![[other]](/images/mediatype_other.gif) | MSM-Failed Upload3 - Troy Patterson & Shawn McGirr
Shawn and Troy discuss getting Middle Schoolers organized, happenings around the Twitterverse, some advisory ideas, web spotlights and more.
Keywords: middle school; advisory; A-square; A2; junior high
Downloads: 3 |
![[audio]](/images/mediatype_audio.gif) | MSM-Failed Upload - Troy Patterson & Shawn McGirr
Shawn and Troy discuss getting Middle Schoolers organized, happenings around the Twitterverse, some advisory ideas, web spotlights and more.
Downloads: 5 |
| MSM-3-Making_The_Grade_3 - Troy Patterson & Shawn McGirr
Troy and Shawn discuss some of theories of grading at the Middle School level.
Keywords: middle school; podcast; junior high; education; grading
Downloads: 32 |
| MSM-I've_Been_Wonged! - Troy Patterson & Shawn McGirr
Take a listen to the different roles in preparing for the school year. We discuss some ways to personalize your classroom, the importance of personalizing and the different views of administrators and teachers. This week's news item revolves around test scores and rigor. Links and show notes can be found at http://middleschoolmatters.com.
Keywords: middle school; podcast; junior high; education
Downloads: 22 |
| MSM-4-Zero_Tolerance_Policy - Troy Patterson & Shawn McGirr
A conversation revolving around Douglas Reeves and Rick Wormeli's work on grading and the effect of giving zeros for work not turned in. We also take a look at a couple of methods of addressing tardiness. Finally, we look at least one way to increase the amount of homework turned in.
Keywords: middle school; podcast; junior high; education
Downloads: 33 |
| MSm-79- The Rube Goldberg Show! - Troy Patterson & Shawn McGirr
Podcast #79: The Rube Goldberg Show! Advisory! Advisory! Advisory! Tinker Toys...create exact same structure while seated back to back Machines...place name of machines on index cards, distribute to groups, have them act them out From the Twitterverse: * russeltarr PhotoPeach: Create movies from photos (simpler than Animoto - for younger students?): http://tinyurl.com/mn3zqm * vtdeacon Two of my students made this animoto of stuff we did this school year...
Keywords: middle school; podcast; junior high; education; online
Downloads: 3 |
| Podcast #1 - Who's Johnny? - Troy Patterson & Shawn McGirr
The first podcast of Middle School Matters.
Keywords: middle school; podcast; junior high; education
Downloads: 9 |
| MSM-31-Middle School Blogs and You - Troy Patterson & Shawn McGirr
Shawn and I take a look at some of the upcoming conferences that one could attend. We also talk about the advantages of being a middle school teacher. Finally, we discuss some middle school blogs with a variety of points of view.
Keywords: middle school; podcast; junior high; education; middle school matters |
| MSM-24-Free Tech Class Size - Troy Patterson & Shawn McGirr
We take a look at some technology, Class size and some Free stuff
Keywords: middle school; podcast; junior high; education; middle school matters |
| MSM-36-Plagarize This! - Troy Patterson & Shawn McGirr
Topics include news (YouTube, Plagarism, and Google Cell phone OS), events and Web 2.0. Specifically, we talk about social bookmarking and using video in the classroom.
Keywords: middle school; podcast; junior high; education; middle school matters
Downloads: 1 |
| MSM-33-Blogging, RSS, Photos - Troy Patterson & Shawn McGirr
Blogging 2. Learn about blogs and create your own - you will use your blog throughout this project. 3. Explore how educators are using blogs to support teaching and learning. RSS 4. Learn about RSS and create your own Bloglines account. 5. Subscribe to blogs in order to keep up with new posts. Photos and Images 6. Learn about online photo sharing and explore Flickr. 7. Share photos of your own on Flickr...
Keywords: middle school; podcast; junior high; education; middle school matters
Downloads: 1 |
| MSM-37-Advisory Resources and Tape - Troy Patterson & Shawn McGirr
Advisory tips, up-coming events, news and more.
