I wanted to take the time to review the collection of Podcasts on Teaching and Learning posted on our course website. In my experience with podcasts, I only listen to new ones based on references from friends and acquaintances. Since I haven’t gotten podcast references from teachers yet, I have to go outside my habits and look for something new. Here we go! Read on for my hot takes on three teaching and learning podcasts:

10 Minute Teacher Podcast

https://www.coolcatteacher.com/podcast/

Pros: Topics range all K-12 subjects, though there’s a tilt towards tech and innovation. A new 10-minute podcast goes up every day Monday-Friday, so the ideas are definitely current. The episodes are stand-alone, so you can skip or choose depending on interest.

Cons: American focus. Host Vicky Davis has a strong southern accent – it might grate on some people.

K-12 Greatest Hits

http://www.bamradionetwork.com/k-12-greatest-hits/

Pros: Curated content. New episodes every 2 weeks, so not so overwhelming. Issues are quite contemporary, e.g. the most current today is “Knowing when to say yes and when to say no to education technology.”

Cons: Again, American focus.

The Five Moore Minutes’ Podcast

https://fivemooreminutes.podbean.com

Pros: Shelley Moore is a British Columbian local celebrity, so yay for local content, with a focus on inclusive education! She keeps it quite real on the podcast. If nothing else, the podcast might prompt you to keep exploring the resources on her excellent blog.

Cons: It is a chatty podcast, so you have to settle in to enjoy.

Reflection

Podcasts are so social! It’s weird to listen to a podcast without someone recommending it. I don’t really know what I’m listening for. I don’t have a sense of faith that I will “get into it”. I feel like it’s unlikely people will listen to these just because I reviewed them. This blog post has really just reinforced for me the importance of having a “professional learning network” or a “community of practice” –  a bunch of professionals interested in the same things – to access new resources and ideas.