Miss Estruch Teach & Tell

Miss Estruch Teach & Tell

Hosted by: Miss Estruch

Welcome to Miss Estruch Teach & Tell —the podcast dedicated to helping busy teachers streamline their workload, improve productivity, and find more joy in teaching. Whether you’ve been in the classroom for years...

Episodes

S2 E16| The Future of Teaching? How Notebook LM Is Rewriting Our Workflow | With John Dolman

Season #2

If you’ve ever wished your planning, marking, or resource creation could take minutes instead of hours, this episode is for you.   I sat down with AI educator John Dolman to explore Notebook LM, Google’s grounded AI...
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S2 E15 Victoria Hedlun | The Hidden Bias Inside Your AI Tools | What Teachers Aren’t Being Told |

Season #2

AI is transforming teaching... planning, marking, differentiation, feedback. But what if the tools we rely on are reinforcing hidden biases? In this episode, I sit down with Victoria Hedlund, physicist, former science...
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S2 E14 | Is the Media wrong about Gen Z? What Teachers and Leaders Need to Hear

Season #2

Gen Z get labelled as snowflakes, entitled, lacking resilience and overly sensitive… but is any of that actually true? In this episode of Teach & Tell, I’m joined by Alex Atherton, former head teacher, keynote...
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S2 E13 | Are We Failing Students with Autism? Two Experts Reveal the Truth.

Season #2

So many autistic and neurodivergent students are misunderstood, masked, or completely missed in today’s classrooms, and teachers are left without the training or tools to support them. In this episode, I’m joined by...
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S2 E12| Executive Function in the Classroom | Teaching Strategies That Work for EVERY Student

Season #2

In this episode, I’m joined by Jocelyn Mayo, specialist teacher and education consultant from Zestar Education, to unpack what executive function (EF) really means and why it’s the missing link in helping both...
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S2 E11 | Brand New Canva Features November 2025 | AI Tools for Teachers Explained

Season #2

Canva just changed the game for teachers.   In their 2025 Imagination Era update, Canva launched a brand-new AI presentation generator that can build your entire lesson PowerPoint from one prompt, complete with...
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S2 E10 | AI in Schools Explained: The Tools, the Ethics, the Truth | With Alex More

Season #2

AI is transforming schools, but how do we keep it ethical, safe, and actually useful for teachers? In this episode of Miss Estruch Teach & Tell, I’m joined by Alex More, a consultant with over 22 years of...
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S2 E9 | AI Tools Every Teacher Should Know in 2025 With Guest John Dolman

Season #2

Which AI tools are actually worth your time in 2025? In this episode, John Dolam (the AI English Teacher) shares the top platforms that help teachers — from voice-to-text for feedback to Notebook LM for lesson prep....
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S2 E8 | Stop Making Boring PowerPoints! Try This Canva Hack for Teachers

Season #2

Ever feel like your PowerPoints look a bit dull or take hours to create? In this episode, I’ll walk you through how to use Canva’s presentation generator to instantly build colourful, professional slides tailored to...
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S2 E7 | How to Teach Required Practicals Without the Stress | A-level Biology

Season #2

Teaching the AQA A-level Biology required practicals doesn’t have to be stressful. In this episode, I’ll show you why the apparatus and techniques table in the specification is actually more important than the...
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S2 E6 | Why Do Adults Respect Teachers Less Than Students?

Season #2

Teenagers get a bad reputation for being rude and ungrateful. But my experience online tells a different story. My 16–24 audience—students preparing for GCSEs and A-levels—are some of the most polite, respectful, and...
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S2 E5 | Google Forms For Fast, Automated Marking: Class Tests, Homework, and Data You Can Use Tomorrow

Season #2

Ever set a test and then spend your entire evening marking the same short answer or mutilple choice question 60 times and wondered if there is a more automated and efficient way to do it? Well, yes there is! With...
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