One of the wonderful things about the PLN is getting to expand your horizons and meet teachers from all sorts of places. It was through connections, largely coming out of my work with the Teach Better Team, that I “met” Becky and Holly. Being super impressed by their work, as viewed through Twitter and Teach Better blogs and Becky’s book, … Read More
Ep. 54 – Burning Bright (not out) with Jessica LeBlanc
One thing we can all use right now is a comforting conversation about stress (is that an oxymoron?) and stress management strategies. The comforting part is that the strategies are not actually that difficult. Jess LeBlanc explains why. The world we live in can be very stressful. From locally born issues such as family and work, our students and school … Read More
Ep. 53 – Imagining Education with Grade 12 Student Callum Neily
In this episode, I discuss the highs and the lows, the pros and the cons, the areas for growth for schools with my guest, Callum Neily. Callum is a grade 12 student in my school and if you listen long enough, you will hear that he is an asset to our building. Likely he could be an asset in any … Read More
Ep. 52 – Salmon Talk with Chris Hall
This is a re-run of my first interview on Science360, from back in the spring of 2020. I’ve been re-listening to a few of these and I really feel they hold a lot of value, but most of my listeners won’t have heard the older episodes. In this talk, Chris explains the whole life cycle of the salmon, an integral … Read More
Ep. 51 – Why I Create Content (And You Should Too!)
Recently, I have been creating a YouTube channel called Science360 – Beyond the Sky. This comes on the heels of my podcast Science360 (this one obviously), a book I wrote called Beyond the Classroom and many, many blog posts found on the Teach Better website. Why do I do these things? That’s what this episode is about. But it’s also … Read More