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Excellent teachers talk about Teaching and Learning to give a behind the scenes look at schools and the classroom.

Nick Williams, Teach Em Up

  • Dec 17, 2020 LATEST EPISODE
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26. How to Ask Students to Ask Questions (Why are my students so silent?!?)

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2020 5:34


Why are my students so silent and what can I do about it?!? How can we invite students to ask questions in ways that actually encourages them to think and inquire about topics they're curious about or need clarification on?

25. Student Freedom and Getting Outside!

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 10, 2020 14:39


There is so much value in giving students the freedom to explore interesting questions and problems that they're passionate about. How do we do that during remote and hybrid instruction and how to we tamp down our own desires as teachers to have control of the situation. Plus, the value of getting outside and how students can learn while being outside in healthy environments.

24. Remote Teaching Best Practices

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 3, 2020 32:52


Now that we've done it for a while, let's summarize the best practices we've learned about remote teaching.

23. Incrementalism vs. Rescue Teaching with Adriana Lopez

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 2, 2020 52:43


We tend to glorify the concept of Rescue teaching or Hero teaching, influencing students through a sudden spectacular action, however learning and growth happen slowly and in small steps through prolonged effort and practice by the students and teacher. Biology and ELD teacher Adriana Lopez talks about the power of Incrementalism in teaching and how to constantly improve student learning by focusing on student improvement, especially during challenging pandemic conditions.

22. Lessons from Remote Instruction with Rosa Herrera

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 27, 2020 63:02


After 3 months of teaching remotely, what have we learned about what works and what doesn't? Physics and Chemistry teacher Rosa Herrera hops on again to talk about a few of the possible remote learning options and which elements work best for student engagement and learning. We also talk about how to balance in person and remote learning for a hybrid model (or pre-recorded/independent learning and videochat synchronous learning if we're stuck being all remote).

21. Do Student Personalities or the Systemic Structures Matter More? with Rosa Herrera

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 24, 2020 67:13


The Seed and Soil model has been used to explain why cancer spreads or doesn't in metastasis as well as why species are invasive or not in ecology. Adapting this model to education looks at how much students' internal characteristics (the seed) matters in relation to how much impact the educational system and teacher actions (the soil) have on student success. Physics and Chemistry Teacher Rosa Herrera discusses her own experience as a first generation student and teacher and how her personal characteristics have combined with systemic structures. We also talk about institutional racism and what we can do on an individual level to fight against it.

20. Remote Learning (what?!?) with Melissa Williams

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2020 29:44


The term "Remote Learning" becomes suddenly relevant with first grade teacher Melissa Williams while we all practice social distancing, stay on quarantine, and try to avoid spreading coronavirus! Yikes! Let's make the best of this situation!

19. Best Teaching Practices with Jen Carlomagno

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2020 49:13


Biology Teacher Jen Carlomagno runs us through how to set up a lesson with consistency and structure and which classroom teaching strategies are best practice for building students' specific academic skills.

18. Health and Football with Cory Boyd

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2020 61:02


Health teacher and football coach Cory Boyd educates us on how health curriculum has been updated to meet students needs today and we debate whether football at the high school level is a good thing for kids.

17. Integrating Art with Eleni Katsaros

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 17, 2020 47:43


How do we make Art relevant to real world applications and integrate it into other academic subjects? Art and Design teacher Eleni Katsaros discusses how to use art to complement other subjects and how she builds other academic skills into her art classes.

16. Teen Culture 2020

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 10, 2020 47:33


We open 2020 with an emphasis on student voice by talking with three students (Pricila, Mi'Zauni, and Ben) about what life's like today as a teenager. We get into both shallow and deep culture discussing music, tech and social media, memes and internet culture, language, fashion, vaping, issues that matter, and values that are important to our students and teenagers today. 

15. Life Skills - Assess What Matters Part 3 with Virginia Vogl

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 3, 2020 59:54


Science Teacher Virginia Vogl talks about teaching and assessing life skills in addition to content and how to help students develop the skills of Collaboration, Communication, Critical Thinking, Work Ethic, Character, and Cultural Competence

14. Proficiency Based Education with Carrie Beth McCall

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 27, 2019 49:58


Special Education Teacher Carrie Beth McCall explains the assessment and teaching system of Proficiency Based Education and how it benefits students by providing clear expectations and helps teachers to stop playing the "points game" and focus on student learning.

