Time for Teachership

Let's be honest, it's been a wild year so far! Whether you're teaching online or getting back to in-person instruction, there's a lot of pressure to provide students and other faculty with plenty of support. But that's not possible without making sure that you are being cautious of how many things you are working on at once. After all the times I have overextended myself in the past, I learned a thing or two about how to fill up my schedule wisely. Listen in as I share my best advice for how to avoid burning yourself out this school year.

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Today you'll get to hear from Darcy Fernandes, an educator, leader, superintendent, and advocate for at-risk students. If you've thought about the fact that schools with wealthier students/families get more money than schools with low income families it means the system's working how it was intended. There is a lot of inequity within schools, ranging from the way that certain students are barred from taking the classes they want to the lack of inclusivity in the textbooks and assignments during class. Darcy is here to say that we need to give all stakeholders in a school a voice. That's what ensures real, sustainable change.

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• Influence 100
• Contact information for Darcy can be found on:
• • The Athol-Royalston District website

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In the final installment of the Curriculum Series, Laura Cruz and I go over student memoirs and why each student has a story worth telling. She decided to try this project because she wanted her students who came from different backgrounds and races to have opportunities that white wealthy students traditionally had. This type of writing allows us to process all the inner dialogue and changes that high schoolers go through. You'll get to hear about an autobiography class that influenced Laura's ideas, how identity is developed from writing, and more.

Learn more about this in Episode 42 of the Time For Teachership Podcast. Don't forget to check out my Blog post too!

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• Cult of Pedagogy
• AJ Juliana's podcast
• A previous episode with Afrika Afeni Mills
• The Read
• Pantsuit Politics
• What Should I Read Next?
• Laura can be found on:
• • Instagram

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We're getting into unit arcs in #5 of my Curriculum Development Mini-Series. Unit arcs are ⁠considered the backbone of units that are student-centered and grounded in justice. In order to make it work, you need 3 to 5 purposeful protocols. What kind of protocols you ask? Click play to find out more!

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Today, I am discussing an element of project-based learning that is often overlooked - how to craft a compelling driving question.⁠ ⁠ I break down the differences between essential and driving questions, I give examples of each, and a checklist or the standard of what is needed. When you are creating a driving question, I recommend a minimum of 5 iterations to encompass the criteria for that driving question.⁠ ⁠ The criteria for a compelling driving question:⁠ ⁠ - It's engaging to students⁠ - Allows for open ended responses⁠ - Opens a range of responses⁠ - Rooted in a specific context-can't be too broad⁠ - Clear language & phrasing for the students⁠ - Centers justice⁠ - Aligned to learning goals⁠ ⁠ I hope you will learn some interesting things from this discussion.

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In Podcast Episode 39 of the podcast, I am talking with Matthew Pimental. Matthew has 15 years experience in education. He is the Supervisor of gifted education, professional development and project-based learning at the Cheltenham School District. In this episode we are discussing progressive education, project-based learning, and the actions that need to be taken to incorporate project-based learning.⁠ ⁠ Project based learning isn't just about getting rid of everything that we have been teaching over the years, it's more about evaluating what we should keep and what needs to be adjusted. ⁠ ⁠ Matt discusses his own experience in two very different school systems and how it has shaped his teaching methods today. ⁠ ⁠ I hope you find this episode helpful and inspiring. Remember to check out my blogpost-Link in Bio!⁠

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• Matt's info can be found on Cheltenham's Website
• Ninth Graders' Book Projects (2018 and 2020)
• Unboxed Podcast

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It's important to allow students practice skills repeatedly throughout the school year and from grade to grade; Having the same rubric for each project, unit, classroom and grade, creates an understanding to the student that this is how projects will be assessed without having to re-instruct how they will be graded each time.⁠ ⁠ This is a preview of what I'm sharing in the second episode of my Curriculum Development Mini-Series. Learn more about rubric design and how I break down what a mastery-based rubric looks like by following along. Don't forget to check out my Blog post too!⁠

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This is Episode #1 of my Curriculum Development Mini-Series. I am discussing the research and rationale behind why we create units, what the research says, and how we create a step-by-step process. ⁠ ⁠ Research shows that student centered dialogue increases:⁠ ⁠ - the students' sense of belonging⁠ - confidence⁠ - increased academic performance⁠ - improves teach-student and student-student relationships⁠ - develop coping skills, and more⁠

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Join me today as I talk with Emma Siesfeld. Emma has 10+ years experience in public education as a teacher, coach, and administrator designing and implementing skill growth and independence support for students with disabilities.

We go over her big dreams for the field of education, mindset shifts, and some strategies for those who are ready to experiment and have fun with alternative teaching models.

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• • LinkedIn

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Get ready because today I am discussing theory and practical steps for teaching for justice while being able to differentiate between questions of fact and questions of policy. We start off with dividing issues into two categories Empirical questions- those that have a clear answer-teaching the history Policy questions- what to do with the facts and how to respond Then taking a perspective consciousness approach bringing our own identities and experiences to the conversation, but also helping to see and gain a new perspective from other peoples' identity and experience.

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