Road to Better Teaching

Traveling the road to better teaching with Dr. Ellen Shelton, Director of Pre-College Programs for the Division of Outreach and Continuing Education (https://www.outreach.olemiss.edu/), Lecturer in the Department of Writing and Rhetoric, (https://rhetoric.olemiss.edu/) and Interim Writing Center Director- Oxford Campus (https://writingcenter.olemiss.edu/), as we discuss how a shoulder tap from a mentor-teacher led her down a path of developing writers across a variety of educational contexts. Links from the episode UM Writing Project (https://www.outreach.olemiss.edu/writing_project/) UM Department of Writing and Rhetoric (https://rhetoric.olemiss.edu/) UM Writing Center (https://writingcenter.olemiss.edu/) UM Division of Outreach and Continuing Education (https://www.outreach.olemiss.edu/) In the Middle: A Lifetime of Learning About Writing, Reading, and Adolescents by Nancie Atwell (https://www.heinemann.com/products/e02813.aspx) The Road to Better Teaching is an Amidon Planet (https://amidonplanet.com/) production. For more on portfolio development at the University of Mississippi School of Education, check out Portfolio School (https://sites.google.com/go.olemiss.edu/soeportfolio/home?authuser=0). Special Guest: Ellen Shelton.

Traveling the road to better teaching with Dr. Morris Stocks as we discuss his 31 years at the University of Mississippi and even more as a teacher of accountancy. Dr. Stocks is the 1998 recipient of the University of Mississippi's most prized teaching honor, the Elsie M. Hood Outstanding Teacher Award. The Road to Better Teaching is an Amidon Planet (https://amidonplanet.com/) production. For more on portfolio development at the University of Mississippi School of Education, check out Portfolio School (https://sites.google.com/go.olemiss.edu/soeportfolio/home?authuser=0). Links from the episode Elise M. Hood Outstanding Teacher Award (https://cetl.olemiss.edu/teaching-awards/elsie-m-hood-outstanding-teacher-award/) The Courage to Teach by Parker Palmer (https://bookshop.org/a/1964/9781119413042) Good to Great by Jim Collins (https://www.amazon.com/Good-Great-Some-Companies-Others/dp/0066620996/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=) Invitations: Changing as Teachers and Learners K-12 by Regie Routman (https://www.amazon.com/Invitations-Changing-Teachers-Learners-K-12/dp/043508836X) Special Guest: Morris Stocks.

Traveling the road to better teaching with Dr. Alina Harges as we discuss an interaction with a student, that led to a major perspective shift in her teaching and her responsibility for the social and emotional well-being of students in her classroom. The Road to Better Teaching is an Amidon Planet (https://amidonplanet.com/) production. For more on portfolio development at the University of Mississippi School of Education, check out Portfolio School (https://sites.google.com/go.olemiss.edu/soeportfolio/home?authuser=0). Links from the episode The Need to Belong: Rediscovering Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs by: Norman Kunc (https://www.broadreachtraining.com/the-need-to-belong-rediscovering-maslows-hierarchy-of-needs) Shame: The Power of Caring by Gershen Kaufman (https://www.amazon.com/Shame-Power-Caring-Gershen-Kaufman/dp/0870470531) Special Guest: Alina Harges.

Traveling the road to better teaching with Savannah Armistead as we discuss her moment of professional growth in creating a classroom management plan, while considering the needs of children that have experienced trauma. The Road to Better Teaching is an Amidon Planet (https://amidonplanet.com/) production. For more on portfolio development at the University of Mississippi School of Education, check out Portfolio School (https://sites.google.com/go.olemiss.edu/soeportfolio/home?authuser=0). Links from the episode. Mental Health First Aid (https://www.mentalhealthfirstaid.org/) For questions on Mental Health First Aid, please email mentalhealth@olemiss.edu (mentalhealth@olemiss.edu). Conscious Discipline by Becky Bailey (https://consciousdiscipline.com/) The Boy Who Was Raised as a Dog: And Other Stories from a Child Psychiatrist's Notebook -- What Traumatized Children Can Teach Us about Loss, Love, and Healing by Bruce Perry and Maia Szalavitz (https://bookshop.org/a/1964/9780465094455) Special Guest: Savannah Armistead.

Traveling the road to better teaching as co-hosts, Ann Monroe and Joel Amidon, discuss lessons learned during one season of sharing stories of teacher development. Links from the Episode Amidon Planet Podcast: E005 Mind Your Moments with Gary Williams (https://amidonplanet.com/episode5/) The Road to Better Teaching is an Amidon Planet (https://amidonplanet.com/) production. For more on portfolio development at the University of Mississippi School of Education, check out Portfolio School (https://sites.google.com/go.olemiss.edu/soeportfolio/home?authuser=0).

