Episodes

Sunday May 21, 2023
Stay Tuned-To Be Continued
Sunday May 21, 2023
Sunday May 21, 2023
Listen in to see why we haven't posted episodes in a while and what the future holds for this podcast
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Monday May 01, 2023
Ep 170: Brian Hoehn Gathers Data, Not Points
Monday May 01, 2023
Monday May 01, 2023
Brian Hoehn joins us this week to talk about his experience in the classroom as a math teacher, as well as about his current role as a TOSA. We talk about grades and if they matter (answer: not that much), plus Brian shares some great methods for making testing a valuable learning experience for students, rather than just another score chase.
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Monday Apr 24, 2023
Ep 169: Davis & Revs’ Adventures in Co-Teaching
Monday Apr 24, 2023
Monday Apr 24, 2023
This week, we're joined by former co-teachers Davis and Revs. They share their experiences in a co-teaching classroom and how to make it click. From pro-tips to things to avoid, the dynamic pair of educators takes us through a pile of best practices that will help us all do a better job of working together in the classroom.
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Monday Apr 03, 2023
Ep 168: Crystal Frommert Loves Calling Parents
Monday Apr 03, 2023
Monday Apr 03, 2023
Crystal Frommert teaches math at an international school in Texas. She joins us to chat about her cross-cultural experience in that space, plus how she works within that context to build a positive and productive classroom experience. Crystal talks about how solutions to issues are rarely a binary thing, but are more often in the gray area. We also discuss ungrading, and her book When Calling Parents isn't Your Calling.
Follow Crystal on Twitter and check out her book!
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Monday Mar 27, 2023
Ep 167 - At Home with Elle Cole
Monday Mar 27, 2023
Monday Mar 27, 2023
Elle Cole is a multi-hyphenate educator who joins us to talk about her seven years of homeschooling her two children. She tells us about the advantages - like student choice and motivation - and some disadvantages, like what to do when you've had a tough day with your students. Elle is also an advocate for Sickle Cell Disease, which affects one of her children. So yeah - we talk about that, too.
Follow Elle on Twitter
Listen to her podcast, Cleverly Changing
...or her other podcast, Vitamin SC3
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Wednesday Mar 22, 2023
Ep 166: Oh Look! It’s Allyson Apsey
Wednesday Mar 22, 2023
Wednesday Mar 22, 2023
This week's guest just happens to be Allyson Apsey, and she joins us to chat about serendipity. And it's not just a coincidence, either. She's been thinking about this mindset and exploring it for quite some time as an administrator and now highly-in-demand consultant. In addition to chewing on the benefits of being open to new opportunities, we also chat about what it means to be a whole teacher, both within and beyond the profession.
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Check out her website, allysonapsey.com
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Monday Mar 13, 2023
Ep 165: Jay Wamsted is a Trusty Guy
Monday Mar 13, 2023
Monday Mar 13, 2023
This week, Mealey and guest-host Tudisco chat with Jay Wamstead about...well, lots of stuff. Jay is a middle school teacher who puts a special emphasis on building trust with students. But that doesn't stop the conversation from veering into testing, grading, racial inequality, and, of course, which muppet is the best.
Follow Jay on Twitter and visit his blog!
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Tuesday Mar 07, 2023
Ep 164: Pauline Shanks is a Midwife to Ethics
Tuesday Mar 07, 2023
Tuesday Mar 07, 2023
Pauline Shanks Kaurin is a midwife of sorts: she delivers critical thinking skills about ethics to her students every day. Not only that, but she does it in a military context. This episode, Mealey and Tudisco dig in to the ethics of war, education, interpersonal workplace conflict and lots more.
You can follow Pauline on Twitter here.
Or check out her blog right here!
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Monday Feb 27, 2023
Ep 163: Jacob Johnson, Ungrader
Monday Feb 27, 2023
Monday Feb 27, 2023
This time out, Mealey and guest co-host Brad Shreffler chat with Jacob Johnson about ungrading. And while the mechanics of ungrading form part of the discussion, they also chat about how to prepare students, colleagues and admin for the sea change that ungrading represents.
Follow Jacob on Twitter: @gradeslayer
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Tuesday Feb 21, 2023
Ep 162 - Burning Questions with The Math Club
Tuesday Feb 21, 2023
Tuesday Feb 21, 2023
