Description

Duration: 00:33:50

Guest: Lorrie Salome

Lessons from the Field engages staff members from the Austin Independent School District about teaching and learning in our community. Discussions focus on various education topics and how they impact and empower teachers and students.

Website:Austin ISD Professional Learning

Social Media: @AustinISDPL

In this episode Mark Gurgel and Matthew Castilleja interview Lorrie Salome, a 5th-grade math teacher at Hill Elementary. Her hobbies include high-stakes games of Settlers of Catan, dancing games in virtual reality, and telling students long-winded stories about her fleet of fantastic felines.

During this episode, we discuss:

• Overview of teaching at this point in time [3:01]
• Organizational structure [6:18]
• Student engagement [11:15]
• Challenges in teaching [20:18]
• What do you wish you had known then that you know now? [25:20]

Resources mentioned in this episode include:

• Mmhmm blog