Traveling the road to better teaching with Abby Timms as we discuss research she did for a class that helped her better understand her role as an early childhood teacher. Links from the episode Video Games and Literacy with Constance Steinkuhler (https://amidonplanet.com/video-games-and-literacy/) National Association for the Education of Young Children website (https://www.naeyc.org/) Southern Early Childhood Association (https://www.seca.info/) Cooperative Children's Book Center (https://ccbc.education.wisc.edu/) Teacher's Journey: Mile Markers on the Road to Better Teaching is sponsored by the University of Mississippi School of Education (https://education.olemiss.edu/) and is an Amidon Planet (https://amidonplanet.com/) production. For more on portfolio development at the University of Mississippi School of Education, check out Portfolio School (https://sites.google.com/go.olemiss.edu/soeportfolio/home?authuser=0). Special Guest: Abby Timms.

Traveling the road to better teaching with Nicole Roberson as we discuss how she enhanced her teaching as an experienced high school science teacher by taking on the challenge of teaching Advanced Placement Biology. Links from the epidsode Global Teaching Project (https://globalteachingproject.com/) Mississippi Public School Consortium for Educational Access (https://www.educationaccessms.org/) Joyful Learning: Active and Collaborative Strategies for Inclusive Classrooms (https://amidonplanet.com/episode43/) Teacher's Journey: Mile Markers on the Road to Better Teaching is sponsored by the University of Mississippi School of Education (https://education.olemiss.edu/) and is an Amidon Planet (https://amidonplanet.com/) production. For more on portfolio development at the University of Mississippi School of Education, check out Portfolio School (https://sites.google.com/go.olemiss.edu/soeportfolio/home?authuser=0). Special Guest: Nicole Roberson.

Traveling the road to better teaching with educational leader, Kristi Magee, as we discuss a professional development she designed and enacted for her school district to facilitate better teaching. Teacher's Journey: Mile Markers on the Road to Better Teaching is sponsored by the University of Mississippi School of Education (https://education.olemiss.edu/) and is an Amidon Planet (https://amidonplanet.com/) production. For more on portfolio development at the University of Mississippi School of Education, check out Portfolio School (https://sites.google.com/go.olemiss.edu/soeportfolio/home?authuser=0). Special Guest: Kristi Magee.

Traveling the road to better teaching with Brandy Thomas as we discuss an conversation she had with a student that led to increased classroom engagement in learning to read. Links for the episode Brandy's Portfolio (https://sites.google.com/go.olemiss.edu/brandy-thomas-portfolio/) Every Opportunity by Atlanta Speech School (https://youtu.be/VxyxywShewI) Troublemakers: Lessons in Freedom from Young Children at School by Carla Shalaby (https://www.amazon.com/Troublemakers-Lessons-Freedom-Children-School/dp/1620972360) MC Means Move the Class: How to Spark Engagement and Motivation in Urban and Culturally Diverse Classrooms by Shaun Woodly (https://www.amazon.com/Means-Move-Class-Engagement-Motivation-ebook/dp/B07JDW5FMW) Amidon, J., Monroe, A., Rock, D., & Cook, C. (2020). Shame, Shame, Go Away: Struggle in Promoting Doers of Mathematics. Kappa Delta Pi Record, 56(2), 64-69. https://doi.org/10.1080/00228958.2020.172963 Teacher's Journey: Mile Markers on the Road to Better Teaching is sponsored by the University of Mississippi School of Education (https://education.olemiss.edu/) and is an Amidon Planet (https://amidonplanet.com/) production. For more on portfolio development at the University of Mississippi School of Education, check out Portfolio School (https://sites.google.com/go.olemiss.edu/soeportfolio/home?authuser=0). Special Guest: Brandy Thomas.

