Best Story Ever: Recent Episodes
Matthew Mikula
This is a podcast for anyone working as an educator or who maintains an interest in education. Matthew Mikula has been a National Teacher of the Year for his organization and a published author. He currently serves as an Instructional Coach. Each episode will have a theme relevant to the school calendar. Mikula will tell his best story about that topic. Guests will tell their stories as well. Sandwiched between the storytelling, Mikula interviews the guest and includes information and ideas that teachers can use. Guests range from teachers to global leaders in education. Learn more about Mikula and his projects at www.takingnoteswithmikula.weebly.com
In this episode, I talk with two former teammates about a practice that we started in order to celebrate students who had tendency to slip through the cracks. We had no idea it would be as amazing of an experience as it turned out to be - for the students... and for us.
In this episode, our school's Dean of Academics, Jana Dubel, recounts a crazy day she experienced at the beginning of the school year. I talk about a Curriculum Night disaster. And, the leadership team gives advice for parent information nights that typically occur at the beginning of the school year. This episode will leave you laughing, not feeling alone in thinking that this year is off to a hectic start, or both.
Mikula tells his favorite first day of school story. The guest is an international educational leader, Matt Rawley of STEM Revolution, who also recounts his most poignant memory of starting a school year. Rawley provides a description of STEM, tips for implementation, and a philosophy on teaching in general.