Podcasting Pair-a-Dimes with David Truss

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 …

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 …

   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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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, …

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 …

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 …

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: …

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. …

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] …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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. …

  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 …

  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 …

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 …

  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!) …

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 …

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, …

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 …