Teachers of Europe
Teachers of Europe is a podcast created by the European School Education Platform to support practicing teachers across Europe. The show focuses on addressing common classroom challenges and offering practical insights. It features inspiring teachers whose experiences and approaches can encourage their peers. The podcast aims to foster professional growth and the exchange of good practices within the teaching community.
Episodes
Media literacy that works
In this episode, host Benjamin Hertz speaks with Emma Abbate, a secondary school teacher from Italy, about the information landscape students are navigating today and the practical skills, habits, and critical dispositions that help them resist disinformation.
Artificial intelligence in schools
In this episode, hosts Rute Baptista and Benjamin Hertz speak with Andreas Galanos, secondary school teacher (Greece) and Simone Pfliegel, secondary school teacher (Germany) about the opportunities and risks artificial intelligence brings to schools, and what it demands of those in leadership roles.
Digital wellbeing in the classroom
In this episode, host Benjamin Hertz speaks with KristiinaTammisalo, sociologist at the Population Research Institute in Finland, and Maroš Mitrik, secondary school teacher from Slovakia, about what it really takes to help young people thrive in digital environments: developing the agency, resilience and critical awareness to recognise when platforms are nudging them, and the confidence to lead a
Developing students' data literacy
In this episode, host Benjamin Hertz speaks with Jakob Damgaard Laursen, Teacher and Special Consultant in the Future Classroom Lab in Copenhagen, Denmark, about one of education's most timely challenges: equipping young people with the skills, habits of mind, and confidence to navigate aworld saturated with data, from social media feeds and news headlines to school subjects and everyday decis
Preparing our students for an uncertain world
In this episode, host Rute Baptista speaks with Marjaana Manninen, Senior Adviser, Education Finnish National Agency for Education, and Tomasz Ordza, eTwinning Ambassador and science teacher from Poland, about how schools across Europe are rising to one of education's most pressing challenges: preparing young people for a future shaped by climate change, artificial intelligence, geopolitical i
Teaching entrepreneurship: developing an entrepreneurial mindset in schools
In this episode, host Rute Baptista speaks with Kornélia Lohyňová, teacher at the Hotel Academy in Bratislava, and Hazel Israel, Education and Skills Advisor, to explore how entrepreneurship education can be meaningfully integrated into school practice and what it really means to develop an entrepreneurial mindset beyond simply preparing students to start a business.
Assessing student learning in the age of AI
In this episode, host Benjamin Hertz speaks with Marta Pinto, founder of AI Goes to School and middle school teacher, and Georgia Maneta, English teacher and eTwinning ambassador, to explore how assessment practices are evolving in response to the rise of artificial intelligence. Together, they discuss how AI is challenging traditional approaches to assessment and how teachers can rethink their pr
Schools as learning organisations: the power of study groups
In this episode, host Benjamin Hertz sits down with Elena Pezzi, a language teacher from Italy, to explore how schools can strengthen their professional learning culture by implementing study groups.
Using artificial intelligence in teacher training
In this episode, host Benjamin Hertz, joined by ArjanaBlazic (Croatia) and Andreas Galanos (Greece) explore how AI can serve as a powerful tool for teacher trainers. By focusing on the trainer’s perspective, the podcast will provide eTwinning ambassadors, or any teachers trainer, with concrete ideas and strategies for integrating AI into their own training practices.
Rethinking gender norms in the classroom
In this episode, host Rute Baptista, joined by Darja Pipus and Isabell Youngkin, explores how educators across Europe are challenging traditional gender norms and expectations by promoting positive masculinity. Through evidence-based practices and real classroom experiences, our speakers share how they move beyond stereotypes to create more inclusive learning environments.
Countering gender stereotypes in STEM
In this episode, host Rute Baptista is joined by three guest speakers: Mladen Šljivović, physics teacher/school career guidance coordinator, Serbia; Rafael Montero, former physics teacher, Spain; Iro Koliakou, science teacher, Greece.Together, they explore the persistent gender gap in STEM education across Europe, where women remain underrepresented among STEM graduates. Referencing insights from
Encouraging metacognition in the classroom
In this episode, host Benjamin Hertz is joined by Academic Professional Jeltsen Peeters, school principal Christine Claessens and primary school teacher Steven Verelst. Together, they explore strategies to cultivate metacognition in the classroom, highlighting how teachers can encourage students to think, plan, monitor and reflect on their learning process.Learn more:Free online course on EU Acade
Democratic schools – what is feasible?
In this episode, host Benjamin Hertz is joined by learning facilitator Stella Serger and 13-year-old student Justus Pettifar. Together, they explore the philosophy and practice of democratic schools and how they challenge traditional models.Find out more:Demokratische Schule XIDEC@EUDEC Conference
Celebrating twenty years of eTwinning
As eTwinning celebrates its 20th anniversary, this episode will reflect on the milestones that have shaped the initiative.
Supporting pupils with special educational needs
In this episode, host Benjamin Hertz is joined by teacher Konstantina Rafaela Pouliou (Greece) and Inge Van de Putte, Researcher at Gent University (Belgium) for an inspiring discussion on how teachers can better support pupils with special educational needs.
European values in classroom practices
In this sixth episode, host Rute Baptista is joined by teacher Ivana Stiglec from Croatia and Laurence Bragard from the House of European History in Belgium. Their discussion explores approaches to citizenship education and how it can raise awareness and promote a deeper understanding of European values. Learn more:European core values and aimsHistoricall - Digital ToolboxHouse of European History
Students’ digital competences
In this fifth episode, Benjamin Hertz is joined by guests Stavroula Skiada and Edward Alvar Lockhart Domeño to discuss how teachers can help students develop the essential digital competences needed for future success.
Students’ well-being
In this fourth episode, Holly Richardson, Salli Pylvänäinen and Tiina Soini-Ikonen will delve deep into the challenges and strategies that can be employed to prioritise students' well-being.
Teachers’ well-being
In the third episode of the Teachers of Europe Podcast, Alexandra Almpanidou, Pedagogical Coordinator at the European School Education Platform engages in a discussion with two distinguished guests; Dr. Benjamin Dreer, the Scientific Director of Erfurt School of Education, and Miguela Fernandes, computer science teacher from Portugal. Together they delve into the crucial topic of teacher wellbein
AI tools in the classroom
In the second episode, Benjamin Hertz, Pedagogical Manager at the European School Education Platform discusses with his two guests, former teacher and now AI in education expert Lidija Kralj from Croatia and secondary school teacher Ricardo Carvalho from Portugal, the topic of artificial intelligence (AI) in schools and the opportunities but also challenges new AI tools bring to the work of the te
Refugee education beyond the classroom
Teachers of Europe podcast was created to support practicing teachers across Europe in addressing common classroom challenges, featuring teachers that can inspire others to follow their footsteps.
In this episode, Rute Baptista, the Professional Development Manager at the European School Education Platform and her guest, Carol Barriuso, will address the topic of refugee education beyond the classr
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