NHS PD In the Classroom: Recent Episodes
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Interviews with teachers who are utilizing their strengths to reach students and foster individual success and learning in the classroom.
Are you happy teaching? How do you stay positive throughout the year? What do you really have control over in your classroom? Tanner has some great thoughts about connecting with students, reflecting on what you have committed to, and remembering why teaching is a rewarding profession.
How do you create a warm and engaging environment in your classroom? What can you do to help students, and blueberries, feel included and heard? Beverly has some great and practical advice for teachers, whether experience, or new. Are they platitudes, or are they good practices?
How do you deal with difficult students? Students who are lacking some academic skill. How do you show them that you care? Jill has a couple of strategies that build community with everyone. And, if you have advice for Jill regarding Concurrent Enrollment classes, let her know!
What would you change in your lessons if you had a little extra brain power? What have you always wanted to do, but couldn't figure out how to make it happen? Well, Shauna Christensen is ready to collaborate with you and your PLC to help create interesting, real-world learning experiences for your students. If you have an idea, let her know!
Do you have what it takes to be a driver's ed teacher? When Jason Duckworth got into teaching, he wanted to be a coach. Isn't that what teaching is in the end? Listen to students. Be patient with them. And, hope they don't hit the brakes too hard in the snow.
Jason gives great advice about listening and being slow to respond to issues that might just be little emotional blow-ups.
Special Education can be confusing and scary for general education teachers. Dave talks with Katie Herring about what students need and that it's always best to communicate, ask questions, and sometimes, take a break!
Four students from the Multicultural Advisory Council join NHS PD in the Classroom to discuss what teachers can do to help students of color succeed in the classroom, and address issues like racism.
What can you do to lift all students in your classroom? How can you help take down those walls of misunderstanding?
Dave talks with Aly about her family's military experience and what teachers can do to help all of our students feel more included. They also talk about expectations and students who are experiencing anxiety and how we can help them be more successful in class. What exactly does a high school counselor do? Listen and learn!
In this episode Jessica Holtry uses the Scientific Method to try and help students improve and support each other throughout the year. She also asks what can we as teachers do to help support and lift each other. The research is fascinating and encouraging. What can you do to implement something into your teaching?
Becky has been around Davis School District for a while, and done many things for students and their families. Now, she's found her niche helping students (and teachers) who find themselves overwhelmed or in stressful situations. Take a minute to visit Becky's office and introduce yourself!
Principal Smith walks the walk and talks the talk. He knows what he's asking teachers to do, and does it himself. Whether the focus is on improving our teaching through innovative Professional Development, killing fewer trees, or capturing and sharing those Tailwind Moments, he genuinely cares about students and teachers.
Sometimes you don't know what you know until someone asks you about it. These four educators share their perspective, memories, and things they wish they had known when they started teaching. Sometimes direction is helpful and good, and sometimes it's okay to just jump in and do your best. Pam, RaDon, Steve, and Wendy, have all had a big impact on our school and community.
What is more important than human development and relationships? Saralyn shares what she enjoys when teaching students about finances, relationships, and other interpersonal issues. It's an amazing feeling when students realize that what they are learning will actually matter in the near future, and that's why Saralyn loves teaching.
Teaching is a difficult profession and that feeling might be increased by a factor of 10 if you are a math teacher. Janae Howell found a love for teaching during her college experience and decided that spending time helping students learn perseverance alongside learning math was her calling in life. Janae's reminder to enjoy what you teach even when things get difficult, is critical to your, and student success.
Spencer Bird might be a newer teacher, but you wouldn't know from talking with him. His love for students and helping them achieve is obvious in this short conversation. Are you talking with your students like they're people?
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How do teachers encourage students to be successful? Steve Ashcraft talks about his long-term philosophy in dealing with, encouraging, and teaching teenagers. If you're curious about what it takes to have a successful teaching career, this episode is for you!
What kind of teacher comes straight from industry? Sam Bradley is a great example of bringing best business practices and marketing ideas to high school students. Our world is changing and teachers need to be flexible as technology, the internet, and business evolves. Sometimes change is scary but if teachers are willing to be vulnerable and trust their knowledge and experience, lessons and projects can be even more powerful and impactful for students.
Using technology in the classroom can feel like an extra task that isn't really going to improve your teaching. Some classes might function well without technology, but there are ways to improve how we give feedback to students. Jemay talks about motivating students in her classroom, and providing them with opportunities to measure their success and effort with technology.
Coach Fresques gives feedback to his students everyday, whether in the classroom or on the field. Student success is best achieved by observing students and checking in with them to see what they know, what they can do, and where they might be confused. These regular formative assessments happen all the time. Assessing student athletes is easy to understand, but how does he check for ability or understanding in the classroom? Just like on the field, success is all about communicating. Ask questions for understanding, and listening to what students have learned.
One aspect of teaching students and helping them find success is treating them as the humans they are. Be kind.
Create a climate where students feel like they can take risks in their schoolwork, and find success as they grow.