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Ep.072 -- Make School Less Like School (Edupodlooza Roundtable, Pt.2) -- Season 3 Launch

7/19/2021

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WELCOME TO SEASON 3 OF THE CLASSCAST PODCAST! 

Since launching in July 2019, ClassCast Podcast episodes have been downloaded and streamed nearly 13,000 times! From discussions with former students to international authors and thought leaders, from local community organizers to acclaimed educators and experts around the globe, host Ryan Tibbens has worked tirelessly to record and share purposeful conversations about the philosophies, policies, pedagogies, and people that can make formal education great.  

Season 3 will include a few shake-ups and new elements, most notably VIDEO.  While all previous ClassCast episodes are available to stream on YouTube, they were just audio with an accompanying slideshow. From now on, nearly all episodes will be available with real video of participants engaging in discussion. Of course, audio-only streams will continue to be available on iTunes/Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Audible, Amazon Music, iHeartRadio, Pandora, Stitcher, Google Podcasts, and most other podcast services. 

Episode 072, the first of Season 3, features a great segment from the "Innovation Roundtable," the first group discussion from the 1st annual #Edupodlooza, an all-day education-podcast marathon in which teachers from around the world talked about improving schools, podcasting, and hot topics, with a few games and creative elements mixed in.  The guys over at the Unprofessional Development Podcast hosted the event and did amazing work all day.  The full innovation discussion will be available at 8pm on 7/25 at ClassCastPodcast.com and on YouTube so that you can hear what innovative ideas (and hilarious exchanges) preceded this wrap-up, but the final parts of this discussion are the perfect way to launch Season 3. Host Ryan Tibbens asks participants about a unifying theme from their previous comments -- making school less like school -- and how we can use that concept to make meaningful improvements.  You'll hear some great ideas from Mike Yates (Schoolish Podcast & Teach For America's Reinvention Lab), Gerardo Munoz (2021 Colorado Teacher of the Year & secondary social studies teacher), and other all-star teachers and podcasters on the panel, including Mealey & Tudisco (Unprofessional Development), Batsheva Frankel (Overthrowing Education), Toria Claire (Tiny Voice Talks), and Sandrine Hope (Step into Mondays).  After a deep, critical discussion of changing school, this episode ends with a light-hearted game and plenty of laughs. Watch for the full roundtable discussion soon, and let us know what you think about this talk and how to make school less like school (and better overall)! 

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Ep.072A -- Full Innovation Roundtable Discussion from #Edupodlooza

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Ep.072A -- This is the full length recording (with minor edits) that contains the segment originally released as Ep.072. This is the first roundtable discussion from the 1st annual
#Edupodlooza, an all-day education-podcast marathon in which teachers from around the world talked about improving schools, podcasting, and hot topics, with a few games and creative elements mixed in. ​
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Ep.044 -- Matt Bass -- Candidate for Clarke County Board of Supervisors on Life & School in a Small Town

10/16/2020

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​ClassCast Podcast Ep.044 features Matt Bass, candidate for Board of Supervisors in Clarke County, VA, discussing life, school, politics, community, and planning in small town America.  Clarke County, VA is located just over an hour west of Washington DC in the northern Shenandoah Valley.  A small, rural county, it is home to just under 15,000 people, one high school, one grocery store, and a whole lot of genuine Virginia character.  Situated just over the Blue Ridge Mountains from the booming DC suburbs of Loudoun, Fairfax, and Arlington, Clarke has managed to preserve thousands of acres  of pristine farmland, beautiful mountain forests, and a small town charm that makes it unique in the northern Virginia region. In this episode, Matt shares his experiences growing up and going to school in Clarke County, attending the University of Virginia, becoming an attorney, starting a family, and future plans for the community he loves.  Listeners from big cities or growing suburbs may be surprised to hear about the significance of schools in small communities; listeners from small towns will feel affirmed and reassured by Matt Bass's vision for the future. 

Be sure to like, share, follow, subscribe, leave a positive review, and all that other good stuff wherever you get your podcasts!  

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Learn more about Matt Bass's platform at https://www.facebook.com/Bass4Board.  

