Podcasts
Episode 51: Zooming In on the Writing Process with a Student Author
In this episode, I chat with Eva, a 15 year old high school sophomore who loves to write. Eva provides great insight for teachers about what students really hope for when learning how to be better writers. Eva shares what inspires her, as well as her writing process. She is able to publish her work, collaborate with other young authors, and get feedback with a site called Wattpad.
Episode 50: Zooming In on Research and the Writing Process with Geoff Edgers
In this episode, I zoom in on research and the writing process with author and Washington Post writer, Geoff Edgers. Geoff stresses the importance of in depth research and plenty of time to write and revise.
Episode 45: Zooming In on Podcasting with Students-Part One
What are the best content choices for podcasting with students? In this first episode in the Podcasting with Students series, I share clips from The Birch Meadow Way Podcast which my fourth grade colleagues and I started with our students this past Spring 2021. I reflect on the content choices for our first season of The Birch Meadow Way and what I believe our next steps should be.
Episode 19: The Teacher As Writer with Phaedra Hise
Phaedra talks about the purpose of writing and finding what is essential.
Episode 10: The Teacher As Computational Thinker with Nicole Kang
Coding done well is computational thinking.
Episode 9: The Teacher As Paranormal Investigator
Kristy Sumner shares about her work as a paranormal investigator and her focus on research and sharing stories.
Episode 7: The Teacher As Change Agent with Angela Stockman
Angela shares her research and work with multi-modal expression in the writer’s workshop.