav Educational Services, Inc.
Chey Cheney and Pav Wander are two middle school teachers from Toronto, Canada. They have a passion for elevating and amplifying student voice while honouring students lived experiences and identity. "The Chey and Pav Show" takes educators and listeners through the “ins and outs” of the field of Teaching, Learning and Leadership. With their anecdotal and inviting banter, laced with caring insightfulness, the audience engages in a conversation that is surely eye-opening and impactful while tackling some of the real and ever-changing issues in Education!Chey and Pav Educational Services, Inc.
Episodes
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Large and Complex Classrooms - 135
In Episode 135, Chey and Pav discuss the ever-growing challenge of large and complex classrooms. They talk about how difficult it is to teach with a large class, the benefits of having a smaller, more intimate classroom setting and how classroom complexities can add to the challenge. Fewer…
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Cell Phones - 134
In Episode 134, Chey and Pav explore the timely topic of Cell Phones in the classroom. With the conversation of cell phone bans always looming over the educational setting, the Dynamic Duo contemplates whether we, as teachers, can actually cut out cell phones from the classroom environment. They...
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Student Council - 133
In Episode 133, Chey and Pav talk about how they have set up a unique student council this school year at the school where they teach. Leveraging student leadership and initiative, the council space is more than an avenue for fundraising and expressing school joy - it's also a space allow…
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Deconstructing Photos - 132
In Episode 132, Chey and Pav discuss the many ways they use photographs to create meaningful content in their learning spaces. From minds-on activities, to providing very deep and thoughtful insights about social justice topics, Chey and Pav use photographs and pictures in many different ways…
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Building a Thinking Classroom - 131
In Episode 131, Chey and Pav reflect on how they've been implementing "Thinking Classrooms" in their respective learning spaces. The "Thinking Classroom" model has been coined by mathematician Dr. Peter Liljedahl and his work of creating math learning spaces that encourage students to think more...
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Salima Kassam: Labour and Love - 130
In Episode 130, Chey and Pav speak with Salima Kassam, elementary school principal and anti-racist, anti-oppression educator from Ontario, Canada. Chey and Pav talk to Salima about her journey in education, in particular about her experiences with anti-racism and anti-oppression education, and…
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Back to School for Chey and Pav - 129
In Episode 129, Chey and Pav reflect on their summer and discuss some of the ways they are getting ready for the new school year, as well as the goals they have for themselves professionally. Chey and Pav's return to the classroom this year means they are putting some of their new learning from...
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Amplify Learner Voice through Culturally Responsive and Sustaining Assessment - 128
In Episode 128, Chey and Pav speak with Paul Bloomberg, Vivett Dukes, Kara Vandas and Rachel Carrillo-Fairchild - a few of the incredible authors of the book "Amplify Learner Voice through Culturally Responsive and Sustaining Assessment." The guest quad along with the Dynamic Duo leave no stone...
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Judy McKeown: Dismantling Anti-Black Racism - 127
In Episode 127, Chey and Pav speak with Judy McKeown - anti-racist educator, consultant and professional learning facilitator. Chey and Pav talk to Judy about her experience with anti-racist, anti-oppressive, anti-colonial, and culturally responsive and relevant pedagogies, as well as her work in...
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Learning Coaches - 126
In Episode 126, Chey and Pav recap their past year as centrally assigned teachers, as well as some of the great work they've had the opportunity to engage in before their roles ended a few weeks ago. They discuss the many ways learning coaches impact the learning environments that they serve, and...
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Angela Stockman: Multimodal Writing - 125
In Episode 125, Chey and Pav speak with Angela Stockman, teacher, instructional designer and author of the recent book, "Teacher's Guide to Multimodal Composition." The Dynamic Duo speaks with Angela about how she developed this Multimodal Writing design, and how it as evolved since its…
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ChatGPT - 124
In Episode 124, Chey and Pav talk about their experience with open artificial intelligence - in this case, how they have been using ChatGPT as teachers. The AI chatbot has allowed for them to explore a number of ways to make planning, lesson-building and even feedback and assessment much more...
