Guest Bio - 

Shawn Bundy has been teaching science and coaching high school soccer and chess for nearly 20 years. Shawn has spent the last ten years teaching high school science at Oregon Charter Academy and coaching girls soccer at a variety of Portland area high schools. He enjoys helping young adults to experiment in the classroom and on the field and believes that the best way for students to learn is when they feel safe enough to make their own decisions and mistakes.

 

Episode Summary - 

In today’s episode, Shawn teaches us that teachers are coaches and that in an online environment, we can reach a variety of students in a variety of ways if we’re open to being creative, engaging in collaborative work with our peers, and if we take student-feedback with open minds. Below you’ll find a resource for Shawn that will help you with your own project planning for students. 

 

Timestamps - 

How did Shawn come into the field of education? [1:56]

What keeps Shawn coming back to the online classroom? [4:32] 

According to Shawn, the biggest part about teaching is… [6:02]

How does Shawn meet the wide variety of student needs in his classes? [7:51]

The power of choice and connection in PBL [9:33]

The ease and challenge of differentiation [12:17]

Shawn's tech recommendations for online educators [14:15]

The importance of student feedback [16:51]

The morph in role from when Shawn started teaching online and today [18:04]

The hidden benefit of online teaching is something every teacher always wants [20:57]

Permission to wear pajamas?! [21:55]

Who was Shawn's favorite teacher/coach growing up? [23:13]

Teaching is leading… [26:54]

 

Resources - 

Oregon Charter Academy

Shawn’s Semester Project Choices FREEBIE