{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"UK Educators Community Podcast with Syd.","title":"S02E02 A day in the life of a Science Specialist with Michelle Gee","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2284,"description":"S02E02 A day in the life of:  A Science Specialist with Michelle GeeWelcome to Season 2 of the UK Educators Community Podcast, where you'll get a sneak peek into Educator's diaries, as Syd asks her guests to run through one of their typical days.  This episode features Michelle GeeMichelle teaches Biology to undergraduates at The Open University as well as working as a private tutor. Michelle left her teaching training course after just two months, thinking that she wasn’t cut out to be a teacher. Ten years later she is glad she left her course but that she didn’t give up on teaching.Here's Michelle's FB page: https://m.facebook.com/MichelleGeeTuitionThere are many key take away points from the conversation, including:If you're training to be a teacher in a traditional environment and feel you're \"not right\" for the role, consider private tutoring.  The freedom the model provides may reinvigorate your passion for educatingSocial media marketing works best when there's lots of ENGAGEMENT.  If you reply and spark conversations on your feed, your posts will be seen by more people.  Whilst social media is a powerful and FREE way of marketing your tutoring services, leafleting can also still provide a fantastic ROI.  Ensure your designs aren't date specific so they can be used as a long term strategy.  Consider where you're placing them : Libraries, community centres, schools and through letterboxes are great places to start.For full show notes and more details about this and other episodes, please check here: https://ukeducators.com/podcasts/To join in the conversation with other educators, here's the Facebook Group:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/ukeducators_________________________________________More about Syd.Syd is on a mission to disrupt the Education sector by empowering Education Businesses to think differently, maximising their impact and enabling them to continue doing what they do best – being an awesome Educator!She recognises there are many great...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/uEn1H9EQx_b36meuZkdchjtEqN33UyxQg1vADC9G3Cs/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9hNjMx/NGEzYWM4M2UxNWE0/NjVhOWQ2Y2RjNjRm/Y2FjMC5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}