This week, we're joined by Pete & Noah of The Math Club podcast. And yeah - we talk about math. But we also take turns asking one burning question of each other: from spicy foods to tying up students to chair, we really cover it all this time out. Follow The Math Club podcast on Twitter and find their podcast right here.Support Us:
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Tuesday Feb 14, 2023
Ep 161: Brad Shreffler Can Escape a Crocodile
Tuesday Feb 14, 2023
Tuesday Feb 14, 2023
This week, we're joined by former teacher - now administrator - Brad Shreffler. He talks with us about making the transition from one role to the other, the role of anxiety medication, his north star as an educator, and how he strives to streamline processes for teachers. Turns out Brad is also really into spreadsheets, and you can get a bunch of cool tips and tricks from him right here:
bradshreffler.com
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Monday Feb 06, 2023
Ep 160: Nick Fuhrman Teaches with Animals
Monday Feb 06, 2023
Monday Feb 06, 2023
Dipping once more into the Ed Podcast archive, this week, Shane talks with Nick Fuhrman about his adventures in teaching using animals as educational assistants. Nick also talks about his course, where he teaches students to do the same.
Watch Nick's TED Talk right here.
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Monday Jan 30, 2023
Ep 159: ChatGPT Did Not Write this Episode
Monday Jan 30, 2023
Monday Jan 30, 2023
In a guest-less episode, Shane and Mealey tackle the latest tech on the block - namely ChatGPT. We sample it's scriptwriting skills, discuss the implications of this new tool, and even use it to get a few project ideas across various subjects.
You can chat with ChatGPT right here
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Monday Jan 16, 2023
Ep 158: A Cup of Tea with Dr. Poppy Gibson
Monday Jan 16, 2023
Monday Jan 16, 2023
Dr. Poppy Gibson joins us to talk help us understand some of the particularities of education in the UK. Plus, we go deep on our discussion of mental health, grief and loss, and giving educators a voice.
Follow Dr. Poppy on Twitter at @poppygibsonukCheck out her blog at inspiredideas.uk
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Tuesday Jan 10, 2023
Ep 157: Donnie Piercey Doesn’t Consume...He Creates!
Tuesday Jan 10, 2023
Tuesday Jan 10, 2023
Donnie Piercey is the 2021 Kentucky teacher of the year and he joins us to talk about that experience, plus his fun approach in the classroom. At the centre of his practice is teaching kids to create, rather than to consume. We also practice how to say "fermented shark" with an Icelandic accent. It does not go well.
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Monday Jan 02, 2023
Ep 156: Let’s Do Nothing with Constance Kassor!
Monday Jan 02, 2023
Monday Jan 02, 2023
In a world of increasing distraction, Eastern Religion professor Connie Kassor decided to try something radical: teach a class about nothing. Just...nothing. We talk about the huge impact that had which - unexpectedly - went far beyond her school. We also discuss rising mental health issues, which are increasingly linked to the use of social media and personal devices, plus the myth that we need to be productive all the time.
Check out the viral story from FOX News here.
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Tuesday Dec 27, 2022
Ep 155: Gholdy Muhammad is a Joyful Genius
Tuesday Dec 27, 2022
Tuesday Dec 27, 2022
This week, we're releasing a never-before-heard conversation from Shane's days as the host of Ed. In this conversation, Gholdy and Shane talk about Gholdy's experience in education as a student and how important representation is for young people. They also discuss the importance of constructing healthy narratives, both in the present and from a historical viewpoint as well. Finally, Gholdy shares her thoughts on love, joy, and beauty and why all these things need to be central to the education experience.
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Monday Dec 19, 2022
Ep 154: Two Liars and a Teacher
Monday Dec 19, 2022
Monday Dec 19, 2022
This episode, Shane is presented with two liars who say they're teachers, and one who is the real deal. After asking five questions of each, he must choose the one who actually works in the classroom. Play along and place your bets!
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Monday Dec 12, 2022
Ep 153: Mia Young, Coach on Call
Monday Dec 12, 2022
Monday Dec 12, 2022
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Monday Dec 05, 2022
Ep 152: Unprofessional Engineering
Monday Dec 05, 2022
Monday Dec 05, 2022
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Monday Nov 28, 2022
Ep 151: Just Us, Together, Simultaneously
Monday Nov 28, 2022
Monday Nov 28, 2022
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Monday Nov 21, 2022
Ep 150: Brian Moote Changes His First Diaper
Monday Nov 21, 2022
Monday Nov 21, 2022
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Monday Nov 14, 2022

