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Turkey Crossing
by Paul Bogush
This is a podcast about education and my attempt to use classroom 2.0 tools in my classroom. I examine topics that often go unmentioned in education classes, professional development, and journals. In this crazy world of NCLB and amazing technologies entering the classroom, this podcast is a reminder that we need to first give children our love, not our thoughts. If you are focused on getting your kids to get higher test scores and learn facts, this is not the podcast for you. If you are focused on building relationships with your students and letting them develop the skills needed to survive in the 21st Century, then take a listen.My Blog and wiki http://www.blogush.edublogs.orghttp://www.edhead.wikispaces.comhttp://www.morecowbell.wikispaces.comClass wiki and Blogwww.collaborationnation.wikispaces.comwww.pbogush.edublogs.orgThe following story captures the spirit of my podcast. I awoke early, as I often did, just before sunrise to walk by the ocean's edge and gree
Episodes
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Ch-ch-ch-changes....and my lack of power.
I am ready to think about changing the education of children beyond my four walls. What caused this change? Take a listen.
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My Kid's first days with wiki's and blogs...
This is the first year I started all 100 kids on blogs and wiki's at the same time during the first week of school...how did it go? Take a listen.
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Convincing the parents that 2.0 is the way to go!
I had a meeting during the first week of school to introduce the parents on our team to blogs, wikis, and podcasts. How did it go? Take a listen.
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First Day of School
The first day of school is a special day for teachers and students. It sets the tone for the year. How do you set the tone on the first day of school? Do you smile and go out of your way to make the kids comfortable? or do you go out of your way to let them know who is in charge and focus on the...
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"Three Questions"
Today I had tears in my eyes. Wallingford, CT's teacher of the year, Karen Ripa, gave a short presentation to all of the teachers on the eve of the 2007-08 school year. Just when I thought I could not listen to another opening day speaker Karen walked up. She gave a short presentation that…
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How do you get a lesson to stick?
How do you get a lesson to stick? I recently read Made to Stick by Chip Heath and Dan Heath. It was the last in the perfect trilogy of books I read this summer which also included The World Is Flat and A Whole New Mind. It is a book on why some ideas die, and others thrive. They explain how to…
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Give your kids a break!
My brain froze last week while reading a book. I needed a break. I just could not read anymore. I had been researching and reading about the same topic for weeks and I just could not absorb or learn any more new information. It made me stop and reflect on whether or not I sometimes tend to…
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Voice Recognition Software
My fingers are not touching keyboard. I am writing this using the voice recognition software that came with my laptop. I have absolutely no idea how I can use this in my classroom, but I’m sure I will find a way because I think it is pretty darn cool. If you have any ideas, or have used this with...
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Why ha-ha leads to Ah-ha
(INTRO FIXED) What is the most underrated tool in a teacher's repertoire? Humor! It might be the most underused, disrespected, most misunderstood tool a teacher possesses. It might also be one of the most effective and easily taught tools. This podcast takes a serious look at humor and is my...
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Welcome two guests!
I gave my recorder to two teachers who carpool together and had them answer one question. What I learned from their response had nothing to do with their answer to the question...because, and I might have to listen again, they did not really answer it. The question was "What was the most…
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Why does lecturing sometimes work?
Lectures can be very effective...so what do you think about that. At least some can...well at least one or two a year under the right circumstances, or maybe everyday if given by the right person and during the right time and...well...I know that some of my best classes, most memorable classes…
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Does anyone have the directions for giving directions?
Do we give kids too many directions? Every year I get a class of kids who seemingly cannot operate without very explicit directions. They need to know where to go, when to go, how much, when to stop, quantity, quality, on and on... They are afraid to try something unless they have very detailed...
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Connecticut's BEST
Second year teachers in Connecticut have to pass in a portfolio of a unit they prepared. These are scored from a 1 to a 4. Get a two or higher and you get your certification...score a one and, well.... For the next two weeks I will be scoring social studies portfolios. I need some help trying to...
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I need your help!!!
If you had one hour to convince your school district to allow you to use Classroom 2.0 tools what would you do? I have a meeting with the assistant superintendent in two weeks and have one hour to demonstrate to him that I should be allowed to use 2.0 tools. Since I am so new at this I don’t…
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Will more connections outside of the classroom lead to fewer connections inside the classroom?
