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Stories from the Classroom

Stories from the Classroom

Thom Gibson

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Frequency: 1 episode/30d. Total Eps: 35

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Stories of teachers that are creating meaningful and memorable experiences for their students and how you can do the same. Created and hosted by Thom Gibson; a two-time Teacher of the Year educator, podcaster, YouTuber, and lifelong learner.
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UPDATE | What I've Been Working on & Pushing Pause on the Podcast

lundi 7 septembre 2020 • Duration 09:57

I realized that it's pretty difficult to schedule podcast interviews when you have a new baby in the house with a somewhat unpredictable nap schedule, and I decided I wasn't going to cut into family time.

COURSES FOR TEACHERS I'VE BEEN CREATING

During the times the little one napped, I decided to create a new course called Create Successful Videos for Distance Learning.  

It's a 1-hour self-paced course to help teachers who need to create video lessons but aren't sure where to start.

Additionally, I spent time making changes to my classroom economy.  Since our school is completely remote until at least mid-October, I had to come up with

  •  a whole new list of classroom jobs
  • ways that students could spend their classroom money
  • ways they could earn supplemental money.

I've added all of those resources to my course How to Teach Kids About Money.

That two-hour course was originally created with a normal classroom environment in mind, but many of the things still apply to a virtual classroom economy.

PLACES I'M PUTTING OUT THE MOST CONTENT

Once I completed the courses, I decided to focus my efforts on my Instagram and YouTube channels.

On my Instagram channel, I've been posting stories each school day about how I'm approaching that day of distance learning, often sharing tech tips along the way.

On my YouTube channel, I've been creating videos all about distance learning technology and lesson ideas.

PUSHING PAUSE ON THE PODCAST

With all of that going on, something had to give so I decided to pause the podcast until further notice.

CONNECT WITH ME

I'd love to hear how things are going with you and how I could help; what kind of content would be beneficial for you right now?

6 Teacher Wellness Tips for a Quarantined Summer

Episode 32

vendredi 12 juin 2020 • Duration 28:41

I walk through six tips on how to ensure your summer is a time to recharge, including:

  • strategies to wean yourself off of social media a bit
  • what to think through when developing your evening routine to get more sleep
  • how to start small when it comes to exercising each week
  • where to start when it comes to preparing for the fall semester
  • practical advice on how to structure your own professional development this summer
  • ideas on creating connection with others, from those in your household, to your family and friends, to your extended network

Also, this will be my last podcast for the summer! I'll be back in August with more episodes to help you middle-school STEM teachers create meaningful and memorable experiences for your students!

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CONNECT WITH THOM

SUPPORT THE PODCAST

  1. Enroll in the How to Teach Kids About Money course for educators
  2. Sign up for the TeamEdu newsletter
  3. Leave a podcast rating & review

 

How to Keep Your Sub Days From Being a Total Wash

Episode 24

vendredi 7 février 2020 • Duration 26:43

During my semester as a sub before becoming a full-time teacher, I had many a days of little to no sub plans. I also had a good handful of days of detailed and thorough sub plans. Days with the full set of sub plans were far better both for me and for the students and I've sought to provide subs in my own classroom with the same direction.

In today's episode I discuss:

  • exactly the level of detail I put into my plans (I read out a section of my own plans)
  • how I format my plans so they're more readable and easier to reference
  • how I communicate with my students ahead of time in a way that the class could run even if a sub didn't show up (which has never happened but that's the ideal)
  • my emergency sub plans for days I am unexpectedly out

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How to Celebrate Multiculturalism in Your Class...Even If All of Your Students Are White

Episode 23

vendredi 31 janvier 2020 • Duration 01:07:08

My guest today is Roberto Germán, director of middle school and creator of the educational consulting group 'The Multicultural Classroom.'

In today's episode we explore:

  • the differences between multiculturalism vs. a multicultural classroom vs. social justice
  • Roberto's journey from an extremely poor and under-performing school in Lawrence, MA to one of the wealthiest private boarding schools in the nation and how that experience inspired the work he does now
  • what a multicultural classroom experience looks like for the white teacher with a variety of ethnicities and races in their classroom
  • what a multicultural classroom experiences looks like for the white teacher in a predominately white school
  • how to celebrate and honor the different cultures of your classroom without patronizing or stereotyping those cultures
  • resources for educators wanting do dive further into teaching in a multicultural classroom

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CONNECT WITH ROBERTO GERMÁN

CONNECT WITH THOM

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Have Students Make Your Coffee...And Other Class Job Ideas

Episode 22

vendredi 24 janvier 2020 • Duration 27:25

Class jobs in and of themselves have tremendous value in creating a positive classroom culture, building responsibility in students, and saving YOU time as the teacher.

My classroom jobs are part of a larger classroom economy system. If you want to dive into how I do that, check out the course I created for teachers linked below:

'How to Teach Kids About Money' course - www.thomgibson.com/classroomeconomy

20% off coupon code - MONEY

The full list of jobs can be found in Module 1, and all of Module is FREE so check it out.

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10 Grading Time Hacks

Episode 21

vendredi 17 janvier 2020 • Duration 33:36

It's good to be doing the podcast again after some time off over the holidays!  When I got back to school, I led a PD session for my colleagues on how to save time grading and thought it'd make for a valuable podcast.