Traveling the road to better teaching with Hannah Witherspoon as we discuss a mathematics lesson for the Marks Project Teacher's Journey: Mile Markers on the Road to Better Teaching is sponsored by the University of Mississippi School of Education (https://education.olemiss.edu/) and is an Amidon Planet (https://amidonplanet.com/) production. For more on portfolio development at the University of Mississippi School of Education, check out Portfolio School (https://sites.google.com/go.olemiss.edu/soeportfolio/home?authuser=0). Links for the episode Hannah's Portfolio (https://sites.google.com/go.olemiss.edu/hannah-witherspoon-portfolio/home) Reclaimed Project Teacher Fellowship Program (https://www.reclaimedproject.org/teacher-fellowship) Radical Equations: Civil Rights from Mississippi to the Algebra Project by Bob Moses & Charles Cobb (https://www.google.com/books/edition/Radical_Equations/5h0n7RmXDQ8C?hl=en&gbpv=0) Amidon, J., Monroe, A., Rock, D., & Cook, C. (2020). Shame, Shame, Go Away: Struggle in Promoting Doers of Mathematics. Kappa Delta Pi Record, 56(2), 64-69. https://doi.org/10.1080/00228958.2020.172963 Special Guest: Hannah Witherspoon.

Traveling the road to better teaching with Della Davidson Elementary School Principal, Patches Calhoun, as we discuss mile markers in her development as a teacher AND an educational leader. Links mentioned in the episode Locker Problem (https://tasks.illustrativemathematics.org/content-standards/tasks/938) Mississippi Department of Education Video of Patches teaching mathematics (https://youtu.be/F9mclz9NXYc) Conscious Discipline by Becky Bailey (https://consciousdiscipline.com/) Teaching Children Compassionately: How Students and Teachers Can Succeed with Mutual Understanding by Marshall B Rosenberg (https://www.amazon.com/Teaching-Children-Compassionately-Understanding-Communication/dp/1892005115/ref=asc_df_1892005115/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=312695266310&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=15188471472826535488&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9013748&hvtargid=pla-491393534582&psc=1) Nonviolent Communication by Marshall B Rosenberg (https://www.amazon.com/Nonviolent-Communication-Language-Life-Changing-Relationships/dp/189200528X/ref=pd_bxgy_img_1/131-0117026-8161634?pd_rd_w=bDCW3&pf_rd_p=c64372fa-c41c-422e-990d-9e034f73989b&pf_rd_r=2YTBPDPCC9AN77ZH21CB&pd_rd_r=0bf7614d-9cfe-4791-a91c-226143e7cca2&pd_rd_wg=jZ0Rf&pd_rd_i=189200528X&psc=1) Teacher's Journey: Mile Markers on the Road to Better Teaching is sponsored by the University of Mississippi School of Education (https://education.olemiss.edu/) and is an Amidon Planet (https://amidonplanet.com/) production. For more on portfolio development at the University of Mississippi School of Education, check out Portfolio School (https://sites.google.com/go.olemiss.edu/soeportfolio/home?authuser=0). Special Guest: Patches Calhoun.

Traveling the road to better teaching with Dr. David Rock, Dean of The University of Mississippi School of Education, as we discuss teaching one student at a time. Links David Rock's TEDx talk (https://youtu.be/qrzxXpAjiTk) Teacher's Journey: Mile Markers on the Road to Better Teaching is sponsored by the University of Mississippi School of Education (https://education.olemiss.edu/) and is an Amidon Planet (https://amidonplanet.com/) production. For more on portfolio development at the University of Mississippi School of Education, check out Portfolio School (https://sites.google.com/go.olemiss.edu/soeportfolio/home?authuser=0). Special Guest: David Rock.

Traveling the road to better teaching with Dr. Kristi Livingston as we discuss her growth working as a reading intervention specialist. Links One Page Reading Intervention Template from the episode (https://drive.google.com/file/d/11jWyhe_1mh2uB_NbfaAJPwUgtm-dSmFO/view?usp=sharing) Amidon Planet Podcast E043: Joyful Learning with Dr. Alice Udvari-Solner (https://amidonplanet.com/episode43/) Teacher's Journey: Mile Markers on the Road to Better Teaching is sponsored by the University of Mississippi School of Education (https://education.olemiss.edu/) and is an Amidon Planet (https://amidonplanet.com/) production. For more on portfolio development at the University of Mississippi School of Education, check out Portfolio School (https://sites.google.com/go.olemiss.edu/soeportfolio/home?authuser=0). Special Guest: Kristi Livingston.

