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Welcome to the Teacher RockStar Podcast, a weekly podcast hosted by Steve Hiles where tips and strategies critical to the first-year teacher are discussed. We will be sharing the latest educational research and best practices with the new teacher that I wish I had learned during my teacher preparation program.
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Wednesday Jan 06, 2021
Cooperative and Collaborative Learning #7
Wednesday Jan 06, 2021
Wednesday Jan 06, 2021
In this episode we will be talking about the differences between Cooperative and Collaborative Learning. How are they similar and how they are different. Often times, Cooperative learning and Collaborative learning are used interchangeably. But in fact, they are not the same thing.

Wednesday Dec 30, 2020
Grading Best Practices #6
Wednesday Dec 30, 2020
Wednesday Dec 30, 2020
In this episode we will be talking about “Grading—specifically Best practices—what to grade and what not to grade.” Grading is a cumbersome task for all teachers, but for new teachers it can be debilitating. We know we need to give timely and relevant feedback, and we know grading is important, but how can we make the process easier on ourselves?

Wednesday Dec 23, 2020
Teaching During A Pandemic Through Distance Learning #5
Wednesday Dec 23, 2020
Wednesday Dec 23, 2020
We will be briefly going through a few topics related to being effective educators amidst the uncertainties of the pandemic. First, we shall have a few tips that would help us in creating a better online teaching experience, and then about the latest advancements in technology, and apps that make the process easier and more effective.

Wednesday Dec 16, 2020
How To Control A Difficult Class #4
Wednesday Dec 16, 2020
Wednesday Dec 16, 2020
On this episode we will be discussing how new teachers can effectively manage a disruptive and difficult classroom without resorting to solutions that will embarrass or negatively affect their students.