Monday Nov 07, 2022

Monday Oct 31, 2022
Ep 147: Nick Zaveri - Politics, Racism, and Coaching
Monday Oct 31, 2022
Monday Oct 31, 2022
Nick has his own podcast
link
We talk about how to fix education...again
Probably lots of other stuff, but now that Mealey is writing the show notes and yes I'm refering to myself in the 3rd person it will take a few before they are as good as when Tudisco wrote them-get over it and just listen

Monday Oct 24, 2022
Ep 146: Zaynab Baalbaki - Justice, Love and Charter Schools
Monday Oct 24, 2022
Monday Oct 24, 2022
Lots of laughs and follow her on Twitter
And look for her in the stands at World Cup
link

Monday Oct 17, 2022
Ep 145: Monte Syrie - Builder of Humanity
Monday Oct 17, 2022
Monday Oct 17, 2022
Smiles and Frowns are you gonna join the movement?
Listen and find out what it is about
All you need right here link

Monday Oct 10, 2022
Ep 144: The Debate Math Guys - Let’s Hear it for Trapezoids!
Monday Oct 10, 2022
Monday Oct 10, 2022
So much fun with these guys.
Go listen to their podcast after you listen to this episode
Trapezoids-who knew they were so controversial?
Debate Math website

Monday Oct 03, 2022
Ep 143: Scott Hershovitz - Philosophy and Drinking Straws
Monday Oct 03, 2022
Monday Oct 03, 2022
Our guest is a philosopher who believes we are all philosophers, especially kids. How can we have philosophical discussions regardless of our content while still covering material we need to get to?
Also how many holes does a straw have?
Scott's Website

Monday Sep 26, 2022
Ep 142: Miriam Plotinsky is Not a Helicopter Pilot
Monday Sep 26, 2022
Monday Sep 26, 2022
Many of us complain of micromanaging admin, but are we also micromanaging our students. We discuss how to "Hover Less, Teach More" the title of our guests book.
Link to her website. Her Twitter handle is @MirPloMCPS
And follow us as well @unprocast

Monday Sep 19, 2022
Ep 141: Passing the Torch
Monday Sep 19, 2022
Monday Sep 19, 2022
Mealey is Staying
Tudisco is Leaving
Shane is Joining
Lots of laughs and info as we pass the torch/microphone from one Unprofessional to another

