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New teacher? Seasoned veteran? Leader in a school or district? No matter what your role, being in education these days is tough. We’re here to help. Join us every other week as we tackle challenging issues in education with experts in the field and discuss how to inspire meaningful, vibrant, and fun PD, shifting perceptions about professional learning. Check us out on BlogTalkRadio, iTunes, and Stitcher. #anewkindofPD podcast from Teaching Channel - Rethink professional learning with us.
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[Episode 14] Inclusion & Diversity: How Bowling Can Change Education
Inclusion is something educators often are asked to do in their classrooms. But what if we redefined inclusion from just Special Education students to all learners? Listen to teacher and author Shelley Moore (@tweetsomemoore) as she explains how this mindshift dramatically changed her teaching and facilitating to both students and adults.
Resources Mentioned in this Episode:
Her blog: https://blogsomemoore.com/
Her book on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/One-Without-Other-Diversity-Inclusion/dp/1553796586
Her Videos:
?Under the Table TedTalk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AGptAXTV7m0
What is Inclusion: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D1fbTKYkU4k
Bowling and Inclusion: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wFu-tljANXE -
[Episode 13] Math PLC Lab Rotation in a Blended Model
Join Engagement Manager Paul Teske as he interviews Michelle Roundy from Teton schools as she describes how their blended studio model is infused with video analysis without the use of subs. There is an accompanying blog and video with this episode which can be found here: https://www.teachingchannel.org/blog/2016/06/22/tch-podcast-plc-teton/
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[Episode 12] Increasing Student Engagement Through Democratic Teaching Practice
Join Channa Comer, former NYC middle school science teacher and current Albert Einstein Distinguished Educator Fellow, currently serving in the Office of Science at the U.S. Department of Energy, as she discusses how incorporating Democratic Teaching Practice and Cogens in the classroom increase student engagement. If you've ever wanted to try to add more voice and choice to your practice, this method mght just be for you.
Resources Mentioned in this Episode:
Channa's Teaching Channel VideoDesign Thinking for EducatorsSci-Ed InnovatorsLahey, J. “To Help Students Learn, Engage the Emotions.”Emdin, C. For White Folks Who Teach in the Hood... and the Rest of Y'all Too: Reality Pedagogy and Urban Education.Basu, S.J. Calabrese Barton, A. Tan, E. (editors). Democratic Science Teaching: Building the Expertise to Empower Low-Income Minority Youth in Science. -
[Episode 11] Teachers United: How to Influence Policy as a Teacher
Nate Bowling, 2016 Washington State Teacher of the Year, explains how Teachers United, an adovcacy group made up of teachers has successfully influenced policy at the state level. Gather your X-Men colleagues and see what changes you can begin enacting as teacher leaders impacting policy. If you're not at the table, you're on the menu.
Links from this episode:
URL for First Years Policy PaperNate's conversation article from the Washington PostNate's Seattle Times op-ed funding equityFollow him on Twitter: @nate_bowling & Teachers United @TeachersUtdWa -
[Episode 10] The Nora Project: Teaching Empathy to Students Through Friendship
Join teacher and founder of The Nora Project, Amanda Martinsen, as she explans just what type of PD it takes to get teachers and students to embed empathy in the classroom. The Nora Project aligns to her state standards while teaching empathy and sparking friendships between children and their peers with disabilities. With the help of the students and their parents, they create powerful documentaries about friendship over the course of a year.
Resources in the Episode:
https://sites.google.com/a/glenview34.org/the-nora-project/home/the-documentaries
http://www.thenoraproject.ngo/get_involved
Instagram: @thenoraprojectngo
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[Episode 9] Teacher Shortage: Taking Back the Narrative
Teacher shortage. We hear about it in the media often, but Vice President for Policy to Practice, Dr. Stephanie Wood-Garnett from the Alliance for Excellent Education says we need to shift that conversation. It's a complex issue about teacher prep enrollment, existing teacher retention, licensure challenges, reciprocity, and teaching conditions. Hear her advice how to impact policy and the media by taking back the narrative and being specific about just what we need in education to shift the conversation.