This week’s conversation starts with Matt’s check-in question of, “What brought you joy this week?” (Are you using check-in questions with your students? We’d love to hear from you about this. You can always contact us at hallwayconvospod@gmail.com) The main discussion this week stems from a quote Dave brought from the book Orbiting the Giant Hairball by Gordon MacKenzie: “Orville Wright did not have a pilot’s license.” We think through the conditions teachers need to feel empowered to take risks, and how collaboration is a key aspect of thriving together–not getting tangled up in the “giant hairball” of an organization, while also not flying off on our own, but rather finding a way to settle into an orbit of innovation and creativity.
Episode 110: Healing for “Infectious Behaviors” in the Classroom: A Conversation with Al Bandstra
Episode 109: The Science of Reading: A Conversation with Dr. Gwen Marra
Episode 108: Teaching for (and from?) Transformation: A Conversation with Darryl De Boer
Episode 107: Teacher Leadership (or, why Abby is an effective leader, even though she never wants to be a principal)
Episode 106: Attracting and Retaining Great Teachers: A Conversation with Chad Dirkse
Episode 105: Empowering Learners (Recorded with a Live Audience at Sioux Falls Christian School!)
Episode 104: Power in the Classroom (or, why Dave is a “whimsical” teacher)
Episode 103: The Good Old Days (or, why Abby is the in-between generation, even though she never owned a flip phone)
Bonus: Christmas in the Hallway, 2023
Episode 102: Assessment Imaginings (or, ”Are we teaching students? Or teaching students to take tests?”)
Episode 101: Stories of Thanksgiving and Encouragement
Episode 100: A LIVE Hallway Conversation! - Recorded in front of a live audience at the Christian Educators’ Association Conference
Episode 099: A Conversation with Lynn Swaner (or, “It really is a very nice hallway you have here.”)
Episode 098: Walking the Camino, part II (or, education as pilgrimage)
Episode 097: Walking the Camino, part I (or, pilgrimage is both an individual and communal exercise)
Episode 096: Our Favorite Podcasts (or, why Dave Mulder dominates at trivia)
Episode 095: Reflections and Beginnings and Ongoing Development (or, ”into the newness”)
Summer 2023 Replay: What’s the Value in Project-Based Learning?
Episode 094: More Encouragement for Novice Teachers (and the difference between ”good” and ”great?”)
Summer 2023 Replay: Good Teaching Can’t Be Reduced to Technique (Can It?)
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