In my push to utilize all the classroom 2.0 tools everyday and connect with every part of the globe will I forget to connect with my kids? Will I forget to continue to forge the class bonds that I work very hard to create each year? In this push to connect with the rest of the world I wonder if…
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Parent Conferences 2.0 -- Using wikis and Flashmeeting
Do you think it would be be a good idea to offer parents the chance to have a conference with their child's teacher from the comfort of their own home? Is there a way to have parents sign-up for conferences on our class wiki that would not step on the toes of their privacy? What will a parent...
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Daddy I peed! or... What words do you not want to hear while teaching?
Daddy I peed! Those were the words that inspired this podcast at 2:00 am in a tent on Cape Cod yesterday. They are words that I probably least like to her while camping. What words do you least like to hear in the classroom? Words that let you know you might have a problem or let you know you…
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Do you listen to your kids?
Students evaluating teachers...sounds scary doesn't it. It can be for many teachers. What if we actually asked kids how we are doing? Why don't all teachers do this? I know that the evaluations I give my kids half-way through the year and again at the end have been some of my most cherished…
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What would be the one thing you would not change about schools? Student Responses.
Ahhhh...it's over. One more school year ended today. After baking in the 95 degree heat up in the third floor, I think we all left very tired. This is the last podcast in a trilogy inspired by Kevin Honeycutt. If I could do it over again, I would not have tried to record student responses in the...
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If you could change one thing about schools....student responses.
Recently I responded to one of Kevin Honneycutt's Driving Questions podcast questions "What is one thing you would change about schools?" I then wondered what would the kids say? So I handed over the microphone and recorder to eight students and sent them up to lunch. Here is what they came back...
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What is one thing you'd change?
Kevin Honeycutt posed a classic question on his podcast "Driving Questions." He asked, "What is one thing you would change about schools?" Here is my response...it might sound crazy, but it would work.
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Students as Teachers...Teachers as students
What can you learn from your students? Watch them carefully and they will tell you what they need and when they need it. Let them teach, and they will show you how they learn and what will engage them. This podcast was sparked by watching a group of students take over class for a day, and then...
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Rhythm
Rhythm...important to music, important to teaching. Listen while I try to establish some rhythm.
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Grade this Podcast
Grade this podcast -- go ahead...I double dog dare you. A podcast about grades and assessments. Really, grade this podcast. But I want you to make a decision to grade it before you listen to it...not after. Notice what changes when you try to listen to this knowing you have to grade it...the same...
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Connecting With Students
Wow! This podcasting thing is much harder than I thought. It's funny how I have all these thoughts flying around in my head but the second I try to get them to come out of my mouth they become garbled and unfocused. I guess I have never really had the opportunity to vocalize or write down my...
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Trust Your Students
I trust my kids. Every opinion they give is true and honest. Why don't we use the opinions of our children to improve our teaching? Are we afraid of what we might hear if we ask and listen? A podcast inspired by K. ...opps....after listening to it I realize that I must have started pedaling…
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You have to start somewhere...
My first podcast. Just an experiment to test the recorder -- next time I will actually try to have a focus : )
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
This is a podcast about education and my attempt to use classroom 2.0 tools in my classroom. I examine topics that often go unmentioned in education classes, professional development, and journals. In this crazy world of NCLB and amazing technologies entering the classroom, this podcast is a reminder that we need to first give children our love, not our thoughts. If you are focused on getting your kids to get higher test scores and learn facts, this is not the podcast for you. If you are focused on building relationships with your students and letting them develop the skills needed to survive in the 21st Century, then take a listen.My Blog and wiki http://www.blogush.edublogs.orghttp://www.edhead.wikispaces.comhttp://www.morecowbell.wikispaces.comClass wiki and Blogwww.collaborationnation.wikispaces.comwww.pbogush.edublogs.orgThe following story captures the spirit of my podcast. I awoke early, as I often did, just before sunrise to walk by the ocean's edge and gree
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This is a podcast about education and my attempt to use classroom 2.0 tools in my classroom. I examine topics that often go unmentioned in education classes, professional development, and journals. In this crazy world of NCLB and amazing technologies entering the classroom, this podcast is a...
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