13. Assess What Matters with Virginia Vogl (Part 1: Content)

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 20, 2019 43:52


Chemistry teacher Virginia Vogl talks about using assessments to teach what matters and how to assess the things that you believe are most important and have your gradebook reflect that. This is part 1 of 3 of our Assessing What Matters series focusing on Content and content-oriented skills. Part 2 will be about Proficiency Based Education, and then part 3 will cover "soft" skills. 

12. Professionalism and Politics with Mike Spinrad

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 13, 2019 63:08


Social Studies teacher Mike Spinrad details what professionalism looks like in the teaching profession and why it's so important. We then delve into how much politics is appropriate in the high school classroom and how to walk the fine line of encouraging student voice without inserting your own political opinions.

11. Is PE a real class? with Ben Philpot

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 6, 2019 52:45


Physical Education teacher Ben Philpot advocates for his controversial opinion that PE is actually a real class where students should learn things and explains how PE has evolved to meet the needs of students.

10. Socialization, Redirection, and Science in 1st Grade with Melissa Williams

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 29, 2019 70:08


Give Thanks with 1st grade teacher Melissa Williams for finding the balance between student socialization and academics. Melissa explains how redirection helps students make positive choices and how to give first graders ownership of their own science experiments.

9. Expanding Your Classroom and Work/Life Balance with Melissa Havel

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 22, 2019 60:19


Science Teacher Melissa Havel suggests ways to expand the classroom by getting outside with field studies and field trips, then we discuss how to maintain a healthy work/life balance and why interests outside of the classroom make you a better teacher. Finally, Melissa explains her year-long sabbatical cruising on a sailboat with her family.

8. Project Based Learning with Virginia Vogl

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2019 50:20


Science teacher Virginia Vogl discusses the process of Project Based Learning and how to give students ownership of their own learning by solving real-world problems and implementing your solutions.

7. School-wide Structures with Kathy Warren

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2019 46:18


Assistant Principal Kathy Warren explains how school structures can support students and teachers and goes into detail on three school structures she’s implemented: Freshman Success Team, Learning Lounge, and Tutorial. 

6. High School Sports with Dennis Davis

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 1, 2019 56:56


Athletic Director Dennis Davis explains the intricacies of managing a high school sports program and using that sports program to support student growth and academic success.

5. Building Relationships and School Spirit with Sara Davis

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 25, 2019 29:58


Math teacher Sara Davis builds positive student relationships and school spirit in class and out to build student engagement and increase math achievement. 

4. Small Academic Programs with Michelle LaFevre-Bernt

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2019 80:42


Science teacher and STEM Marin Biotechnology Program teacher-leader Michelle LaFevre-Bernt discusses the benefits and challenges of starting a small academic program (academy/pathway/etc.) and how it can benefit students, teachers, and your school community.

3. Teaching Strategies: The Science of Teaching with Mark Sims

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 11, 2019 74:26


Principal Mark Sims talks about 11 key, research-based teaching strategies implemented in his school and how they benefit students and teachers. 

2. Teacher Magic: the Art of Teaching with Rob Watson

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 11, 2019 78:40


Magical history teacher Rob Watson discusses the art of teaching and how to have fun with your students while helping them learn by doing all of the stupid things that make school fun.

1. Should I be a teacher? with Eleni Katsaros

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 11, 2019 63:26


Art teacher Eleni Katsaros talks about what's great and not so great about being a teacher, who should and shouldn't be a teacher, and why we love teaching.

0. Teach Em Up Promo

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 11, 2019 1:54


Teach Em Up is a podcast about teaching and learning, hosted by Nick Williams, in which excellent teachers talk about why they love teaching and how to do it best. We give an in-depth, behind the scenes look at schools and the classroom. If you're a student, teacher, parent, or someone who might eventually be or has previously been one of those things, you'll love it.

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