Teachers As Leaders Todd Bedard
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People don't need titles to be leaders. Todd Bedard and co-hosts will talk about opportunities in schools where teachers can step into leadership. He will talk to top educators about how they are leading in their schools, helping culture, and promoting student learning.
Questions, feedback, or suggestions for future topics or guests, please leave me a message on FlipGrid: flipgrid.com/teachersasleaders
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Educators Who Don't Work In Schools: Jeremy Hummel, Drum instructor
In this series, I want to explore the work of great educators who don't work in schools. I will be looking at what makes them successful in an effort to find commonalities in their work that we can add to our toolboxes as teachers. In this episode, I interview Jeremy Hummel, a drum instructor from Selinsgrove PA, best know as a founding member of the platinum rock band, Breaking Benjamin. He played on the band's first two recordings before leaving the band in 2004 and returning to teaching.
Jeremy was my son, Logan's drum teacher through his formative years. When I searched for a drum instructor, I interviewed Jeremy and when he said, "I want to turn him onto the drumset, not turn him off," I was sold. I spent seven years watching him teach and grow as an educator. Today, Jeremy is one of the top drum instructors in the country and is a member of the prestigious Sabian Education Network.
FEEDBACK:
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Twitter: @tb2boyz
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RESOURCES:
jeremyhummel.com
Sabian Artist Page
Drum Tip TV (Jeremy's YouTube Show) -
Innovating in the classroom and creating your own PLC
In this episode, I interview Danielle Curzi, an Instructional technology Coach at the Capital Area Intermediate unit in Harrisburg, PA. We talk about a wide array of topics:
How a teacher can start to become innovative
Adding a WHY to lessons and making sure students understand it
Shark tank presentations for 5th graders
Admitting a lesson stunk to your students
Creating your own in-house PLC with your colleagues
You can follow Danielle on Twitter @CurziLearners
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Embracing failure as a student
We talk about failing in education all the time. It's part of the process of learning. As teachers, we believe that it is important to fail and overcome it. Do we know what its like from a student perspective? In part II of our series on failure, Todd and Deb Lawlor interview Drexel junior and TEDx Lebow speaker, Danielle Senour about having perspective and how she overcame failure. Todd also talks to two of his high school students on success versus failure and what their perspectives are. It is important for educators to understand what their students think.
As always, please leave us feedback in the FLIPGRID, or email me: tbedard2@gmail.com. You can also tweet me @tb2boyz. See you out there!
2:01 Danielle Senour Interview
25:08 Ashley Interview
30:00 Rohan Interview
SHOW RESOURCES:
Danielle's Quote about Education Poster
Danielle's TEDx Talk (7:26)
Cumberland Valley Mini-THON Donation link -
Facing Failure Leads To Success
Imagine getting your dream job. Now imagine, getting an email from your boss asking to meet when you get back. Finally, imagine your boss telling you that your contract is not going to be renewed. In this episode, I am going to talk to ISTE 2019 keynote speaker, Alicia Duell about this story - her story. Co-hosting with me on this episode is Deb Lawlor. Deb teaches vulnerability and empathy in her health classes. I will talk with her about that and we will talk with Alicia together.
This episode is going to be part 1 of a 3 part series on learning HOW to fail. In the next episode Deb and i wil talk with high school kids about failure, and the third episode will visit the elementary school. If you have any feedback about this or any episode, please visit the FlipGrid, or you can email or tweet me. Todd Bedard: tbedard2@gmail.com or @tb2boyz
EPISODE:
0:00 - 1:24 Episode opening
1:44 - 24:00 Deb Lawlor talks about teaching vulnerability
24:00 - 49:40 Alicia Duell discusses failure
RESOURCES:
bit.ly/failureresources
bit.ly/failureplaylist
bit.ly/neatedtalks
https://www.youcubed.org/
Jo Boaler -
Engaged Teachers, Inspiring Leaders
Gallup recently posted an info-graphic that says that, nationally, 31% of teachers are engaged in their jobs. Of that 31% of engaged teachers, 85% are engaged because of a leader that inspires them. Brian Robinson, associate principal at Cumberland Valley High School in Mechanicsburg, PA co-hosts as he and Todd Bedard explore how leaders can inspire teachers. They interview Eric Chagala, is the founding principal of the Vista Innovation & Design Academy (VIDA) in San Diego, CA.
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RESOURCES:
https://twitter.com/drchagala/status/1162738352757469184
https://ericchagala.weebly.com/leadinvans/talent-by-design-designing-for-engagement-one-human-at-a-time -
Differentiate Your Late Policies
As teachers we should differentiate learning. Should we have “one size fits all” policies to go with the differentiated learning?
If a student turns in an assignment late but does exemplary work, should they get an A? These questions are more should be considered when creating your policies.
In this episode, I interview Melissa Kruse, author of the Reading and Writing Haven blog, about her post, LATE WORK POLICY OPTIONS FOR SECONDARY CLASSROOMS.
1:43: Todd makes a case for flexible late policies
5:25: Discuss Janet Spence's article about changing her late policy
7:05: interview w/ Melissa Kruse about differentiating late policies
If you have feedback about this episode, please e-mail me: tbedard2@gmail.com or send me a tweet: @tb2boyz
SHOW RESOURCES:
http://www.ascd.org/publications/books/102109/chapters/Policies-and-Practices-Affecting-Students.aspx
http://www.ascd.org/publications/classroom-leadership/sept2001/Late-Standard-or-Policy%C2%A2.aspx
https://www.middleweb.com/31398/rick-wormeli-the-right-way-to-do-redos/
https://www.readingandwritinghaven.com/late-work-policy-options-high-school/
https://tbedard2blog.wordpress.com/2018/10/03/if-its-late-is-it-less-innovatecvsd-edchat/
2000 Teacher Talk—How do you handle late papers? Classroom Notes Plus 17, 3, 18–20.