That High School Life

Joe Ticar
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That High School Life

That High School Life is a podcast about, you guessed it, high school. It's hosted by Joe Ticar, a vice principal, IB Diploma Programme Coordinator and guidance counselor at an international school in Germany.Guests on this podcast include a variety of interesting characters: Students, professionals, teachers, professional students, student teachers. Each episode takes a look at different topics surrounding the adventure that is high school: Life abroad as an expat teacher, learning in the International Baccalaureate curriculum, interesting coffee choices, and answers to the ever popular, "what do you want to do when you grow up?" Welcome to That High School Life.

  1. 2024-02-25

    AI: The rising tide that lifts all boats

    This episode is part 2 of my knowledge mobilization plan that I've put together as part of my graduate school research. If you're reading these show notes: I graduated! As of February, I officially have a Master of Education in Education Technology from Memorial University of Newfoundland. As part of my research, I decided to interview people who could give me insight into the nature of educational curation, and how it's being re-shaped and re-conceptualized. The second part of this series ...

    44 min

  2. 2024-01-22

    I finished grad school! + Never be the smartest person in the room, Part 1

    I finished grad school! In this episode, an interview with Dana Fallis, management consultant and my former teaching partner. As part of my capstone project for grad school, I had to assemble a Knowledge Mobilization Plan. As part of this plan, I proposed the sharing and discussion of my findings with leading voices in the education industry. This episode is Part 1, and focuses on the transformation of curational practice for K-12 teachers. Don't know what curation is? Li...

    41 min

  3. 2023-10-26

    Markers of success: An interview with a new grad student

    When you measure student success, and it's easy to get lost in the numbers—exam pass/fail rates, diploma completion, acceptance ratios. It's important to remember the people behind the numbers though. This is an interview with Anna Do, a former student who graduated from the Canadian International School in Vietnam in 2019. Today, Anna's a graduate student pursuing her M.Sc in Health Sciences at Wilfred Laurier University. In this episode, we talk about the importance of perseve...

    27 min

  4. 2022-09-19

    Technology: It's only as good as the teacher using it

    Well, well, well, how the turntables... If you didn't get the reference to The Office, that's okay. In this episode though, the tables did turn, as I was the one getting interviewed (sort of). This was the recorded conversation between me and a group of students in Holistic Approaches to Information Technology (CTL 5011), a master's level class at the University of Toronto/Ontario Institute for Studies in Education taught by Dr. Selia Karsten. We talked about: Why technology is only as good...

    40 min

  5. 2022-07-13

    College admissions: I...uh...can you please repeat the question?

    Every year without fail, it happens: senior students around the world chase down guidance counsellors, do their best to cram an impactful experience into a 500 word personal statement, and call up teachers for reference letters. And then there's the process of interviewing. This episode is a deep dive with Kana Shishikura, who works in the field of holistic admissions. Kana unpacks a few burning questions that I, as a guidance counsellor, have: What is a holistic admissions proce...

    32 min

  6. 2021-01-31

    "I don't see how you'll ever get a job in education."

    This episode is brought to you by Obsessed with ABGs. Read more about it at the bottom of these show notes. Show notes: Nothing's set in stone kids—sometimes the final destination that you have in mind in high school is only a pit stop on the way to another destination. High school is a time to figure out what you're passionate about, but this is a conversation about how it's never too late to start something new. In this episode, I'm joined by my two guests, Reina and Kim. All three of us...

    45 min

  7. 2020-12-15

    Grade 12: It's not easy, but someone's gotta do it

    "Can you hear me now? I'm standing as close as I can to the router." Welcome back for Season 3 of That High School Life! Surprisingly (or not surprisingly), we've found ourselves back at online learning after four months of in-person classes. For Grade 12 students around the world, and the ones at IS Ruhr, some things remain the same: Getting up, doing work, wrapping up the last few months of a K-12 career and thinking of moving on to bigger and better things. In this episode, I pick up wh...

    12 min

  8. 2020-06-02

    Back to school, sort of.

    The past couple of months have been...interesting (in the sense of the phrase, "May you live in interesting times"). This episode of That High School Life is an interview with Johannes, an IB Year 1 student at International School Ruhr. Since we just recently implemented a hybrid (in-person/online) learning schedule, this interview during a lunch break at school (and right before a business quiz). In this interview: a student's perspective on online learning—losing track of days...

    15 min
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    That High School Life is a podcast about, you guessed it, high school. It's hosted by Joe Ticar, a vice principal, IB Diploma Programme Coordinator and guidance counselor at an international school in Germany.Guests on this podcast include a variety of interesting characters: Students, professionals, teachers, professional students, student teachers. Each episode takes a look at different topics surrounding the adventure that is high school: Life abroad as an expat teacher, learning in the International Baccalaureate curriculum, interesting coffee choices, and answers to the ever popular, "what do you want to do when you grow up?" Welcome to That High School Life.

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    • Creator
      Joe Ticar
    • Years Active
      2018 - 2024
    • Episodes
      22
    • Rating
      Clean
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      © 2024 That High School Life
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