Best Practices in Education

In the first episode of Season 2, teachers reflect on what they learned from teaching during the first days of the pandemic. Different voices tell unique stories and share insight.

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When we need it most, this teaching conversation is all about how love keeps learning going. Whether it's falling in love with poetry or cultivating love, connection, and safety among students, Dr. Richard Chess of UNC-Asheville shares how he introduces students to literature and each other.

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Students need novel ways to interact with screens as we move to remote learning. High School Director Gabe Johnson talks about using games in the virtual classroom, what kinds of students they engage, and who gets left out of the equation.

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Intermediate teacher Jenny Einzig talks about experiential learning in the classroom and how it can really bring students alive. 

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Alex Eren and Kalyan Volpe, Intermediate teaching partners, talk about partnership. What does it take to have a strong partnership in the classroom? What does success look like?

Check out their presentation to learn more: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1TImiV98CWI8aXcqE04TruTD7Cykp5nRAnC5kD_aXIvw/edit?usp=sharing

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Sound Designer River Guerguerian joins Executive Directors Cory Adams and Megan Martell in a remote interview to discuss how Odyssey is managing the transition to remote learning during the Coronavirus pandemic.

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Studio guest and chef Ashley Capps joins us to share about how important emotional intelligence is to the process of cooking and training others to cook. 

Ashley has worked at Five and Ten Restaurant in Athens, GA, Eleven Madison Park in New York, Farm and Sparrow Bakery in Asheville, and MG Road Bar and Lounge in Asheville, before moving to Buxton Hall. She served as the opening pastry chef for Rhubarb, an Asheville establishment named to Bon Appetit’s "Top 50 Best New Restaurants" and Southern Living’s list of “100 Best New Restaurants in the Southeast.”

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Kindergarten Teacher Shirley Rotolo discusses the benefits of reading literature aloud in classrooms and at home to students through high school, offering title recommendations, and exploring her own relationship to literature as a multi-lingual educator.

To learn more, check out the presentation here: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1F6BrDrXnGv7MHBMSkgs5EwUH-9kZN1xt2Rc4sn3PRuk/edit?usp=sharing

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First Grade teacher Craig Deutsch shares about how to bring your own interests into the classroom, using passion as a way to expand and connect with students. Teaching can be a demanding profession, and it's important for teachers to feel alive and excited about the material they teach.

For more information, check out Craig's podcast below:

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1cRftXEg4NIiqW31qDatYvCpIqkXVP3he6QbIGxkbOxo/edit?usp=sharing

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