#48 Submit to the Work: Todd Finley

Todd Finley

East Carolina University

Todd Finley, PhD, is tenured professor of English Education at East Carolina University. He has taught elementary and 8-12th grade English and co-developed the Tar River Writing Project. His BA in Elementary Education and Secondary English was earned at the University of Puget Sound. His MA in English and PhD in C&I; were earned at the University of Minnesota. Dr. Finley teaches, researches, works with schools and publishes in the field of composition, curriculum, instruction, technology, and collaboration.

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In this episode you will learn:

Where he's traveled and taught in his teaching career

What helped him write his dissertation for his PhD

How to submit to the work of a teacher

Why he struggled his first year of teaching

How to understand your students and connect with them

Why his pre-service teachers make home visits

What he means when he says there are no shortcuts in education

How the first 60 seconds matter when working with an audience

What students respond to in the classroom

Why teaching is harder than you think

How naming emotions can improve your classroom atmosphere

Why social and emotional learning deserves as much attention as rigor

What it takes to improve student writing

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