Unprofessional Development

This week, we interview author, podcaster, and analogy extraordinaire, Dave Jackson!  We ask him about the subtleties of teaching adults, the connections between podcasting and teaching, and how teaching is like pro-wrestling.

Follow Dave on Twitter @learntopodcast

Check out the School of Podcasting

And read his book, Profit from Your Podcast: Proven Strategies to Turn Listeners into a Livelihood.

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Part 2 of our podswap with Kevin Adams and Gerardo Muñoz of the Too Dope Teachers and a Mic podcast.  We can't stop laughing as we answer two important questions:  first, what is the greatest expression of creativity you've received from a student?  Then, a game:  from a list of fictional characters, who would you want as your admin, your colleague, or your student?

Please listen to their amazing podcast!

And follow them on Twitter @TooDopeTeachers

Kevin also wants you to check out TeachRock.org

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On this episode, we podswap with Kevin Adams and Gerardo Muñoz of the Too Dope Teachers and a Mic podcast.  We can't stop laughing as we answer two important questions:  first, what's the biggest risk you took as a teacher?  Then, what would you teach if we had one free lesson?

Please listen to their amazing podcast!

And follow them on Twitter @TooDopeTeachers

Kevin also wants you to check out TeachRock.org

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Today, we sit with a good friend of ours, Amy Dahl.  We discuss nutty math professors, the benefits of tutoring, and how to teach in tandem with the wildlife.

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Our guest this week?  Bruce Dixon:  entrepreneur, education advocate, and global citizen.  We have him pitch his company as we play Shark Tank, he explains his journey from the corporate office to the classroom, and we almost get him to admit that he's actually a DC superhero...

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We sit down with Sarah Mullins:  teacher, trainer, and author from the U.K.  She discusses teacher training in England, putting together a great book, and

You can check out her YouTube channel of EduTeacherTips here

Follower her on Twitter @MrsSarahMullin

And buy her great book:  What They Didn’t Teach Me on My PGCE: and other routes into teaching

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Mealey and Tudisco get to catch up with their personal friend, Blake Paulk.  They discuss writing essays in math class, using sports analogies in a classroom, and how to blow off steam while playing dodgeball with the kids.

In this podcast, we reference Overthrowing Education, which you should check out if you're interested in changing how you can make a classroom work.

We also reference our podcast episode where we debate effort vs. ability.

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Our guest this week is the dramatic English teacher Alexandria Adams.  We discuss being a nerd in the classroom, all the books we hate to teach, and the birthing process of giraffes.

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Today we sit down with elementary educator Keenan Lee.  We discuss how to keep up with 1st graders, racial bias in the classroom and society, and what to do when kids wet themselves.

Keenan did an interview with Achieve the Core, and wrote an article for Edutopia.  You can also follow him on Twitter @LearningwithKL

He also references a great article by Peggy Macintosh called "White Privilege:  Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack."

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Our guest this week, Aida Hadzovic, teaches in Brooklyn, runs a successful Twitch account, and has a teacher Twitter account where she occasionally runs teacher give-aways.  We discuss teachers that changed our lives, why it's important for educators to be connected, and all the wrong things for kids to say during observations.

Aida referenced ClearTheList, if you're interested:  https://clearthelist.tree3.com/

Check out Aida's Twitch:  https://www.twitch.tv/ihadztostream,

And follow her on Twitter for @theotheraida

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