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010-My Last Two Years (Reflection)
May 31, 2021

010-My Last Two Years (Reflection)

Join me as I discuss what I learned about myself and teaching in my role as a Teacher on Special Assignment during the last two years.

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009-Mastering Mastery Learning with Jen Page
May 24, 2021

009-Mastering Mastery Learning with Jen Page

Jen is currently a middle school social studies teacher that worked with a small group of her colleagues to develop a credit score simulation for her students. This simulation, meant to run for the entire school year, would be a way to not only help...

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008-No Room for Ego
May 17, 2021

008-No Room for Ego

In this episode, Mike shares his thoughts on the need to keep ego out of the classroom and instead, focus on confidence from your experiences. Feel free to share your thoughts with Mike on Twitter (@Mr_Brilla) or email () or by commenting on the blog...

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My Own Best Lesson: Be the Change
May 3, 2021

My Own Best Lesson: Be the Change

I figured it was time for me to put my money where my mouth is and share my best lesson (well, and my schedule this past week made booking a guest impossible). Listen to the latest episode to hear how my students became agents of change in their own...

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#006-Reflection: Why Study History (Part 3)
April 19, 2021

#006-Reflection: Why Study History (Part 3)

History Contributes to Moral Understading

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#005-Teach History Through Music Like Kevin Cline
April 6, 2021

#005-Teach History Through Music Like Kevin Cline

You'll love the energy and ideas brought to you by Kevin Cline in this episode! Kevin discusses how he uses music and other forms of entertainment to teach history to his students. You'll also hear a lot about how important mutual respect and...

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#004-Why Study History (Part 2)
March 22, 2021

#004-Why Study History (Part 2)

Learn From People & Society

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Quantitatively Improve Class Discussion with James Sturtevant
March 7, 2021

Quantitatively Improve Class Discussion with James Sturtevant

Welcome to the first interview I've ever recorded for the show! In this episode you'll hear from the guru of engagement, James Sturtevant, as he describes a method he created to help progress monitor student engagement in class discussions.

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Why Study History?
Feb. 17, 2021

Why Study History?

Welcome to the second episode of My Best Lesson Social Studies! In this episode we'll start talking about why I believe it's important to study history in our schools. Join me on this 12-minute reflection as I discuss my own thoughts on history and...

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Telling Our Own Story
Jan. 9, 2021

Telling Our Own Story

Welcome to the first episode of My Best Lesson: Social Studies! This podcast is meant to help social studies educators share their stories of success, and sometimes failure, in their classes so that we can all grow together to become better teachers,...

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