Keywords: middle school; podcast; junior high; education; middle school matters
Downloads: 3 |
| MSM-12 NMSA Connectwork - Troy Patterson & Shawn McGirr
Join us as we get specific about the NMSA 2007 Conference. Itâs amazing how much excellent material we picked up there. In this episode, we discuss a couple of the presentations that we attended. Rick DuFourâs presentation was fantastic. I really do hope that NMSA will be able to broadcast it at some point. I then discuss Walt Grebringâs Presentation âEffective Leadership Equals Successful Schoolsâ Shawn also discusses one of the sessions that he went to on RTI (Response to Intervention)...
Keywords: middle school; podcast; junior high; education; NMSA07; NMSA; conference
Downloads: 9 |
| MSM-A_Little_PLC - Troy Patterson & Shawn McGirr
One of our most serious shows, we start the discussion of Professional Learning Communities (PLC's). Specifically, we use DuFour and Eaker's Book (Professional Learning Communities at Work - Best Practices for Enhancing Student Achievement) as a starting point. Previous School Reform: * 1983 -National Commission of Excellence Movement - Consistent direction- schools just needed to do more! * Goals 2000 o All Children will start school ready to learn o HS graduation rate will increase to at least...
Keywords: middle school; podcast; junior high; education; professional learning communities; plc
Downloads: 3 |
| MSM-77-Wasting Money, Effective Teachers and Google Docs Fu - Troy Patterson & Shawn McGirr
Shawn & Troy talk about Advisory ideas, education reform that doesn't work, the importance of effective teachers and using Google Docs in the classroom. Check out middleschoolmatters.com for more information.
Keywords: middle school; podcast; junior high; education; middle school matters; advisory
Downloads: 3 |
| MSM-11-NMSA07 Wrap Up - Troy Patterson & Shawn McGirr
Shawn and I sat down for a few minutes to discuss our impressions of the NMSA conference. We recorded this "live" from the media area. Weâll go into more detail about the individual sessions in up coming shows.
Keywords: middle school; podcast; junior high; education; NMSA07; NMSA; conference
Downloads: 38 |
| MSM-19-Advisory Advice - Troy Patterson & Shawn McGirr
According to NMSA: Advisory programs are designed to deal directly with the affective needs of [young adolescents]. Activities may range from non-formal interactions to use of systematically developed units whose organizing center are drawn from the common problems, needs, interests, or concerns of [young adolescents], such as "getting along with peers," "living in the school," or "developing self-concept." In the best of these programs, [young adolescents] have an opportunity to get to know one...
Keywords: middle school; podcast; junior high; education; middle school matters; advisory
Downloads: 27 |
| MSM-28-Middle School Instructional Strategies - Troy Patterson & Shawn McGirr
Marzano - What works in schools: School wide: 1. Guaranteed & Viable Curriculum- 1. Opportunity to Learn 2. Time 2. Challenging Goals & Effective Feedback - 1. Monitoring 2. Pressure to Achieve 3. Parental & Community Involvement 4. Safe & Orderly Environment 5. Collegiality & Professionalism Teacher Level: * Note that individual teachers have a great impact on student achievement 1. Instructional Strategies 1...
Keywords: middle school; podcast; junior high; education; middle school matters
Downloads: 10 |
| MSM-26-MAMSE Redux and You - Troy Patterson & Shawn McGirr
An overview of MAMSE Spring 2008 Conference. Some good teaching ideas and an overview of our presentation are included.
Keywords: middle school; podcast; junior high; education; middle school matters; MAMSE
Downloads: 23 |
| MSM-14 Totally Teacher Tech - Troy Patterson & Shawn McGirr
Some places to help teachers: Youtube comparable: Teacher Tube - Kind of like Youtube but focused on education. Has a variety of teacher generated videos. Has a lot of videos done by educators. These can be imbedded on a blog or a web site. Youth Created Media - Video created by youths. Good for examples of what kids can do. Video Lessons from around the web. Not directly educational. Rather this site promotes learning...
Keywords: middle school; podcast; junior high; education; middle school matters; technology
Downloads: 29 |
| MSM-15 PD on the Cheap - Troy Patterson & Shawn McGirr
In Podcast #15 (PD on the Cheap), we continue our discussion of NMSA07 Conference sessions. Shawn takes a look at Project LEAD which is centered around Pre-service and service teachers. However, the ideas can be used in a variety of settings. We also discuss some of strategies to improve literacy skills. As usual, there are some good links included.
