Intersection Education

This episode features Tal Thompson. Tal is a teacher from Columbia, South Carolina. Over his 17 years of teaching he has developed a style and reputation for both high achievement and character development. In 2015, he was a top 4 finalist for the “America’s Top Teacher” award on Live with Kelly and Michael. He followed that up by winning the South Carolina Citizen Education Elementary Teacher of the Year award in 2016.

Tal attributes this success to: his ability to connect, push and cultivate confidence within his students; how he translates lessons in a way that will inspire positive and productive change; and his focus on real world skills like collaboration, problem solving, critical thinking and communication. These skills are not given, but earned. 

You can connect with Tal on his website http://talltal.com/ or on most social media, where he has the same handle @TallTalTeaches.

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In this episode, Dr. Randy Hetherington, Bryn Spence, and Corey Haley have an honest discussion about some of the issues that are facing leaders in schools today. They focus not on the barriers, but rather on the solutions to overcoming the problems or obstacles. This is a real conversation that highlights the complex and ever-changing environment of schools.

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This episode features none other than Dr. Marian Small. Dr. Small has been a big influence on many teachers’ thinking around mathematics and numeracy. We speak about the changes that she has seen in numeracy over the years, how we might support concept-based practices in mathematics and ways to bring parents to an understanding of the “new” ways we teach math. 

If you would like more information on Dr. Small, you can follow her work on her website www.onetwoinfinity.ca or follow her on twitter @MarianSmall.

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More information on the "Three-part Lesson"
Here is a presentation that Dr. Small did on the use of questioning to help inclusion.

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This episode features a Superintendent, but not the kind you would normally think would be on a show about education. Instead, we speak with Superintendent Rob Hill, Assistant District Officer - Central Alberta District of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. Superintendent Hill started in the Canadian Armed Forces before joining the RCMP. Since then he has worked in both rural and urban settings in many communities across Canada. 

Working together with Police Services and Schools can help some of the our most difficult students and help them to find success later in life. I was interested to ask Superintendent Hill what he has seen as working well in his experience and how we might work better to ensure safe and prosperous communities. He did not disappoint and I think everyone who works in schools will take something away from our conversation.

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Information for prospective RCMP Police Officers
RCMP Heritage Centre and Depot in Regina, SK.

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This episode features Jennifer Gfroerer, Principal of Valley Catholic Middle School in Beaverton, Oregon. In addition to running a great school, she recently led her team to the first Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) certification from AdvancED. This makes them the first school of any type on the NW Peninsula to earn this certification. AdvancED is a non-profit organization that conducts reviews of educational institutions around the world. It is quite an achievement to get a STEM certification.

In our conversation, Jen speaks to how why she thinks STEM education is important, how she went about changing what they do to align with the values of STEM education and how they maintained their high standards while accomplishing these goals.

You can connect with Jennifer via email at [email protected] or on her school's website.

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Show Notes:
Wish Granted: How Shadowing High School Students Informs Pedagogy By Monica Fuglei
What I Learned By Doing What I Ask Students To Do by Grant Wiggins
Teacher spends two days as a student and is shocked at what she learns By Valerie Strauss
If I Understood You, Would I Have This Look on My Face? by Alan Alda
AdvancED STEM Certification Information

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This episode features Dr. Kate Storey, Assistant Professor in the School of Public Health at the University of Alberta. The main focus of her research is how to improve the overall health of families and communities. She tries to identify the interventions that have the best chance at positive outcomes for health. She often works with schools and has seen some work that is having a big impact on the lives of students. 

Two articles that she has co-written really speak to her involvement in schools, they are: “Understanding the essential conditions of successful implementation of comprehensive school health to change health behaviours and shift the school culture” and “Implementing comprehensive school health in Alberta, Canada: the principal's role”. If you have ever asked yourself how you might have an impact on the health of your students, you are in for some great ideas from Dr. Storey.

You can connect with Dr. Storey via email at [email protected]

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The Comprehensive School Health Approach - https://www.albertahealthservices.ca/info/csh.aspx

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This episode features Justin Jackson. Justin has been working in the adult education field by developing professional development courses, writing books and creating online communities for adults, especially computer programmers (check out his site Mega Maker). He has some great insights into the type of learning that people choose and how we might improve learning for teachers.

He also recently launched a startup with a co-founder called Transistor.fm which is a podcast hosting site. I was interested to hear what he thought about how education might be able to help develop the next generation of tech founders. He did not disappoint, he shared freely of his experience and I think will make us all consider what he said in our contexts of school.

You can connect with Justin on Twitter @mijustin or https://justinjackson.ca/

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This episode features Dr. Jennifer Tupper who is the Dean of the Faculty of Education at the University of Alberta. The University of Alberta is a bit of a return home for Dr. Tupper, as she did both her undergraduate and doctorate degrees there.  In between, she was a professor at the University of Regina and moved up to the role of Dean in the faculty of Education.
Dr. Tupper has won many awards for her teaching and research including the 2009 Canadian Association of Curriculum Studies Outstanding Publication Award and the 2002 University of Alberta Graduate Award for Teaching Excellence.
Outside of all of these accomplishments, one of the reasons I wanted to speak with Dr. Tupper is that I am interested in how new teachers are taught and what goes into the program for teachers who are about to enter the classroom. Dr. Tupper provides us with answers and gives us a glimpse into the complicated world of educating future teachers.
You can connect with Dr. Tupper on Twitter @tupper3j
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In this episode, we speak with George Couros who is an Innovative Teaching, Learning, and Leadership consultant. He is also the author of "The Innovator's Mindset".

Before he was touring the globe on the speaking circuit and helping schools bring the Innovator’s Mindset to their students, we worked together in the same school division. I remember George’s eternal optimism and vision for a better education system. I also remember his drive to live the principles he now talks about in his book.

In short, what his nearly quarter of a million followers already know, is that he is an inspiring educator and I think almost everyone will be able to take away a lesson or 2 from our conversation.

You can connect with George on twitter at @gcouros or on his website https://georgecouros.ca/

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This is our second episode where we review previous conversations and interviews that we have featured on the podcast. This is an opportunity for those who have not heard past episodes to see if something peeks their interest. If so, you can go back and listen. It is also a way for people to get a quick hit of learning from the past 10 shows. We talk about episodes #21 - #30 this time. We received lots of positive feedback from our last summary episode, so we hope you enjoy this one as well.

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