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Frank Bouchard: Wipebook - 123
In Episode 123, Chey and Pav speak with Frank Bouchard, co-founder at Wipebook. The Dynamic Duo first became aware of Wipebook Flipcharts through professional development they were offered for math - Building Thinking Classrooms. Through the work of Peter Liljedahl, Chey and Pav learned about...
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Transitions: Crossover Episode with Beth Lyons of Read Into This - 122
In Episode 122, Chey and Pav talk to Beth Lyons, teacher and one of the hosts of the podcast, "Read Into This." This conversation with Beth is the 2nd of a two part crossover episode - the first episode was featured on "Read Into This." Chey and Pav continue to talk with Beth about their new…
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Dr. Gholdy Muhammad: Unearthing Joy - 121
In Episode 121, Chey and Pav speak with Dr. Gholnecsar (Gholdy) Muhammad, author of "Cultivating Genius: An Equity Framework for Culturally and Historically Responsive Literacy" as well as her newest release, "Unearthing Joy: A Guide to Culturally and Historically Responsive Curriculum and...
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One Word 2023: Focus - 120
In Episode 120, Chey and Pav talk about their "One Word" for 2023! Chey and Pav welcome a new year, and with that, comes a new WORD that is meaningful to to them and also guides their practice in the many aspects of their lives. For this year, that word is "Focus." The Dynamic Duo discuss the…
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Performative Actions as a Positive Gateway? - 119
In Episode 119, Chey and Pav talk about performative social justice work. Can our performative actions be a positive gateway to doing “THE WORK?” Chey and Pav discuss the many ways in which performative social justice work can be negative and potentially traumatizing for students and peers, but...
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Andrew Canle on "Conversations with Charisma" - 118
In Episode 118, Chey and Pav talk with Andrew Canle, an assistant principal, published author, doctoral student and small business owner from the New York Metropolitan area. Andrew talks about his newest venture - the Conversations with Charisma tabletop card games - aiming to help students build...
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Engaging and Meaningful Read-Aloud Tasks - 117
In Episode 117, Chey and Pav talk about the value of the Read-Aloud in the middle school classroom, and building engaging and meaningful tasks that can be done in conjunction with texts. The dynamic duo offers a few ideas on how to structure reading around chapter books and novels as shared...
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Relationships THROUGH Content - 116
In Episode 116, Chey and Pav talk about relationship building and what it really looks like in classroom settings. Inspired by constant conversations on social media surrounding ideas such as "connections before content" or "relationships first," the Dynamic Duo felt compelled to share their…
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Quiet Quitting in Education? - 115
In Episode 115, Chey and Pav talk about the concept of Quiet Quitting and how it impacts educational spaces. This idea of setting boundaries within a job setting has been getting lots of attention on social media lately, so Chey and Pav thought they would explore the topic a little bit further,...
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Kristin Phillips - "For the Love of Learning" - 114
In Episode 114, Chey and Pav speak to Kristin Phillips, educator and retired elementary school principal from Toronto, Ontario. Kristin talks to the Dynamic Duo about her new book "For the Love of Learning: A Year in the Life of a School Principal" in which she chronicles a full school year…
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Starting a Student-Led Podcast - 113
In Episode 113, Chey and Pav chat about how they are settling in for the summer, reflecting on the previous school year and talking about How to Start A Student-led podcast. Both Chey and Pav had experience with starting student-led podcasting in their respective schools this year, with different...
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Restorative Circles - 112
In Episode 112, Chey and Pav discuss an important community building practice, known as "Restorative Circles." They talk about an experience in the classroom that led them to explore their understanding of this relationship and trust reliant practice, and what some of the possible outcomes are of...
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Dwayne Morgan on the Power of The Spoken Word - 111
In Episode 111, Chey and Pav speak to Dwayne Morgan, spoken word artist and musician from Toronto, Ontario Canada. Dwayne talks about his journey through poetry and spoken word from early in his career and the power and importance of storytelling, 30 years ago when he started and also now. Dwayne...