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Table of Contents
  1. 0:00-13:24 -- Matt's Education and Background
  2. 13:25-26:11 -- Higher Education: Applicable Skills vs Academic Knowledge in Small Towns
  3. 26:12-29:37 -- Expanding Opportunities in Schools
  4. 29:37-39:04 -- Choice & Innovation in Smaller Rural Schools (like Clarke County, VA)
  5. 39:04-50:37 -- How Schools Anchor Communities like Clarke County, VA (Clip 01)
  6. 50:38-1:11:00 -- Local Politics & Bass's Vision for Clarke County
  7. 1:11:31-1:15:15 -- Student Loan Debt
  8. 1:15:16-1:21:01 -- Matt's Ideal School
  9. 1:21:02-1:22:39 -- Choosing Home
  10. 1:22:39-1:30:58 -- Matt's Book & Movie Recommendations
  11. 1:30:59-1:36:23 -- Final Thoughts



Clip 044.1 -- Matt Bass -- How Schools Anchor Communities (Like Clarke County, VA)

In this highlight clip from ClassCast Podcast Ep.044, Matt Bass, a candidate for Clarke County, VA Board of Supervisors, talks about how public schools anchor communities, particularly in small towns and rural areas across the country. In this clip, Matt and host Ryan Tibbens talk about the many roles that schools play in a community and how a sense of belonging, common identity, and unity can be forged through a healthy public school system.

Learn more about Matt Bass's platform at https://www.facebook.com/Bass4Board.  ​


​Clip 044.2 -- Local Politics & Bass's Vision for Clarke County

In this highlight from ClassCast Podcast Ep.044, Clarke County, VA Board of Supervisors candidate Matt Bass and host Ryan Tibbens discuss politics, planning, and community preservation.  Clarke County is situated approximately an hour west of Washington DC in the northern Shenandoah Valley.  In many ways, Clarke County represents "genuine Virginia" -- small towns, agricultural economies, and traditional communities -- and its proximity to the booming, wealthy suburbs of northern Virginia present an unique situation, a bridge between two worlds in one of our nation's oldest and most historically rich regions.  Listen to this clip to hear more about Matt Bass's vision for the county's future and how to maximize opportunities and resources without departing from local culture and tradition.

Learn more about Matt Bass's platform at https://www.facebook.com/Bass4Board.  

Support the show (http://paypal.me/TibbensEST)!

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Ep.010 -- Ian Serotkin -- Candidate for Loudoun County (VA) School Board (10/17/2019)
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​Ep. 009 -- Ram Venkatachalam -- Candidate for Loudoun County (VA) School Board (10/17/2019)
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Ep.039 -- Mike Bergin & Amy Seeley -- Standardized Tests & the Rest

8/16/2020

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ClassCast Podcast Ep.039 features Mike Bergin and Amy Seeley -- standardized test experts, tutors, entrepreneurs, networkers, and podcasters -- speaking with host Ryan Tibbens about high stakes testing, the evolution of tests, "good testers," equity, grade inflation, improving schools, and much more. This discussion covers it all -- from becoming standardized test experts to school curriculum, from Randy Moss to Leo Tolstoy.

Table of Contents 
  1. Intro/Changing Tests over Time     --     0:00-9:12
  2. Randy Moss: Do "Good Testers" Make Good Tutors?     --     9:15-17:37
  3. Leo Tolstoy: All about "Naturally Good Testers"     --     17:38-20:46
  4. Is the SAT Legit?     --     20:47-23:40
  5. Test Prep: Strategies vs Skills and Curriculum     --     23:49-33:28
  6. Don't Kill the Messenger: Grade Inflation & Equity     --     33:29-44:41
  7. Ideal Schools: More Reading, Smaller Classes, & Peer Teaching     --     44:53-49:48
  8. Recommendations: Books & Movies     --     49:50-53:03
  9. Wrap-Up/Parting Wisdom     --     53:21-54:58
Mike Bergin and Amy Seeley host the Tests & the Rest: The College Admissions Industry Podcast, which Ryan appeared on to talk about rhetoric and admissions essays; through their podcasting, they've spoken with well over 100 industry experts about different aspects of college admissions, testing, writing, research, and more.  In addition to their podcast, Mike and Amy are the co-founders of the Test Prep Tribe private Facebook group for tutors and the National Test Prep Association, an all-new professional organization that connects and supports independent test prep tutors around the world. Mike Bergin is the president of Chariot Learning in Rochester, New York; he previously tutored and worked as testing expert for Princeton Review and Huntington Learning Center. Amy Seeley is the president of Seeley Test Pros in Cleveland, Ohio; she previously tutored and trained with Princeton Review. Between them, they have over 50 years of test prep tutoring experience. Be sure to check out their podcast, particularly the episode featuring our host Ryan Tibbens.

Support the show (http://paypal.me/TibbensEST)!
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