Episode 046: Coaching New Teachers

For this episode of Passing Notes, I visited with Dr. Joanna Lein. Joanna is the Executive Director of the Teaching and Leading Initiative of Oklahoma (TLI). TLI is a nonprofit organization based out of Tulsa, OK that works to develop the skills, knowledge, and mindsets of teachers and school leaders with a focus on novice teachers. You can find Joanna on Twitter @JoMabeeLein or follow TLI Oklahoma @OklahomaTli.

Reflection Questions:

• What spoke to you in this episode?
• Where is your struggle? Classroom management? Guided reading? Instructional practices? Differentiation?
• What micro skills do you need to grow during the 2019-2020 school year?
• What are your goals for the 2019-2020 school year? How do you plan on growing? What small steps can you take towards that goal?
• How are you sharing your knowledge with other teachers?
• How are you supporting novice teachers?
• In the coming year, have you considered time in your day to reflect on your teaching practice?

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Episode 045: #oklaed Reflects

A look at the 2019-2020 school year by the community of #oklaed.

Reflection Questions:

• What happened this year that you are proud of?
• What lessons did you learn from working with your students? families?
• What do you hope to improve/change for next school year?
• What are you reading this summer to grow as an educator?
• How are you relaxing and rejuvenating this summer to begin the 201920-2020 school year?

Episode 044: Legislative Wrap Up

The 2019 Oklahoma Legislative Session has come and gone. This year Passing Notes, with the help of a couple of friends, worked to help keep #oklaed informed with regular updates on all things #okleg. Please send your feedback to me by commenting below or direct message me @thestephhinton.

This last episode, posted a little later than planned, is a conversation with Senator JJ Dossett of Senate District 34 and Representative Cyndi Munson of House District 85 (twitter handles linked to name). This episode focused on #oklaed reflections and frustrations from the legislative session.

A BIG shout out to Todd Gragg and Shari Gateley who took the time to research and record for each episode!

Episode 042: Student Podcasts

Erin Barnes is a principal and former teacher of Epic Charter Schools. She is also a co-host of the OklaSaid Podcast and the producer of the podcasts The Emancipation Podcast Station and Navigating School.

I sat down with Erin to talk about how thinking outside the box and allowing students to demonstrate mastery through a variety of means provides educators with a more authentic forms of assessment.

Reflection Questions:

• What do you currently use to assess student mastery?
• Do you currently use any alternative forms of assessment when determining student mastery?
• What alternative forms of assessment have been the most effective for you?
• Have you ever considered using student podcasting to determine student mastery? How would creating a student podcast help you identify mastery and needs for remediation?
• What other forms of authentic assessments have you tried or considered trying? How did this experience grow your thinking about assessments or student mastery?
• What are your next steps towards changing assessments in your classroom?

Episode 041: Legislative Update 9

In this episode Todd Gragg, Shari Gateley, and I talk about the state’s education budget, Governor Stitt’s Board of Education appointments, and school shootings. #oklaed

Episode 039: Legislative Update 8

This episode of Passing Notes Todd, Shari, and I focused on other systems that impact education because it is not enough to fully fund education. We cover healthcare, criminal justice, DHS, and how all three intersect with education. To sum it up, if we are going to be a top 10 state, Oklahomans need to care for Oklahomans and our policies need to be reflective of the Oklahoman Standard.

Find Todd on Twitter @MrGragg and Shari @ShariGateley.

Episode 037: Legislative Update 7

Listen in as Todd Gragg and I talk all things Oklahoma education politics.

Episode 035: Legislative Update 6

Another #okleg update with Todd Gragg and Shari Gateley. In this episode we talk about innovation and local control.

We all know that the April 1 deadline to pass education funding will probably come and go so we made bets on when we actually the budget will be finalized and sent to the governor. Shari claimed April 24, Todd picked May 8, and I went for the middle with May 1. We’ll see what happens as the legislative session continues.

You can find Todd on Twitter @MrGragg and Shari @ShariGateley

Episode 034: Legislative Update 5

For this legislative update of Passing Notes, Todd Gragg and Shari Gately join me to talk all the things happening in the Oklahoma legislature. In this episode we talk about revenue, the April 1st deadline, and classroom funding.

To find our guests, you can follow them on Twitter @MrGragg and @ShariGateley.

#OklaEd Podcast Network

I’m so excited to announce the creation of the #OklaEd Podcast Network. The #OklaEd Podcast Network was created through a collaboration with Michelle Waters with reThinkELA and Scott Haselwood and Erin Barnes with OklaSaid. The #OklaEd Podcast Network was created to link together great #OklaEd podcasts and bloggers to help educators find resources and information. Check it out at www.oklaed.wordpress.com and let us know what you think!