In this episode of Educate to Self-Regulate, Nidean Dickson and I (Dr Shyam Barr) celebrate the podcast's milestone 45th episode and dive into Carl Hendrick's UNESCO paper on Responsive Teaching.

We share self-regulation stories from busy terms—my reflections from the Thought Leader Series Queensland workshops with Dr Amy Berry, and Nidean's classroom refinements to self-regulated learning (SRL) strategies—and link responsive tactics to real teacher practice amid explicit instruction debates.

In this episode, you'll learn:

✔️ How to do Responsive Teaching: Adapt to student evidence with 10 tactics (e.g., prior knowledge checks, retrieval, modeling, feedback).

✔️ Teacher SRL in action: Plan-monitor-evaluate for agency; data over assumptions ("good intentions aren't enough").

✔️ How to win in the classroom: Nidean's religion lesson—true/false routines, peer feedback ("listen for what you don't have"), "process over product" busts myths.

✔️ Key teaching shifts: Slow down to speed up; "Why this?" for purpose; high support + expectations = lifelong learners.

True responsive teaching—decisions over assumptions—creates self-regulated learners who own their growth. Tune in now on Spotify & Apple Podcasts!

Watch the full episode on YouTube

Dive into Carl Hendrick's Responsive Teaching: https://unesdoc.unesco.org/ark:/48223/pf0000397538

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