Troy Patterson, Shawn McGirr

Middle School Matters

Education EN ↓ 86 episodes

Middle School Matters is designed for Middle School Educators. We focus on the Middle School educators. Providing news, conversation on relevant topics, and links to other great sites, we want to reach out to other middle school educators. Join in the discussion at MiddleSchoolMatters.com

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Author

Troy Patterson, Shawn McGirr

Category

Education

Podcast website

middleschoolmatters.com

Latest episode

Oct 31, 2026

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Episodes

MSM 691: The Parents Know 07.02.2026

ShShawn and Troy talk about Parent Conferences, and more. Dave examines data science in Part 2.  

MSM 690: Bringing Back the Ancient Art . . . 31.01.2026

Shawn and Troy talk about AI in education. Dave has the first part of a three part series on Data Science.  

MSM 689: The Mythical Paper Dictionary and Your Choppelganger! 17.01.2026

Shawn and Troy talk about AI in the classroom, gamification of writing, and more. Dave focuses on the Museum.  

MSM 688: Offloading the Cognitive Load 10.01.2026

Shawn and Troy talk about AI, standards and benchmarks, and more. Dave has a better approach to Science Fairs.  

MSM 687: AI, I Want To Know 03.01.2026

Shawn and Troy talk more about AI and break. Dave looks beyond our earthly planet.   

MSM 686: Not Educationally Social 27.12.2025

Shawn and Troy talk about translation, the break, AI, and more. Dave has part 1 of the Microbiomes.  

MSM 685: Middle School is Tittle-ating! 20.12.2025

Shawn and Troy talk about AI in social studies, conference material, and more. Dave (well, not Dave, but Fred) sings science.  

MSM 684: That’s Carl, Who’s The Other Guy? 13.12.2025

Shawn and Troy talk about conference skills/tips, NCSS, and more. Dave persists.  

MSM 683: Going Bananas on AI 29.11.2025

Shawn and Troy enjoyed vacation and chat about anagrams, AI and more. Dave creatively talks about creativity in Science.  

MSM 682: To The Annoyance of Everybody Else . . . 22.11.2025

Shawn and Troy talk about AI, kids developing skills, annoying others, and more. Dave brings the Life to Science.  

MSM 681: Cyrano for Christmas 15.11.2025

Shawn and Troy talk about AI, executive functioning, and more. Dave goes for seven science tips to help students develop scientific literacy.  

MSM 680: Fight the Good Fight, But There Will Be Losses 08.11.2025

Shawn and Troy talk about AI, Youth in Government, and more. Dave gets the gravity of the situation.     

MSM 679: Finding the Right Cudgel 01.11.2025

Shawn and Troy discuss AI options, presentations and more. Dave doesn’t cross the stream, but enlightens us on the ecology.     

MSM 678: Socratic Mentorship 11.10.2025

Shawn and Troy talk about AI, and more AI. Dave Engineers another great segment.     

MSM 677: You, Hallway, Now. 20.09.2025

Shawn and Troy talk about AI, and more AI. Dave Engineers another great segment.     

MSM 676: Forty Kids In The Club 13.09.2025

Shawn and Troy talk about Government, AI, and more. Dave has AI Assessment in Science.     

MSM 675: Personality vs. AI 06.09.2025

Shawn and Troy talk about AI, education, GEMs and more. Dave discusses “Lady Edison”.     

MSM 674: Can’t Catfish With A Calculator 30.08.2025

Shawn and Troy talk about AI, professional development, and more. Dave goes through the ups and downs, riding the rollercoaster of knowledge.     

MSM 673: Problems vs. Puzzles 16.08.2025

Shawn and Troy talk AI, project-based learning, and more. Dave communicates with parents.    

MSM 672: Starting With Something Tangible 09.08.2025

Shawn and Troy discuss using AI to make up lesson plans, develop parent newsletters, and more. Dave has some disciplinary science tips.   

MSM 671: The Best Warnings Ever! 02.08.2025

Shawn and Troy talk about ISTE, accents, and more. Dave has some Real-World Problems.   

MSM 670: The English Teachers are the Exceptions 19.07.2025

Shawn and Troy continue to talk about ISTE. Dave moves outside the classroom.   

MSM 669: Red Panda Travel Buddy 12.07.2025

Shawn and Troy talk about ISTE 2025. Dave deals with chemicals.   

MSM 668: ISTE Shiny Things: Product or Pedagogy? 05.07.2025

Shawn and Troy talk about ISTE25. Dave teaches science to girls.    

MSM 667: Ouiji(PT) 21.06.2025

Shawn and Troy talk about ISTE plans, summer, mistakes, and more. Dave documents the logistics.    

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