Shows
Deconstruct-EdBack to school podcast with ATA President Jason Schilling"Big Union Boss" ATA President Jason Schilling joins us to discuss the upcoming 2021-2022 school year. We get into the school re-entry "plan" as well as teacher burnout, bargaining, privatization of public education dollars and Jason's message for teachers as they head back into the classroom.
2021-08-2459 minDeconstruct-EdJason StrudwickFormer NHLer of over 600 games, current host of at TSN1260 Jason Strudwick joins us to talk lessons he learned throughout his NHL career, the mindset he crafted and how it has served him in transitioning from on the ice to behind the mic.
Jason and his family are deeply involved in Edmonton, you can find more information here: https://jasonstrudwick.com/ https://yomamamaternity.com/
2021-08-0133 minDeconstruct-EdJanet FrenchJanet French is a provincial affairs reporter with CBC Edmonton. She has also worked at the Edmonton Journal and Saskatoon StarPhoenix. You can reach her at janet.french@cbc.ca
2021-08-0148 minDeconstruct-EdRichard HortnessA two-time Olympian, teacher and podcast host of The Leader Ship Podcast Richard Hortness joins us on today's episode. Our conversation covers a vast array of subjects including his competitive swimming days, applying science and data to his performance, his pedagogical style, what makes good teaching and so much more. If you want to consume more of Richard, his podcast is available at https://open.spotify.com/show/5dH7TTtUmrQZuLDwsqyUqs and you can find him on Instagram and Twitter @hortnesswims
2021-08-011h 13Deconstruct-EdTammy RichardTammy Richard is a Mental Health Promotion Facilitator with Alberta Health Services and a certified yoga instructor. She has been promoting health and well-being and helping people with addiction and mental heath issues for over 20 years. Tammy is passionate about mindfulness and yoga and benefited so much personally from these practices that several years ago she began incorporating these practices into her work with schools. She enjoys seeing the positive impact and changes in the youth she works with who deal with levels of anxiety and stress. When teachers began noticing the positive effects on their students, they too...
2021-08-0151 minDeconstruct-EdPeggy KernPeggy Kern is a leader in the field of positive education. Peggy is an Associate Professor for the Centre of Positive Psychology at the University of Melbourne.
2021-08-011h 02Deconstruct-EdMike LakeMike Lake is a Canadian politician, businessman and sports executive in Alberta. From 2006 to 2015 Mike represented the Edmonton - Mill Woods - Beaumont riding and currently represents the Edmonton- Wetaskiwin riding since 2015 for the Conservative Party of Canada.
2021-08-011h 06Deconstruct-EdJanis Irwin & Sarah HoffmanJanis is deeply embedded in the Edmonton community, and her strong commitment to public service and social justice make her an excellent fit to be the MLA for Edmonton-Highlands-Norwood, as well as the NDP Critic for Women and LGBTQ Issues.
Sarah’s record as a School Trustee for the Edmonton Public School Board is just one example of her dedication to making sure all Albertans get the education they deserve. As Minister of Health and Deputy Premier, Sarah continued to prioritize the concerns of Albertans by fighting to ensure all patients are treated in good hospitals that pr...
2021-08-0141 minDeconstruct-EdTed SuihkonenTed is the Director of Player Development/Skill Specialist | HC Lokomotiv @hclokomotiv @khl who is interested in the neurological development of skill. You can find Ted at @suihkonen77 on Twitter on Substack at https://neurohockey.substack.com and on Instagram @suikonen.77
2021-08-011h 22Deconstruct-EdJason SchillingATA President Jason Schilling on the role of the ATA, #redfored, AIMCo, curriculum redesign and what this pandemic has taught him about teachers.
2021-08-011h 05Deconstruct-EdSarah WellsBelieve Initiative Founder, Olympian Sarah Wells is an Olympic semi-finalist and Pan Am Games silver medallist in the 400m hurdles. Sarah’s reputation was built through overcoming challenges and achieving the “impossible”. Before finding the sport of track and field, Sarah was cut from every high school team she tried out for. It was thanks to a teacher who suggested she try running – that teacher believed in her before Sarah ever did. Together that teacher and her became coach and athlete and made the Olympics together just a decade later.
