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Flip Your Back-to-School Night

Catlin Tucker

Quick Introduction – My Teaching Philosophy. I introduce myself to parents and share my teaching philosophy. Students engage in face-to-face conversations, asynchronous online discussions, and 140 character Twitter-style interactions. This is how I flip my Back-to-School Night. This is a favorite with parents!

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What Can College Instructors Offer Their Students in the Age of AI? 

Faculty Focus

I admit that I did not have the most thoughtful or eloquent answer as I discussed trying to keep up with advances, to recognize the utility of AI, but also to continue to foster critical thinking skills in my students. He told me that he uses ChatGPT all the time (and he is not alone among students in doing so; Kichizo Terry, 2023).

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Tired of the Same Old Professional Development? Let Students Lead.

Edsurge

One thread that quickly emerged from our initial discussions was teacher practice. After these discussions, I posed a question to my students: “Do you all want to lead a training for us–your teachers–focused on how we could do better?” I wanted this club to be youth-led, so I relied heavily on student conversations to guide our work.

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Online Learning Book Recommendations: And Why I Read so Few Books on the Topic

Edsurge

The way that books have nourished my teaching has been in the area of identifying and refining my teaching philosophy and general pedagogical approaches. I haven’t read many books that are focused strictly on online teaching. What I recall about it now is that he didn’t make use of a bunch of different tools.

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How to hire technology leaders, not followers

eSchool News

This article discusses sculpting the staffing mix of an organization. In the past, schools were reasonably homogenous in their approach to teaching. The hiring process should reflect this need to have the teaching philosophies of new staff align closely with its vision. How can sculpting occur?

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‘Press Play’ Isn’t a Teaching Strategy: Why Educators Need New Methods for Video

Edsurge

Given that YouTube continues to be chocked full of educational videos that are often accessible and custom-captioned, perhaps we don’t have to reinvent the wheel or become DIY videographers to find an approach to video-based learning that matches our teaching philosophy?

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Need a New Job? Here’s What You Do

Ask a Tech Teacher

Use a free WordPress blog, but instead convert the pages to topics discussed below. Set up a digital portfolio that includes the following categories: Teaching philosophy. Based on your experience, come up with a short paragraph that describes your philosophy of teaching. Here’s an example. What to include.