What is going on in school? We are teachers. We are dads. And we often ask the exact same question. Join Chris and Rolland as they reflect on teacher culture and share their work/life experiences. No doubt this will simplify some things and definitely complicate others.
In this episode the guys talk about a social experiment that Chris put himself through, Merry Christmas vs Happy Holidays, student behaviour the week before Christmas break, and the divide between social media and real life.
You can listen to this episode of the podcast here.
Chris and Rolland talk about those Waterloo smart glasses again! They also talk about whether technology can be used to make the human experience a better one and where innovation comes from and how it happens.
In this episode, Chris talks about his "do not disturb" text when he is driving and the guys reflect on their experience with their habits at work experiment.
The guys had a bit too much fun on the on ramp today - it was like two old guys chatting at 2am after the pub closed. Chris talks about not being a dog owner anymore, Rolland goes on retreat, Chris shares his story about being sent home from a retreat, and Rolland ends up sharing some stories from his High School experience. Apologies again for Rolland's poor audio. He is working on figuring out why it sounds so bad.
The podcast starts off with some talk that stemmed from the on ramp. Rolland talks about a 'calming rage' which leads Chris to some talk about 'the third space'. Rolland's audio is horrible this week - sorry.
In this episode Chris and Rolland talk about salutations, the divide between the real life world and the digital one, effective communication, and the 25th hour.
On this episode of the podcast Chris and Rolland talk about relationships, work anxiety, theory into practice, and weekday thinking vs weekend thinking.
On this episode of the podcast Chris and Rolland talk about growth mindset and the pain it can bring, the learning pit, giving up vs not giving up, smart glasses, and EMPATHY.
The guys kick things off by talking about the new season of the podcast and the name of the episode. The move on to the creative process and then mastery vs fluency.
In this episode Chris and Rolland talk about mentoring, creativity, moving into a new classroom and all the stuff some teachers have, banning smart phones in classrooms, creating videos and placing them in the DeCodEd Podcast Youtube site, and what Rolland and Chris use to make their videos.
This episode starts off with Chris talking about the "back to school" dream! The guys end up talking about moving into their new schools, what happens the first week of school, and icebreakers.
The gloves finally come off as Chris and Rolland talk about the Sex Ed curriculum in Ontario and the controversy surrounding it. They hit a couple of other topics as well.
The guys get a bit deep on the podcast today. After not chatting for over a week they push out almost two episodes worth of stuff. It's clear that they are steeped in summer vacation. Listen in and see if you can make sense of the different directions they take.
In this episode the guys talk about making it through an entire school year of the DecodEd podcast, what their plans are for the summer, and other little bits.
Rolland and Chris talk about what they are thinking and feeling as they prepare to leave one school and start at another. How are people reacting? Does decision making happen in a bubble? Listen in to see hear how these guys are working through and processing the upcoming changes in their work lives.
In this episode Rolland and Chris talk about the DeCodEd Podcast and what it is about. They know what is should be about but have things played out the way that they expected???
The guys had a major on ramp this week that led to some good talk about breaking down what happens in education, the idea of having our careers catalogued, and the hierarchy that exists in classroom and schools.
More technical issues this week. The guys trudge through without video but end up making an episode. The talk on this episode is around NPDL and blogging.
Well, episode 31 was/is a gongshow. The technical issues caused us to try a podcast on Saturday but that didn't work so we tried again Sunday morning and ended up getting two different parts. The audio has been pieced together for you but the video is in two different parts. For what it's worth, Chris and Rolland talked about adjusting expectations and how their tech issues can be applied to everyday life in and out of the classroom.
You can listen to the audio portion of the episode here.
On this episode of DeCodEd Chris and Rolland talk about snow days, dad stories, innovation and the future, moonshots and making things happen, and the future of podcasting. You can listen to the podcast here. You can watch the recorded GHO at https://youtu.be/1vrM_GtaYgw.
On this episode the guys talk about what it is like to live post social media, cell phone use and Chris' new experience, awareness and meta cognition, and creativity and collaboration. Chris poses the question "Is social media social learning?". It's not homework but Chris dropped it anyway.
This episode has Chris and Rolland chatting in the same Region! The early morning podcast had Chris in the Region of Waterloo (Cambridge) at the EdTechTeam "Ontario" Summit. The guys talk about the Summit - his sharing and his learning, his decision to leave Twitter within the next month or so, and the guys have their first guest on the podcast (impromptu) who talks about her experience at the Summit!
In this episode the guys talk about heightened awareness in the moment, Chris' experience in his ASL course, some reflection on the Ontario Regional Exchange experience, and Chris' decision to leave Twitter. You can listen to the podcast here. You can watch the recorded GHO at https://youtu.be/beFdI62r36M.
The guys are back after a couple of weeks off. Listen in as Rolland and Chris talk about the "on ramp" that leads them to their conversation on the podcast and their talk about guns and school.
On this episode the guys talk about culture and language, Chris asks the question "How do we (educators) define ourselves with respect to the work that we do (code switching), and Chris talks a bit about his learning struggles with ASL.
In this episode Chris and Rolland talk about conversations vs interviews with respect to podcasting. They also end up talking about coding in the classroom and working with English Language Learners.
In this episode the guys talk about the feeling they get when something goes wrong at the last minute, the workings of Elementary vs Secondary school, and the idea of relationships creeps back into the conversation.
The guys kick things off with some talk about the week they just experienced. Chris' dilemma revolves around the concept of closing out a semester while Rolland is mentally prepared to wear a body camera. As the conversation develops they end up talking about challenging conversations (aka hard conversations, tough conversations, etc) and end things off with the "Good Ole Days".
The guys need an "on ramp" today so they chat a bit before they hit the broadcast button. Once they get into it, they chat about sick days/personal obligation days and morning surprises and how to deal with them. Are you about contingency or redundancy?
The guys kick things off with almost no downtime prior to hitting "broadcast". A little bit of talk using snowballs as an analogy connected to teaching and life. We also stumbled on the topic of student teachers and whether we could take one on.....and we asked each other the big question - are you ready for Monday?
The guys kick things off by talking about the new year and what it means to them. They ended up moving into whether teacher will be the last job they have in their career.