Episodes
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Rach and Dan talk with Mandala Barab about intentionality in teaching and similarities and differences between middle and high school.
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Rachael and Dan meet up with Simon Grimmer to talk about Biology and teaching vocabulary
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After a lengthy break, Dan and Rachael are back behind the microphones! This episode we talk with English B teacher, Laura Esteban.
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Why do four-walled class teachers look down so much on PHE? Dan and Rachael find out some ways PHE can help their own classrooms to improve and move.
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Rebecca Stein talks to us about the pros and cons of teaching internationally.
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Dan and Rachael discover the ways digital tools can help or hinder learning with Paul Swanson, who has never given a grade to a student!
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Rachael and Dan have a little chin wag with Superintendent, Mark Wenzel.
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Rachael and Dan meet Adam Jensen and talk about teaching and how to streamline feedback.
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Rachael and Dan are back for laughs and an introduction to the next set of podcasts.
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Wardrobe malfunctions, fishbone notes, and smizes, oh my! These are a few of things that Dan and Rachael discuss with Tony Hall as he shares his experiences as an aspiring photographer and DP Geography teacher.
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Rachael and Dan try to find out what it is about Business Management that makes Steve Gardner so excited. They learn about who the "one idiot in the room' could be.
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Why is asking a teacher to revisit and justify their grades a slippery slope? DP Coordinator Amit Khanna talks with Dan and Rachael about the need for good questioning skills, the value of grades, and remembering that the students have other classes.
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We teach our students the content they need to succeed on assessments, but do we teach them skills to understand the assessment and prompts? Chinese teacher Soo Yean Lee, Dan, and Rachael consider the need to teach test-taking skills and the value of an adequate break.
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Language and Literature teacher Ajit Dhillion shares his experience with advertising and media and how it can be used in opening space and conditions for dialogue. Dan and Rachael question: is knowledge of current events necessary for the classroom?
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Every teacher should consider their catchphrase. What is yours? Dan and Rachael talk with Spanish teacher David Diez about considering teacher catchphrases, languages capturing emotions differently, and paella.
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Does teaching history have a place in the modern curriculum? History and Theory of Knowledge teacher Jamie MacIntosh talks with Dan and Rachael about using real-life connections and creating empathy in the History classroom.
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10 - IBDP Biology with - Dwain MacIntosh by IB Teacher Talk
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Chemistry teacher, Rob McConnon is confident that Rachael and Dan know very little about Chemistry but he continues to explain why it is ‘not that hard” if you have good study routines. He also talks about burning things and blowing stuff up.
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Author and Design teacher Craig Freilich discusses authenticity in assessments and how to mess up in front of students.
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Renaissance man and high school principal Ocki Fernandes talks with Dan and Rachael about being at the helm during unprecedented times, what we can learn from throwing out tradition, and why teacher and student wellbeing is priority.
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