Mr. G's Podcast

This week, I want to explore our personalities as teachers. I think that we are different people when we're standing in front of a class. We're different people in different situations. But, when you're trying to help students figure out who they are, is it okay to be who you are as a teacher?

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This week, I want to explore some of my thoughts on being creative in your teaching practice. It's important to try new things and step out of your comfort zone, but how far should you go and are there limits on the things you should try? Who benefits from you being creative?

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This week, I want to explore some of my thoughts on being creative in your teaching practice. It's important to try new things and step out of your comfort zone, but how far should you go and are there limits on the things you should try? Who benefits from you being creative?

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While driving to work the other morning, I started thinking about who is in control of a student's education. I figured it has to be either the students, teachers, or parents. When I posed the question to my class, they had something to say on the topic and their responses got me thinking. In the end, I think that I may have asked the wrong question.

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A lot of teaching comes down to managing expectations - your own, your administration, your students', and the parents of your students. It's not about knowing what you're doing, but about being confident in your ability to do what you need to. The biggest struggle I'm facing right now is figuring out who I am in this new context.

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As we start the new school year with so many things still unresolved, we have to become the spirit of freedom for our students by embracing this uncertainty. We have to focus our energies on the process. We need to do our work diligently.

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Our relationships with our students are the most powerful teaching tool that we have available to us. Like any tool, it's effectiveness is a result of how well we know how to use and maintain it. Beyond establishing a relationship with students, which is easy enough to do, you must continue to invest in your students. The trouble with these relationships is that they are long-term – you can't expect quick returns, outside of being able to work well with them. The benefits of having a positive relationship with your students are that you get access to the most authentic version of them that they are willing to share with you. This year, things are going to look a lot different and we need to be prepared to redevelop our relationships with our students and, perhaps, our relationships with our teacher-selves.

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Using technology in your teaching practice is inevitable. In this episode, I share some thoughts on why we do and don't use technology in our classrooms. It's important that we explore technology with our teaching so that students can see its value.

This week's question: When you're asking questions, are you asking for answers or to inspire inquiry?

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In the first episode of season two, I'm proposing changes to how we approach scheduling for teaching and learning. Currently, the system is too complex and impedes our ability to make good decisions. What we need to do is strip things down to the simplest model possible and I think that means we all follow a similar schedule. Once we have established a solid foundation, we can rebuild.

This week's question: Is professional development necessary because you are willing or unwilling to learn?

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The school year is almost here and that means there is going to be another season of this podcast. 

Today's questions: What is your definition of community within an educational context?

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