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Teaching Unmasked
by Teaching UnmaskedWe're two middle school teachers wondering how we are going to teach during a pandemic.
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Episodes
Episode 12: School Culture and Climate
28m · PublishedOn this episode, Jon and Zahria speak with Nick Karn, Dean of Culture at Panorama Middle School. Nick discusses his why he sees education as his life's calling. The group talks about what schools can do to build or maintain a more positive school environment.
Lesson 11: Music During the Pandemic
41m · PublishedJon and Zahria speak with Lauren Swisher and Lenore Johnson about their experiences teaching choir and band during the pandemic.
Lesson 10: Teacher Self-Care
1h 9m · PublishedJon and Zahria speak to Paula Hergert, former teacher and public health and policy specialist, about what it means to take care of oneself as a teacher during the pandemic. They discuss what happens when schools don't make self-care a priority, and the ripple effect it can have on students. Sit back, relax and take a listen!
Additional Resources
Brainwise: This curriculum helps teach executive functioning and critical thinking skills to both students and adults.
Lesson 9: Unmasked in the Navajo Nation
19m · PublishedZahria and Jon speak with a a social studies teacher who is teaching in Chinle, Arizona, a city in the Navajo Nation that has become known in recent months for its high rate of COVID infections.
Additional resources:
- Watch "Basketball or Nothing" on Netflix to see the school district Ryan teachers at
- Learn more about the Navajo Nation at https://www.navajo-nsn.gov/ or https://chinle.navajochapters.org/
Lesson 8: Education on the East Coast
36m · PublishedJon and Zahria speak to a teacher in New England who has had success with remote and hybrid learning. The trio discusses educational inequity that has been made more apparent during the pandemic.
Additional Resources:
Check out the following Facebook groups for biology teaching resources.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/159490740867256/
https://www.facebook.com/groups/244945040096200
Braiding Sweetgrass is about bringing indigenous wisdom to the sciences. Buy it here: https://www.amazon.com/Braiding-Sweetgrass-Indigenous-Scientific-Knowledge/dp/1571313567
Lesson 7: Unmasked: The College Edition
1h 34m · PublishedZahria and Jon speak to Chris, Jon's brother, and Kylie about adjustments they have had to make as college instructors. As it turns out, teaching other teachers is not easy.
Additional resources:
Jamboard Google Extension. It's an online whiteboard.
Lesson 6: The Quarantine Diaries
20m · PublishedJon gets quarantined in his apartment for two weeks after the school receives its first positive COVID case. He must navigate teaching online...again. Meanwhile, Zahria experiences what in-person schooling looks like when several teachers are quarantined.
Lesson 5: Back to Normal (Kinda)
22m · PublishedStudents have returned in-person. Jon and Zahria talk to another teacher at their school who has been trying to figure out the hybrid model--all while holding down several side hustles.
Additional Resources:
https://nearpod.com/
https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/
Lesson 4: Pump in, Pump out
20m · PublishedJon and Zahria speak to an elementary school teacher who is back in the classroom with students. His school has been using a hybrid teaching model--a mix of online and in-person. When all else fails, at least there are virtual pet parties!
Additional reading:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2020/08/14/hybrid-learning-coronavirus-risk/
https://www.commonsense.org/education/articles/how-to-plan-for-hybrid-teaching-and-learning
Lesson 3: Heeere's Hybrid!
19m · PublishedIt's Week 3 of remote learning! Just as the hosts have finally started to figure out online teaching, the district rolls out a new hybrid learning plan that will allow students to return in-person.
Additional resources:
A national coronavirus tracker for schools: https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2020/08/28/906263926/how-many-coronavirus-cases-are-happening-in-schools-this-tracker-keeps-count
For more on coronavirus reporting in schools: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/22/us/school-reopenings-coronavirus-reporting.html
Teaching Unmasked has 12 episodes in total of non- explicit content. Total playtime is 6:32:05. The language of the podcast is English. This podcast has been added on November 27th 2022. It might contain more episodes than the ones shown here. It was last updated on April 8th, 2024 03:12.