Empowering Modern Learners - PDSB #Peel21st

Empowering Modern Learners - PDSB #Peel21st

Forum for teachers in #peel21st (PDSB) to discuss their innovative teaching and assessment practices that empower students. Episodes will focus on various topics but always connect to the six innovative elements: learning environments, learning culture, models of learning, informative assessment, 21st century competencies and access to technology. Hosts: Jim Cash (@cashjim) & Amit Mehrotra (@AmitMehrotra78) Thanks for listening!

Episodes

S2 Episode 12: The Good Place

April 3, 2019 • 29 mins
In this jam packed episode, the new Coordinating Principal of Modern Learning Luke Mahoney steps in to co-host with Emily, and Nicole chats with grade 5 Reema Khithani, teacher candidate Jenna Marinucci and a couple of students.
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S2 Episode 11: The NeverEnding Story

March 6, 2019 • 32 mins
This week we get to hear the great things Ruthie Sloan is doing in the Innovation Studio at James Grieve PS supporting students from K-3.
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S2 Episode 10: The Philosopher’s Stone

February 20, 2019 • 31 mins
In today's episode we chat with Mark Uriarte and Tiffany Mackay a teacher and Instructional Coach at Champlain Trail PS.
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S2 Episode 9: Big Hero 6

February 6, 2019 • 29 mins
This week Emily sits down with Christian Stepien, a gr1/2 teacher and k-6 planning time with a modern learning focus at Plowman's Park PS.
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S2 Episode 8: Control

January 23, 2019 • 27 mins
In today's episode we sit down with Susie Ellis, Instructional Coach and "Self-Regger" to discuss the role self regulation plays in teaching and learning.
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S2 Episode 7: Victorious

January 16, 2019 • 29 mins
In this week's episode we speak with social worker Marvin Arthur about the Reaching Out program and some ideas for keeping kids engaged in the classroom.
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S2 Episode 6: The Passionate Eye

January 9, 2019 • 28 mins
In this week's episode we chat social justice, culturally responsive and relevant pedagogy and equity with grade 8 teacher Zohrin Mawji and a few students in her class.
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S2 Episode 5: The Guardians pt 2

December 19, 2018 • 19 mins
This week we resume our conversations with Phil Dodson and Gwen Reitemeier. Plus a special appearance from an old friend.
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S2 Episode 4: The Guardians pt 1

December 12, 2018 • 22 mins
In this episode we chatted with Phillip Dodson, principal of Ray Underhill PS, teacher Gwen Reitemeier and a couple of grade 5 students as they discuss how their experiences with Indigenous education has created a stronger sense of community in the school.
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S2 Episode 3: Hang Time

December 5, 2018 • 24 mins
This week we hung out with the Royal Orchard Middle School Boys club as they spend the afternoon exploring STEM activities in the LLC. Principal Kervin White, ISSP/Contact teacher Samantha Stephen, Instructional Coach Swarnaly Banerjee-Modi and a handful of students shared their experience.
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S2 Episode 2: Dragon’s Den

November 28, 2018 • 22 mins
In this episode we chatted with Jaime Girard - Intensive Support Teacher for the board's primary and junior interval classes. She discussed her prior experiences as an interval teacher as well as how she currently supports interval programs in her new role including an exciting invention convention event.
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S2 Episode 1: The Returned

November 21, 2018 • 20 mins
We're back! Emily and Nicole are now The Returned, and we want to thank you so much for your patience. We have been looking forward to getting this episode out since last season and are elated that we've finally been able to get things underway. We are going to try a few new things out, but the heart of it all will continue to be stories from educators on their journeys to empower our modern learners. In this episode we int...
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Episode 35 – The Final Countdown

June 26, 2018 • 23 mins
Welcome to the final episode of Empowering Modern Learners for Season 1, the 2017-2018 school year. In this episode, Jim and Amit look back over the season and highlight a few favourite moments from guests they have interviewed. They also listen to some bloopers from the past 34 recording sessions and share some laughs. Nicole James and Emily Farkas also join in and talk about next year's podcast. 
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Episode 34 – The Force Awakens

June 20, 2018 • 33 mins
In this episode, we interview Adrian Graham who is the Superintendent of Curriculum and Instruction at the Central Board Office here in the Peel District School Board. Adrian shares his own journey through Empowering Modern Learners and he encourages teachers to continue to be co-learners with their students so they can be empowered as well. He also talks about some of the upcoming events and opportunities teachers have to learn in...
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Episode 33 – Modern Family

June 13, 2018 • 21 mins
In this episode, we interview Emily Farkas and Nicole James who are both Modern Learning Resource Teachers and will be taking over the EML podcast in the new year. Emily & Nicole share what parts of the Empowering Modern Learners vision document speak to them as well as about the amazing things that are happening in some of their schools.
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Episode 32 – The Office

June 5, 2018 • 26 mins
In this episode, we interview Claudine Scuccato who is the new Coordinating Principal of Modern Learning here in Peel. She shares her own journey with Empowering Modern Learners as well as some advice for teachers and administrators on how to get things going with the Empowering Modern Learners vision.
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Episode 31 – How It’s Made

May 30, 2018 • 26 mins
In this interview we interview Joe Dallaire who is a Science teacher at Stephen Lewis Secondary School. He shares the work that he is doing with the collaborative inquiry process with his students. He also talks about the work he is doing with the Peel Science 9 Resource.
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Episode 30 – Cheers

May 23, 2018 • 35 mins
In this episode, we interview Katie Novak who is the author of UDL Now! A Teacher’s Guide to Applying Universal Design for Learning in Today’s Classrooms.  Katie shares some great strategies that teachers can use when they are planning for their students using a Universal Design for Learning (UDL) lens.
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Episode 29 – Daredevil

May 15, 2018 • 25 mins
In this episode, Jim and Amit provide some commentary and connections to Empowering Modern Learners while listening to various guests who stopped by to chat at the annual Digital Tool Summit that took place May 12, 2018.
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Episode 28 – Wings

May 9, 2018 • 28 mins
In this episode, we interview Thanh Trieu who is a Grade 5 teacher at Cherrytree Public School. She shares how the Belief Statements and the three words in the vision of "Inspire, Innovate and Ignite" have really helped to shape the amazing learning environment she has created with her students. Together with her students, they have created a proposal to seek funding from the Board for an Outdoor Learning Space, and Thanh s...
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