Traveling the road to better teaching with Dr. Erica Avent as we discuss her experience around planning a school trip to New York City. Links The Process of Education by Jerome Bruner (https://www.amazon.com/Process-Education-Jerome-Bruner/dp/0674710010/ref=sr_1_4?crid=1VKJ6YGM52NX2&dchild=1&keywords=jerome+bruner&qid=1635277094&qsid=131-0117026-8161634&sprefix=jerome+bruner%2Caps%2C82&sr=8-4&sres=067401099X%2C0674003616%2C0674710010%2CB002JCTF1C%2C0674003667%2C0674635256%2C0674897013%2CB089LTXNKZ%2CB00BSN3TU6%2C0393953459%2CB0973LGZ7R%2C0060151919%2CB07GLL1JDS%2CB011VCP51Y%2C1472518861%2C0393093638&srpt=ABIS_BOOK) The Necessity Principle by Guershon Harel (http://ime.math.arizona.edu/2007-08/0904_harel.pdf) Teacher's Journey: Mile Markers on the Road to Better Teaching is sponsored by the University of Mississippi School of Education (https://education.olemiss.edu/) and is an Amidon Planet (https://amidonplanet.com/) production. For more on portfolio development at the University of Mississippi School of Education, check out Portfolio School (https://sites.google.com/go.olemiss.edu/soeportfolio/home?authuser=0). Special Guest: Erica Avent.

Traveling the road to better teaching with Austyn Jones as we discuss his experience with the Sunflower County Freedom Project. Links Austyn Jones' portfolio (https://sites.google.com/go.olemiss.edu/austynjonesed/home?authuser=1) Sunflower County Freedom Project (http://www.sunflowerfreedom.org/) Learning for Justice (https://www.learningforjustice.org/) Radical Equations: Civil Rights from Mississippi to the Algebra Project by Robert Moses and Charles Cobb (https://bookshop.org/a/1964/9780807031278) Mississippi Excellence in Teaching Program (https://www.metp.olemiss.edu) Teacher's Journey: Mile Markers on the Road to Better Teaching is sponsored by the University of Mississippi School of Education (https://education.olemiss.edu/) and is an Amidon Planet (https://amidonplanet.com/) production. For more on portfolio development at the University of Mississippi School of Education, check out Portfolio School (https://sites.google.com/go.olemiss.edu/soeportfolio/home?authuser=0). Special Guest: Austyn Jones.

Traveling the road to better teaching with Candies Cook as we discuss her experience within a Summer Mathematics Institute where she was exposed to messy (open-ended, accessible, and cognitively demanding) mathematics tasks. Teacher's Journey: Mile Markers on the Road to Better Teaching is sponsored by the University of Mississippi School of Education (https://education.olemiss.edu/) and is an Amidon Planet (https://amidonplanet.com/) production. For more on portfolio development at the University of Mississippi School of Education, check out Portfolio School (https://sites.google.com/go.olemiss.edu/soeportfolio/home?authuser=0). Links from the episode Messy Tasks from Illustrative Mathematics (https://tasks.illustrativemathematics.org/content-standards) Research on Concrete Represenational and Abstract in Mathematics Classrooms (https://scholar.ufs.ac.za/bitstream/handle/11660/3736/persed_v33_n1_a4.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y) Virtual Manipulatives from the Math Learning Center (https://www.mathlearningcenter.org/apps) Opportunity Gap Background piece by H. Richard Milner IV (https://news.vanderbilt.edu/2019/02/19/opportunity-gap-to-create-a-more-just-and-equitable-society-black-students-need-a-true-education-not-just-more-schooling/) Center for Mathematics and Science Education at the University of Mississippi (https://cmse.olemiss.edu/) National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (https://www.nctm.org/) Special Guest: Candies Cook.

Traveling the road to better teaching with Kam Bracey as we discuss feedback notes he received from his clinical instructor. Teacher's Journey: Mile Markers on the Road to Better Teaching is sponsored by the University of Mississippi School of Education (https://education.olemiss.edu/) and is an Amidon Planet (https://amidonplanet.com/) production. For more on portfolio development at the University of Mississippi School of Education, check out Portfolio School (https://sites.google.com/go.olemiss.edu/soeportfolio/home?authuser=0). Links mentioned in the episode Kam Bracey's portfolio (https://sites.google.com/go.olemiss.edu/kamron-bracey-portfolio/home). Rita Pierson, Every kid needs a champion, TED Talk (https://www.ted.com/talks/rita_pierson_every_kid_needs_a_champion?language=en) Special Guest: Kam'ron Bracey.

