The always interesting Peter Smagorinsky sits down for another wide-ranging chat. Peter is a Distinguished Research Professor at the University of Georgia with a generous internet presence. His website chronicles Peter's extensive landscaping projects, along with his voluminous academic output (and free resources for teachers). (Originally published August 4, 2020)
Highlights include:
0:27 - How's the weather?
1:52 - PART 1: RECENT INQUIRIES
4:55 - Peter's most recent book (on how teachers learn how to teach)
10:42 - Clock Time vs. Event Time
17:00 - Teacher-to-school 'matches' and 'mismatches,' cultural or otherwise
19:03 - Challenges to 'diversifying the workforce'
24:12 - Benefits, trade-offs, and advice . . .
28:27 - Read outside your field to expand imagination and perspective
31:25 - PART 2: MORE INSIGHTS TO SHARE
33:50 - All teaching is local; be wary of 'best practices'
36:37 - Fun, competitive vocabulary games
42:45 - The importance of metacognitive, generative instruction
46:02 - The need to listen and pay attention to how others are experiencing you
47:16 - Peter's next book: teaching in these times (critical inquiry, empathy, & patriotism)
53:50 - Nutpicking, masks, reason, and the willingness to listen more than talk
57:38 - Educational trends and fashions
1:01:52 - What is Constructivism?
1:09:29 - Parting shots . . .
Competitive Vocab Games: https://bit.ly/31iZkeX
