Episode 9 Adult Learning and Professional Development
Adult Learning in the Very Adult World of Teacher Professional Development
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As requested by listeners, this episode of The Teachers Podcast focuses on Adult Learning and particularly approaching professional development for teachers through the philosophy and practices developed by the Adult Learning community. As always, we present a raft of news articles (this week covering stories from Alabama to Japan, Britain, and beyond) – Ed-Tech you can use today and every day.
From the TTP e-mail inbox some listener input:
- Terry Freedman “Social networking from a teens’ perspective”
- Linda Baran - Selwyn House School – Christchurch, New Zealand “Robo Cup Jr.”
- Simon Bourne – Simon’s Blog “Simon trying to link it together” Post “What to do with your MP3 Player” (listen to The Teachers Podcast, of course)
Short Takes, Full Blown News Items, and Bits & Pieces:
- Thumbs Race as Japan’s Best Sellers Go Cellular - New York Times Also See:
- 1) “Cell-phone ban in NYC schools raises questions” Article: cellular-news (U.K.)
- 2) “Some ask, y talk when u cn txt?” Article: The News & Observer (Raleigh, N.C.)
- BBC News –
Brown’s web bid to boost English
- The new MacBook Air (object of Mark’s ‘device lust’). We’ll be watching this one
Featured Resources:
- Adult Learning Resources – Kathleen P. King. Ed. A Full 5 page PDF designed just for this podcast with abundant resources including adult education journals, research, associations, resource sites, and more. Enjoy!
- District Leaders’ Podcast http://www.districtleaderspodcast.org
- Sweet Home Alabama – Converge magazine article- Fall ’07 (scroll to page 20)
- How We Became Writers (Joel Heffner’s new site) http://howwebecamewriters.com/
- Noggin.com (website with educational games, etc. for the pre-K set)
- Partnership for 21st Century Skills http://www.21stcenturyskills.org/
Resource Review:
- T.H.E. Journal – 21st-Century Classroom Podcast
Next Episode:
- Supporting Black History Month Activities with Tech Resources
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Kathy and Mark- Great podcast. I have often thought that the litmus test for a teacher entering an undergraduate teachers’ ed program might be to somehow evaluate one’s willingness to be a lifelong adult learner. Do teachers need to be some of our most proficient, ardent learners? I think so.
Cheers, and Kathy, glad the pain pump is pumping. Hope you are both well. – Joselyn
Thanks Joselyn
We appreciate your comments! Glad you enjoyed this episode as well.
Educators who are vibrant learners will be terrific teachers! Their excitement about learning is contagious-
Students perceive true values easily- they see through falsehood/shams don’t they??
I approach teacher education with an emphasis on creating opportunities where teacher ed students and teachers discover that their reflections about their learning experiences are the foundation of their insights for teaching.
Isn’t that a large part of from which our philosophy of education grows?
The bionic professor,
Kathy