Journeys of Teaching

Chase Sams is a Kinesiology major at Columbus State University. On this episode, Chase discusses how he follows Georgia Bulldogs football with digital technologies and through networked spaces, connecting this engagement to how he will seek to sponsor his future students' interests. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Dr. Aaron R. Gierhart is an Assistant Professor of Elementary Education at...

Ryan Boyd is a Music Education major at Columbus State University. On this episode, Ryan discusses his participation in online communities around fandom of Atlanta professional sports and how he wants to bring participatory culture into the music classroom. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Dr. Aaron R. Gierhart is an Assistant Professor of Elementary Education at Columbus State University...

Gina Sutton is a Theatre Education major at Columbus State University. On this episode, Gina discusses blogs she follows and learns from and her intentions to incorporate blogging in her future classroom. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Dr. Aaron R. Gierhart is an Assistant Professor of Elementary Education at Columbus State University in Columbus, Georgia, and previously taught in the I...

Candice Hughes is a Elementary Education major at Columbus State University in the Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) program. On this episode, Candice discusses networked engagement in Cricut design work and how she wants to afford her future students similar interest-based media engagement. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Dr. Aaron R. Gierhart is an Assistant Professor of Elementary Educ...

Rachel Massey is a Music Education major at Columbus State University. On this episode, Rachel discusses how she has benefitted in her communication and interpersonal skills as well as being more informed through listening to podcasts. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Dr. Aaron R. Gierhart is an Assistant Professor of Elementary Education at Columbus State University in Columbus, Georgia,...

Andrew Evans is a History and Secondary Education major at Columbus State University. On this episode, Andrew reflects on how he has connected with fellow Atlanta Braves fans online, including meeting some of these connections in person at the World Series. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Dr. Aaron R. Gierhart is an Assistant Professor of Elementary Education at Columbus State University...

Kimberly McGuire is a Theatre Education major at Columbus State University. On this episode, Kimberly discusses how her networked engagement with likeminded others around spoken word poetry has helped her explore these works in greater depth and express herself in unique ways outside of the traditional academic curriculum. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Dr. Aaron R. Gierhart is an Assis...

Jayla Timmons is a Theatre Education major at Columbus State University. On this episode, Jayla reflects on how she connected with other fans of a popular televsision show in online, networked spaces. She also discusses how she intends to foster similar experiences in which her students connect and build relationships in her future classroom. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Dr. Aaron R....

Nick Tewell is a Music Education major at Columbus State University. On this episode, Nick discusses the benefits and skills he has gained from his engagement in sports fandom in online, networked spaces such as Discord. He connects these experiences to the "common joy" he wants his students to get from their participation in music education and band. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Dr....

Madison Hart is a Music Education major at Columbus State University. On this episode, Madison discusses her engagement in online networked spaces around crossfit and how learns new approaches and workout plans, connecting with others across the world who share this interest. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Dr. Aaron R. Gierhart is an Assistant Professor of Elementary Education at Columb...

Jay Baugh is a Theatre Education major at Columbus State University. On this episode, Jay discusses how he has engaged in online, networked spaces around tabletop role-playing games and how he has developed and refined severals skills. He also shares how this engagement has opened his eyes to what theatre education can and should be for students. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Dr. Aaron...

Season 3.5 of the Journeys of Teaching Podcast launches this week featuring podcast recordings from Aaron's undergraduate students at Columbus State University. ***Season 3 launches in Fall 2022!*** Dr. Aaron R. Gierhart is an Assistant Professor of Elementary Education at Columbus State University in Columbus, Georgia, and previously taught in the Illinois public schools for 11 years. You can fol...

This week, we will explore the journey of Lauren Chapple. Lauren has served as a teacher in Ontario, Canada, and is the founder, director, and workshop presenter for the Proud Rainbow Voices Network, a network for 2SLGBTQ+ educators and allies. Lauren was the recipient of the Elementary Teacher Award in 2021 from OTIP and the Ontario Teachers' Federation. You can request to join the Proud Rainbow...

