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Discourse about Discourse: Educasts by Ben Wilkoff

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Why do I want to work here?

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July 17, 2007 04:44 PM PDT

Well, this is the official podcast about my interview with Littleton Public Schools. Although I was passionate and had a great experience in the interview, I was not offered the job. That made my decision to leave the classroom much easier. I still think that this podcast is relevant to anyone else who is thinking about leaving the classroom. I also outline the idea that passion and vision are the two elements that will allow you to progress professionally and personally. I think that I will continue to explore these ideas in the classroom next year, and I am extatic that I will have one more year to impliment all of the ideas from this podcast into my practice.

Show Notes:

00:00:00: Intro To Interview at LPS
The Most Change for The Most Students
00:01:51: The Ripe Environment
The First Blog Post
00:03:09: Why do I want to work here?
My Google Document
00:06:38: The Post-Interview Reflection
My Blog

Podcast Summary

My hope is that these educational podcasts add something to the cannon of classroom research and theory being done in K-12 situations across the country. These podcasts are made either in my car or in my 7th/8th grade classroom. They are mostly discussing the different elements of creating a 21st century learners (Web 2.0 technology, Authentic practice, Flat classrooms, etc.)