LOTS 103 - Why Are We Staying?

Life of the School Podcast: The Podcast for Biology Teachers

This is the second episode of the podcast as a panel of discussion with Aaron Mathieu, Lee Ferguson, Tanea Hibler, and Ryan Lacson. Show Notes: - We discussed how the office is going to change as a result of the pandemic. - Ryan pointed out the issue of rural internet access. - While not getting bogged down in a conversation about politics, we discussed the origins of Gerrymandering. - We also brought up how the inequities of education are being highlighted by the pandemic. - We had lots of LMS talk. - Lee lamented the fact that she can’t use her 3D Molecular designs models this year. - Lee also discussed the appropriateness of the RockyIV 2020 Meme. - Tanea brought up how teachers are making wills as part of back to school work. - Aaron worries about how the pandemic might be an ACE. - Lee is the queen of the interactive notebook and this year and this year she is going digital with one of her groups. - Ryan is looking forward to trying out NGSS Storylining this year. - Lee is excited to try out Pivot Interactives. - Tanea is excited her school is going to take the biggest leap forward towards creating an anti-racist culture and campus. - Aaron is looking forward to continuing his pointless grading journey inspired by My Classes Are Pointless by Paul Strode and Point-Less By Sarah M. Zerwin We would love feedback! DM or Tweet @lifeoftheschool and share what your fears are about the upcoming school year? What are you excited about/looking forward to? Credits: - Please subscribe to Life Of The School on your podcast player of choice! - Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/LOTS - Music by: https://exmagicians.bandcamp.com/ - Show Notes at Lifeoftheschool.org - You can follow on twitter @lifeoftheschool