The Ready For Life Podcast: Recent Episodes
George Steinhoff
Join Dr. George Steinhoff, Superintendent of the Penn-Delco School District as he discusses effective ways educators and parents can work to ensure that children and students are Ready for Life, rather than simply ready for standardized tests. Podcast guests are practicing teachers and expert educational professionals who offer actionable tips and strategies to help prepare students for this thing we call life while addressing demanding academic content standards in the classrooms of today. Practical, entertaining, and supportive, this Podcast makes us smarter just by listening in.
In this Ready For Life episode, Chris Gorniok, PDSD Supervisor of Instructional Technology and Blended Learning, discusses how to best navigate the choppy waters of instructional technology implementation. Chris discusses how technology helps prepare students for life beyond school, tips for teaching in a 1:1 environment, and how an LMS can help streamline a teachers work with students. Listen in...you'll learn some new tips and possibly think about tech a bit differently.
In this episode of the Ready for Life Podcast, Sun Valley English Teacher Allison Burns shares her tips on how to balance life skill development with standards-based instruction. Allison also shares thoughts on adding guest speakers to her classes and keeping students engaged in relevant material while studying some classics of American Literature.
In this episode Northley Middle School teacher Renee DiPietro discusses how she keeps her students engaged and motivated to pursue academic excellence. Renee provides tips on ways to prepare students for life by tapping into the power of choice, personal interests, competition, and collaboration.