148: Shifting our role. - Alex Valencic chats with us about the shifting role of teachers in the classroom, finding your people, and changing the way we're helping students learn the skills they need.

Alex Valencic chats with us about the shifting role of teachers in the classroom, finding your people, and changing the way we're helping students learn the skills they need.

More at www.teachbetter.com/podcast/alexvalencic

Episode Highlights

• 1:36 - We may or not have release some very secret  information early for you...
• 7:04 - Previewing the episode with  Alex Valencic.
• 10:13 - Alex introduces himself.
• 12:09 - Alex's failure: Homework catastrophe.
• 16:21 - Alex's success: After School Tabletop Club.
• 18:57 - What's keeping Alex excited about education right now: Inquiry-driven instruction.
• 20:45 - Alex's advice for teachers: Find the people who are going to help you become a better teacher by supporting you.
• 23:19 - 6 questions answered in 15 seconds or less.
• 26:11 - How to connect with Alex.

Alex's Recommendations

• EdTech Tool: Pencil and paper.
• Book:
  1. "Instructional Rounds in Education" by Elizabeth A. City.
  2. "Inquiry Mindset" by Trevor MacKenzie.
  3. "Hacking School Discipline" by Nathan Maynard and Brad Weinstein.
  4. "Better Learning Through Structured Teaching" by
  5. "The Internal Coherence Framework" by Douglas Fisher and Nancy Frey.
  6. "Alexander Hamilton"
  7. "Schulz and Peanuts" by David Michaelis.
  8. "Talking to Strangers" by Malcolm Gladwell.
• Who to Follow on Social Media:

1. Dennis Dill (@DennisDill)
2. Dr. Teresa Lance (@teresa_lance)
3. Matt Weimann (@MrWeimann)

• YouTube/Podcast/Website/Blog: Facing His