By Derrick Crabtree
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In this episode, we talk with principal, speaker, and author Adam Dovico about fostering student leadership and equity in education.
In this episode, my dad, Mike Crabtree, and I chat about the state of education, especially on the heels of the pandemic.
Today’s episode comes to you from a distance. We are both recording in separate locations so that we can be protected from COVID-19 and we are talking all about distance learning. Like so many districts around the state of Tennessee and around the country, our local school district is closed until the end of the month, but we will be implementing distance learning. Today we are going to be talking about how to make the most of distance learning and how to make it work for you and your students. We hope you will find this episode useful as we all navigate uncharted waters in the weeks to come and that you leave today’s episode feeling a little less overwhelmed about what distance learning might look like.
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We’re baaaaack! We know you have probably missed us-don’t tell us if you haven’t- but sometimes life gets in the way. It is almost like returning to school after the summer, except it’s March. Oops. We have both had huge life changes since last season, but we are back and excited to bring you some fun content to get you through the rest of the school year. Welcome to season 3!!!!
On today's episode, we are talking with Caroline Roberts Davis. Caroline is currently finishing up her second year of teaching 6th grade science at the same middle school that she attended as a student. Caroline shares with us the ups and downs of being a new teacher, what her experience has been like, and what some common misconceptions of new teachers are. We really enjoyed this conversation and appreciated the honesty that Caroline brought to the table.
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Gerry Brooks's Aunt Becky Video
On today’s episode, we are answering listener questions! You guys have posted in our Facebook group, emailed us, and even left us voicemails on our school phones of some questions that you want answered by us. We are sitting down to talk about each of the questions that were sent to us by our listeners and we know that this is going to be a fun conversation.
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Teacher Appreciation Week!!! Send a handwritten note to a coworker and/or a previous teacher to let them know you appreciate them!
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Today, we are headed into educational territory that people don’t often talk about. That’s right, we are talking all about student teachers. It is important to remember that we all start somewhere, so we sat down with two student teachers who are just starting out on their teaching journey. Daniel Allen and Luke Saunders are currently serving as student teachers within our school building and we were lucky enough to pick their brains about what their student teaching experience has been like so far. Sometimes we forget what it is like to be the new kid on the block, but Luke and Daniel really opened up about the highs and the lows that they have experienced. If you have ever had a student teacher in your classroom, then hopefully this episode will shed some light on what it’s like to be a student teacher in 2019.
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We are wrapping up the school year and the end is in sight, so the last thing on your mind is professional development. In our experience, someone can mention professional development and a lot of people roll their eyes. We believe that educators have been forced into professional developments that are not applicable to them, aren’t presented well, and sometimes are just plain boring. We sat down together to discuss what we think professional development ought to be and what we wish it was.
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Top Tenn Recommendation: We want you to come up with your own list of what you think professional development should be and then find a PD that offers those things. There are countless PD opportunities out there both virtually and in person and we are sure that you will find something that will tickle your fancy!
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We are bringing you a conversation with the one and only Tom Loud. Tom is the principal for the Preferred Flex Academy. He is also a Twitter celebrity although he is way too humble to actually say that he is. Tom talked to us all about the Preferred Flex Academy, how his history with education as a student shaped him into the educator that he is today, and all about creating a professional learning network. Every conversation with Tom is a good one and we hope you enjoy this episode.
Tom Loud
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Today, we are sitting down to discuss the qualities that make a good teacher. Most of us have interviewed for a job at some point and been asked, “What qualities do you have that make you a good teacher?" We all have different qualities to bring to the table and to our schools, but what qualities make a great teacher? We came up with a list of ten qualities based on our own experiences plus added some things that you shared in our Facebook group and we are excited to bring this list to you today.
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The podcast currently has 32 episodes available.