Celebrate Teacher's Day by indulging in these movies, books and podcasts

READThe Art of Being a Brilliant Teacher THIS book acknowledges teaching as an art It explores methods that could be adopted by teachers at any stage of their career to improve their craft in the classrooms Authors Gary Toward Chris Henley and Andy Cope keep it exciting and fresh which makes the experience of reading the book a joyride The authors discuss crucial techniques like positive psychology terms of engagement with students signs of ldquoclassroom entropyrdquo and strategies that help grapple with discipline The book is a selfhelp gift for all teachers offering plenty of examples and case studiesIn Custody by Anita Desai In her classic Anita Desai paints a poignant portrait of an underpaid Hindi professor Deven who teaches at Mirporersquos Lala Ram Lal College One day an old college friend from New Delhi pays him a visit He is the ldquospoilt richrdquo and manipulative Murad who runs an Urdu magazine Murad tempts Deven with an offer to interview the latterrsquos idol the Urdu poet Nur ldquoin his old agerdquo Deven finds it difficult to refuse the opportunity However while at the job he is constantly bullied by Murad and begins experiencing many personal shifts in his life including his relationship with his family and friends back homeAvailable Bookstores and estoresLISTENThe Teaching Space Martine Ellis an educator from Guernsey with a mindsetfirst approach focuses on the wellbeing of teachers in her podcast inspiring them to follow healthy practices She offers various tips that have been tested by educators from around the world For instance in one of the episodes professor Matt OrsquoLeary explains why he believes in an observationbased approach especially in how it helps understand the relationship between learning and teaching Ellis also advises on navigating online spaces like managing Google classrooms maintaining teacher blogs or turning video conferences with students into engaging experiences All episodes in the podcast are 1530 minutes long and easy for teachers parents trainers and coaches to listen to during their work breaksLog on to SpotifyWATCHA still from the documentary PICS COURTESYYOUTUBEClass of her own 2024 This documentary follows the life of Gloria Jean Merriex a teacher at a public school in Florida that consisted of children from disadvantaged communities Merriex revised her teaching methods and transformed her classroom into fun spaces of learning and creative excellence through innovative strategies She brought dance and music to her class With the help of rap she taught concepts of mathematics and through arts made reading delightful She took care of her students beyond their academic needs studied and understood them closelyLog on to Apple TVMoments from The Teacher Who Promised the SeaThe Teacher Who Promised the Sea 2023 Ariadne is looking for her grandfather and comes across the story of Antoni Benaiges a Catalan teacher who taught her grandfather during the Spanish Civil War of the 1930s Benaiges was assigned to teach at a small village in the city of Burgos Spain about 75 years ago He introduced modern methods of teaching to encourage the students to think and question While he faced resistance from several parents he was loved by his students He showed them how to type and create their own booklets with their words and add their sketches to them Based on a true story the film is a testament to the everlasting impact of a good teacherLog on to Apple TV or inbookmyshowcom