This week, we will explore the journey of Lauren Chapple. Lauren has served as a teacher in Ontario, Canada, and is the founder, director, and workshop presenter for the Proud Rainbow Voices Network, a network for 2SLGBTQ+ educators and allies. Lauren was the recipient of the Elementary Teacher Award in 2021 from OTIP and the Ontario Teachers' Federation. You can request to join the Proud Rainbow...

This week, we will explore the journey of Dr. Jessica VanValkenburgh. Jessica is an Assistant Professor of Middle Grades Education at Columbus State University whose research and service work center around parent and family involvement in education. Jessica holds an EdD in Curriculum and Instruction from Gardner-Webb University. She was also recently appointed to the Georgia State School Superinte...

This week, we will explore the journey of Dr. Jessica VanValkenburgh. Jessica is an Assistant Professor of Middle Grades Education at Columbus State University whose research and service work center around parent and family involvement in education. Jessica holds an EdD in Curriculum and Instruction from Gardner-Webb University. She was also recently appointed to the Georgia State School Superinte...

This week, we will explore the journey of John Naples-Campbell. John is the Depute Head Teacher at Glen Urquhart High School in Drumnadrochit, Scotland. John recently won the Educator of the Year Award at the 2021 National Proud Scotland Awards for his continued efforts of fostering inclusive learning spaces for and supporting LGBTQ+ learners and community members. You can follow John on Twitter @...

This week, we will explore the journey of John Naples-Campbell. John is the Depute Head Teacher at Glen Urquhart High School in Drumnadrochit, Scotland. John recently won the Educator of the Year Award at the 2021 National Proud Scotland Awards for his continued efforts of fostering inclusive learning spaces for and supporting LGBTQ+ learners and community members. You can follow John on Twitter @...

This week, we will explore the journey of John Naples-Campbell. John is the Depute Head Teacher at Glen Urquhart High School in Drumnadrochit, Scotland. John recently won the Educator of the Year Award at the 2021 National Proud Scotland Awards for his continued efforts of fostering inclusive learning spaces for and supporting LGBTQ+ learners and community members. You can follow John on Twitter @...

This week, we will explore the journey of Willy Mekeel. Willy is Remote Sensing Program Manager for TacAero, a Professional Pilot Instructor, and an Associate Professor of Aviation at Minnesota State University, Mankato and is currently finishing a PhD at the University of Minnesota. You can follow Willy on Instagram @willymekeel On this episode, we will discuss how Willy has transferred his caree...

This week, we will explore the journey of Willy Mekeel. Willy is Remote Sensing Program Manager for TacAero, a Professional Pilot Instructor, and an Associate Professor of Aviation at Minnesota State University, Mankato and is currently finishing a PhD at the University of Minnesota. You can follow Willy on Instagram @willymekeel On this episode, we will hear Willy's stories about refining his ped...

This week, we will explore the journey of Willy Mekeel. Willy is Remote Sensing Program Manager for TacAero, a Professional Pilot Instructor, and an Associate Professor of Aviation at Minnesota State University, Mankato and is currently finishing a PhD at the University of Minnesota. You can follow Willy on Instagram @willymekeel On this episode, we will hear Willy's stories about his journey towa...

This week, we will explore the journey of Dr. Bryan Banks, an Assistant Professor of History at Columbus State University and co-founded of the online journal Age of Revolutions . Dr. Branks holds a PhD from Florida State University. You can follow Bryan on Twitter @BryanBanksPhD On this episode, we will discuss the leveraging of podcasting as a teaching and learning approach and the development o...

This week, we will explore the journey of Dr. Bryan Banks, an Assistant Professor of History at Columbus State University and co-founded of the online journal Age of Revolutions . Dr. Branks holds a PhD from Florida State University. You can follow Bryan on Twitter @BryanBanksPhD On this episode, we will hear Bryan's stories about about helping students relate and apply history to contemporary exp...

This week, we will explore the journey of Dr. Bryan Banks, an Assistant Professor of History at Columbus State University and co-founded of the online journal Age of Revolutions . Dr. Branks holds a PhD from Florida State University. You can follow Bryan on Twitter @BryanBanksPhD On this episode, we will hear Bryan's stories about teaching and studying "history from below" as a means of relating h...