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Interviews and audio-bytes about education, technology and learning. David Truss connects with some amazing educators and thought leaders in his PLN. Learn more about David at: http://DavidTruss.com Visit his blog: Pair-a-Dimes for Your Thoughts http://pairadimes.davidtruss.com Podcasting Pa…

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  • Aug 15, 2020 LATEST EPISODE
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Podcasting Pair-a-Dimes 29 with Valerie Irvine – Creating Space, Time, and Agency

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 15, 2020 21:30


Description:  Valeri Irvine is Professor of Educational Technology at the University of Victoria. She has been involved in Teacher Education, preservice and inservice, as well as grad studies focused on educational technology. She has been a leader in looking at education change, open education, and open pedagogy. She shares how …

Podcasting Pair-a-Dimes 28 with Dave Sands – 7 Parenting Tips for Learning at Home

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2020 41:22


Description: Dave Sands and I discuss 7 Parenting Tips to help navigate the challenges of students learning at home during the COVID-19 pandemic. The 7 tips are: 1. Manage Expectations 2. Make a Schedule 3. Minimize Distractions 4. Learning occurs everywhere 5. Set daily and weekly goals 6. All screen …

Podcasting Pair-a-Dimes 27 with Joe Truss – Culturally Responsive Leadership

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 12, 2020 28:59


   Description: Joe Truss and I start the conversation off talking about taking care of ourselves so that we can be better leaders. Then we move on to meditation in schools, and then on to what it means to be a culturally responsible leader. The focus is on hearing the …

Podcasting Pair-a-Dimes 26 with Jonathan Sclater – Imaginative Learning

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2020 34:58


Description: Jonathan Sclater is an Elementary School Principal in Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada. He completed a Master of Education curriculum studies degree in Imaginative Education from Simon Fraser University in 2011, and he was awarded The Prime Minister’s Award for Teaching Excellence in 2012. Jonathan is passionate about using imaginative thinking …

Pair-a-Dimes 25 - Kelly Christopherson

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2020 31:54


Description: “Every Day is a PD Day!” Kelly and I have been connected online for 14 years, starting on a blogging platform called ELGG, which included a number of different educator communities and social networking apps that predated Facebook and Twitter. Although we have never met face-to-face, we have been connected …

Pair-a-Dimes 24 – Mike Slinger

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2019 20:11


Description:  “Creating off-ramps for learning.” Mike Slinger is an educational thinker and leader. He and I have had many professional development adventures together and whenever we do, I like to  debrief our learning ‘out loud’. This conversation happened at the San Diego airport after #DesignCamp on Saturday January 26ht, 2019. The …

Pair-a-Dimes 23 – Dr. John Sarte

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 28, 2019 24:10


Description: Dr. John Sarte, from Inquiry Hub Secondary, and I joined other Canadian educators and headed down to San Diego. On this whirlwind 48 hour trip, we visited 2 schools, High Tech High and Vista Innovation and Design Academy (VIDA Middle School). This is our reflection on the first night, …

Pair-a-Dimes 22 - Miguel Guhlin on a Road Trip in Austin, Texas

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 16, 2018 38:49


Description: Miguel Guhlin and I go on a road trip to St. Gabriel’s Catholic School and Manor New Tech Middle School in Austin Texas. Join us as we reflect on our visits in Miguel’s car between and after the visits. Show Notes: [Listen Now *Direct link to mp3] Miguel Guhlin Personal …

Pair-a-Dimes 21 – Jeff Richardson

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 23, 2018 22:09


Description: Jeff Richardson and I talk about his role as an instructional coach, tools like Google Earth, and the value of understanding what it is you want to do with any tool, before you start to use it.  Show Notes: [Listen Now *Direct link to mp3] Jeff Richardson – Blog: Changing Their …

Pair-a-Dimes 20 – David Jakes

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2018 42:05


Description: This David Jakes interview was recorded at the 2018 SXSW (South by South West) EDU Conference in Austin Texas. Accompanied by Jeff Richardson, we light-heartedly touch on some of David’s ‘hot buttons’, and we pick his brain on designing learning spaces, both with and without a budget.  Show Notes: …

Pair-a-Dimes 19 Josh Abrams

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 15, 2017 79:32


Description: I visited Josh Abrams at Meridian Academy with Mike Slinger and Evan Sharp, and I can’t begin to share in a brief description how many amazing quotes came out of the conversation. So I made a poster: 2di.me/abramsquotes and the full quotes are shared on the podcast page: 2di.me/abramspodcast. …

Pair-a-Dimes 18 – Remi Kalir

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 9, 2017 71:53


Description: Remi Kalir sits down with me after the ‘2017 CANeLearn Symposium & BC Digital Learning Conference’ and we discuss Educator Agency. The conversation enters personal spaces, and reveals how our identities influence and play upon our abilities to have agency as both educators and learners. Show Notes: [Listen Now] …

Pair-a-Dimes 17 - Barbara Bray "Discover your purpose."

