Mr. G's Podcast
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Mr. G's Podcast
This is a podcast about my experiences as an educator. I'll share things I've done, things I want to do, and ideas that I have. Education is a collaborative profession, even though we're often tucked away in our classrooms. My blog and this podcast are my way of opening up a dialogue. I want to shar...
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How Can We Integrate Technology to Transform Learning?
In education, we have had to adapt how we teach to incorporate more technology. While the pandemic expedited the process, it was inevitable. Things ge...
Redefining the Problems We've Already Named
In this episode, I talk through some thoughts on how the education system needs to reevaluate its expectations of students and teachers.
Season Three is Starting Soon!
I'm looking forward to starting up season three and I'm excited to have you join me. Look for the first episode on March 29, 2022.
Maintaining a Balance while Teaching
As it was for many people, 2020 was a challenging year for me. The year put into focus many aspects of my life that I hadn’t previously paid much atte...
2020 in Review - Unscripted
This week, I'm going unscripted. I've written down four questions that I'll ask myself and then answer. 2020 is a year that shan't soon be forgotten a...
Teaching Should Work for You, Too
If there was ever a year that I questioned my decision to become a teacher, this is the one. Within the first two months of this school year, I was th...
The Constant Chatter of Students
It seems to me that my students talk a lot. I don’t understand why. What have they got going on in their lives that is so interesting? How much can be...
The Practice of Teaching
This episode will consider the practice of teaching. That is, teaching is something that someone needs to continually repeat and analyze in an effort...
Who Are You?
This week, I want to explore our personalities as teachers. I think that we are different people when we're standing in front of a class. We're differ...
Cautious Creativity
This week, I want to explore some of my thoughts on being creative in your teaching practice. It's important to try new things and step out of your co...
Who's in Control of Students' Learning?
While driving to work the other morning, I started thinking about who is in control of a student's education. I figured it has to be either the studen...
Setting Your Objectives
A lot of teaching comes down to managing expectations - your own, your administration, your students', and the parents of your students. It's not abou...
Embrace Uncertainty
As we start the new school year with so many things still unresolved, we have to become the spirit of freedom for our students by embracing this uncer...
Students' Relationships
Our relationships with our students are the most powerful teaching tool that we have available to us. Like any tool, it's effectiveness is a result of...
Explore Technology in Your Teaching Practice
Using technology in your teaching practice is inevitable. In this episode, I share some thoughts on why we do and don't use technology in our classroo...
Simplifying Teaching and Learning
In the first episode of season two, I'm proposing changes to how we approach scheduling for teaching and learning. Currently, the system is too comple...
The Start of Season Two
The school year is almost here and that means there is going to be another season of this podcast.
Today's questions: What is your definition o...
Do Your Job Honestly
The best advice my dad ever gave me about my teaching career was to do my job honestly. It's important to teach what matters most to you because there...
Incomplete Ideas
Throughout this podcast run, I've written down ideas and I didn't get to some of them. Today, I want to present those unexplored ideas to you. These i...
Professional Development
The introduction of a new math curriculum in Ontario has sparked an interesting debate. Professional development is something that I meant to talk abo...
Your Impact as a Teacher
My students sent me a very heartwarming e-card today and it got me thinking about the impact that we have as teachers; we have more of an impact than...
The Last Week of School
This is the last week of school and it's not about learning. This week is about solidifying our relationships with our students. I'm having a hard tim...
Seeing Students Again
The gifts I ordered for my students arrived this morning and I took the afternoon to deliver them. I saw a few of my students today and it was a trip....
Distractions
I've been working on building a marble run for over a week. I've been trying different materials and learning about how they work. In this process, I'...
What's in a Name?
Today I was thinking about the importance of names and what they mean to us and our students. Names carry meaning and they establish a presence. It's...
Storytelling
I got tired of seeing students' avatars on the screen so I started creating imaginative stories about each other. It turned into an entire narrative t...
Two Weeks Left
With only two weeks left in the school year, I think it's important that we turn our focus to the relationships that exist in the classroom: student-s...
Colander vs. Fishing Net: Perspectives on Your Teaching Practice
Today, after finishing report cards, I started reflecting on my teaching practice for Big Idea Friday. The perspective that you take on your teaching...
Taking it Outside
I went outside to do some work today and it was great. I felt a lot more refreshed after being outside, and the work I was doing seemed easier. It was...
Running Out of Steam
I'm running out of steam. This isn't a normal June and it doesn't feel right. After ordering some gifts for my students, I started thinking about how...
An Afternoon Without Email
I haven't checked my email since one o'clock this afternoon and it's been fantastic. I feel more relaxed and less rushed than I normally would in the...
Writing Report Cards
I sat down to start my report cards today. I didn't get very far. Writing report cards is always tricky but it feels even more so this year. It's been...
Learning About Diversity
This is a conversation that I'm uncomfortable with because I don't know what my position within it is. I know that this is an important conversation t...
The Fragmentation of Online Learning
Online learning is creating an ever-growing separation between the students themselves and the students and teachers. Without the classroom to provide...
Showcasing Student Talent
I was asked to help a committee plan a virtual talent showcase. I agreed but it reminded me of when I was in a talent show. What we often don't realiz...
Starting June Slowly
Coming into this June, I feel more tired than I remember ever having been. I feel very confused, uncertain, and disconnected. I've been questioning my...
Don't Tell Students That They're Smart
In today's episode, I share a bit of my story and how being labelled "smart" had an impact on my life. Being smart isn't a bad thing but it shouldn't...
But, You Didn't Teach This!
I've been thinking about what it means when students say, "But, you didn't teach this." There are so many ways to interpret this simple statement, but...
Putting Students Together
After some conversations about student placement, I started thinking about how we have an impact on students' learning environments and the people the...
Diana Guerriero - Choice Boards
In today's episode, Diana Guerriero shares her experience with using choice boards to empower students. She shares a number of ideas for activities th...