Journeys of Teaching

Journeys of Teaching

By Dr. Aaron R. GierhartEducation
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Journeys of Teaching episodes

  • Episode 77: Dr. Jay Percell - What Could Be (Gradeless Classrooms)

    This week, we will explore the journey of Dr. Jay Percell. Jay is an Associate Professor of Teaching and Learning at Illinois State University in Normal, IL. Jay holds a doctoral degree in Curriculum and Instruction from Illinois State. You can follow Jay on Twitter @jaycpercell.

    On this episode, we will hear Jay discuss how he developed his gradeless approaches to assessment and feedback.

    Dr. Aaron R. Gierhart is an Assistant Professor of Elementary Education at Columbus State University in Columbus, Georgia, and previously taught in the Illinois public schools for 11 years. You can follow him on Twitter and Instagram @aaronrgierhart

    Podcast Socials: Facebook & Instagram @JourneysOfTeaching & Twitter @JourneysTeach

    Thank you to Mitch Furr for the podcast theme music and Adam Gierhart for the logo artwork.

    30 min
  • Episode 76: Dr. Jay Percell - Be You

    This week, we will explore the journey of Dr. Jay Percell. Jay is an Associate Professor of Teaching and Learning at Illinois State University in Normal, IL. Jay holds a doctoral degree in Curriculum and Instruction from Illinois State. You can follow Jay on Twitter @jaycpercell.

    On this episode, we will hear Jay’s stories about how he drew upon his positive high school experiences and role models to become a high school English teacher and later, a teacher educator.

    Dr. Aaron R. Gierhart is an Assistant Professor of Elementary Education at Columbus State University in Columbus, Georgia, and previously taught in the Illinois public schools for 11 years. You can follow him on Twitter and Instagram @aaronrgierhart

    Podcast Socials: Facebook & Instagram @JourneysOfTeaching & Twitter @JourneysTeach

    Thank you to Mitch Furr for the podcast theme music and Adam Gierhart for the logo artwork.

    17 min
  • Episode 75: Sally Baker - Think Like an Artist

    This week, we will explore the journey of Mrs. Sally Baker. Sally is a STEM/STEAM Specialist for the Georgia Department of Education and previously served as the Education Director for the Springer Opera House in Columbus, Georgia, and the Director of Springer’s Professional Arts Integration Resource (PAIR) Program. You can connect with Sally on LinkedIn and learn more about PAIR on the Springer Opera House website.

    On this episode, Sally will discuss the power of arts integration on both teachers and students and how to get started with arts integration in your classroom.

    Dr. Aaron R. Gierhart is an Assistant Professor of Elementary Education at Columbus State University in Columbus, Georgia, and previously taught in the Illinois public schools for 11 years. You can follow him on Twitter and Instagram @aaronrgierhart

    Podcast Socials: Facebook & Instagram @JourneysOfTeaching & Twitter @JourneysTeach

    Thank you to Mitch Furr for the podcast theme music and Adam Gierhart for the logo artwork.

    16 min
  • Episode 74: Sally Baker - On the Stage

    This week, we will explore the journey of Mrs. Sally Baker. Sally is a STEM/STEAM Specialist for the Georgia Department of Education and previously served as the Education Director for the Springer Opera House in Columbus, Georgia, and the Director of Springer’s Professional Arts Integration Resource (PAIR) Program. You can connect with Sally on LinkedIn and learn more about PAIR on the Springer Opera House website.

    On this episode, Sally will discuss how she grew up on the stage at Springer Opera House and how she drew upon and leveraged the arts in her classroom teaching career.

    Dr. Aaron R. Gierhart is an Assistant Professor of Elementary Education at Columbus State University in Columbus, Georgia, and previously taught in the Illinois public schools for 11 years. You can follow him on Twitter and Instagram @aaronrgierhart

    Podcast Socials: Facebook & Instagram @JourneysOfTeaching & Twitter @JourneysTeach

    Thank you to Mitch Furr for the podcast theme music and Adam Gierhart for the logo artwork.

    15 min
  • Episode 73: Sally Baker - Arts Integration

    This week, we will explore the journey of Mrs. Sally Baker. Sally is a STEM/STEAM Specialist for the Georgia Department of Education and previously served as the Education Director for the Springer Opera House in Columbus, Georgia, and the Director of Springer’s Professional Arts Integration Resource (PAIR) Program. You can connect with Sally on LinkedIn and learn more about PAIR on the Springer Opera House website.

