Smile big or go home! We are thrilled to have Lynda Colgan join us to talk about the upcoming Science Rendezvous event – and the very exciting highlights, what resources are available for teachers to use in their classroom, online workshops, and what makes this event special for kids and adults.

Intro Music by: Trevor Strong – https://www.trevorstrong.org/

Earth Day is coming up on April 22, 2022. The theme this year Celebrate Every Day! And we couldn’t think of a better person to have on our podcast and talk about sustainability in your classroom than Dan Hendry. On this episode, he’ll talk about sustainability projects big and small – and how to work with your local community and resources already available to make your project successful.

Intro Music by: Trevor Strong – https://www.trevorstrong.org/

 

Not sure how to handle social media in your classroom? Find out from Dr. Claire Ahn, Assistant Professor of Multiliteracies at Queen’s Faculty of Education. Chris and Claire discuss three big questions with lots of ideas for the best way to integrate conversations into your classroom sprinkled throughout the podcast:

* Why is it important that teachers help equip our students with tools and skills to critically navigate social media?

* How can teachers facilitate this learning and what tools and research are available?

* At what age or grade should we start introducing digital literacy?

Intro Music by: Trevor Strong – https://www.trevorstrong.org/

We are thrilled to have Rosalie Griffith (https://twitter.com/msrgriffith), Secondary School Principal with the Toronto District School Board, join us to talk about Black History month. She shares her personal experience growing up as a black student in Ontario schools and answers three questions for us.

* What is black history and its history in Canada?

*  What resources are available for Canadian teachers?

*  How do you talk about race in the classroom – and why you should.

Further resources curated by Dr. Alana Butler, in consultation with the Teacher Candidates of Colour are available on our website: Black History Month Guide for Educators (PDF 1.3 MB)

Intro Music by: Trevor Strong – https://www.trevorstrong.org/

Join new host Chris Carlton as he speaks with outdoor education enthusiasts and Queen’s alumni Erik Vreeken and Paul Gifford about the benefits and opportunities of taking teaching and learning outdoors!

Erik Vreeken (Ed’92) currently teaches grade 6 for the LDSB and bring 29 years of teaching experience. I

Paul Gifford (Ed’94) is a consultant and facilitator with Teach Outside, an in-service program for elementary teachers in the Upper Grand District School Board and co-designed the Evergreen brickworks education program in Toronto.

Intro Music by: Trevor Strong – https://www.trevorstrong.org/

Vulnerable youth are being impacted by the pandemic. Faculty member Dr Ian Matheson, who researches students with exceptionalities, discusses ways that the pandemic has positively and negatively affected students with exceptionalities and talks about some strategies teachers and parents are using to navigate teaching in a pandemic environment.

Please note this podcast was recorded in May 2021.

Want to create a welcoming school community? Master of Education student Kel Martin joins us to discuss the importance of gegi.ca, and his involvement with the project. Gegi.ca is a website that was recently created by our own Dr. Lee Airton, as well as Dr. Kyle Kirkup (University of Ottawa), and their research team to equip all Ontario students and teachers with the tools to advocate at school for the right to express and live their gender in their own way.

This fall our Knowledge Forum conference moved online and we were able to bring together our alumni and faculty to share their ideas and experiences about teaching and learning during a pandemic.

We are excited to release these sessions on Popular Podagogy for your auditory enjoyment!

Session 1

Dr. Andrew Campbell (DR.ABC) speaks about diversity in the online classroom: what it looks like, how to address it, and best practices for an inclusive environment.

Dr. Andrew Campbell (DR.ABC) joins us to discuss diversity in the online classroom, intentionality with your actions as a teacher, and how to make a difference in the fight against anti-black racism. Dr. Campbell is also the first speaker at our Knowledge Forum Fall Series on November 12 2020.

 

The Eastern Ontario Staff Development Network (EOSDN), a consortium of Eastern Ontario District School Boards and the Faculty of Education at Queen’s University, recently developed a Math Monograph using a Student of Mystery approach.  In this episode Eleanor Newman, Tammy Billen, and Danielle LaPointe-McEwan of the EOSDN join us to explain how this approach can be used to help teachers and students meet learning goals.