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Ep.3 - Learn by Doing Clinical Practice
Release Date: September 3, 2019
Show Notes:
- Traice and Virginia discuss Cal Poly's Learn by Doing motto and how it is incorporated in Clinical Practice.
- Virginia briefly explores the history of Learn by Doing and how Cal Poly encourages both experiential learning and discovery learning.
- Traice and Virginia talk about community-based teacher preparation and the importance of working in partnership with school districts to design Clinical Practice programs.
Quotes:
- "We, as educators, believe this is a best practice -- that this construction of knowledge is a great way to learn." 7:14 - Virginia
- "The best outcomes for the students comes when there are both teachers [candidate and Cooperating Teacher] present and engaged." 14:01 - Traice
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Release Date: August 21, 2019
Show Notes:
- In this episode, Virginia and Traice discuss the importance of Cooperating Teachers and University Supervisors giving feedback to candidates.
- The pair also discuss the role of a cognitive coach, or a mediator of thinking.
- Traice provides examples of questions that provoke a deep level of thought, while Virginia reflects on some of her own experiences as a student teacher.
- The two end the episode by talking about how Candidates value feedback and the ways it can improve their teaching skills.
Quotes:
- "We really focus on our candidates, by the end of the program, be really reflective practitioners." 7:26 - Traice
- "As a teacher, you have to decide if something was successful and you want to keep doing it or not. The way to set our candidates up to be able to do that in their own classroom, is for them to have this practice." 22:44 - Traice
- "This is what our candidates want. They know they are learning. They know they are growing and developing, and so they want to be open to feedback." 25:33 - Virginia
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Recommended Question Stems:
- What were some of the things you noticed....?
- What might you look for to know if your strategy is successful?
- What are some things you learned today? How might those inform your choices for the future?
Release Date: August 14, 2019
Show Notes:
- Traice and Virginia kickoff the conversation through this podcast training series, starting with the core of Clinical Practice -- The Triad.
- The Triad consists of the University Supervisor (US), Cooperating Teacher (CT), and the Teacher Candidate (TC). Traice explains how they can all work together to create a strong and stable Triad.
- Traice and Virginia provide examples and quotes of healthy relationships between Triad members.
- Virginia describes the importance of having good communication in order to maintain structure among the Triad.
- The two share their own Clinical Practice experiences and how they managed the interactions between USs, CTs, and TCs.
Quotes:
- "It's important for everyone to always keep in mind that the number one need is the students in that classroom and their learning." 9:19 - Traice
- "That's an authentic part of being a professional educator, right, we all come to the classroom with different strategies that are authentic for us." 17:20 - Virginia
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