Podcast
Teach Wonder
Hosted by The Center for Excellence in STEM Education · EN
We know that powerful things are happening in education and that those powerful things often go unnoticed or are siloed (within a community). We’ve built a space to share those powerful things, where we aren’t constrained by distance and scheduling. We’ll combine our 35 years of K - 12 teaching experience with the unique perspectives of our guests to connect you to relevant ideas and experiences. Listen in to motivate your practice, challenge your current pedagogy, and expand your horizons with stories from educators near and far.
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Everything but the Book Study: Ambitious Science Teaching
Apr 2700:26:47Tap to summarizeIn this episode, we're centering our discussion around a favorite resource of Julie's Ambitious Science Teaching. Julie brings several resources to support this deep dive into eliciting student thinking, learning new ideas, and the state of learning. Links:Ambitious Science Teaching Thinking RoutineTeaching WorksNSTA Phenomena Evaluation Intro music: David BiedenbenderFind us on social media: Instagram: cmichceseFacebook: cmich_cese
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Everything but the Book Study: Maker-Centered Learning
Apr 1400:18:56Tap to summarizeIn this episode, were discussing Maker-Centered Learning, a favorite book of our staff. Julie selects several passages and we discuss how close-observation, problem-solving, and seeing yourself as a maker impact outcomes. We stretch the definition of maker is some unexpected ways and talk about how this all relates to our latest celebration: Make and Show. Learn more about Make and ShowCheck out Maker-Centered Learning Music: David Biedenbener Find us on social media: Instagram: cmichceseFacebook: cmich_cese
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Everything but the Book Study: The Education Huddle
Mar 2400:23:11Tap to summarizeThis week, we discuss an article by Heather Bailie Shock called: I Adapted a Hospital Practice for Teacher Prep. It Was Transformative. The article describes how a shes used huddles to make her teaching practices explicit, helping student teachers understand classroom strategies. We talk about how this relates to our work with classroom and pre-service teachers. Intro Music: David BiedenbenderFind us on social media: Instagram: cmichceseFacebook: cmich_cese
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Everything but the Book Study: Outdoor Learning and Critical Thinking
Feb 1600:28:48Tap to summarizeIn this episode, we discuss how outdoor education in fosters critical thinking, resilience, and interpersonal skills. Julie shares how her personal interest in mountain biking took her on a deep dive into the world of outdoor education, highlighting the benefits of outdoor education in overcoming uncertainty and challenges. Julie's brought her citations and research study to this episode, you won't want to miss it! Links: Children and NatureHow Does Outdoor Learning Support Children's Critical Thinking Intro Music: David Biedenbender Find us on social media: Instagram: cmichceseFacebook: cmich_cese
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Everything but the Book Study: How to Differentiate Without Splitting Students Up
Feb 200:20:01Tap to summarizeThis week we discuss an Edutopia article on differentiating instruction without separating students. This article intersects several important aspects of teaching- good questioning strategies, making content accessible for students- and addresses the challenge of doing this when students are coming at a topic from a lot of different places. Link to ArticleIntro Music: David BiedenbenderFind us on social media: Instagram: cmichceseFacebook: cmich_cese
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Everything but the Book Study: In Defense of Dabbling
Jan 1900:28:34Tap to summarizeIn this episode, Ashley shares her thoughts on the podcast episode, In Defense of Dabbling with Karen Walrond, which emphasizes the value of being an amateur and trying new things without a serious end goal. They bring up some specific examples from their childhoods, as well as talking about this decidedly non-education focused episode has so many important connections for educators and learners. Intro Music: David BiedenbenerOther Music: Paul Krasnoshchok from PixabayFind us on social media: Instagram: cmichceseFacebook: cmich_cese
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Everything but the Book Study: Looking at how schools in Finland brought forest ecology into the classroom
Jan 1200:22:19Tap to summarizeWelcome to our new series in Teach Wonder, Everything but the Book Study, where one of us has read the article we are about to discuss, and one of us hasn't. In this episode, Julie brings an article from The Guardian about a Finnish preschool experiment where natural forest elements were imported into schoolyards, enhancing children's health. Article Link: How a radical experiment to bring a forest into a preschool transformed children’s healthIntro Music: David Biedenbender Other Music: Paul Krasnoshchok from PixabayFind us on social media: Instagram: cmichceseFacebook: cmich_cese
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The Assumptions We Make: Why Self-Reflection and Observation Require Different Things
Dec 100:28:48Tap to summarizeIn this episode, we discuss updates to our Educator Institute, a professional learning community focused on equitable teaching practices in STEM. We talk about the challenges we faced when testing our self-reflection tool as one for observation and how we shifted things. If you work with future teachers, or are trying to better your own practice, this episode is a one that talks about the intentional ways we have to self-reflection and pitfalls to avoid when observing others. Intro Music by: David BiedenbenderMusic by Viacheslav Starostin Find us on social media: Instagram: cmichceseFacebook: cmich_cese
Transcribe →Shared Language and Expectations: A Conversation about Self-Reflection in the Classroom.
Oct 1700:37:19Tap to summarizeAshley and Julie discuss the Educator Institute, a project aimed at bridging the gap between classroom teachers and future educators. They emphasize the importance of shared language and practices among educators. They talk about their experiences using the tool to both self-reflection and observe others. Intro Music: David BiedenbenderOther Music: by Clavier Clavier from PixabayFind us on social media: Instagram: cmichceseFacebook: cmich_cese
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Curious Change: A Look at Carla Shalaby's Troublemakers
Sep 3000:40:55Tap to summarizeIn this episode Ashley O'Neil and Julie Cunningham discuss the book Troublemakers by Carla Shalaby as it relates to curiosity and agency. This book was part of the summer work in the Educator Institute, discussed in Episodes 1 and 2. In this episode they've each brought specific examples from the book and explore how these examples challenged or reframed their thinking. Throughout the podcast, the balance between classroom management and fostering authentic student engagement and self-expression is a central theme. They wrap up the episode by discussing some ways that teachers can sustain these types of practices in the classroom. Read the book: TroublemakersIntro Music: David Biedenbender Outro Music: Leigh Robinson from PixabayFind us on social media: Instagram: cmichceseFacebook: cmich_cese
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