Saturday Sep 10, 2022
Ep 140: Diala, the International Teacher
Saturday Sep 10, 2022
Saturday Sep 10, 2022
Mealey and Tudisco get to learn about the world from Diala, a teacher who has worked in America, The UAE, China, and Russia. We learn about the sweet people in Moscow, the nervous students in Shanghai, and how teachers could earn some extra money in Dubai...
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Monday Sep 05, 2022
Ep 139: Geeky Kyle (Part 2)
Monday Sep 05, 2022
Monday Sep 05, 2022
Mealey and Tudisco meet Geeky Kyle, a teacher, podcaster, coach, and brilliant person. She tells us about how to incorporate podcasts in the classroom, why questioning is important for our students, and that time that she died...
Follow her on Twitter @KrolTeach
Check out the 7 Days a Geek podcast
And all of the rest of the Monkey Poo Studios podcasts
Check out Adventures of an English Nerd (which has her bio and her lessons!)
And, just for fun, here's Joe Pera.
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Monday Aug 29, 2022
Ep 138: Geeky Kyle (Part 1)
Monday Aug 29, 2022
Monday Aug 29, 2022
Mealey and Tudisco meet Geeky Kyle, a teacher, podcaster, coach, and brilliant person. She tells us about how to incorporate podcasts in the classroom, why questioning is important for our students, and that time that she died...
Follow her on Twitter @KrolTeach
Check out the 7 Days a Geek podcast
And all of the rest of the Monkey Poo Studios podcasts
Check out Adventures of an English Nerd (which has her bio and her lessons!)
And, just for fun, here's Joe Pera.
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Monday Aug 22, 2022
Ep 137: EDUPODLOOZA 2022! Fixing Pedagogy
Monday Aug 22, 2022
Monday Aug 22, 2022
For the finale of Edupodlooza, Tudisco and Mealey host a round table to fix pedagogy: what should stay in, what should be eliminated, and where rich podcasters get to visit...
Featuring:
Shane from The Edpodcast
Mike Yates from Schoolish
Aviva Levin from Lesson Impossible
Katie Kinder from Untold Teaching Truths
and Mealey and Tudisco from Unprofessional Development
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Monday Aug 15, 2022
Ep 136: EDUPODLOOZA 2022! Poetry Slam
Monday Aug 15, 2022
Monday Aug 15, 2022
Mealey and Tudisco are joined by author, educator, and poet Katie Kinder to host a poetry slam! Here are some of our Edu-poets:
Katie Kinder of Untold Teaching Truths Podcast
(Follow her on Twitter @KatieKinder1
and check out her book, Untold Teaching Truths)
Chey and Pav of The Chey and Pav Show
(and check out the poets they read from:
Tu Vuong who wrote Coming Home
and Humble the Poet)
Jack of Educhaos
And Mealey of Unprofessional Development
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Monday Aug 08, 2022
Ep 135: EDUPODLOOZA 2022! Game Show
Monday Aug 08, 2022
Monday Aug 08, 2022
Aviva Levin of Lesson: Impossible joins forces with Jamie the Unprofessional Development Superfan to conquer a game show!
First, they have to determine if a quote is from Common Core, Nerdcore, or the Marine Corps.
Then, they have to spot which story from the classroom is from a movie and which are from our podcast.
Last, they have to answer some Unprofessional multiple choice questions.
Can they get to 30 points to win the game?
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Monday Aug 01, 2022
Ep 134: Edupodlooza 2022 Three Teacher Traits
Monday Aug 01, 2022
Monday Aug 01, 2022
We asked Twitter to pick their top three characteristics that make a great teacher-- and now we're going to judge them! Join us as we discuss what makes a good teacher, how important content knowledge is, and how Mealey dabbles in the youth culture...
This round table features...
Aviva Levin of Lesson Impossible
Jack of Educhaos
Nick Zaveri of Can We Please Talk?
Mealey and Tudisco of Unprofessional Development
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Monday Jul 25, 2022
Ep 133: Edupodlooza 2022 Radio Drama: MURDER AT HOMLES HIGH!
Monday Jul 25, 2022
Monday Jul 25, 2022
Our scripted radio drama, Murder at Holmes High!
Written by Mealey, Tudisco, and Aviva Levin.
Starring:
OFFICER SPARROW… CHRISTOPHER TUDISCODETECTIVE VINSCOLEY … NICK ZAVERIANNETTE DALLAS (PRINCIPAL)… BATSHEVA FRANKELBLAKE BROWN (VICE-PRINCIPAL).... AVIVA LEVINJIM GARCIA (PE TEACHER).... JACKDREW DALLAS (CHEMISTRY TEACHER).... WILLIAM MEALEYVALERIE HALL (STUDENT).... LINDY MEALEYBOB LEUNG (CUSTODIAN)… CHRISTOPHER TUDISCOLEE DAVIS (CAFETERIA MANAGER)… AVIVA LEVIN
Support Our Stars:
Aviva Levin of Lesson Impossible
Batsheva Frankel of Overthrowing Education
Jack of Educhaos
Nick Zaveri of Can We Please Talk?
Mealey and Tudisco of Unprofessional Development
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Monday Jul 18, 2022
Ep 132: EDUPODLOOZA 2022! Round Table Part 2
Monday Jul 18, 2022
Monday Jul 18, 2022
EDUPODLOOZA 2022!
Mealey and Tudisco have teamed up with education podcasters from around the world to share, reflect, and be unprofessional.
This is part two of our round table of edupodcasters to ask one question: how has podcasting changed you and your teaching?
This is only Part 1 of the Round Table. Check back next week for Part 2!
THE ROUND TABLE:
Aviva Levin of Lesson Impossible
Rob Baier of Debate Math
Jack of Educhaos
Nick Zaveri of Can We Please Talk?
Mealey and Tudisco of Unprofessional Development
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Monday Jul 11, 2022
Ep 131: EDUPODLOOZA 2022! Round Table Part 1
Monday Jul 11, 2022
Monday Jul 11, 2022
EDUPODLOOZA 2022!
Mealey and Tudisco have teamed up with education podcasters from around the world to share, reflect, and be unprofessional.
For our first segment, we host a round table of edupodcasters to ask one question: how has podcasting changed you and your teaching?