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The Magnificent Microphone - 110
In Episode 110, Chey and Pav celebrate the launch of The Magnificent Microphone - their very first picture book! In this episode, the Dynamic Duo discusses the book creating process, why the story was meaningful to them as well as the pertinent themes that manifest through the story. Chey and Pav...
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Monsieur Steve Talks about his Journey in Education! - 109
In Episode 109, Chey and Pav talk to Steve Massa - also known as Monsieur Steve! The trio has a great conversation about Steve's journey of becoming a French teacher and then a content creator for French resources. His YouTube channel has taken off in recent years, and Chey and Pav talk to Steve...
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Safe Spaces or Brave Spaces? - 108
In Episode 108, Chey and Pav talk about Safe Spaces versus Brave Spaces - what’s the difference between the two? How can we be setting up a space for students to engage in meaningful conversations using one or both of these? What are the implications of setting up a space that's "safe" and is…
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The Hip Hop Headucatorz talk Rhythm.And.Poetry - 107
In Episode 107, Chey and Pav speak with three members of The Hip Hop Headucatorz from Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The Apologette, Tigz and MikeAll, teachers and real, live Emcee's sit down to talk to the Dynamic Duo about the importance of Spoken Word poetry, Oral traditions and the impact of...
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Using TikTok in the Classroom - 106
In Episode 106, Chey and Pav take a look at TikTok - a social media and information platform that has become a phenomenon of this generation - and how teachers are, or can be, incorporating its use in the classroom. Chey and Pav discuss a few different pillars of the way TikTok can be integrated...
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Setting Up A Culture of Reading - 105
In Episode 105, Chey and Pav question how teachers can go beyond traditional language arts programming in order to establish meaningful connections to reading in all areas of the curriculum. Creating a "culture of reading" goes beyond the ritualistic and hierarchical reading programs that we have...
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The Value of Honouring Oral Content - 104
In Episode 104, Chey and Pav discuss the value of oral communication and content in the classroom. This can include podcasts, storytelling, presentations, conversations, dialogue, debates, and the list goes on. Thee are so many ways that we can be infusing these practices as a means for creating...
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One Word 2022: Responsive - 103
In Episode 103, Chey and Pav discuss their One Word for 2022: Responsive! They first reflect on the words they had selected in previous years as their One Word, "Us" in 2020 and "Amplify" in 2021, and talk about how these words have impacted their journey, as well as propelled them forward to...
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The Hoodie Episode - 102
In Episode 102 of The Chey and Pav Show, the Dynamic Duo reflect on a specific item of clothing that has caused so much stir among educators in the school setting - and that is the hooded sweatshirt. Hoodies on students in the classroom have been contentious for quite some time, and Chey and Pav...
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How Do We Teach in a "Post-Pandemic" Canada? - 101
In Episode 101 of The Chey and Pav Show, the Dynamic Duo reflect on a question posed to them, and other educator podcasters connected to the VoicEd Radio platform, by the EdCan Network advisory board. This big idea encapsulates so much of what we do in education - as researchers, policy makers…
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The 100th Episode: Looking Back - 100
In Episode 100 of The Staffroom Podcast, Chey and Pav officially launch the new name for the podcast - The Chey and Pav Show! In this reflective episode, the Dynamic Duo goes back and compares their most impactful episodes from the past 2.5 years. Chey and Pav discuss some of these highly...
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De-Centring Remembrance Day - 99
In Episode 99 of The Staffroom Podcast, Chey and Pav talk about the evolution they have gone through in their teaching practice in regards to De-Centring Remembrance Day. In an effort to create an atmosphere where the students and their students are centred with their stories and lived…
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Identity Work in Our Teaching - 98
In Episode 98 of The Staffroom Podcast, Chey and Pav reflect on a task that ballooned into incredible Identity and Social Justice work in the classroom. Starting with learning about Bilquis Abdul-Qaadir, an American basketball player that fought international bans on wearing the hijab on the…
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EP97: Technology Under Review featuring Guest Host Lainie Rowell
In this very special episode of The Staffroom Podcast, Chey is joined by Lainie Rowell, educator, author, consultant and host of the Lemondade Learning podcast, co-hosting all the way from Huntington Beach, California for Part 2 of a phenomenal conversation series centred around EdTech. Episode…
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EP96: Technology Under Review featuring Guest Host Tim Cavey
In this very special episode of The Staffroom Podcast, Pav is joined by Tim Cavey, educator and host of the Teachers on Fire podcast, co-hosting all the way from Vancouver, British Columbia for a great conversation centered around EdTech. Episode 96 brings into focus the value and hype that come...
