Dr. Eddie’s Class: Recent Episodes
Dr. Eddie Gonzalez
Educational conversations on 21st Century learning, culture, and pedagogy. You can find any resources mentioned in the Podcast at www.EddiesClass.com
Guest: Jennifer is a 7th Grade English, history, and yearbook teacher at Compton Jr. High School in Bakersfield, California. Jennifer has presented at local and national conferences as well as district-level professional development. In 2016, Jennifer became the first Kern County educator accepted to the prestigious Google Innovator Academy. As a #Mex16 Google Innovator, her project was to teach others how to create yearbooks in Google Slides. Most recently, Jennifer has been training educators on how to develop school yearbooks on Google Slides. In this interview, we cover the following:
- Jennifer's path into teaching
- Applying to the prestigious Google Innovator Academy
- Projects for teachers
- We also get the surprising treat of talking about how she has traveled the world! Definitely an inspiring story for teachers that need to satisfy their wanderlust.
Host: Dr. Eddie Gonzalez is a multilevel educator with experience teaching elementary, middle, high school, and at the university level.
Twitter: @DrEddiesClass Website: EddiesClass.com
Youtube: youtube.com/c/DrEddiesClass
Resources: http://www.eddiesclass.com/episode3/
Guest: Bethany Gonzalez is a 3rd grade teacher in the Bakersfield City School District. She has experience providing training at the school site and district level, as well as at local conferences. Bethany is a dynamic project-based learning guru and in this podcast she gives many practical tips and advice for novice and veteran teachers.
The topics covered are as follows:
- Bethany's path into teaching Project-Based Learning
- Lesson Design 21st Century Learning Environments
- Working in an Inner-City School
Host: Dr. Eddie Gonzalez is a multilevel educator with experience teaching elementary, middle, high school, and at the university level.
Twitter: @DrEddiesClass Website: EddiesClass.com
Youtube: youtube.com/c/DrEddiesClass
Resources: http://www.eddiesclass.com/episode3/
Episode Description: Great experience hanging out and chatting with Jennifer Davis. I teach across the lawn from Jen and I can literally see the great classroom vibe spilling from her classroom. Her students absolutely adore her...and she is only in her second year of teaching! This episode is dedicated to all the CSUB students that ever asked me, "how should I start teaching? What are my options?" Well, friends, rather than listen to my old-self, now you can listen to someone who is a couple of steps ahead of you and is absolutely thriving.
In this episode we talk about:
- Jennifer's path through the Kern Urban Teacher Residency at CSU Bakersfield
- How Jennifer creates a family culture in her classroom
- Tips for success in your first two years of teaching
- The myth of "don't smile until December"
Guest: Jennifer Davis is a 4th grade teacher in the Bakersfield City School District and a product of the Kern Urban Teacher Residency at CSU Bakersfield.
Twitter: @jdaviss93 #Fam14
Host: Dr. Eddie Gonzalez is a multilevel educator with experience teaching elementary, middle, high school, and at the university level.
Twitter: @DrEddiesClass Website: EddiesClass.com Youtube: youtube.com/c/DrEddiesClass
Resources: http://www.eddiesclass.com/episode1/
Episode Description: Sitting down and chatting with teacher extraordinaire, Cattrice Toles. I've had the pleasure of working with Ms. Toles at two different school sites and learning side-by-side with her has made me a better teacher. Our conversation goes from her experiences as a technology leader to culturally responsive teaching, and advice for new and veteran teachers. Thanks you, Ms. Toles!
Guest: Ms. Cattrice Toles is a middle school teacher in the Bakersfield City School District. She is a innovative technology leader and a great resource for culturally responsive teaching.
- Instagram: @swaggyTeacher
- Twitter: @swaggy_Teacher
Host: Dr. Eddie Gonzalez is a multilevel educator with experience teaching elementary, middle, high school, and at the university level.
- Twitter: @DrEddiesClass
- Website: EddiesClass.com
- Youtube: youtube.com/c/DrEddiesClass
Resources: http://www.eddiesclass.com/episode1/