Four educators, Thomas Mennella, Dan Jones, Jake Habegger, and Peter Santoro host Normal-ish -- a podcast about teaching when the rules are changing daily. COVID-19 has brought with it a hybrid, high hopes, high-stakes back-to-school season the likes of which few educators have ever experienced. This channel features a diverse set of podcasts with educators from K12 to higher education.
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Four educators, Thomas Mennella, Dan Jones, Jake Habegger, and Peter Santoro host Normal-ish -- a podcast about teaching when the rules are changing daily. COVID-19 has brought with it a hybrid, high hopes, high-stakes back-to-school season the likes of which few educators have ever experienced. This channel features a diverse set of podcasts with educators from K12 to higher education.
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June 12, 2021
We All Know We Need More Self-care, but Recovering From This School Year Is Different
We're feeling it and hearing it, we need to spend more time on "self-care" to be fully prepared to teach and care for our students. But why are so many of us struggling to do more for ourselves this year? This episode is a raw, relevant, and exceptionally candid discussion about the reality of self-care during pandemic teaching and the school year ahead. Follow on Twitter: @ideasforteacher @peter_santoro @MrHabegger @DrBioTom @jonHarper70bd @bamradionetwork Jake Habegger is an 8th grade US History Teacher in Franklin, Tennessee. His goal in education is to invigorate student learning by meeting them where they are through the use of technology. Peter Santoro has been teaching high school mathematics for 12 years. In addition to two sections of Introductory Calculus, Peter teaches one section of Geometry and two sections of Mathematics Research Honors. In addition, he is the coach of the Garden City High School Math Team (Mathletes). Dr. Thomas Mennella has been an instructor in higher education for over ten years. Starting as a lecturer at the University of Massachusetts – Amherst, and then moving on to an Assistant Professorship at Delaware State University (DSU), Tom is now an Associate Professor at Bay Path University, a private liberal arts institution in western Massachusetts. Dan Jones earned a BS in Middle Grades Education from Ashland University and a Master's Degree in Curriculum and Instruction from American College of Education. Dan is an FLGI Master Teacher whose professional interests include e-learning and technology, as well as Project-Based Learning.
April 22, 2021
Strategies for Testing and Grading Students at the End of This Exceptionally Challenging School Year
We’re finding that the pandemic is impacting students in ways that require us to rethink how we grade them. Join us as we share the various ways we are adapting our thinking and grading as we close out this unusual school year. Follow on Twitter: @ideasforteacher @peter_santoro @MrHabegger @DrBioTom @jonHarper70bd @jonbergmann @bamradionetwork Jake Habegger is an 8th grade US History Teacher in Franklin, Tennessee. His goal in education is to invigorate student learning by meeting them where they are through the use of technology. Peter Santoro has been teaching high school mathematics for 12 years. In addition to two sections of Introductory Calculus, Peter also teaches one section of Geometry and two sections of Mathematics Research Honors. In addition, he is the coach of the Garden City High School Math Team (Mathletes). Dr. Thomas Mennella has been an instructor in higher education for over ten years. Starting as a lecturer at the University of Massachusetts – Amherst, and then moving on to an Assistant Professorship at Delaware State University (DSU), Tom is now an Associate Professor at Bay Path University, a private liberal arts institution in western Massachusetts. Dan Jones earned a BS in Middle Grades Education from Ashland University and a Master's Degree in Curriculum and Instruction from American College of Education. Dan is an FLGI Master Teacher whose professional interests include e-learning and technology, as well as Project-Based Learning.
March 7, 2021
The Four Types of Support We Need to Finish This School Year Well…
We are dedicated, committed teachers, but how do we deal with the elements of pandemic teaching and learning that seem beyond our control. The consensus is that there are four types of support that can allow us to finish the school year well. Follow on Twitter: @ideasforteacher @peter_santoro @MrHabegger @DrBioTom @jonHarper70bd @jonbergmann @bamradionetwork Jake Habegger is an 8th grade US History Teacher in Franklin, Tennessee. His goal in education is to invigorate student learning by meeting them where they are through the use of technology. Peter Santoro has been teaching high school mathematics for 12 years. In addition to two sections of Introductory Calculus, Peter also teaches one section of Geometry and two sections of Mathematics Research Honors. In addition, he is the coach of the Garden City High School Math Team (Mathletes). Dr. Thomas Mennella has been an instructor in higher education for over ten years. Starting as a lecturer at the University of Massachusetts – Amherst, and then moving on to an Assistant Professorship at Delaware State University (DSU), Tom is now an Associate Professor at Bay Path University, a private liberal arts institution in western Massachusetts. Dan Jones earned a BS in Middle Grades Education from Ashland University and a Master's Degree in Curriculum and Instruction from American College of Education. Dan is an FLGI Master Teacher whose professional interests include e-learning and technology, as well as Project-Based Learning.
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