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Nov 2023
19m 51s

EMPOWER OUR LEARNERS - A Conversation wi...

Tim Cavey
About this episode

BRYAN GLOVER has served as a middle and high school teacher of science, principal, and district administrator. He is back in the classroom trying to bring to life a vision of learning that centers students' curiosity, agency, and creativity.

Welcome to Teachers on Fire interviews, airing LIVE on YouTube every Saturday morning at 9:00 Pacific and 12:00 Eastern! Join the conversation and add your comments to the broadcast.

IN THIS CONVERSATION:

  • Current context in education
  • An experience of adversity: managing the dissonance between his vision for student agency and the very real constraints of the system
  • Motivation for writing reflectively about his professional learning journey
  • What is setting him ON FIRE in his teaching practice
  • Professional goals
  • Personal passions that set Bryan on fire outside of the classroom
  • A productivity app that sustains Bryan and helps him keep track of everything
  • Accounts to follow on X
  • Edtech tool picks
  • Book recommendations
  • A podcast that Bryan tunes into
  • A YouTube channel selection
  • What Bryan's streaming when he has no brainpower left
  • Where to follow Bryan online

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