Keywords: middle school; podcast; junior high; education; middle school matters
Downloads: 13 |
| MSM-6-Dufours_Commons - Troy Patterson & Shawn McGirr
Join us for an overview of common assessments.
Keywords: middle school; podcast; junior high; education; common assessment; DuFour
Downloads: 26 |
| MSM-32-Integrating Web 2 - Troy Patterson & Shawn McGirr
Shawn and I talk about Web 2.0 and how teachers can learn more about it.
Keywords: middle school; podcast; junior high; education; middle school matters
Downloads: 1 |
| MSM-8-Mission_Possible - Troy Patterson & Shawn McGirr
Podcast #8 continues our conversation about Professional Learning Communities. Specifically, we address two of the foundations of PLCâs- Mission and Vision. PLCâs are currently the happening movement in education. One of the best parts of PLCâs is that they are based around the classroom. They also call for all teachers to be involved and part of the process. The first topic of discussion is the Mission...
Keywords: middle school; podcast; junior high; education; professional learning communities; plc
Downloads: 28 |
| MSM-30-Student Learning Factors, Advisory & Mailbag - Troy Patterson & Shawn McGirr
News & Information, Student Level Factors: The biggest question for educators is whether factors outside our control are determinate or can we, as educators, make a difference in the lives of children regardless of those issues? Links and more....
Keywords: middle school; podcast; junior high; education; middle school matters; advisory
Downloads: 11 |
| MSM-10-NMSA07 - Troy Patterson & Shawn McGirr
Our excitement over the upcoming NMSA Conference can't be contained. In this episode, we discuss conference attendence strategies and our picks for breakout sessions. Be forewarned, this is our longest podcast yet.
Keywords: middle school; podcast; junior high; education; NMSA07; NMSA; conference
Downloads: 18 |
| MSM-5-No_Place_Like_Homework - Troy Patterson & Shawn McGirr
A whole podcast about homework. Get ideas for homework efficiency.
Keywords: middle school; podcast; junior high; education; middle school matters
Downloads: 16 |
| MSM-18-CSI - Troy Patterson & Shawn McGirr
We discuss the education systems of China, the States, and India. Our conversation centers around a new video called, Two Million Minutes: A Global Examination. The video spotlights six high school students, two each from China, the United States and India. The video makes the case that students in China and India work harder, spend more time working on school work and take school much more seriously than their American counterparts...
Keywords: middle school; podcast; junior high; education; middle school matters
Downloads: 15 |
| MSM-9-TCL of PLC - Troy Patterson & Shawn McGirr
Values: One method, create a representative task force and challenge its members to: 1. Carefully review the schoolâs vision statement 2. Identify attitudes, behaviors and committments that must be demonstrated by the group in order to move the school closer to the vision. 3. Develop a draft of a statement of these attitudes, behaviors and committments (limited to no more than 10 statements) 4. Arrange small-group meetings with collegues to present task force findings, solicit feedback and answ...
Keywords: middle school; podcast; junior high; education; professional learning communities; plc
Downloads: 3 |
| MSM-41-Free Kindle, Free iTunes and Free Second Life - Troy Patterson & Shawn McGirr
Free Kindle!, (please Jack and/or Jeff!), Free iTunes (U), and Free Second Life! News & Events 1. Start planning for October's Month of the Young Adolescent! 2. Ohio Middle School Association's Annual Conference, February 19-20, 2009 in Sandusky, OH. 3. Institute for Middle Level Leadership. July 20-23 4. Best Practices for Student Success. July 28 & August 6 5. NMSA Annual Conference, October 30 - November 1 (Video sample) 6...
Keywords: middle school; podcast; junior high; education; middle school matters
Downloads: 59 |
| MSM-39-Book Talk, Hacking and Transformation - Troy Patterson & Shawn McGirr
Mailbag Follow up, Advisory ideas, Summer Reading list and news.
Keywords: middle school; podcast; junior high; education; middle school matters
Downloads: 10 |
| MSM-40-Google, Wisdom in Group Learning, and More Technology in Education - Troy Patterson & Shawn McGirr
News and information about Middle School.
