Perspectives In Education

Episode 7 Part 2: Shanna Peeples: 2015 National Teacher of the Year, Doctoral Candidate at Harvard, and Author

Our guest for our 2 part mini series of episode 7 is Shanna Peeples.

Here is a link to episode 1 if you missed it!!

Shanna the 2015 National Teacher of the Year and is a former Secondary English teacher, department chair, and instructional coach at Amarillo ISD in Amarillo, Texas.  Currently she is a doctoral candidate for Education Leadership at Harvard!

She is the co-author of The Best Lesson Series: Literature: 15 Master Teachers Share What Works.  

Here newest book comes out early in 2018 called: Think Like Socrates: Inviting Curiosity and Critical Thinking Into The Classroom

Coming in January of 2018, she will be publishing her first book: Think Like Socrates: Inviting Curiosity and Critical Thinking Into The Classroom.

“True wisdom comes to each of us when we realize how little we understand about life, ourselves, and the world around us” – Aristotle

In this episode we discuss:

2015 National Teacher of the Year

What is it like to win

What was the process like

Learning experiences

Her new book – Think Like Socrates: Inviting Curiosity and Critical Thinking Into The Classroom

Her Perspective on Education

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Episode 7 Part 1: Shanna Peeples: 2015 National Teacher of the Year, Doctoral Candidate at Harvard, and Author

Our guest for our 2 part mini series of episode 7 is Shanna Peeples.

Shanna the 2015 National Teacher of the Year and is a former Secondary English teacher, department chair, and instructional coach at Amarillo ISD in Amarillo, Texas.  Currently she is a doctoral candidate for Education Leadership at Harvard!

She is the co-author of The Best Lesson Series: Literature: 15 Master Teachers Share What Works.

Coming in January of 2018, she will be publishing her first book: Think Like Socrates: Inviting Curiosity and Critical Thinking Into The Classroom.

“True wisdom comes to each of us when we realize how little we understand about life, ourselves, and the world around us” – Aristotle

In this episode we discuss:

Her journey into education

Why she became a teacher

Why it is important to connect on a personal level with your students

What is was like to teach English to ESL students – challenges and how she over came them!

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Episode 6 Part 3: Superintendents, #suptchat hosts, and authors.

Our guests for our 3 part mini series of episode 6 are Mike Lubelfeld and Nick Polyak.

Michael Lubelfeld, Ed.D. currently serves as the superintendent of schools in the Deerfield, IL Public Schools (District 109). He is the co-moderator of #suptchat – the superintendent educational chat on Twitter.

Nick Polyak, Ed.D. is the proud superintendent of the award-winning Leyden Community High School District 212. He is the co-moderator of #suptchat – the superintendent educational chat on Twitter.

Both are co-authors of a book called The Unlearning Leader: Leading for Tomorrow’s School Today

In this episode we discuss:

Characteristics of good leaders

How to unlearn things of the past

Preparing students for college, workforce, and how to be good citizens

Their Perspectives on Education

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Episode 6 Part 2: Superintendents, #suptchat hosts, and authors.

Our guests for our 3 part mini series of episode 6 are Mike Lubelfeld and Nick Polyak.

Michael Lubelfeld, Ed.D. currently serves as the superintendent of schools in the Deerfield, IL Public Schools (District 109). He is the co-moderator of #suptchat – the superintendent educational chat on Twitter.

Nick Polyak, Ed.D. is the proud superintendent of the award-winning Leyden Community High School District 212. He is the co-moderator of #suptchat – the superintendent educational chat on Twitter.

Both are co-authors of a book called The Unlearning Leader: Leading for Tomorrow’s School Today

In this episode we discuss:

The definition of an Unlearning Leader

Modeling – have to practice what you preach!

Ways to connect school to your community

College ready, career ready, and life ready

SUPT

Stop

Understand

Plan

Think

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Episode 6 Part 1: Superintendents, #suptchat hosts, and authors.

Our guests for our 3 part mini series of episode 6 are Mike Lubelfeld and Nick Polyak.

Michael Lubelfeld, Ed.D. currently serves as the superintendent of schools in the Deerfield, IL Public Schools (District 109). He is the co-moderator of #suptchat – the superintendent educational chat on Twitter.

Nick Polyak, Ed.D. is the proud superintendent of the award-winning Leyden Community High School District 212. He is the co-moderator of #suptchat – the superintendent educational chat on Twitter.

Both are co-authors of a book called The Unlearning Leader: Leading for Tomorrow’s School Today

In this episode we discuss:

Social Media

Creation of #suptchat

Getting started with social media

Tips/tricks for those already utilizing social media

Please share and comment!  Would love to get feedback and suggestions.  If you are interested in sharing your story, please reach out to us!

Episode 5: Educator, EdTech Consultant and Classroom Technology Advocate

Our guest for episode 5 is Monica Burns.

Dr. Monica Burns is a Curriculum and EdTech Consultant, Apple Distinguished Educator and Founder of ClassTechTips.com.  As an educator, Monica was part of her school’s Federal Magnet Funding leadership team and was a vocal advocate for bringing 1:1 technology into her 5th grade classroom. During her tenure as a classroom teacher, Monica used iPads to create engaging, differentiated learning experience to meet the unique needs of her students. Realizing the power of tech tools in the classroom, Monica started ClassTechTips.com to provide a resource for educators and administrators on implementing EdTech in the classroom.

In this episode we discuss:

Pioneering 1 to 1 devices

Great Apps for Education

Nearpod

Explain Everything

Adobe Spark Post

Technology and its rule in Life and Education

What is Formative Assessment?

How does data comes into play when planning for a lesson or parent teacher conferences.

How to not be overwhelmed with implementing technology in your classroom

#FormativeTech: Meaningful, Sustainable, and Scalable Formative Assessment With Technology

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Today we conclude our celebration of Teacher Appreciation Week!

Part 4 comes from co-host Mike Rocco as he thanks the teachers that have had an impact on him from his high school teacher to his mother-in-law and wi

Thank you all for listening and hope that you have taken time this week to thank a teacher in your life!

 

Our celebration of Teacher Appreciation Week continues!

Part 3 comes from our friend Mike Lubelfeld.  Mike is the Superintendent of Deerfield Public School, District 109 in Illinois.  He is the co-host for #suptchat on the first Wednesday of each month at 7 P.M. CST as well as the co-author for The Unlearning Leader: Leading for Tomorrow’s Schools Today.  Mike will be a future guest on the podcast so stay tuned!

If your interested in sending your personal thank you/refection, please contact us!  We would love to add your recording to the show!

Our celebration of Teacher Appreciation Week continues!

Part 2 comes from our friend Tyler Tarver.  Tyler is an amazing educator from Arkansas and he showcases one of his strengths that we see in him as a leader/administrator/teacher in this episode: Humor.  The power of humor cannot go unnoticed with our students and staff.  Tyler is a future guest of the podcast and to check out some of the amazing things he is doing in education, check out his website: Tarver Academy.  You will not be disappointed!

If your interested in sending your personal thank you/refection, please contact us!  We would love to add your recording to the show.

This week we will be celebrating teacher appreciation week with reflections and thank you’s!

Part 1 our mini shows to celebrate Teacher Appreciation week comes from Justin as he thanks his daughters teachers, reflects on what it means to be a teacher, and thanks a few teachers who impacted him as he was growing up.

If your interested in sending your personal thank you/refection, please contact us!  We would love to add your recording to the show.