Teaching To The Test Pattern: EP109
Are you a teacher or a trainer?
Do you wonder why your students can not remember how to properly set up a tripod? Do your students shut down when they face any type of adversity? Are your students struggling with their comfort zone and it’s affecting their growth? It may not be their fault. They may have been trained and not taught. In this episode of Teaching To The Test Pattern, Tom discusses what you can do to change the tone of your room as well as what you can expect to happen when you make the change.
Meet the Author, Tom White
Tom White is the Broadcast Engineer at Grady College of Journalism and Communication at the University of Georgia. Prior to that role, Tom taught at Morgan County High School and Rockdale Career Academy where he and his student produced thousands of live streams for sports, news, and community events.
Tom’s program at the Rockdale Career Academy received the NFHS Network Program Of The Year in 2016 and his program at Morgan County High School received the New Program of the Year title in 2018.
Tom has been a long time contributor to many publications and is the host of Teaching to The Test Pattern Podcast.
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