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 2, 2017 34:24


Description: Barbara Bray shares a great life hack, using checklists to feel good as well as get things done. She broke her neck, and it inspired her to change careers and become an educator. (She went from dental flossing to mental flossing.) She also loved to dance and had a …

Pair-a-Dimes 16 – Grant Frend

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 22, 2017 74:24


Description: Join Grant Frend and I on a drive home from a Flexible Schools Network meeting. This conversation is for anyone interested in models of learning outside of the more traditional block schedule. Hear Grant share why vision, not stuff, gets funded and why he hires Swiss Army Knives and …

Pair-a-Dimes 15 – Zoe Branigan-Pipe

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 15, 2017 20:26


Description: Experiential Learning is the theme of this conversation with Zoe Branigan-Pipe. We discuss designing and creating spaces where learners want to collaborate and learn together… Spaces that invite learners to extend their learning out into the community, where true learning happens! Show Notes: [Listen Now] Zoe-Branigan Pipe (@zbpipe on …

Pair-a-Dimes 14 – Kathleen McClaskey

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 8, 2017 33:41


Description: “Let learners construct the learning… and they will wow you every time.” Kathleen was coding with young learners in the 1980’s, and her passion for education continues to inspire. She has a goal to impact 1,000,000 learners and I believe this is within her reach! Her expertise in how …

Pair-a-Dimes 13 – Shelly Sanchez Terrell

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 1, 2017 50:51


Description: Shelly was interviewed at ISTE in June of 2016, the Edupassions project she announces happened in the fall of 2016. When Shelly puts her mind on a task, no matter how big the dream, she makes it happen. We have been connected for a decade now, and I am always …

Pair-a-Dimes 12 – Learning and Patience

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 25, 2017 22:00


Description: This is a podcast in two parts, both with a focus on China. In part one, I interview a middle school teacher, Jaime Elson, while on a bus going from Hangzhou to Shanghai. We discuss observations about how patience is valued and not valued in different cultures. In part two …

Pair-a-Dimes 11 – Connected Leaders

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 18, 2017 25:02


Description: I sat down with three educational leaders in Ontario, Donna Fry, Mark Carbone and Lisa Neale to discuss OSSEMOOC – Ontario School and System Leaders Edtech MOOC. This discussion starts with the idea that ‘Connected Learners Need Connected Leaders’ and we discuss ways to make being connected easier for the …

Pair-a-Dimes 10 – Podcast Revival

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 15, 2017 19:16


Description: After 3+ years I’m back! I share a personal story and some thoughts about why I’m moving to long-format podcasts. This is a solo reflection, that introduces some great podcast guests ahead. Show notes:  Podcasts that I mention: Dr. Rhonda Patrick on The Joe Rogan Podcast Derek Sivers on …

Pair-a-dimes 9 – Engaging Learners

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2013 21:56


Description: This is part of a Skype conversation with Michelle Baldwin, Laurel Beaton and I. Michelle and Laurel discuss their different schools, and despite the contrast in programs, a common theme was making learning more engaging and meaningful for students.   Show Notes: (Listen Now!) Michelle Baldwin (@michellek107) My name is …

Pair-a-Dimes 8 – My EdCampWest Reflections

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 23, 2013 20:51


Description: After a reflection on my own ‘learning out loud’, I look at 4 different ‘take-aways’ from my participation in the EdCampWest conference session at SFU. The four take-aways: 1. Twitter as an amazing educational tool. 2. Learning from K12 and Higher Ed, and the potential to learn from each other. …

Pair-a-Dimes 7 – Roy Henry Vickers Part 3 – Spiritual Rudder and Storytelling

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2013 24:25


  Description: Roy shares how being spiritually fulfilled can fill the void that transforms abstinence to sobriety. Having a spiritual rudder permits you to accept yourself, and allows you to live with integrity. Then we move on to storytelling and Roy shares stories from Chief Dan George and his 2 …

Pair-a-Dimes 6 – Roy Henry Vickers Part 2 – The Seven Emotions and Their Gifts

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2013 25:55


  Description: Roy Henry Vickers shares the 7 emotions and the gifts that each one of them can give to us. Each gift is there for us, if we are living a life in which we are seeking the gifts… not being perfect, but doing the best we can on …

Pair-a-Dimes 5 – Roy Henry Vickers Part 1 – Four Directions of the Sweat Lodge

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 29, 2013 26:08


Description: Artist, Elder, Teacher, Healer, Visionary and Leader, Roy Henry Vickers sits down with me in his beautiful home and shares the Four Directions of the Sweat Lodge. The influence of teachers in his life is a key theme in this talk. Each of these directions are present in those …

Pair-a-Dimes 4 – Mike Slinger and Educon

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2013 20:32


  Description: Driving home from the airport after the EduCon Conference at the Science Leadership Academy, Mike Slinger and I discuss our conference ‘take-aways’. Topics include inquiry learning, curation (of both ideas and people), disruption, and asking students questions that we don’t know the answers to.     Show Notes: (Listen Now!) …

Pair-a-Dimes 3 – Summer 2012 Reflections

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 12, 2012 13:58


Description: Sitting by a stream, I reflect on my summer schedule and ponder what it means to be unplugged. I start by describing my adventure with some amazing educators at the #Unplugd12 Conference, then share a few stories about two ‘teachers’ that I’m learning from: Chief John Ridsdale and artist Roy …

Podcasting Pair-a-Dimes 2 – With George Couros

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 22, 2012 22:22


Description: George Couros keynoted at the Coquitlam Principals and Vice Principals (CPVPA) Conference, October 19th-20th, 2012. This is a conversation we had on the trip back to Vancouver from Whistler, BC. We talked about leading and learning ‘out in the open’. We discuss harnessing Twitter, reflecting and learning on blogs, …

Podcasting Pair-a-Dimes 1 – With Wes Fryer at Unplugd12

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 7, 2012 23:20


Description: The very first Podcasting Pair-a-Dimes with Wes Fryer, recorded at #Unplugd12. In this episode, Wes shares some great podcasting tools, then we discuss digital media and digital design, badges, and creating those ‘Ah-ha’ moments in classrooms out of the interaction and creation of openly shared content. Show notes: (Listen …

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