PODCAST · education
Independent Educator
by Donielle Albrecht
A podcast to inspire educators or anyone with a passion for improvement to think of the profession from a new lens. Episode lengths will vary based on topics and discussion with guests.
Episodes
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I Can Do Hard Things
This school year continues to present difficult obstacles but here is an update onhow we are doing.
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Back to work: Students need us and we need them.
I’m back to work and so my episodes resume after two months off.
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Discussing Race in the Classroom
Here are a few of my strategies of how I discuss black culture within my classroom. Steps include setting a foundation to respect all cultures, celebrate various cultures, and how I share my mistakes and stories.
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Summer Assignments: Launchpad for Learning
In this episode, summer assignments in human geography are discussed including my why for moving towards documentaries and away from traditional summer reading.
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Class of 2020- What Did I Actually Teach You?
A short reflection of my thoughts as I say goodbye to another graduating class. The curriculum was taught, but how did I do with the hidden curriculum?
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Building an Entrepreneurship Curriculum with an Entrepreneur, Brandon Tyree.
Joined by another guest and entrepreneur, Brandon Tyree, discussion centers around key aspects to building a entrepreneurial program at the high school level and how we’ve developed and refined this program over the past 7 years.
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Another perspective: An Interview with Stephen Hebert.
This episode I’m joined by colleague, Stephen Hebert as we discuss teaching online and the future of education.
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He told me, “You won’t be here long.”
Reflection on memorable words from my first teacher evaluation with Dr. Ben Phillips and what I’ve experienced with public and private school environments
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Week 3 of Distance Learning: Three C’s
Consistency, caring and cheerleading were my go to words this week when teaching online.
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Week 2: Remote Learning
Week 2 brought a new normal, but what’s the plan until the end of the year?
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Teaching Online Week 1
The good, bad and ugly are discussed in terms of my experience “going online.” This explains what worked and what I struggled with as an educator.
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Hard work and what you get out of it- inspired by an 8th grade boy!
Thank you, Vince. You inspired me with your words after winning the local geography bee. I’m gonna use your advice for online education purposes!
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First step for online education- let them review
Allowing kids to review prior information warms them up to activate learning of the new curriculum and makes them feel like mini-experts in their educational journey. Parents can facilitate this too- It’s easy!
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What’s your dream course?
When asked what my dream course would be I stumbled and mumbled but now I have a better answer and I’m planning it out.
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Multipliers in Education
Liz Wiseman’s work on multipliers in business leadership applies directly to work in the classroom and education as well. Here’s how to get more out of your students.
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Why I Teach During Tests
Students are Uber motivated on test days so we should teach them before, during and after their assessments.
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Shadow a Student
The learning that occurred from one day of shadowing a student- athlete still pays dividends In my classroom.
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Burnout or just the February Blues?
February is typically the toughest month of the academic year so let’s focus on what we can and cannot control.
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The B+ Student and Fear of Success
Many students fly under the radar and intentionally underperform and here’s why: fear of success. This may prevent them from giving their all in your classrooms.
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Tribute to my mentor, Dr. Nancy Knop.
Mentors are powerful forces and in my case my college track and field coach served as a mentor in my path to education.
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Sourdough Starter
What does education have in common with a sourdough starter? More than you might have realized in that both take a lot of time, care and maintenance to thrive!
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Your Feedback Matters!
Students receive a great amount of information every day and this feedback when delivered effectively can help them foster a desired growth mindset for learning.
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4 Ideas From Teaching PE
4 lessons from experiences in elementary physical education remain in tool kit for high school social science courses.
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Zingers! Operant Conditioning in Action
Zingers help us celebrate learning and new ideas in the classroom. A simple operant conditioning idea energized my classroom and created an atmosphere where peers reinforced the new expectation for learning.
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Experiential Learning
Learning by doing can be transformative for students and teachers alike. Ideas for implementation as well as wonderful workshops are referenced in this episode.
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Standards Based Grading: Theory to Practice (Part 2)
The discussion regarding standards based grading moves to the student experience in their words and how it changed the process of learning in this course.
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Standards Based Grading: Theory to practice (Part 1)
In 2018-2019 my classroom transitioned to standards based grading environment for AP Economics and this is how it went.
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Homework? It no longer takes up space in my grade book.
This segment addresses why I cut out homework from my grade book and why homework completion simply reflects a student’s behavior not their learning.
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Sharing Rejection
A look at how sharing college rejection letters set the stage for growth at my high school in Hanover, New Hampshire and how teachers can support the act of finding the silver lining of rejection.
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Best Classroom Policy: Grant students extensions
On the first day of class I inform students they can always ask for extensions and I’ll tell you why.
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First day jitters... My why for a podcast
This is my explanation of the rationale for my podcast and a bit about where I’m coming from in my teaching journey.
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
A podcast to inspire educators or anyone with a passion for improvement to think of the profession from a new lens. Episode lengths will vary based on topics and discussion with guests.
HOSTED BY
Donielle Albrecht
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How many episodes does Independent Educator have?
Independent Educator currently has 31 episodes available on PodParley. New episodes are automatically indexed when they're published to the podcast feed.
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A podcast to inspire educators or anyone with a passion for improvement to think of the profession from a new lens. Episode lengths will vary based on topics and discussion with guests.
How often does Independent Educator release new episodes?
Independent Educator has 31 episodes. Check the episode list to see recent publication dates and frequency.
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Who hosts Independent Educator?
Independent Educator is created and hosted by Donielle Albrecht.
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