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Episode 77 -The Teachers of Star Wars Jun 28, 2021

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Welcome to the final episode of the School of Thought Podcast! My deepest thanks go out to everyone who has supported this podcast along the way.

This is also the final installment of School of Thought Goes To The Movies! On these episodes we discuss great movies about teaching and analyze the lessons they have for educators.

Today we’re breaking down the teachers of Star Wars, the great Jedi masters of Episodes 1-9 from the Star Wars universe. While these are not traditional school movies, education is at the heart of the Star Wars saga and the practice of being a Jedi. Your hosts Ry-Cow Den and Kyle-O Brooks trust their feelings as they reflect on the wisdom that can be gleaned from these profound stories.

On this episode we discuss:

Qui-Gon Jinn – The Rogue One
Obi-Wan Kenobi – A Good Teacher (From A Certain Point of View)
Yoda – Truly Humble the Mind of a Master is
Luke Skywalker – A New Hope

Kyle Brooks is a pastor and church planter in California. He has also appeared on Episode 31 of the School of Thought Podcast.

Indiana University Social Studies Interview Project: https://education.indiana.edu/students/graduates/program-specific/social-studies/educator-interviews/index.html

Episode 76 - Inception Jun 24, 2021

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Welcome to School of Thought Goes To The Movies! On these episodes we discuss great movies about teaching and analyze the lessons they have for educators. Today we’re breaking down Inception, the landmark film from director Christopher Nolan. While not a teaching movie in the traditional sense, this movie has a lot to say about teaching and learning.

Today’s guest is my good friend Dillon Vibbart, director and producer of indie films such as Social Norm and Somniphobia.

Episode Links

Watch Dillon’s latest film: Somniphobia: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ju--srCYxO0

Episode 75 - Frank DeAngelis Oct 11, 2020

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Frank DeAngelis is a writer and speaker who lives in Colorado. He is best known for being the principal at Columbine High School on the day of its fateful mass shooting in 1999. Frank subsequently made a commitment to stay at the school until all the students who had been in the district at the time of the shooting graduated from high school. Frank stayed at Columbine until his retirement. He continues to speak around the nation to teachers, lawmakers, and students, and is a leading voice in the conversation on school violence and safety.

Episode Links

They Call Me Mr. De: The Story of Columbine's Heart, Resilience, and Recovery: https://www.amazon.com/They-Call-Mr-Columbines-Resilience/dp/1949595064

Episode 74 - Dead Poets Society Aug 16, 2020

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Welcome to School of Thought Goes To The Movies! On these episodes we break down great movies about teaching and discuss the lessons they have for educators. Today we're breaking down Dead Poets Society, the GREATEST TEACHER MOVIE EVER MADE. In my opinion.

I'm joined today by the incomparable and incomprehensible Megan and Andrea, the hosts of the Have You Read This Podcast. It's great. Check it out.

Please refer to my previous episode with Tom Schulman, who wrote the screenplay for this film.

Episode Links

More about Tom Schulman: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0776114/
Have You Read This Podcast: https://www.hyrtpodcast.com

Episode 73 - Tom Schulman Aug 16, 2020

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Tom Schulman is a screenwriter from Los Angeles. He is best known for writing the screenplays for classic films such as Dead Poets Society, Honey, I Shrunk the Kids, and What About Bob?. His screenplay for Dead Poets Society won the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay in 1989, and was his first movie script to reach the big screen. This script is semi-autobiographical, based on his experiences in the classroom of Sam Pickering, one of his teachers at a prep school in Nashville, Tennessee. Pickering himself is a writer of many books, including a very good one on teaching called Letters to a Teacher.

Episode Links

More about Tom Schulman: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0776114/
Letters to a Teacher by Sam Pickering: https://groveatlantic.com/book/letters-to-a-teacher/

Episode 72 - The Teachers of Hogwarts Aug 09, 2020

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Welcome to School of Thought Goes To The Movies! This is a special edition of the School of Thought Podcast. Today we're discussing the teachers of Hogwarts as they are portrayed across the books and movies of the Harry Potter series.

