Stories from the Classroom

I spoke with several people that are on the front lines of where esports and education intersect. We discuss:

• What exactly are esports
• What types of esports scholarships and programs are available …

A few months ago I didn't know that storytelling competitions were a thing. Then I heard Matthew Dicks on a podcast and he shared what makes for good storytelling. I thought it was interesting but …

In this short episode, I share a little bit of why I started this podcast, why I changed the name, and the vision going forward. Hope you like the new podcast art!

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In this episode:

• I speak with mindfulness specialist James Butler to discuss best
  practices surrounding how to get started with mindfulness in the
  classroom.
• I interview psychologist Dr. Tori Olds a…

Epic Rap Battles of History is one of my favorite YouTube channels. I knew that giving students opportunities to write songs about content was a good assessment, but I never thought of utilizing rap…

I got the chance to go into Mike Franz's high school gov & econ class when they were playing YOLO, a year-long game where one week of school represents one year of life. The first week of the game t…

Currently working on a couple Thom Gibson Podcast episodes that aren't quite done yet but I did want to get an episode out this month.

In this, I pulled a review that I did for my #bookstagram Instag…

With the start of the school year upon us, I've been thinking a lot about the first day of school.

Is it the most important day?
How do you balance the need for rules & procedures with getting kids s…

Think of your Kindergarten teacher. How do you think your educational experience would have been different if that teacher continued to be your teacher for every year until you graduated high school?

In Kindergarten, students are bursting with curiosity; why are doorknobs round, what is carpet made out of, why are my fingers little? Unfortunately, as students progress through their education, the…

After a rough go as a kid in some of the schools I went to, I vowed to learn martial arts some day.

A month after I turned 30, I joined a Brazilian Jiu Jitsu school. I've been going strong now for a …

A bonus track to the podcast:

Our first book club review - Man's Search For Meaning. I share the things that made me thing, that I connected to, and the mindsets I hope to also maintain.

Can High-5's really make that much of a difference in school culture?

In this episode, I explore the various ways I've begun to greet students at the door right at the beginning of class and how they…

In episode 2, I recorded the sounds of my robotics classroom for a couple of days while they worked on and presented their final projects.

I reflect on some of the observations of going back and list…

I wanted to start a podcast so I did. Think of it as being a fly on the wall in my (and others) classroom.

In this episode we go into the classroom economy auction that we have every month. Students …