Teacher Talks | Toronto: Recent Episodes
Teacher Talks | Toronto
In this episode of Teacher Talks Toronto, Chantal Mancini breaks down regulation 274. The reg outlines the path in daily supply work to permanency for teachers. Mancini is currently a PhD student in the School of Labour Studies at McMaster University. She is also the former President for the Teachers’ Unit in District 21, Hamilton-Wentworth. Her research interests include education sector collective bargaining, public sector unionism, and gender and work.
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Most certified teachers go on to teach in public schools, but that's not all you can do with a degree in teaching! Pamina Elchoueri runs an ESL coaching service in New York, NY. Partnered with a marketing agency, she teaches a wide variety of clients from expats, celebrities, corporate executives, elementary, middle, and high school students, and Columbia University MBA and CLP students. Her popularity on language app, HelloTalk, has also created a new avenue for connecting with clients. Listen to today's episode of Teacher Talks Toronto - Carving Your Own Path - to learn more from Pamina!
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In this episode of Teacher Talks Toronto, we chat with Sharlene Cruz Guevarra - an online fashion, film, and English teacher based in Las Vegas, Nevada! An expert in branding, Sharlene breaks down how to effectively market oneself as an online teacher and shares her online teaching tools, such as Outschool. On Outschool, she has designed successful online fashion courses for young children. Learn how to create your own course on Outschool and more! Check out Sharlene on Instagram @teachersharlene.
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In this episode of Teacher Talks Toronto, we chat with Isabella Liu, a chemistry teacher in Toronto with a prominent online presence. From helpful Instagram posts on lifestyle tips for teachers to preparing a tech newsletter each month for teachers, Ms. Liu perfectly embodies 21st century learning competencies. 🤖🤖🤖🤖🤖🤖🤖🤖🤖🤖🤖🤖🤖🤖🤖🤖🤖🤖🤖🤖🤖🤖🤖🤖🤖🤖🤖🤖Intro and Outro credit: George Street Shuffle by Kevin MacLeod http://incompetech.com Creative Commons — Attribution 4.0 International — CC BY 4.0 Free Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/george-street-shuffle Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/f2XLCNaxnzE
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Schools, textbooks, classrooms, and classroom teachers are all traditional ideas of education. This video covers some nontraditional forms of education, including internet forums, social media, and online project-based lessons. Sure, you won’t end up with a fancy degree, but you can still learn valuable skills and better yet, for free!
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In the age of self-isolation, e-learning has quickly taken over education. How are students handling it? This episode goes over Zoom, e-learning highs and lows shared on TikTok, and research on the health effects of self-isolating. Hear what different educators have to say!
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Math. Some people shudder at the mere mention of that word. Others love math problems and treat them like a game. Today, I interview Professor Ron Lancaster – professor to pre-service math teachers at OISE and former high school math teacher. We discuss nonlinear instruction, math trails, the math proficiency test, and much more!
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Countless studies have shown the benefits of learning to play music with an instrument. These benefits and perhaps the allure of prestige are driving parents to have their children take music lessons. I interview Andrea – my friend from teachers’ college and a piano instructor in the GTA – as we discuss music lesson accessibility, benefits, trends, and overcoming fears.
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Teaching is a field that often attracts extroverts, but there are many introverted teachers. How do they navigate this field? To learn more, I interview my teachers’ college friend Emma – a cognitive science major and an introvert.
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Walk around Toronto and you’ll hear several languages being spoken. Although we are a melting pot, English and French are still regarded as the official languages of Canada. What is the English Language Learner (ELL) experience like? I interview my colleague at OISE who’s been tutoring ELLs for several years now.
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Moving away from your home country is not easy. What’s it like for teachers who want to continue teaching? I interview a colleague at OISE who an experienced teacher from India, but a newcomer to Canada.
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With the beginning of the year 2020, I reflect upon our need to quantify time. Are we becoming the White Rabbit from Alice in Wonderland?
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In an interview with my father, we learn how to run a successful business. Before retiring, he ran a delivery company and worked with the likes of Bombay, Best Buy, Future Shop, Hitachi, 2001 Audio Video, and more. We also learn how he succeeded despite his barriers in English.
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As Boxing Day approaches, let’s consider how consumerism is affecting our lives and the culture in Toronto.
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Teacher Talks Toronto begins with an interview with Kabriya, a PhD student at the University of Toronto. She shares her journey and outlook on higher education.
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Want to learn something new? Want to hear from different educators? Specifically from the GTA? Well, Teacher Talks Toronto has you covered! In this podcast, I interview teachers on their area of expertise and I also share my thoughts and research on educational topics. From consumer culture in Toronto to e-learning during a pandemic, Teacher Talks Toronto will expand your mind map on what it means to learn.
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