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Learning to teach better with Dr. Josh Hertel, Professor in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics at the University of Wisconsin - La Crosse, as we discuss teaching as a lifestyle and, specifically, personal finance for educators. Plus, some table top game recommendations and the Album of the Episode, The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan by Bob Dylan. Show notes for the episode can be found at https:...

Learning to teach better with Allison DiLiberto as we discuss our common read, Slow Productivity: The Lost Art of Accomplishment Without Burnout by Cal Newport. Plus, mailbag responses and the Album of the Episode, Let it Bleed by The Rolling Stones.

Learning to teach better through reflection and catching up with Lisa Hennessey, former high school mathematics teacher, past - president of the Wisconsin Math Council, currently teaching faculty at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and Candidate for the Board of Directors for the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics. Plus the Album of the Episode, Thickfreakness by The Black Keys. Show n...

Learning to teach better with Dr. Jen Wolfe as we talk about our approach to getting the most out of attending a conference. Plus the albums of the episode by Kendrick Lamar and Drew Holcomb & The Neighbors. Show notes for the episode can be found at https://amidonplanet.com/episode120/

Sharing a countdown of suggestions for the listeners of Amidon Planet to close out 2024. Plus a gift for listeners of the podcast! Show notes (and the countdown) can be found at https://amidonplanet.com/episode119/

Learning to teach better with Dr. Ayanna Perry, Director, Outreach and Dissemination for the Knowles Teacher Initiative , and Fred Dillon, national mathematics curriculum and learning consultant, as we discuss their book, Five to Thrive Answers to your Biggest Questions about Teaching Secondary Math . Plus, the Album of the Episode, The Wildest! by the Louis Prima. Show notes for this episode can...

Joe Jackson, Instructional Assistant Professor of Musical Theater Dance at the University of Mississippi, stops by and provides perspective on teaching rooted in his experience in the theater and learning and teaching dance and choreography. Plus, the Album of the Episode, Californication by the Red Hot Chili Peppers. Show notes for the episode can be found at amidonplanet.com/episode117

A rebroadcast of E061 of the podcast on how to love your neighbor with Burhanettin Keskin. Just because... Show notes for this episode can be found at https://amidonplanet.com/episode61/

Learning to teach better with Dr. Ty McNamee, Assistant Professor of Higher Education at the University of Mississippi School of Education, as we talk about his dissertation work that was awarded the 2023-2024 Dissertation of the Year by the American Educational Research Association, Division J. The work is titled, The Cultural Transition Into and Navigation of Higher Education for Rural Students...

Learning to teach better by celebrating the return of 60 Songs That Explain the 90’s. Rob Harvilla, Senior Staff Writer for The Ringer, is back to talk about songs from The 2000's? It is all very confusing but listen anyway for 5 lessons for teaching better in this reboot of my favorite podcast. Plus, the Album of the Episode, Metamodern Sounds in Country Music by Sturgill Simpson. Episode show no...

Learning to teach better with Dr. Erica Avent, Assistant Professor of Elementary Education, at the University of Mississippi, as we talk about church as a context, tool, and inspiration for better teaching. Plus, the Album of the Episode, A/B by KALEO. Show notes for the episode can be found https://amidonplanet.com/episode114/

Learning to teach better with Dr. Bethany LaValley, Coordinator of Professional Development at the Center for Mathematics and Science Education at the University of Mississippi, and Dr. Alice Steimle, Director of the Center for Mathematics and Science Education , as we discuss their new article in School Science and Mathematics, From co‐teaching to co‐mentoring: Transforming special education and...

Learning to teach better as I consider the book, Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World by Cal Newport. Plus, the Album of the Episode, R.L. Burnside's Mississippi Hill Country Blues. Show notes for the episode can be found at https://amidonplanet.com/episode112/

Learning to teach better with Marc Watkins, Academic Innovation Fellow, Lecturer of Writing and Rhetoric, and Director of the AI Summer Institute for Teachers of Writing at the University of Mississippi as we discuss AI in Education. Show notes can be found at amidonplanet.com/episode111

Learning to teach better with Dr. Cliff Thompson, friend, mentor, and long time educator, as we discuss his career in education and our common read,  From Strength to Strength: Finding Success, Happiness and Deep Purpose in the Second Half of Life  by Arthur C. Brooks. And the first edition of the Album of the Episode, featuring Every Picture Tells a Story by Rod Stewart. Show notes for this episo...

Learning to teach better with Jeramy Wallace, Professor of English at College of San Mateo, as we discuss his new book,  The People's Stories: Critical Storytelling for Social Justice . AND reveal a new segment for future episodes, Album of the Episode. Show notes for the episode can be found at https://amidonplanet.com/episode109/

Learning to teach better with Dr. Sarah-SoonLing Blackburn as we discuss her new book, Exclusion and the Chinese American Story, part of the Race to Truth Series. Show notes for the episode can be found at amidonplanet.com/episode108

Learning to teach better with Dr. JJ Peterson, Head of StoryBrand , host of the Marketing Made Simple podcast, and co-author of Marketing Made Simple book , as we discuss the power of storytelling to clarify our message and invite others into a story that makes their lives better. Dr. Peterson shares the seven elements of the StoryBrand framework and we discuss how to leverage the power of story w...

Learning to teach better with Dr. Rick Balkin, Professor of Leadership & Counselor Education at the University of Mississippi, as we discuss his experience visiting Rwanda, viewing genocide memorials, dancing in reconciliation villages, and considering the power of forgiveness. Show notes for this episode can be found at amidonplanet.com/episode106

Learning to teach better with University of Mississippi preservice teachers, Jazmine Smith, Maddy Robbins, Evie Bledsoe, and Jamya Benson as we discuss our session, Let’em Teach! Small Group Teaching Toward Desired Practices , at the annual conference of the Mississippi Council of Teachers of Mathematics. Show notes for the episode can be found at amidonplanet.com/episode105

Learning to teach better with Rob Harvilla, The Ringer senior staff writer and music critic, as we discuss his new book, 60 Songs that Explain the 90’s, and the end run of the podcast, 60 Songs that Explain the 90’s. Show notes for this episode can be found at amidonplanet.com/episode104/ .

Learning to teach better with Megan Clark, Family Pastor at The Orchard in Oxford, MS, as we discuss the idea that 'Love is a Teacher' during this Christmas Edition of the podcast. Show notes for this episode can be found at amidonplanet.com/episode103

Learning to teach better with Noah Amidon, as we discuss one of my favorite books, The Long Haul: an Autobiography by Myles Horton. Myles Horton was the founder of the Highlander Folk School and one of the key players in fueling the Labor Movement and the Civil Rights movement with the goal of loving others by helping them help their communities. Show notes for this episode can be found at amidonp...

Learning to teach better through a rolling conversation with Dr. Erica Halverson, Professor of Curriculum and Instruction at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and Dr. Erica Litke, Associate Professor of Mathematics Education at the University of Delaware, as we discuss their friendship, their roles as teachers and teacher educators, and the influence of their participation in the National Dance...

Learning to teach better by celebrating the release of Rob Harvilla's book, 60 Songs that Explain the 90's. Check out Rob's Book, 60 Songs that Explain the 90's Listen to Rob on E071 of Amidon Planet Listen to 60 Songs that Explain the 90's on Spotify