TIMESTAMPS

  • 0:00 - Intro
  • 3:47 - Update on the podcast
  • 6:17 - Why grading takes so long
  • 7:28 - Hack 1 | Grade fewer things
  • 10:23 - Hack 2 | Have shorter assessments
  • 11:52 - Hack 3 | Skip written feedback
  • 14:55 - Hack 4 | Batch your grading
  • 16:58 - Hack 6 | Take assessment yourself (by hand)
  • 19:05 - Hack 7 | Use copy & paste efficiently
  • 21:55 - Hack 8 | Offer alternative assessments
  • 24:28 - Hack 9 | Grade in class as they turn it in
  • 27:40 - Hack 10 | Let tech do the grading for you
  • 31:47 - TeamEdu newsletter

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Screaming at Kids, Comparing Students, and Creating a Self-Sustaining Classroom | Q&A Show

Episode 20

lundi 28 octobre 2019 • Duration 32:10

In this Q&A show, we discuss:

  • What are the top three books that guide you in building a self-sustaining classroom culture?
  • As a first year robotics teacher, do you compare one class with another as a way to motivate students?  In Brazil, if one class is falling behind another, it's common to say 'the other class is already on the next topic.'  Does this motivate students?
  • If you're in a noisy classroom, how do you make sure you are heard without screaming?
  • How do you deal with students that refuse to study for tests?
  • Working at a private school, how much freedom do you have to experiment with different teaching practices compared to public school?  And how can public school teachers begin to try new and innovative ways of teaching?

Let me know how you like this format.  It was a lot of fun for me to answer and much less editing!

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QUESTIONS FOR NEXT TIME

Email me at thom@thomgibson.com with your questions for the next Q&A show

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How Do You Teach Creativity?

Episode 19

samedi 28 septembre 2019 • Duration 50:53

A conversation on Facebook with my friend Jake led me to ponder the nature of teaching kids how to do creative work. Jake Ritter is a broadcast journalism teacher and John Mulvany is an artist and art teacher of 26 years.

In this episode we chat about:

  • what the schools of thought when it comes to teaching creativity are
  • what the most challenging aspects of teaching creativity are
  • how to help kids who just don't know where to start
  • how to structure creative assignments
  • the balance between teaching skills and opening up opportunities to be creative
  • how to balance giving students creative freedom and wanting to give them guidance
  • how to structure collaborative creative projects
  • meeting deadlines vs. feeling creatively satisfied
  • how to structure self and peer assessments
  • how to assess a creative project as teachers

Plus you'll hear audio from both Jake's and John's classroom in how they support their students.

The original video I posted on Facebook that sparked this conversation was titled '5 Biggest Mistakes I've Made As A Teacher' and you can watch that HERE.

Just for fun, here is the final product for 'The Bachelor' piece the students did

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CONNECT WITH JOHN MULVANY

CONNECT WITH JAKE RITTER

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Should You Start Your Own Teacher Podcast?

Episode 18

mercredi 28 août 2019 • Duration 51:06

Chris Nesi and Jeff Bradbury are two of the biggest names in educational podcasting. Chris is the creator of the House of Ed Tech podcast as well as the Education Podcast Network, which is a community of educational podcasters that includes the likes of The Cult of Pedagogy with Jennifer Gonzalez and The Google Teacher Tribe.

Jeff Bradbury from TeacherCast is the creator and host of NINE different educational podcasts, including Educational Podcasting Today which is a podcasts all about educators getting into podcasting!

In this episode, we discuss:

  • who should start a teacher podcast
  • the skills teachers already have that would make them great podcasters
  • how to decide what to make your podcast about
  • how to develop a brand around your podcast
  • how to find your niche in the educational podcasting space
  • types of podcasts you could do
  • common mistakes when starting a teacher podcast
  • great starter podcasting equipment
  • editing softwares and styles to consider
  • how much it cost to get started in podcasting
  • how lucrative the podcasting space is

CONNECT WITH CHRIS NESI

CONNECT WITH JEFF BRADBURY

SUPPORT THE PODCAST

  • My course on creating & managing a classroom economy - thomgibson.com/classroomeconomy
  • Subscribe to the podcast (new episodes every month)
  • Leave a rating & review

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Giving Students Voice Through Socratic Seminars

Episode 17

dimanche 28 juillet 2019 • Duration 51:58

Join me as I sit in on Chalimar Chieza's 9th grade World Geography class as they dive into a socratic seminar. Hear students form hypotheses around the question**"why do people around the world have different skin tones?"** as well as my discussion with Chalimar on how she structures the socratic seminar so all students have a voice.

We discuss the following:

  • her role as facilitator
  • how the socratic method shapes the socratic seminar
  • the roles of the 'inner circle' and 'outter circle' during the seminar
  • data she collects during every seminar
  • how she assesses the students
  • the most challenging aspects of setting up a successful seminar
  • how she debriefs the seminar with the students
  • how she ensures that all students have a voice

CONNECT WITH CHALIMAR CHIEZA

  • LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/chalimar-chieza-0751812/

SUPPORT THE PODCAST

  • My course on creating & managing a classroom economy - thomgibson.com/classroomeconomy
  • Subscribe to the podcast (new episodes every month)
  • Leave a rating & review

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