Teacher Tales #47 – Student agency, spotlight learning, NUTS-SATS-TCOL strategies: Matt R, lucky teacher, mentor and expert in student-centered learning

April 18, 2024 00:36:49
Teacher Tales #47 – Student agency, spotlight learning, NUTS-SATS-TCOL strategies: Matt R, lucky teacher, mentor and expert in student-centered learning
Teacher Tales
Teacher Tales #47 – Student agency, spotlight learning, NUTS-SATS-TCOL strategies: Matt R, lucky teacher, mentor and expert in student-centered learning

Apr 18 2024 | 00:36:49

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Show Notes

In this episode, we will have a truly inspiring conversation with Matt, an award-winning teacher in New Jersey whose enthusiasm and passion for teaching is contagious. Need a lift to rise up to your greatest potential, just listen to Matt! He says that his greatest passion is to make kids feel like they can flourish and be risk-takers in their learning journey. Matt believes that students are just an extension of the teacher and that we need to be coaches, role models and lifelong learners in order to inspire our students to experiment and let their creativity and curiosity run wild. In order to do this, Matt really focuses on developing student agency and has come up with 3 highly effective strategies that empower student learning and allow them to see the relevance of what they are learning. These strategies are NUTS, SATS and TCOL. Listen to Matt explain them and give examples for his Spanish class. BUT the great thing is that these strategies can be implemented in any content area! Check them out, try them out and share with others!  

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