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Middle School Matters

by Troy Patterson, Shawn McGirr

Middle School Matters is designed for Middle School Educators. We focus on the Middle School educators. Providing news, conversation on relevant topics, and links to other great sites, we want to reach out to other middle school educators. Join in the discussion at MiddleSchoolMatters.com

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Episodes

  1. MSM 714: Just Being Seventh Graders

    Shawn and Troy share AI thoughts, children safety, and more. Dave talks about AI (with the correct embed this time).

  2. MSM 713: Adjusting to Retirement

    Shawn and Troy talk about PD, AI, student success, teaching the parents, and more. Dave scientifically explores AI.

  3. MSM 712: Radio Pictures

    Shawn and Troy talk about Gradebox, AI, teaching resources, and more. Dave anchors a phenomena.

  4. MSM 711: Nutritional Determinism

    Shawn and Troy talk about AI, starting school, teacher movement, collaboration strategies, and more. Dave bugs out in the backyard.

  5. MSM 710: There Once Was a Book From Nantucket

    Shawn and Troy talk about talk about AI, time traveler, resources and more. Dave stresses High Quality like he always brings.

  6. MSM 709: If It’s Wet and Not Yours …

    Shawn and Troy talk about going back to school, AI in education, and more. Dave takes the kids out, er, outside.

  7. MSM 708: Gradual Release in Middle School

    Shawn and Troy talk about AI, learning, executive functioning, and more. Dave builds literacy. (*Note there is a short time of scratchy audio, not the whole show)

  8. MSM 707: Don’t Steal the Struggle

    Shawn and Troy continue discussing ISTE, AI and more, Dave takes on High Stakes Testing.

  9. MSM 706: It’s the Tea in ISTE!

    Shawn and Troy talk about ISTE, AI, changes and more. Dave covers Earth and Space.

  10. MSM 705: Teaching AI Literacy

    Shawn and Troy talk about AI (again), pedagogy, Moodle, owning your own stuff, and more. Dave journeys to curiosity.

  11. MSM 704: Click and Play PD

    Shawn and Troy talk about AI policies, summer plans, and more. Dave explains why the experts don’t always agree.

  12. MSM 703: Improv, Sense of Play, Fun

    Shawn and Troy talk about AI, screen limits, end of year and more. Dave invites us outside to learn.

  13. MSM 702: Shawn Dublin Down on the Math Jokes

    Shawn and Troy have AI tips, uses, and more. Dave cheats his way to the AI information as well.

  14. MSM 701: Editing After Winning

    Shawn and Troy are back! We chat about Washington D.C., MLTI, China, and more. Dave gets your attention.

  15. MSM 618: What Means This “Over Achievery?”

    Shawn and Troy talk about middle schoolers, AI, and more. Dave books us some learning.

  16. MSM 617: Middle School - The Island of Misfit Toys

    Shawn and Troy talk about Astronauts, Michigan History, and more. Dave grows beyond Earth.

  17. MSM 616: You Can Also Use Your Face

    Shawn and Troy talk about simulations, open source, “vacation time”, and more. Dave is eliciting student thinking, scientifically.

  18. MSM 615: The Bisontennial

    Shawn and Troy talk about AI, jokes, and more. Dave builds quality science instruction.

  19. MSM 614: Confabulation, Constultation, and a Partridge in a Pear Tree

    Shawn and Troy update the Vision Pro Experience, share teaching tips for Gifted and Talented (and all), and more. Dave is counting in the backyard.

  20. MSM 613: I’m Just Gonna Put You Over Here

    Shawn and Troy talk about the Vision Pro, conferences, math, and more. Dave has his head in the clouds.

  21. MSM 612: Lies That 7th Graders Tell

    Shawn and Troy talk about student success, Moodle, and more. Dave has a Science Series for you.

  22. MSM 611: Faster Than the Columbus Method

    Shawn and Troy talk about AI, school closings, Zyn trouble and more. Dave has 40 years of the Science Olympiad.

  23. MSM 610: Satisfying The Friend Requirement

    Shawn and Troy talk about break, Reader’s Theater, culture, and more. Dave brings us down to earth with the International Space Station.

  24. MSM 630: No Boobs, Butts, or Bellies!

    Shawn and Troy talk about conferences, H5P, summer, and more. Dave sets the goal on Science education.

  25. MSM 629: Shawn’s SQL Smile

    Shawn and Troy talk about summer plans, COVID impacts, and more. Dave takes on AI in Science.

  26. MSM 628: The Standards Are The Same

    Shawn and Troy talk about summer work, History Resources, and more. Dave shares the powerful advantages of Zoos and Aquariums.

