Category: Teaching Tomorrow Show

How might we create more space for grace, curiosity, and exploration in our work with young people? Today, I am joined by life coach Courtney Harris to tease apart this question. Courtney Harris is a former educator of 10 years with her masters in Special Education. She lives in Austin Texas and works  in person … Continue reading “22. On being curious with young people with Courtney Harris”

How can teachers, and teams of teachers, have more agency when determining the direction of their own professional learning? Today on the show I talk with Moses Velasco, co-author of a book that addresses these questions. Leading from the middle is a phrase that we teachers hear often, but knowing how we might enact this … Continue reading “21. Collaborative Inquiry with Moses Velasco”

Okay, I get that this sounds like the set up for a corny joke, but what does teaching and running long distances have in common? Today I am launching a mini-series about teachers who run. If you follow me on instagram, I have shared with you that I have been selected to be part of … Continue reading “20. Teachers who run (a mini-series) with Keila Merino”

What is the one thing that you should never be afraid to say in a job interview? Today Barb McLean sits down to talk to me about the business of school. Barb McLean is a legend in my books. For many years she has served The Bishop Strachan School as the assistant head of Human … Continue reading “19. Applying to and interviewing for jobs in education with Barb McLean”

How can we create spaces in our school communities where everyone feels like they belong? Today on the podcast, I talk to Rosetta Lee, a professional outreach specialist and middle school educator at Seattle Girls’ School. Rosetta Lee is a force within the world of education. I was first introduced to her work when she came … Continue reading “18. Everyone belonging at school through diversity, equity, and inclusion learning with Rosetta Lee”

What happens when you lose your voice and still have to teach the next day? On this episode we have two special guests joining us on the show to talk about one way for teachers to smile more and talk less: Self Organized Learning Environments or SOLE. I for one am all for resources that … Continue reading “17. Simple inquiry with Eric Daigle and Jeff McClellan from Start Sole”

How can school librarians work to move away from being gatekeepers and towards being gateways to information? Today I am joined by the brilliant Laura Mustard and we discuss this question. Laura Mustard has been a coach with Cohort 21 for a few years now, but more relevantly, she is the librarian at St Clements … Continue reading “16. Librarians as gateways of information with Laura Mustard”

Okay so history could be considered a little…um…dusty…in some circles, but Vanessa Vanclief has another approach to teaching social studies, that might make some children cry. I have fully claimed Vanessa as my work wife at school: our classrooms are beside each other, we teach the same Grade 8 students, and our curriculums often overlap. … Continue reading “15. Making Social Studies learning sticky with Vanessa Vanclief”

What advice does an award winning researcher have for turning your classroom into an educational inquiry? Join one of Canada’s leading education scholars, Dr Kathleen Gallagher, as we discuss drama, research, and radical hope.   I met Dr. Gallagher when I was completing my Master’s of Teaching at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education. … Continue reading “14. Drama and radical hope with Dr. Kathleen Gallagher”

Welcome back to the Cohort 21 Face to Face session. This is part 2 of a short series on the podcast chatting with teachers who are actively engaging in the design thinking process to improve one aspect of their practice. If you have never heard of Cohort 21, it is essentially a community of teachers … Continue reading “13. (part 2)Using design thinking to improve professional learning with Jennifer Bairos”