Keywords: middle school; podcast; junior high; education; middle school matters
Downloads: 8 |
| MSM-17-Telling Tales - Troy Patterson & Shawn McGirr
Podcast #17 12-22-08 How much "truth" do we tell kids? Are "myths, fables, and other good story constructs important? Horodotus vs. Thucydides Just the facts or don't let the facts get in the way of a good story? How do we teach kids to be good critical thinkers whilst still keeping up good stories? With the advent of YouTube, and other web pages, how do we teach kids to think critically and still keep alive "fables"? - The use of allagory in teaching? General Guidelines for Teaching with Folk T...
Keywords: middle school; podcast; junior high; education; middle school matters
Downloads: 32 |
| MSM-38-Mailbag-Grab bag - Troy Patterson & Shawn McGirr
Podcast #38 The Mail Bag Grab Bag: Eclectic discussions this week on Middle Level Education! News & Events 1. Start planning for October's Month of the Young Adolescent! 2. Innovative Practices Across the Curriculum, June 24 in Minnesota. 3. Institute for Middle Level Leadership. July 13-16 & 20-23 4. Best Practices for Student Success. July 28 & August 6 5. NMSA Annual Conference, October 30 - November 1 6...
Keywords: middle school; podcast; junior high; education; middle school matters
Downloads: 15 |
| MSM-35-Wikis - Troy Patterson & Shawn McGirr
News and Information NMSA Annual Conference, October 30 - November 1, 2008 Housing and Transportation updated on website. Make housing arrangements via their website for discounts on hotel rooms. 1. Students want more use of gaming technology in their learning. 64% of students report that they are gamers and consider that a must have in their schools. Only 15% of teachers see that as a means of effective teaching...
Keywords: middle school; podcast; junior high; education; middle school matters
Downloads: 15 |
| MSM-23-Special NCLB Innovation - Troy Patterson & Shawn McGirr
Join us as we take a look at the Middle School in the news. We discuss Special Education, IDEA and NCLB. How does Edison's Innovation apply to Middle School? Advisory activities are suggested.
Keywords: middle school; podcast; junior high; education; middle school matters
Downloads: 25 |
| MSM-27-Enthusiastically wrapping our brains around the News and Reeves' Research! - Troy Patterson & Shawn McGirr
Middle School News & Information, Why do students lose enthusiasm?, Reeves Research, Long-Term Memory are all discussed.
Keywords: middle school; podcast; junior high; education; middle school matters; Reeves
Downloads: 28 |
| MSM-25-Backward Design & You - Troy Patterson & Shawn McGirr
Shawn and Troy give another excellent Advisory Activity. We discuss the basics of Backward Design for Learning.
Keywords: middle school; podcast; junior high; education; middle school matters; Advisory; Backward design |
| MSM-78-The_Importance_of_Being_Earnest - Troy Patterson & Shawn McGirr
Shawn & Troy talk about advisory ideas, girls excelling at math and a NMSA report on the role of Middle School in graduating from High School. Advisory! Advisory! Advisory! Spread the Word to Stop the Word: Special Olympics is campaigning to get the r-word out of student's vocabulary. They can take the pledge to not use the word on their website. From the Twitterverse: * russeltarr Convert text to a mindmap: http://tinyurl.com/n8nsax * barbs1 Just found...
Keywords: middle school; podcast; junior high; education; middle school matters; advisory; NMSA
Downloads: 1 |
| MSM-21-Professional Practice - Troy Patterson & Shawn McGirr
We take a look at how professional practice has changed. This includes looking at the Medical Model, data, collaboration, expectation and the concept of the Edutainer.
Keywords: middle school; podcast; junior high; education; middle school matters; professional development
Downloads: 31 |
| MSM-13 Silver & Gold - Troy Patterson & Shawn McGirr
This was a fascinating presentation. Debbie Silver is a very dynamic presenter who grabs the audience. She is one of those rare speakers from whom you get a natural âhighâ. She focused on the little things that teachers can do that make a big difference for kids. She was one of the presenters that pointed out how much of an influence that teachers have on children. Many of the things that she pointed out are subconscious things - little things that we just donât teach as educators...