This is only Part 1 of the Round Table. Check back next week for Part 2!
THE ROUND TABLE:
Aviva Levin of Lesson Impossible
Rob Baier of Debate Math
Jack of Educhaos
Nick Zaveri of Can We Please Talk?
Mealey and Tudisco of Unprofessional Development
Sponsors:
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Monday Jul 04, 2022
Ep 130: Nolan Higdon, Let’s Agree to Disagree
Monday Jul 04, 2022
Monday Jul 04, 2022
Mealey and Tudisco talk with Dr. Nolan Higdon, an author and a university lecturer at Merrill College and the Education Department at University of California, Santa Cruz. We discuss how to disagree respectfully, how to settle disagreements with people of different authority levels, and what exactly is covered in his book...
Check out his four books, including Let's Agree to Disagree
Follow his work on Project Censored!
Read his publications on Anthro(dendum) (formally Savage Minds)!
Follow him on Twitter @Nolan_Higdon
And, just for fun, what color do you think the dress is?
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Monday Jun 27, 2022
Ep 129: Shane of the Ed Podcast
Monday Jun 27, 2022
Monday Jun 27, 2022
Mealey and Tudisco are taking today off to get ready for EDUPODLOOZA! Instead of a normal episode, here is an episode of The Ed Podcast featuring Shane-- a soon to be host of Unprofessional Development!
Check out the Ed Podcast here!
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Monday Jun 20, 2022
Ep 128: Coach Victor Hicks, Coding with Culture
Monday Jun 20, 2022
Monday Jun 20, 2022
Mealey and Tudisco meet Coach Victor Hicks, the coach, coder, and educator! We discuss how to incorporate culture into coding, the pros of HBCU's, and why tokenism may just be bad...
Follow Coach Hicks on Twitter @CodingWCulture
Check out his website to learn more about Coding with Culture!
And, just for fun, here's a song by Discovery.
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Monday Jun 13, 2022
Ep 127: Rhetoric Warrior Daniel French
Monday Jun 13, 2022
Monday Jun 13, 2022
Mealey and Tudisco meet Dr. Daniel French-- a rhetorician, author, comedian, and teacher. We discuss how we use rhetoric for good and evil, the difference between persuasion and manipulation, and how Daniel is basically a jedi...
Follow him on Twitter @RhetoricWar
Check out his YouTube channel to see him as a rhetoric warrior or as a stand-up comedian.
Read his book, 21 Coliseums of Persuasion
And, just for fun, here's John Mulaney's bit about a horse loose in a hospital (explicit content)
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Monday Jun 06, 2022
Ep 126: Bastard Teacher
Monday Jun 06, 2022
Monday Jun 06, 2022
Mealey and Tudisco meet our Twitter friend, Bastard Teacher! We discuss our controversial grading strategies, how teachers act as bureaucrats, and Mealey snitches on his friends...
Follow him on Twitter @BastardTeacher
And, just for fun, here are our favorite episodes of Epic Rap Battles of History (Warning: Explicit Content):
- Mealey: Dr. Suess vs. William Shakespeare
- Bastard Teacher: Easter Philosophers vs Western Philosophers
- Tudisco: Romeo and Juliet vs. Bonnie and Clyde
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Monday May 30, 2022
Ep 125: The Math Nerds, Shelby and Justin
Monday May 30, 2022
Monday May 30, 2022
Mealey and Tudisco meet the Math Nerds, Shelby Strong and Justin Aion! We discuss how to fix math curriculum, why real life math is so important, and whether or not a hot dog is a sandwich...
Check out Shelby's website at strongermath.com
Want to see math new math routines that could help your classroom? Check out their summer Math Routine Collaborative!
See them in upcoming NCTM conferences!
See them in Harrisburg at the upcoming PCTM conference!
And, just for fun, here's a math lesson from Abbot and Costello.
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Monday May 23, 2022
Ep 124: Beth Donahoe, Union Rep
Monday May 23, 2022
Monday May 23, 2022
Mealey and our guest host, Shane Lawrence from The Edpodcast, inteview Beth Donahoe, a Maine teacher and teaching union rep. We discuss common misconceptions about union reps, what teachers can do to help their unions, and what Mealey keeps hidden in his desk...
Just for fun, check out our first conversation with Shane on Unprofessional Development's 18th episode: "The 'Ed Podcast' Podcast
Listen to more of The Edpodcast!
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Monday May 16, 2022
Ep 123: Art Markman, The Guy on Your Head
Monday May 16, 2022
Monday May 16, 2022
Mealey and Tudisco get schooled by professor, author, podcaster, psychologist, and musician Art Markman! We discuss the psychology tips all teachers should know, why projects and unanswered questions are important, and how Art joined the dark side...
Check out Art's Podcast, Two Guys on Your Head.
Check out his many, many books!
Follow him on Twitter @abmarkman
Read his many articles on psychology here!
Check out his article in Psychology Today!
And, just for fun, enjoy his ska band, Phineas Gage!
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Monday May 09, 2022
Ep 122: Anthony Colannino, Leading with Head and Heart
Monday May 09, 2022
Monday May 09, 2022
Mealey and Tudisco meet Anthony Colannino, an educator, administrator, author, and full blooded Bostonian. We discuss how to teach with head and heart, how admin can really create student growth, and what "chitlins" means...
Follow Anthony Colannino on Twitter @AJCMindset
Check out his website, which features his book and his blog.
And, just for fun, check out our episode with Matthew Dicks to hear more about funny teacher stories.
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