In Episode 3 of Series 1 of The Corcoran Lab Podcast, Professor Roisin Corcoran talks with Neil Humphrey and Jean Gross about evidence-based approaches to teaching and learning. Professor of Psychology of Education at the University of Manchester, Neil discusses his research on social and emotional learning and the importance of robust methods and analysis in the development and evaluation of interventions to improve teaching and learning. Practitioner Jean offers her thoughts on the importance of social and emotional learning during Covid-19 and what everyone should be doing to help children, especially the most vulnerable, to thrive and succeed at school and in life in these challenging times.

Neil Humphrey and Jean Gross: Evidence-based approaches to teaching and learning

In Episode 3 of Series 1 of The Corcoran Lab Podcast, Professor Roisin Corcoran talks with Neil Humphrey and Jean Gross about evidence-based approaches to teaching and learning. Professor of Psychology of Education at the University of Manchester, Neil discusses his research on social and emotional learning and the importance of robust methods and analysis in the development and evaluation of interventions to improve teaching and learning.

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In Episode 1 of Series 1 of The Corcoran Lab Podcast, Professor Roisin Corcoran talks with Roger Weissberg about social and emotional learning (SEL). Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Psychology at the University of Illinois Chicago, and Chief Knowledge Officer and Board Vice Chair at the Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning (CASEL), Roger talks about how COVID-19 is affecting children’s education, how best to provide support during the pandemic, the benefits of social and emotional learning and why he has been a passionate advocate of SEL for more than 40 years.

Roger Weissberg: Social and emotional learning

In Episode 1 of Series 1 of The Corcoran Lab Podcast, Professor Roisin Corcoran talks with Roger Weissberg about social and emotional learning (SEL).

In Episode 2 of Series 1 of The Corcoran Lab Podcast, Professor Roisin Corcoran talks with Ezequiel Molina and Adelle Pushparatnam from The World Bank about their Teach and Coach approach, designed to improve teaching quality in low- and middle-income countries. They explain how the approach works and the importance of social and emotional learning in the creation and use of the World Bank’s Teach and Coach approach.

Ezequiel Molina and Adelle Pushparatnam: Lessons from The World Bank

In Episode 2 of Series 1 of The Corcoran Lab Podcast, Professor Roisin Corcoran talks with Ezequiel Molina and Adelle Pushparatnam from The World Bank about their Teach and Coach approach, designed to improve teaching quality in low- and middle-income countries.

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