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EP95: How do you use Empathy Maps?
In Episode 95 of The Staffroom Podcast, Chey and Pav reflect on their use of Empathy Maps at the start of the school year. Inspired by Educational Consultant Jorge Valenzuela and his article and video on Edutopia.org, Chey and Pav brought Empathy Maps into their middle school classrooms to work…
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Pav’s Interlude: Is “Teaching Loss” a myth, too?
Pav talks about an idea called “Teaching Loss”
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EP94: Are Icebreakers Worth the Hype?
In Episode 94 of The Staffroom Podcast, Chey and Pav reflect on the use of Icebreakers with students at the start of the school year. They talk about some of the pitfalls we potentially face when we introduce activities which the students may not be keen to participate in. Chey and Pav go over a...
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The Summer Series with Rabia Khokhar
In the seventh episode of The Staffroom Podcast Summer Series, Chey and Pav talk to Rabia Khokhar, elementary teacher and equity consultant from Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Rabia talks to us today today about the impacts of books and storytelling with students when doing social justice work in the...
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The Summer Series with Tom Schimmer
In the sixth episode of The Staffroom Podcast Summer Series, Chey and Pav talk to Tom Schimmer, educational author, keynote speaker, & consultant from Surrey, British Columbia, Canada. Tom talks about the evolution of assessment practices, going gradeless, and the value of feedback in the...
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The Summer Series with Andrea Samadi
In the fifth episode of The Staffroom Podcast Summer Series, Chey and Pav talk to Andrea Samadi, Educator, Author and Host of the Neuroscience Meets Social and Emotional Learning Podcast in Chandler, Arizona, but originally from Toronto, Ontario, Canada! The Dynamic Duo talks to Andrea about the...
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The Summer Series with Ardo Omer
In the fourth episode of The Staffroom Podcast Summer Series, Chey and Pav talk to Ardo Omer, who is the Kids Coordinator at the Festival of Literary Diversity (FOLD). She’s also a writer, and co-host of the podcast “Put a Blurb on It,” as well as advisor to the Canadian Comics Open Library, here...
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The Summer Series with Kevin Leichtman
In the third episode of The Staffroom Podcast Summer Series, Chey and Pav talk to Kevin Leichtman, who is an Author, Educational Consultant, the Co-founder of TLC Educate, and the Director of Academic Mindset in Chesterland, Ohio, and with him we will be talking a little more about his book, “The...
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The Summer Series with Tim Stephenson
In the second episode of The Staffroom Podcast Summer Series, Chey and Pav talk to Tim Stephenson, who is the Host of the podcast Science360. He is a Prime Minister's Award recipient, author and astronomy teacher from Langley, British Columbia, Canada, and with him Chey and Pav talk a little more...
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EP93: School's Out! A Year In Review
In Episode 93 of The Staffroom Podcast, Chey and Pav reflect on the school year that just wrapped up for them both a few days prior. The reflection episode included lots of the most impactful and memorable moments from the year. They talked about some of the best edtech tools they tried and…
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About this show
Chey Cheney and Pav Wander are two middle school teachers from Toronto, Canada. They have a passion for elevating and amplifying student voice while honouring students lived experiences and identity. "The Chey and Pav Show" takes educators and listeners through the “ins and outs” of the field of Teaching, Learning and Leadership. With their anecdotal and inviting banter, laced with caring insightfulness, the audience engages in a conversation that is surely eye-opening and impactful while tackling some of the real and ever-changing issues in Education!Chey and Pav Educational Services, Inc.
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