Teaching To The Test Pattern

Jennifer Gainesbuilt a student broadcast program that works. So naturally, she's about tochange it. Fresh off her LEAD CTAE graduation (the night before this recording), theStatesboro High School AVTF teacher sat down at the VidPod to talk about aseason of wins... and why next year she's stepping into territory she's nevertaught before. In this episode: - What LEAD CTAE actually is, an...

He coaches a two-time state champion broadcast team that just finished eighth in the nation... and his big secret isn't a drill or a piece of gear. It's that he refuses to hand out an easy grade. Jamey Trask from Fayette County High School sat down with Tom at the Georgia ACTE conference to talk about what it actually takes to build students who can write and stack a live show in 90 minute...

He outproduced NASA. Seven cameras to their four at the Huntsville Space and Rocket Center. And at the end of the year, he sat down and told me he didn't think he grew. This conversation with Billy Dunn from Albertville Innovation Academy is one of the most honest things we've put on this podcast. Billy came from Fox 6 in Birmingham — gold standard broadcast — walked into a classroom, and...

He shot highlights for ESPN as a teenager. He built a career across four TV stations in Birmingham. And he learned to do all of it because the guy who was supposed to show up one night... didn't. Mark Hendren is three years into the classroom at Helena High School in Alabama, and he's thinking hard about how to give today's students the same thing someone gave him: a reason to say yes...

He has more TV and radio credits than most working journalists — and nine months ago, he walked into a high school classroom and had to learn how to take attendance for the first time. Alex Jones spent seven years at WBRC 6 News in Birmingham across eighteen different roles, acted on Disney XD at 13, and ran a college radio station as general manager before teaching a single class at Thompson High...

The dean of a nationally accredited college journalism program just told me he isn't sure his faculty is teaching some of his students anything they don't already know. Tom sits down with David Marshall, Dean of the College of Media Arts and Communications at Savannah State University - the oldest public HBCU in Georgia - and the conversation goes to places most deans won't go. Three studentsfaile...

What does a marketing teacher in Gwinnett County know about broadcast education? More thanyou'd expect.   Tom sits down with Evan Rosenberry at Collins Hill High School — the first marketing teacher in Teaching to the Test Pattern history — and the conversation goes places. AIin the classroom, why banning it might be the worst thing you can do for your students, a student MLB franchise project...

Tom shares a presentation from his summer conference tour where he helps you understand what is needed to help teach your students to write better copy for news.  For more content like, this visit www.streamsemester.com

In episode 130, Tom talks with Robert Hill from Peach County High School in Fort Valley, Georgia. This was recorded live during the AVTF Meet and Greet at Peach Co. This event served as the program's advisory council meeting and was a great way of members of the community to see what happens in the program.  Thanks to our sponsor, Amitrace, for their support of Teaching To The Test Pattern.  For m...

Tom discusses why he's been absent from podcasts and posting on StreamSemester.com lately. Teaching To The Test Pattern and StreamSemester.com are brought to you by Amitrace.com

Tom discusses the Blackmagic Design announcement from IBC 23 including new cameras, new updates, and the biggest thing to happen to iOS cameras since light - the Blackmagic Camera app. For more news and classroom resources, please visit StreamSemester.com Thanks to our sponsor Amitrace.com . If you are looking to upgrade your classroom or studio equipment, visit Amitrace.com to get started.

Tom and Josh talk about what's new in their programs for 2023--2024. Josh is reworking his entire program and Tom is rewiring his. For more shows and more info on how to best run your Audio/Video production classroom, visit streamstemester.com . Special Thanks to Amitrace.com for their support of StreamSemester.com and Teaching To The Test Patten.

Tom and Josh talk about new content coming from StreamSemester.com and how you can use it to become the local expert on the topics provided. For pacing guides, lesson plans, activities, and more for your classroom, visit StreamSemester.com . Thanks to Amitrace.com for their continued support of StreamSemester.com and Teaching To The Test Pattern. If you are looking to build a new program or update...

In this episode, Tom and Josh catch up after Josh's summer of travel. They address where Adam is as well as how bad the roads in Georgia are. Thanks to Amitrace.com for their support of Teaching to the Test Pattern and StreamSemester.com

This is the first episode of the Ask The Engineer Series. Tom talks with Faraz from Amitrace to help answer your questions. As Tom and Faraz travel and talk with teachers from around the country, they hear the same questions over and over and this series aims to answer those questions. In this episode, they discuss live streaming set ups, the best cameras for the studio and in the field, and diffe...

In this episode, Josh talks with Dr. Andrew Stevens from North Greenville University about his experience on the sidelines, in the classroom and much more. Teaching To The Test Pattern is brought to you by Amitrace. If you are looking to update your equipment for your classroom or build out your studio, go to Amitrace.com to start the conversation and get the best input and feedback possible to he...

The roundtable is back. This time Adam, Josh, and Tom were live at Camp T&I in Brunswick, Georgia. They were joined by 20 or so video production educators from around the state of Georgia. During they show, they fielded questions from the audience, Josh and Adam got their "Ross Socks," and they discussed the best places to eat in the area. For more episodes and more content for video productio...

Tom talks with Bob Caniglia from BlackMagic Design at NAB 2023. They discuss the new ATEM family of switchers , updates to Davinci Resolve , and much more. For more content like this please visit, StreamSemester.com. Thank you to our sponsor - Amitrace . If you are looking to build out or build up your studio or classroom equipment, reach out to Amitrace today.

In this episode of the Teaching To The Test Pattern Roundtable: Tom is still in Vegas at NAB2023 and shares what he's learned in the last week. The boys discuss the new Adobe Premiere Pro version that's in Beta and drives Tom mad, how most scholastic video programs are really missing a key element , Ross Video, Canon Cameras, and Blackmagic Design still dominate the conversation. Thanks again to A...

Tom talks with Melanie Ciotti from SNS about their storage and media asset management (MAM) solutions and how they can simplify the workflow at schools. For more about SNS, visit www.snsevo.com For more content about teaching video produciton, visit StreamSemester.com presented by Amitrace.com

Tom talked with Matt Peschau from Ross Video about how Ross Video can integrate their suite of tools into your classroom in order to give your students the most accurate experience with professional grade newsroom tools and techniques. For more from NAB2023, visit StreamSemester.com. Teaching to the Test Pattern is brought to you by Amitrace.com . If you are looking to build out or upgrade your eq...

Adam, Josh, and Tom meet again to talk about what’s going on in their lives including Josh’s love for BlackMagic Design cameras, Adam’s ebay bidding wars for VHS tapes and Tom’s upcoming trip to Las Vegas. Thanks to Amitrace.com for their support of Teaching To The Test Pattern and StreamSemester.com

Tom discusses a disturbing trend in CTE. This episode is one of the most difficult to produce in order to not say names, tell specifics, and/or truly cause pain to someone involved. Ultimately the goal of this episode is to get your attention and cause awareness of the issue. To learn more visit: https://www.streamsemester.com/

Tom talks with Jessica Roberts of Arlington High School in Arlington Tennessee. Jessica shares how she manages the number of events her program does and how they continue to scale their broadcasts up.

Adam, Josh, and Tom talk about what's going on in their program and on StreamSemester.com. They talk Blackmagic Design, AI apps, and much more.