Keywords: middle school; podcast; junior high; education; NMSA07; NMSA; conference; Debbie Silver
Downloads: 20 |
| MSM-20-Advisory Activities - Troy Patterson & Shawn McGirr
Advisory Activities: Side-by-Side (team level activity), Walk The Line (individual Advisory activity), Who are You?, Teacher Appreciation, TP Shuffle (individual Advisory activity, higher level of challenge for both the advisory teacher and the students involved), Origami, Take a Stand, CopyCat, Take a Side.
Keywords: middle school; podcast; junior high; education; middle school matters; advisory; A2; A-Square
Downloads: 28 |
| MSM-22-Advisory, News and You - Troy Patterson & Shawn McGirr
Teaching Ambassador Fellowship, Teams that Make a Difference Award - NMSA, Advisory Idea: Teaching Moments - Educational Ownership - Homework Help (http://www.teachingmoments.com/), Transitions: Smoothing the Way for Students and Parents and Wisconsin moves to Avert Court Shutdown of Virtual Schools.
Keywords: middle school; podcast; junior high; education; middle school matters; advisory; A2
Downloads: 23 |
| MSM-29-What Works Part 2 - Troy Patterson & Shawn McGirr
We talk about the news, a new way to search and spend most of our time talking about Marzano's work on What Works in schools.
Keywords: middle school; podcast; junior high; education; middle school matters; instructional strategies; Marzano
Downloads: 17 |
| MSM-16-Survivor Schedules - Troy Patterson & Shawn McGirr
First up, we take a look at scheduling: Need to involve stakeholders for input: * Administrators * Counselors * Teachers * Students Some questions to ponder: * Should each course receive equal time? * Do core subjects (especially those tested) receive more time? * Is literacy something different? * How many subjects should students deal with? * Block Schedule vs Daily schedule * How long can kids attend? * Are staff trained in different time use strategies? * What about âdisruptionsâ? (Assembl...
Keywords: middle school; podcast; junior high; education; middle school matters; scheduling; schedule
Downloads: 21 |
| MSM-76-Reading & iPods - Troy Patterson & Shawn McGirr
Advisory! Advisory! Advisory! 1. Duct tape a kid to the wall . . . 2. What's in a cigarette? http://middleschooladvisory101.blogspot.com/ 3. The Quiz: http://www.quizmoz.com/quizzes/Quotation-Quizzes/h/Humorous-Quotations-Quiz.asp From the Twitterverse: * dianadell Check out this concept of a MID with a three tier screen: http://tinyurl.com/o3lldu Replacement for minis? (MID= Mobile Internet Device) * olltwit Making more of my ed software programs freeware...
Keywords: middle school; podcast; junior high; education; middle school matters; advisory; reading strategies; iPods
Downloads: 35 |
| MSM-94-What Conferences Will Come: And That's Why We Like Faygo! - Troy Patterson & Shawn McGirr
Shawn & Troy discuss advisory ideas, share some shout outs, spotlight a few web sites, and look forward to the NMSA09 conference. Jokes: Computer Class For a computer programming class, I sat directly across from someone, and our computers were facing away from each other. A few minutes into the class, she got up to leave the room. I reached between our computers and switched the inputs for the keyboards...
Keywords: middle school, junior high, professional development, advisory |
| MSM-80-Departmentalization_of_School - Troy Patterson & Shawn McGirr
A weekly podcast for middle level educators. Shawn & Troy talk about starting teacher specialization in 3rd grade (middle school model).
Keywords: middle school; middle school matters; education; junior high; curriculum; professional development
Downloads: 169 |
| MSM-81-MIJEC,_National_Standards_&_the_IRS - Troy Patterson & Shawn McGirr
A weekly podcast designed for middle level educators. Shawn & Troy discuss their experiences at the Michigan Joint Educational Conference. We discuss our presentation as well as some of the other presentations that we attended.
Keywords: middle school; middle school matters; education; junior high; curriculum; professional development
Downloads: 311 |
| MSM-82-Interview_with_Teresa_Sutherland - Troy Patterson & Shawn McGirr
Shawn interviews the MAMSE President Teresa Sutherland.
Keywords: middle school matters; MSM; MAMSE; Teresa Sutherland
Downloads: 368 |