Traveling the road to better teaching with Dr. Mary Ann Parker as we discuss an inquiry project to develop student voice that Mary Ann produced as a teacher during her participation in the University of Mississippi Writing Project. Links from the Episode The University of Mississippi Writing Project (https://www.outreach.olemiss.edu/writing_project/wednesdayworkshops.html) Invitations: Changing as Teachers and Learners K12 by Reggie Routman (https://www.amazon.com/INVITATIONS-CLOTH-T-Regie-Routman/dp/043508593X/ref=sr_1_2?dchild=1&keywords=invitations%2C+regie+routman&qid=1632852521&s=books&sr=1-2) Teacher's Journey: Mile Markers on the Road to Better Teaching is sponsored by the University of Mississippi School of Education (https://education.olemiss.edu/) and is an Amidon Planet (https://amidonplanet.com/) production. For more on portfolio development at the University of Mississippi School of Education, check out Portfolio School (https://sites.google.com/go.olemiss.edu/soeportfolio/home?authuser=0). Special Guest: Mary Ann Parker.

Traveling the road to better teaching with Kayla Luke as we discuss an entry in her field experience journal. Teacher's Journey: Mile Markers on the Road to Better Teaching is sponsored by the University of Mississippi School of Education (https://education.olemiss.edu/) and is an Amidon Planet (https://amidonplanet.com/) production. For more on portfolio development at the University of Mississippi School of Education, check out Portfolio School (https://sites.google.com/go.olemiss.edu/soeportfolio/home?authuser=0). Links from the Episode Kayla Luke's Portfolio (https://sites.google.com/go.olemiss.edu/kaylalukeportfolio/home?authuser=0) and Field Experience Journal artifact page (https://sites.google.com/go.olemiss.edu/kaylalukeportfolio/artifacts/field-experience-journal?authuser=0). School, Family, and Community Partnerships Your Handbook for Action by Epstein et. al. (https://www.google.com/books/edition/School_Family_and_Community_Partnerships/QflmDwAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=0) Special Guest: Kayla Luke.

Traveling the road to better teaching with Hannah Farnlacher as we discuss how the instructional triangle taught her about classroom relationships. Links from the Episode Hannah Farnlacher's Portfolio (https://sites.google.com/go.olemiss.edu/hannahfarnlacher/home?authuser=0) and Instructional Triangle Artifact Page (https://sites.google.com/go.olemiss.edu/hannahfarnlacher/artifacts/instructional-triangle?authuser=0) Mississippi Excelence in Teaching Program (https://www.metp.olemiss.edu/) Amidon Planet Podcast: E012 Visiting Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood with Ann Monroe (https://amidonplanet.com/episode12/) Teaching Problems and the Problems of Teaching by Magdelene Lampert (https://amidonplanet.com/episode9/) John Dewey's Pedagogic Creed (http://dewey.pragmatism.org/creed.htm) Teacher's Journey: Mile Markers on the Road to Better Teaching is sponsored by the University of Mississippi School of Education (https://education.olemiss.edu/) and is an Amidon Planet (https://amidonplanet.com/) production. For more on portfolio development at the University of Mississippi School of Education, check out Portfolio School (https://sites.google.com/go.olemiss.edu/soeportfolio/home?authuser=0). Special Guest: Hannah Farnlacher.

Traveling the road to better teaching with Joel Amidon as we discuss a collaborative lesson plan. Teacher's Journey: Mile Markers on the Road to Better Teaching is sponsored by the University of Mississippi School of Education (https://education.olemiss.edu/) and is an Amidon Planet (https://amidonplanet.com/) production. For more on portfolio development at the University of Mississippi School of Education, check out Portfolio School (https://sites.google.com/go.olemiss.edu/soeportfolio/home?authuser=0).

Traveling the road to better teaching with Dr. Ann Monroe as we discuss Dinah Zike's foldables. Teacher's Journey: Mile Markers on the Road to Better Teaching is sponsored by the University of Mississippi School of Education (https://education.olemiss.edu/) and is an Amidon Planet (https://amidonplanet.com/) production. For more on portfolio development at the University of Mississippi School of Education, check out Portfolio School (https://sites.google.com/go.olemiss.edu/soeportfolio/home?authuser=0).

Introducing the Teacher's Journey: Mile Markers on the Road to Better Teaching, a podcast series that tells stories of teacher development. Join teacher educators, Dr. Ann Monroe and Dr. Joel Amidon, as they talk to educators at all levels about the most influential moments in their development. Teacher's Journey: Mile Markers on the Road to Better Teaching is sponsored by the University of Mississippi School of Education (https://education.olemiss.edu/) and is an Amidon Planet (https://amidonplanet.com/) production. For more on portfolio development at the University of Mississippi School of Education, check out Portfolio School (https://sites.google.com/go.olemiss.edu/soeportfolio/home?authuser=0).