The Unprofessional Professional: Recent Episodes
Rachel Robinson
A podcast for teachers as learners! My husband and I delve into the teaching of English! Two unique perspectives: one “behind the desk”, the other a student in a classroom full of possibilities! We cover topics like inquiry based teaching, media literacy, teaching writing and reading... Let’s get professionally unprofessional together! 📚✏️
In this episode I interview my mom! I wrote a poem about her and took inspiration from “How I Knew Harold”, by Deborah Harding. It’s a poem that takes pieces of time, and tries to make sense of a life. I took important dates from my mother’s life to show how strong she is (and how much she had grown). I’m so proud to call her my mom! I hope you enjoy this episode.
In this episode we unpack how learners actually learn! We talk video games, importance of personal connections in the classroom and what it means to facilitate a safe environment where students can explore! This is the last and final episode of this podcast. I have loved doing this, and loved challenging myself!
We take a look into how the inquiry based English classroom functions! We discuss specialist language and power codes, ‘threat’ in the classroom, making meaning/inquiry, and teachers as learners!
My mom, two brothers, Logan and I, come together in my moms basement to discuss media literacy! Across several generations we discuss what media literacy even means, how it’s changed, and how it would (or currently does) impact our experiences in the classroom! This was so fun... enjoy!
Logan and I unpack writing in the IBEC! We discuss differences between academic and creative writing... and why there even needs to be a distinction! We did our own free writing, and talk about the impact of free writing in the classroom. We talk about feedback, common core, peer writing/review... Let’s dive in!
Logan and I delve into school environments, our unique experiences, the differences between certain schools (like Sweethome, Clarence, and Kenmore West) and what lessons/teachers have impacted us! Let’s talk about why this matters!