    On this episode, we will hear Sally’s stories about how she founded the PAIR program and the impacts it has made on students, including traditionally low-achieving schools.

    Dr. Aaron R. Gierhart is an Assistant Professor of Elementary Education at Columbus State University in Columbus, Georgia, and previously taught in the Illinois public schools for 11 years. You can follow him on Twitter and Instagram @aaronrgierhart

    Podcast Socials: Facebook & Instagram @JourneysOfTeaching & Twitter @JourneysTeach

    Thank you to Mitch Furr for the podcast theme music and Adam Gierhart for the logo artwork.

    13 min
  • Angelica Acosta: Intentional Science Instruction

    Angelica Acosta is an Elementary Education major at Columbus State University. On this third of three episodes, she discusses her intentions to be a better, more engaging science teacher for her students than many of the teachers she had as a K-12 science student.

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    Dr. Aaron R. Gierhart is an Assistant Professor of Elementary Education at Columbus State University in Columbus, Georgia, and previously taught in the Illinois public schools for 11 years. You can follow him on Twitter and Instagram @aaronrgierhart

    Podcast Socials: Facebook & Instagram @JourneysOfTeaching & Twitter @JourneysTeach

    Season 5 of Journeys of Teaching begins on 1/1/2023 with new episodes releasing each Sunday!

    4 min
  • Angelica Acosta: The Science Teachers I Had

    Angelica Acosta is an Elementary Education major at Columbus State University. On this second of three episodes, she shares some of her negative and challenging stories about her previous science teachers and how she does not want to replicate these experiences for her own science learners in her teaching career.

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    Dr. Aaron R. Gierhart is an Assistant Professor of Elementary Education at Columbus State University in Columbus, Georgia, and previously taught in the Illinois public schools for 11 years. You can follow him on Twitter and Instagram @aaronrgierhart

    Podcast Socials: Facebook & Instagram @JourneysOfTeaching & Twitter @JourneysTeach

    Season 5 of Journeys of Teaching begins on 1/1/2023 with new episodes releasing each Sunday!

    5 min
  • Angelica Acosta: Negative Feelings about Science

    Angelica Acosta is an Elementary Education major at Columbus State University. On this first of three episodes, she discusses the negative feelings about science and science education she has that have lingered from her previous experiences as a science student.

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    Dr. Aaron R. Gierhart is an Assistant Professor of Elementary Education at Columbus State University in Columbus, Georgia, and previously taught in the Illinois public schools for 11 years. You can follow him on Twitter and Instagram @aaronrgierhart

    Podcast Socials: Facebook & Instagram @JourneysOfTeaching & Twitter @JourneysTeach

    Season 5 of Journeys of Teaching begins on 1/1/2023 with new episodes releasing each Sunday!

    3 min
  • Andreanna Culp, Ethan Cox, & Madison Underwood: Our Future Science Instruction

    Andreanna Culp, Ethan Cox, and Madison Underwood are Elementary Education majors at Columbus State University. On this third of three episodes, they discuss plans and intended approaches they will draw upon in their future science instruction.

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    Dr. Aaron R. Gierhart is an Assistant Professor of Elementary Education at Columbus State University in Columbus, Georgia, and previously taught in the Illinois public schools for 11 years. You can follow him on Twitter and Instagram @aaronrgierhart

    Podcast Socials: Facebook & Instagram @JourneysOfTeaching & Twitter @JourneysTeach

    Season 5 of Journeys of Teaching begins on 1/1/2023 with new episodes releasing each Sunday!

    9 min
  • Andreanna Culp, Ethan Cox, & Madison Underwood: Making Science Memorable

    Andreanna Culp, Ethan Cox, and Madison Underwood are Elementary Education majors at Columbus State University. On this second of three episodes, they share memorable stories from their science education experiences and how they intend to make science memorable for their current and future elementary students.

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    Dr. Aaron R. Gierhart is an Assistant Professor of Elementary Education at Columbus State University in Columbus, Georgia, and previously taught in the Illinois public schools for 11 years. You can follow him on Twitter and Instagram @aaronrgierhart

    Podcast Socials: Facebook & Instagram @JourneysOfTeaching & Twitter @JourneysTeach

    Season 5 of Journeys of Teaching begins on 1/1/2023 with new episodes releasing each Sunday!

    10 min

About Journeys of Teaching

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In Journeys of Teaching, we explore the narratives of different educators and how their experiences in across their lives and careers inform their pedagogy and teaching approaches.