Innovation Diploma | The Mount Vernon School

A new crew for a new season. This team analyzed the current political unrest in Sri Lanka from the bottom tip of India. They analyze the devastating economic impact as well. Special Guest: Megan Gallagher.

3 freshmen in the Innovation Diploma Program at the Mount Vernon School in Atlanta, Georgia discuss their learning which happens through real-world work and interactions with experts in topics of study. In this episode, students first talk about the semester they have just finished in which they learned to find and research world protests and conflicts for season 3 of our class podcast, Getting Into Good Trouble. After explaining the process of creating the podcast and essays, students then discuss why they like learning this way and what they gain from this approach to education. 

The team explains and explores the protests/counter-protests about the designated LGBTQ-FREE zones in Poland and whether municipalities have a legal, ethical, or moral right to create these zones, and what is being done about it.  Students share their opinions about what is happening with Poland's latest human rights issue. 

Owen interviews Garlic, a high school student in Chile. Garlic explains the basics of the 2021 election and gives his opinions about what might happen going forward. 

The team explains the process of creating a Getting Into Good Trouble Podcast episode in our Writing for the World, class. Innovation Diploma, or iD, is a unique school within a school in which teams of students drive their learning through real-world work. Students Taylor and Audrey explain the process, interview their teacher, and explain the toughest part of this work.  This episode references the spectacular fail-up Bee Movie class of several years ago. That work can be seen here. 

The team interviews David Adkins, a young activist, to find out what motivates him to take action. 

The team works to learn more about Venezuela and the Economic Crisis. 

Our team of female teen podcasters chose this topic after researching sexual assault protests in Australia and realizing that they must bring awareness to this protest. Our team was passionate about learning more about Australia's Sexual Assault Protests in the wake of several accusations of prominent Australian officials. We hope you listen as we interview Dr. Blair Williams who helps us make sense of the issue.  

Worldwide, Amazon worker protests have continued to highlight alleged unfair practices in the workplace. The team digs in to find out and bring us up to speed from the history of the allegations to today. 

Most people know about the Mexican Drug War, but not too many people know the current state of the conflict. We did the research and were pretty surprised by what we found. 

There is a lot of misinformation surrounding the omicron variant and South Africa's relationship to it. Instead of being celebrated for discovering the Omicron Variant, many reacted unfavorably with travel bans and racist rhetoric. The team takes a deeper look at the relationship between South Africa and the Omicron variant and talks about a breaking announcement from the White House. 

THE Getting Into Good Trouble Podcast - explaining world conflicts and protests since 2019

THE Getting Into Good Trouble Podcast - explaining world conflicts and protests since 2019

THE Getting Into Good Trouble Podcast - explaining world conflicts and protests since 2019.

Strict Covid restrictions have sparked anger from citizens in Australia. The protests increased until officials were forced to consider changes. Restrictions are slowly being lifted. This year's freshman class takes their first swing at researching, writing, directing, and producing. One of their goals is to learn from previous cohorts and make the show even better.  New this year are interviews from experts/people impacted by the conflict. This adds significant complexity 

Cate, Kate, and Hadley discuss the paradigm shifts brought about through history by the advances of artificial cooling! Because these inquisitive readers enjoyed the Cold section of Steven Johnson's, "How We Got to Now," they wanted to share their take.

Four guys connect on Zoom to discuss Steven Johnson's, "How We Got to Now." This episode emphasizes the way ideas build upon each other. 

Locke, Curran, and Matthew have a conversation about aspects of Steven Johnson's, "How We Got to Now."

Three guys have a chat about Steven Johnson's bestselling book, "How We Got to Now."

Lawson, Jack, and Sebe discuss aspects of the book, "How We Got to Now," by Steven Johnson. With an emphasis on the chapter explaining the evolution of artificial light and clean, the guys talk about their favorite new insights and the historical chain of events that lead to NOW.  

Be sure to listen to our companion episode, HOW STUDENTS ARE ADJUSTING to distance learning. Guess what educators miss most about not being in school during the Coronavirus quarantine? It might surprise you! We, the freshmen podcasters of the Innovation Diploma program, planned, wrote, recorded, and edited, this podcast episode about distance learning from our homes while sheltering in place during the Covid19, or Coronavirus outbreak. We worked from home exclusively using recorded Zoom meetings to communicate. We asked, "What is it like for educators during emergency distance learning during Covid19, and how do they manage their own families while teaching us? It might surprise you to learn what they miss most. Thanks to Bo Adams, Brad Droke, James Tiffin, Chris Andres, Kristen Pisacreta, and Eileen Fennelly for sharing their thoughts with us. The music is written and performed by freshman, Sam Hodges.

Be sure to listen to our Companion Episode: HOW TEACHERS ARE ADJUSTING to distance learning. We, the freshmen podcasters of the Innovation Diploma program, planned, wrote, recorded, and edited, this podcast episode about distance learning from our homes while sheltering in place during the Covid19, or Coronavirus outbreak. We worked from home exclusively using recorded Zoom meetings to communicate. We asked, "What has the class of 2020 sacrificed to beat Covid19? Students tell us how they have adapted to distance learning, but, high school seniors explain what the pain has been like having their final year of high school cut short. While making this episode, something awful happened this week that changed everything about this story for us as we lost one of our own to Covid19. The music is written and performed by freshman, Sam Hodges.

