The Secret To Teaching

This week, we come closer to answering the question, “What is the secret to teaching?” Our guest, Dorothy Ganey is a retired elementary school teacher whose career and philosophies can be summed up as ‘best practices.’ Principals and other administrators looking to get inside the mind of a veteran educator will appreciate the second part of the conversation, when Dotti shares her experience working with a number of principals and what made some effective and others not.

 

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Welcome to The Secret to Teaching’s inaugural podcast. We begin with a conversation with Jim Winter, the founder of Wavelength, and Dr. Bobb Darnell. These two former colleagues and frequent collaborators discuss the efficacy of humor in education and the upcoming Engaged Learning, Achievement and Humor Conference taking place this Fall. This episode also features a visit from Wavelength ensemble member Julie Ganey to our Educational News You Can Laugh At segment, as well as, a hilarious song from the popular show Musical Staff. Conference Registration

Our Featured Guests

DR. BOBB DARNELL Has served as a teacher, author, staff development director and Board Trustee for the National Staff Development Council. A sought-after presenter, his high-energy workshops are filled with practical ideas resulting from research and tested practice.

JIM WINTER A former teacher and staff developer, Jim is the founder of Wavelength. He studied improvisation at the Players Workshop of Second City and is also a Certified Laughter Leader. An award winning actor, writer and educator, Jim presents nationally and internationally, sharing with educators the research on humor’s effectiveness along with the engaged presentation practices of improvisation.

Here are some helpful show links.
Wavelength
Engaged Learning, Achievement and Humor Conference
Robert J. Marzano, The Art and Science of Teaching
Engaged Learning
Permission to Laugh
Neurotransmitters
Fight or Flight
Physiological benefits of laughter
Edward De Bono, Higher Order Thinking Skills
Whole Child
John Cleese
NCLB = No Child Left Behind
AYP = Adequate Yearly Progress
Teacher Attrition
Kinesthetic Arts
The Sense of Humor
Improv in the Classroom
Communications Workshop
Conflict Resolution
Rochelle Richelieu
Debbie Lauer
Ed Dunkelblau
Association for Applied and Therapeutic Humor
Emotional Intelligence
Learning Communities

Educational Topics Discussed
Team Teaching, Literacy, Humor, Engaged Learning, Environment, Enthusiasm, Brain Research, Improvisation, Cognitive Dissonance, Higher Order Thinking Skills, Whole Child, Professional Development, Lesson Plan, Kinesthetic Arts.

 
He ain’t heavy, he’s my brother. Host Brad Harbaugh chats with his brother Corey Harbaugh. Corey is the principal of Gobles Middle/High School in Gobles, MI, a member of the National Writing Project, and on the leadership team for the Third Coast Writing Poject. These two hermanos retrace Corey’s journey from student, to teacher of English, to principal. They cover a broad range of topics, such as, mentoring, engaged learning, classroom management, professional development, and dealing with standards. It’s “must listen” podcasting.

 

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Here are some helpful show links.
Gobles Middle/High School
National Writing Project
Third Coast Writing Project
MASSP
Clothes Pin Article
New York Time Article by Sam Dillon
Harry Wong / The First Days of School
William Glasser / Choice Theory
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance by Robert Pirsig
Kalamazoo College
Rush (Beware, it’s a loud web page)
Dungeons and Dragons