OISE Voices

In this podcast, Dr. Tabi and I discuss beginning his class with "Where I'm From" poems, the portrayal of black identity in media, black cultural production, reasons for doing art, specifically spoken word, and much more. 

Sam and I talk about her mindset before and after OISE, roles in Edutech,  industry positiveness, getting your foot in the door, and the future of the Edutech industry. 

In this episode, Ghayas and I talk about his background and how to think about career options with those with a Masters in Teaching or Education. 

In this episode, Jasmine Salamat and I discuss her decision to teach Physical Education, issues around calling it "gym class", and what the class should ideally be. 

Chanel and Miguel, two future music teachers, speak to me about their backgrounds in music (1:30), the importance of music class (6:40), changes over the last 20 years (12:00), and what they're looking forward to teaching in the future (18:30). 

I speak with Professor Joan O'Callaghan about her career, changes in the classroom (3:05) and adapting (6:10), her three-step approach to engagement (7:30), first day rules  (10:05), phones in the classroom (17:15), common mistakes new teachers (22:05), how to ask questions (26:58), interactions with students (30:15), favourite memories from a career and education (34:30). 

In this episode, I informally go through OISE's history from the 1960s to the present day. 

In this episode, I chat with Harrison and Kayla about our first MT practicum experience. We touch on previous teaching experience (0:29), feelings before starting (3:50), first day of practicum (6:50), daily routine (12:50), expectations vs. reality (19:30), needed preparation time (25:10), lessons learned (29:15), and things you wish you knew (36:20). 

In this episode, I go through the history of OISE (and Ontario teacher training in general) from the 1840s to the 1950s.  

In this episode,  Allison, Farah, and I discuss a typical day and week in the Masters of Teaching Program. 

We talk about the general structure of the program (2:30), a typical week (3:50), our approach to reading (8:00), assignments (12:00), level of commitment (14:55), and advice before starting (27:00). 

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