Road to Better Teaching

Joel Amidon and Ann Monroe

The Road to Better Teaching is about sharing the stories of educators as they get better at teaching. The focus of each discussion will be on an artifact of their learning, and discussing why this moment of development is important to their improvement, and the improvement of the field. This process parallels the portfolio development practice that is in use at the University of Mississippi's School of Education.

  1. 17 FEB

    E028 Kelsey Dodson: Just Listen and Learn

    Traveling the road to better teaching with Kelsey Dodson, Graduate Student in the University of Mississippi Principal Corps, as we discuss her experience taking on the role of an educational leader, given her experience as a teacher and a counselor. Links from the episode Mississippi Principal Corps

    37 min

  2. 07/10/2024

    E027 Joe Sweeney: The Importance of Connections

    Traveling the road to better teaching with Dr. Joseph Sweeney, Associate Clinical Professor and Director of the Mississippi Teacher Corps at the ⁠⁠University of Mississippi School of Education⁠⁠, as we discuss his experience teaching conversational English in Japan to students aged 3 to 75. Links from the episode Mississippi Teacher Corps Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) Online Program Wikipedia article on the Letter People, and more information. A link to the Tenjin Festival. A good entry-level article on restorative practices. Rosenberg, M. B., & Chopra, D. (2015). Nonviolent communication: A language of life: Life-changing tools for healthy relationships. PuddleDancer Press. Hart, S., & Hodson, V. K. (2004). The compassionate classroom: Relationship based teaching and learning. PuddleDancer Press. Kagan Cooperative Learning Structures Cultivating Mathematical Hearts: Culturally Responsive Mathematics Teaching in Elementary Classrooms By: Maria del Rosario Zavala,  Julia Maria Aguirre Love and Logic Amidon Planet Podcast E032: Not Light, But Fire with Shimikqua Ellis Designing Groupwork: Strategies for the Heterogeneous Classroom

    1h 2m

  3. 16/09/2024

    E026 Lauren Biando: Multiple Languages and Teaching Reading

    Traveling the road to better teaching with Lauren Biando, elementary education M.Ed graduate student at the ⁠University of Mississippi School of Education⁠, as we discuss an experience from her teaching 1st grade. Links in the episode Amidon Planet Podcast E043: Joyful Learning with Dr. Alice Udvari-Solner Teaching Vocabulary: 50 Creative Strategies, Grades K-12 by Gail E. Tompkins (Editor), Cathy L. Blanchfield (Editor) Duolingo - Language Learning For more on portfolio development (for documenting moments of professional growth) at the University of Mississippi School of Education, check out ⁠Portfolio School⁠. The Road to Better Teaching is an ⁠Amidon Planet⁠ production. ⁠Have an event or opportunity to share with Dr. Joel Amidon? Fill out the Request a Call form at Amidon Planet.

    37 min

  4. 26/08/2024

    E025 Madelyne Pruitt: Don't Steal the Learning!

    Traveling the road to better teaching with Madelyne Pruitt, elementary education teacher candidate at the University of Mississippi School of Education, as we discuss her experience teaching a 1st grade science lesson. For more on portfolio development (for documenting moments of professional growth) at the University of Mississippi School of Education, check out Portfolio School. Reinhart, S. C. (2000). Never say anything a kid can say!. Mathematics teaching in the middle school, 5(8), 478-483. The Road to Better Teaching is an Amidon Planet production. Have an event or opportunity to share with Dr. Joel Amidon? Fill out the Request a Call form at Amidon Planet.

    26 min

  5. 06/11/2023

    E024 Kelsey Vosters: When you know better, You do better

    Traveling the road to better teaching with Kelsey Vosters, Mathematics Teacher at Middleton High School in Middleton, Wi, as we discuss her experience in a book study facilitated by the Wisconsin Mathematics Council. The Road to Better Teaching is an Amidon Planet production. For more on portfolio development at the University of Mississippi School of Education, check out Portfolio School. Links from the episode Flippity Wisconsin Mathematics Council Building Thinking Classrooms Special Guest: Kelsey Vosters.

    45 min

  6. 11/09/2023

    E023 Margaret Slaton: What life is going to be like as a teacher.

    Traveling the road to better teaching with Margaret Slaton as we discuss the day when she unexpectedly took over class as a student teacher. The Road to Better Teaching is an Amidon Planet production. For more on portfolio development at the University of Mississippi School of Education, check out Portfolio School. Links from the Episode THE First Days of School: How to Be an Effective Teacher by Wong and Wong Success from the Start: Your First Years Teaching Secondary Mathematics by Wieman and Arbaugh Success from the Start: Your First Years Teaching Elementary Mathematics by Ernst and Ryan Teaching Problems and the Problems of Teaching by Lampert Teach Like a Champion 3.0: 63 Techniques that Put Students on the Path to College by Lemov The Measure of Our Success: A Letter to My Children and Yours by Marian Wright Edelman Teachers Off Duty podcast Gerry Brooks Special Guest: Margaret Slaton.

    25 min

  7. 20/02/2023

    E022 Ellen Shelton: An Invitation to Develop as a Teacher

    Traveling the road to better teaching with Dr. Ellen Shelton, Director of Pre-College Programs for the Division of Outreach and Continuing Education, Lecturer in the Department of Writing and Rhetoric, and Interim Writing Center Director- Oxford Campus, as we discuss how a shoulder tap from a mentor-teacher led her down a path of developing writers across a variety of educational contexts. Links from the episode UM Writing Project UM Department of Writing and Rhetoric UM Writing Center UM Division of Outreach and Continuing Education In the Middle: A Lifetime of Learning About Writing, Reading, and Adolescents by Nancie Atwell The Road to Better Teaching is an Amidon Planet production. For more on portfolio development at the University of Mississippi School of Education, check out Portfolio School. Special Guest: Ellen Shelton.

    44 min

  8. 28/11/2022

    E021 Morris Stocks: Teaching as Collaborating with Colleagues

    Traveling the road to better teaching with Dr. Morris Stocks as we discuss his 31 years at the University of Mississippi and even more as a teacher of accountancy. Dr. Stocks is the 1998 recipient of the University of Mississippi's most prized teaching honor, the Elsie M. Hood Outstanding Teacher Award. The Road to Better Teaching is an Amidon Planet production. For more on portfolio development at the University of Mississippi School of Education, check out Portfolio School. Links from the episode Elise M. Hood Outstanding Teacher Award The Courage to Teach by Parker Palmer Good to Great by Jim Collins Invitations: Changing as Teachers and Learners K-12 by Regie Routman Music by Slip.stream - "Farmers Market" - https://slip.stream/tracks/e71db9fe-d06e-433b-87f2-3aff5d772a2a Special Guest: Morris Stocks.

    45 min
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The Road to Better Teaching is about sharing the stories of educators as they get better at teaching. The focus of each discussion will be on an artifact of their learning, and discussing why this moment of development is important to their improvement, and the improvement of the field. This process parallels the portfolio development practice that is in use at the University of Mississippi's School of Education.

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  • Creator
    Joel Amidon and Ann Monroe
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2025
  • Episodes
    29
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Joel Amidon and Ann Monroe
  • Show Website
    Road to Better Teaching