Getting Into Good Trouble | Freshman PodcastWhat is wrong with India's new citizenship amendment and why are people protesting in the streets? Listen to find out! Royalty-free music purchased from Bensound.com

Getting Into Good Trouble | Freshman PodcastThe season two freshmen crew delves into the next protest. We investigate the human rights abuses of the Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar, the International court's mandate that Myanmar MUST change its ways, and the strain all the refugees are putting on neighboring Bangladesh who are struggling under the strain of hosting the largest group of refugees in the world. In this episode, we give a shout out to TrevorJohns for giving us voice-over lessons this week. We hope we make you proud and that you can tell a difference in our flow (We ate apples before recording). We also give a shoutout to our listeners in Seattle. We have a nice following there, second only to our home city of Atlanta. Thanks for listening!*Forgive the background noise, piano, and xylophone - apparently there was a hot mic somewhere in the music room. Royalty Music | license purchased from Bensound

In the season 2 premiere of the Getting Into Trouble Podcast, our new crew discusses the plight of the Muslims in Western China. We start by explaining the situation and end with a lively discussion of the complexities of this human rights violation.

The freshmen reflect on the world conflicts covered this season

After episodes about the Hong Kong protests, Chinese authoritarianism, and the Israel/Palestine conflict, we turn our attention to Europe and the United Kingdom's departure from the European Union.Other than the word, spork, Brexit might be the world's current favorite portmanteau*, or combination of two words to make a new word. When the British-Exit, or Brexit, from the EU became a possibility, the messy divisiveness of how to accomplish the exit became evident. We discuss the parliamentary vote this week that gave Boris Johnson and the conservative party control in the UK. Their platform was, "GET BREXIT DONE" so that will be happening sooner rather than later. What does this mean for Ireland and Scotland? What does it mean for Europe? Can the UK stay together? England hasn't been this divided in hundreds of years. All will be discussed. To prepare for this episode, we began by learning as much vocabulary around the issue as possible. We read several articles about the past and present and looked closely at the upcoming parliamentary elections which happened to be December 12, one day before our recording/editing date. We prepared for several different outcomes depending on who won. We watched documentaries, made spidea webs, studied maps, used the question formulation technique and countless sticky notes to organize our thinking and learning. We hope that you find this episode clear, concise, and informative. We worked to stay objective, fair, but also insightful about the implications and their causes. We hope you enjoy this episode. *Other popular Portmanteaus:podcast = iPod + broadcastemail = electronic + mailsmog = smoke and fogsitcom = situational + comedyclasp = clutch + graspsplatter = splash + spattersnark = snide + remarktaxicab = taximeter (tax) + cabriolet (carriage)electrocute = electric + executebiopic = biography + pictureavionics = aviation + electronicsVelcro = velvet + crochet (small hook in french)breathalyzer = breath + analyzerfrankenfood = frankenstein + foodbromance = brother + romanceshopaholic = shop + alcoholicromcom = romance + comedybrunch = breakfast + lunchspork = spoon + forkemoticon = emotions + iconsalphanumeric = alphabetic + numbericfavicon = favorite + iconphablet = phone + tabletnetizen = Internet + citizenfreeware = free + softwaremalware = malicious + softwarewebisode = web + episodeWifi = wireless + fidelitymobisode = mobile + episodewebinar = web + seminarnetiquette = Internet + etiquettewikipedia = wiki + encyclopediaYelp = Yellow pages + helpfrenemy = friend + enemyginormous = gigantic + enormouschillax = chill + relaxbollywood = bombay + hollywoodmockumentary = mock + documentarymetrosexual = metropolitan + heterosexualcyborg = cybernetic + organismSpam = spiced + hamroyalty-free music by bensound.com

GETTING INTO GOOD TROUBLE | Freshman Podcast Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was recently indicted on charges of abuse of power. He and his wife allegedly took and issued bribes and gave gifts to get favorable press coverage. What implications do these developments have in this the latest chapter in a troubled region of the world? After we discuss the current situation with Netanyahu, his legacy of hate, and his political opponent Bennie Gantz, we look back for some historical context between the Arab Palestinians and the Israeli Jews. Finally, we end with a lively discussion designed to analyze the current stalemate and evaluate possible solutions for peace in the region.

Gn2GT GETTING INTO GOOD TROUBLE | Freshman Podcast After our Hong Kong protest episode, we became intrigued with the puzzling idea that China doesn't seem interested in compromise or even negotiation with the protestors in Hong Kong. In our effort to figure out why, we discovered a likely connection between Chinese history, specifically their history of authoritarian rule and a brief experiment with democratic ideals, and the current mindset of, "no compromise". A lively discussion between the fundamental differences between communism and democracy breaks out during which a second thesis emerges: Democracy is messy but more representative of the people than other forms of government. (music from bensound)

Gn2GT GETTING INTO GOOD TROUBLE | Freshman Podcast In this episode of Getting Into Good Trouble, we explain the current conflict in Hong Kong and then weigh in on the ramifications and global impact of the opposing forces which are foundationally divided. (royalty free music by bensound)

Aubrey gives a hint about what we will be discussing in the next episode of Gn2GT

First Podcast Attempt (needs better editing)Innovation Diploma freshmen interview each other about the current protests in Hong Kong. We curated and organized interview questions, conducted interviews, and created a podcast to give our perspective.