Chops

Setting the classroom climate is up to the teacher, even if the students may change it.

The duo shares what a school would look like if they built it from the ground up.

Listener Jocelyn Hutchins reached out to join the show to discuss her experiences as a brand new band director based in Indiana.

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Ben Runkel, owner/operator of Hi-Def Detailing and former percussion specialist at CHS, joins the show to speak to the love of detailing. From rim shots to rims, stick heights to stick shifts, Ben is all about the nitty-gritty.

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Many disruptions take place during the school day - which ones are worth pausing instruction, and which ones need to be handled while keeping the class moving?

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Somethings are so wild they are past unpredictable. Here are the things that were not "on the bingo board" for Jack and Steve in their careers.

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We have a special bonus episode for you here - Concord South Side elementary hosts a special day for their students once a year called “Read Write Move” where students spend their day engaging in activities and events that encourage reading, writing, and moving. Chops Podcast was asked to lead a podcasting session where we worked with small groups of students, assisting them in creating their own podcast. In this episode, you’ll hear two different groups of students recording a podcast on what super power they would choose. In order to protect the students’ privacy, we did not use names, nor did we video record the episode. South Side Elementary, thank you so much for having us! Steve and I thoroughly enjoyed the time with the students. Here is Concord South Side with Favorite Super Powers.

Good teachers come in with a plan. The best teachers deviate and improvise a new one.

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George Dyer, former superintendent of Concord Community Schools, recently passed away. Steve shared how George operated and the benevolence of his work for the school corporation.

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Some days in the classroom are full contact - correcting behaviors, deescalating situations, dealing with meetings and emails, etc. Here's how Chops handles those days.

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