  27. MSM 627: Ennui, Embarrassment, Envy, and Anxiety

    Shawn and Troy share summer plans, hint, Moodle is involved, resources and more. Dave goes National on the park.

  28. MSM 626: I Need More Information and Sometimes You Have to Check, Ya Know?

    Shawn and Troy talk about ending the year, summer plans, and more. Dave discusses the importance of Math in Science.

  29. MSM 625: The Final Throes

    Shawn and Troy talk about the end of the year. Dave counts the caterpillars.

  30. MSM 624: Manassas? How Did We End Up In Manassas?

    Shawn and Troy are back. We chat about kid experiences, share some jokes, and lots of resources. Dave voices some change.

  31. MSM 623: Talking Tik-Toky and Spicy Bees

    Shawn and Troy return the Eileen Award, talk about student reflection, certainty-based grading, and more. Dave looks for climate justice.

  32. MSM 622: Taylor Swift and Rick Rolling

    Shawn and Troy share some tips, Michigan History, and more. Dave performs some assessments.

  33. MSM 621: 90 Minutes to Learn

    Shawn and Troy talk about Spring Break, being mean, and more. Dave goes 3D, with Assessment and more.

  34. MSM 620: “Oh the Times! Oh the Morale!”

    Shawn and Troy talk about places, wellness, middle school development, and more. Dave shows us Thinking. Due to technical issues, a short summary podcast is posted. We’ll get things fixed for next week.

  35. MSM 619: Lets’ Do An ELL AI Called “Larry”

    Shawn and Troy talk about AI in education, Larry Ferlazzo, and more. Dave has part 2 of the Outstanding Science Trade Books for Middle School Students.

  36. MSM 700: Wonkhe: The Intellectual Journal

    Shawn and Troy are back to talk about seventh graders, writing, AI and more. Dave talks about Mercury Hazards.

  37. MSM 699: Not Just Visiting

    Shawn and Troy talk about AI, AJ Juliani, Conferences, note-taking, getting “Clipped”, and more. Dave is out of this world this week.

  38. MSM 698: My Shirt Says, “Bob.”

    Shawn and Troy talk about AI, yes again, vacation, and more. Dave celebrates Citizen Science Month.

  39. MSM 697: AI - The Wonderful Golden Retriever

    Shawn and Troy continue the discussion about AI. This time we focus on curriculum. Plus, how technology understanding is lacking. Dave shares some EduGems.

  40. MSM 696: That Was An Inordinate Amount of Time

    Shawn and Troy discuss teachers, certifications, AI, and more. Dave shares advice for new Science teachers.

  41. MSM 695: The More They Hide, The More They Are Exposed

    Shawn and Troy talk about Gemini training, AI, teacher cognitive load, and more. Dave takes on AI and what happens if it’s wrong.

  42. MSM 694: Eyebrows on Fleek!

    Shawn and Troy talk about vocabulary, H5P, AI in schools, and more. Dave does data science.

  43. MSM 693: B5 to the Conference!

    Shawn and Troy talk about using LLM’s, note taking, jokes, inquiry learning, Spelly, and more. Dave cites Franklin and combines water with Citizen Science.

  44. MSM 692: What’s In The Teacher’s Lounge?

    Shawn and Troy talk about AI in education, social media, student jobs, and more. Dave has part 3 of Data Science Education.

  45. MSM 691: The Parents Know

    ShShawn and Troy talk about Parent Conferences, and more. Dave examines data science in Part 2.

  46. MSM 690: Bringing Back the Ancient Art . . .

    Shawn and Troy talk about AI in education. Dave has the first part of a three part series on Data Science.

  47. MSM 689: The Mythical Paper Dictionary and Your Choppelganger!

    Shawn and Troy talk about AI in the classroom, gamification of writing, and more. Dave focuses on the Museum.

  48. MSM 688: Offloading the Cognitive Load

    Shawn and Troy talk about AI, standards and benchmarks, and more. Dave has a better approach to Science Fairs.

  49. MSM 687: AI, I Want To Know

    Shawn and Troy talk more about AI and break. Dave looks beyond our earthly planet.

  50. MSM 686: Not Educationally Social

    Shawn and Troy talk about translation, the break, AI, and more. Dave has part 1 of the Microbiomes.

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

Middle School Matters is designed for Middle School Educators. We focus on the Middle School educators. Providing news, conversation on relevant topics, and links to other great sites, we want to reach out to other middle school educators. Join in the discussion at MiddleSchoolMatters.com

HOSTED BY

Troy Patterson, Shawn McGirr

Produced by Middle School Educators

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