That High School Life Joe Ticar

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 is with Garth Nichols, Vice Principal of Experiential Education & Innovation at Havergal College in my hometown of Toronto, Ontario. I really enjoyed this interview, and if you're into technology, passionate about being on the cutting edge of education, artificial intelligence, and Ted Lasso, I think you will too.

Welcome to That High School Life.

Links/resources mentioned in this episode can be found below:
Lassoing Leadership on Apple Podcasts

Lassoing Leadership on Spotify

Cohort 21 - Rethinking Learning for the 21st Century

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? Listen and find out! Welcome to that high school life, the grad school edition. 

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 perseverance even when you're not 100% clear about the outcome, adjusting to grad school, beating imposter syndrome, and finding your pathway.

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 as the teacher who knows how to use itThe role of tenacity for new (and experienced) teachers, and the key to consistently good practice (hint: It's reflection. Consistent reflection.)The importance of rapport and how to build it with students, and the critical nature that the German version of The Office (i.e. Stromberg) played in helping me build a relationship with my students.Challenges in language- and content-learning, and how teachers can address themTeaching technology and the need for a holistic approach to its integration in the classroom

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 process? How does it help to even the playing field for college applicants? Will my students still be emailing me at all hours of the night to get a recommendation letter for an application that's due the next day?
And a special congratulations to IS Ruhr's IB Class of 2022 - I'm very proud of all of you!

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 have left our previous careers, and in this interview we talk about what made us pivot into different fields, words of discouragement that drove us forward, and how missed trains are sometimes exactly what we're looking for.

About Obsessed with ABGs
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