My guest today is Starr Sackstein. She is an education writer, speaker, and consultant based out of New York. She has written widely on educational theory and practice in books and articles for publications like EdWeek. She is also a widely sought-after education consultant who has trained teachers from across the United States.

Episode Links

Starr Sackstein Website: https://www.mssackstein.com
Twitter - @mssackstein
Harry Potter and the Sacred Text: https://www.harrypottersacredtext.com

Episode 71 - Starr Sackstein Aug 09, 2020

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Starr Sackstein is an education writer, speaker, and consultant based out of New York. She has written widely on educational theory and practice in books and articles for publications like EdWeek. She is also a widely sought-after education consultant who has trained teachers from across the United States. Please tune in to our next episode, where Starr and I will discuss the teachers of Harry Potter!

Episode Links

Starr Sackstein Website: https://www.mssackstein.com
Twitter - @mssackstein
TEDx Talk – A Recovering Perfectionist’s Journey to Give Up Grades: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_61kL5jeKqM
Starr’s Work in Progress Blog at EdWeek: https://blogs.edweek.org/teachers/work_in_progress/
Article - Five Minutes Until Show Time, and I'd Like to Throw Up:https://blogs.edweek.org/teachers/work_in_progress/2019/07/five_minutes_until_show_time_and.html
Book – Hacking Assessment: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B019AJPLVE/ref=as_li_ss_tl?keywords=hacking%20assessment&qid=1451911856&ref_=sr_1_1&s=books&sr=1-1&linkCode=sl1&tag=cultofpeda-20&linkId=af7031d84f95577c438aaa0b6488e7b2
Ken O’Connor Books: https://www.oconnorgrading.com/publications

Episode 70 - Orson Scott Card Jul 29, 2020

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Orson Scott Card is a widely-read author, who came to prominence through his science fiction books Ender’s Game (1985) and its sequel, Speaker For The Dead (1986). With these books Orson became the first author ever to win both the Hugo and Nebula Awards for Science Fiction writing in consecutive years. Ender’s Game was eventually made into a major motion picture in 2013. Orson has published several books and book series over the years. He has also sustained a long career as a teacher, teaching writers as a professor at Southern Virginia University and through his special “literary boot camps.”

Episode Links

Orson Scott Card website: http://www.hatrack.com
Books: http://www.hatrack.com/osc/index.shtml
We Review Everything Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/orson-scott-cards-we-review-everything-podcast/id1266095299

Episode 69 - DJ Johnson Jul 27, 2020

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DJ Johnson is a speaker, counselor, and sports statistician based out of Southern California. After coming up through the foster care system in Indiana, DJ found success and meaning in his life. In addition to his successful career as a sports statistician in Southern California, DJ speaks and consults with parents, teachers, and students whenever possible.

Episode Links

DJ Johnson Website: https://djinspires.com
The DJ Inspires Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-dj-inspires-podcast/id1335006843
Instagram: @djinspiresall
DJ’s Book - The Sun Is Always Shining: A Story of Adversity Turned to Triumph: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1543462332/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_U_hT-FEbTSWNWCB
Dee Hankins: https://www.deehankins.com/
Tyler Durman: https://bitesizedwisdom.com/
Breathe University: https://etinspires.com/breathe

Episode 68 - Marion County Schools Jul 27, 2020

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This special edition of the School of Thought Podcast features three conversations with people involved in the innovative student ambassador program at Marion County School District in Kentucky. Today we’re talking with a student, teacher, and superintendent to get three different perspectives on what it looks like when a district makes educational leadership a priority.

Links

Marion County Public Schools Ambassador Program:https://www.marion.kyschools.us/content/mcpsambassadors
Ambassador Program Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/MCPSAmbassadors

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