Sarah recognizes not everyone is going to have tha...
2021-08-0153 minDeconstruct-EdTodd MarkowskyToday's episode features a discussion about Todd's journey through becoming a special ed teacher, his experience through burnout, working as a victims services coordinator, psychologist and all that went into a return back to the classroom. Really interesting story and lots to learn.
2021-07-311h 30Deconstruct-EdAnthony DoHis unique creative style has landed his work in globally renowned print and digital publications such as GQ, Financial Times, Conde Nast Traveler and many more. With a fierce dedication to travel the world, Anthony has collected incredible stories over the past five years living nomadically.
Living along side The World's Strongest Man aka "The Mountain" from "Game of Thrones" in Iceland, living onboard mega-yachts sailing around the world for months, helping a non-profit in French Polynesia restore the dying coral reefs are a few of his favorite feats.
An Albertan born artist, you will find Anth...
2021-07-311h 01Deconstruct-EdDr. Farha ShariffDr. Shariff is a Assistant lecturer in the Departments of Secondary Education and Educational Policy Studies, at the University of Alberta who specializes in antiracist pedagogy, cultural identity and hybridity, intersectionality, positionality, power and privilege. Her main focus is to work with pre-service teachers in their understanding of culture, race, schooling and curriculum.
2021-07-3159 minDeconstruct-EdTrevor MooreKeynote Speaker. Mindset Coach. Golf Professional. Comedy Magician. Event Emcee. Trevor Moore is many things and has lots of tools and tricks to share with you for in and out of your classroom.
2021-07-311h 10Deconstruct-EdConstable Matt RolfeMatt Rolfe is a 18 year veteran of the Camrose Police Force, 13 of which he has run a K-9 unit competing nationally. Matt discusses his routes in becoming a police officer, the comparisons between teaching and policing with a focus on the art of deescalation.
2021-07-311h 09Deconstruct-EdDr. Neil Haave & Dr. Brian RempelToday’s podcast features my conversation with Augustana University's own Dr. Neil Haave and Dr. Brian Rempel.
Dr. Haave earned his (PhD, University of British Columbia) and has been teaching molecular cell biology and biochemistry at the Augustana Campus since 1990 where he served as Chair of Science and Associate Dean.
Neil is a recipient of the Rutherford Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching, a McCalla Professorship, and Augustana's Teaching Leadership Award and Teaching Faculty Award for the Support of Information Literacy.
His research interests include the scholarship of teaching and learning (SoTL) with pu...
2021-07-311h 22Deconstruct-EdBoris RybalkaToday's podcast features my conversation with Boris Rybalka. Boris' resume includes over 25 years of experience in junior hockey, most notably 16 years as head coach and general manager of the Camrose Kodiaks. During his time behind the bench Boris coached his teams to 5 AJHL championships, 5 Doyle Cup championships and one RBC National Championship and over 1000 games behind the bench at the junior hockey level.
2021-07-311h 17Deconstruct-EdGreg CarabineOn today's podcast I am in conversation with Greg Carabine. Greg is a ATA VP candidate in this years upcoming election as well as a brilliant teacher and thinking partner. Greg and I get into a whole host of issues including advice for new teachers, what he feels the secret to great teaching is, AIMCO/ATRF, curriculum design and teacher compensation.
2021-07-3159 minDeconstruct-EdGail SobatOn today's show I am in conversation with Gail Sobat. Gail Sobat is a mentor teacher of mine I first encountered at the U of A Faculty of Education. She is involved in all of the arts but is best known for her books (12) and young authors camp Youthwrite (https://www.youthwrite.com/why-youthwrite).
You can find Gail at: https://www.instagram.com/youthwrite/ & https://www.facebook.com/YouthWrite
2021-07-3158 minDeconstruct-EdDavid WestwoodTodays podcast features my conversation with David Westwood. David is a pre service teacher and high level hockey and lacrosse official. We discuss a range of issues from the first principles and the beginners mindset as well as some tools of the trade of high end officiating that might be useful in the classroom.
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