Chasing Squirrels
67 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 4 years ago -Sometimes the best stories about education have nothing to do with school.
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Jillian Stambolich - ZPD, Wonder, and Integrative Thinking
April 05, 2017 07:00 - 1 hour - 58.9 MBHeads up edu-friends check your PLN ... make sure that you have cross panel connections! Jill Stambolich is rockin' the elementary block with innovative and integrative approaches that all levels of student would benefit from. Jill can be found on Twitter @jilstam Chasing Squirrels is on iTunes https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/chasing-squirrels/id1191208370?mt=2 You can find me on Twitter @chrisjcluff and Wordpress at https://chrisjcluff.com/ If you would like to chat on the podcast, l...
PreSquirrels - Introductions, Culture, and Retirement
April 01, 2017 06:49 - 22 minutes - 20.7 MBFirst it was a VLOG, then it morphed into a PODCAST. Here's some of the beginnings for Chasing Squirrels Podcast. Chasing Squirrels is on iTunes https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/chasing-squirrels/id1191208370?mt=2 You can find me on Twitter @chrisjcluff and Wordpress https://chrisjcluff.com/ If you would like to chat on the podcast, let me know. Music in this episode: Ace of Clubs is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0...
Trail Mix - Maddie and the Girl Guides of Canada
March 31, 2017 18:59 - 12 minutes - 11.5 MBTrail Mix explores topics of interest from Maddie and Jake. Trail Mix can be found with Chasing Squirrels on iTunes https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/chasing-squirrels/id1191208370?mt=2 Podcast images can be found at https://chrisjcluff.tumblr.c
Trail Mix - Jake at the aquarium
March 30, 2017 18:20 - 6 minutes - 6.31 MBTrail Mix explores topics of interest from Maddie and Jake. Trail Mix can be found with Chasing Squirrels on iTunes https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/chasing-squirrels/id1191208370?mt=2 Podcast images can be found at https://chrisjcluff.tumblr.com/
Rolland Chidiac - Mentor, DigiCitizen, and Authentic PLNs
March 28, 2017 17:49 - 1 hour - 81.2 MBI could not be happier to finally talk with Rolland. This dude epitomizes the heart of and soul of the connected educator. Add to this that he is gracious and supportive of his PLN in their own edu-pursuits and you have a true inspirator. Please connect with Will on Twitter @rchids or on his blog https://spark.adobe.com/page/XXWFipmyoyidT/ Chasing Squirrels is on iTunes https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/chasing-squirrels/id1191208370?mt=2 You can find me on Twitter @chrisjcluff and Blo...
Will Gourley - Family, Community, and Connecting Learners
March 26, 2017 05:57 - 56 minutes - 51.6 MBWill is a part of my mentor list for several reasons. His open and genuine care of the learning communities around him is clear and consistent. And his drive to connect with learners outside of his classroom is evident in his blog writing and association with TED-Ed Mostly, though, Will has been instrumental in building my confidence to edu-connect beyond the four walls of my classroom and in many ways this podcast would have been further from existence had I not met him. Please connect wi...
Trail Mix - Maddie and Jake at the ROM
March 17, 2017 17:59 - 8 minutes - 7.67 MBTrail Mix explores topics of interest from Maddie and Jake. Trail Mix can be found with Chasing Squirrels on iTunes https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/chasing-squirrels/id1191208370?mt=2
Trail Mix - Maddie and her favourite subjects
March 14, 2017 16:59 - 6 minutes - 6.04 MBTrail Mix explores topics of interest from Maddie and Jake. Trail Mix can be found with Chasing Squirrels on iTunes https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/chasing-squirrels/id1191208370?mt=2
Elif Kaynak - Bravery, Connections, and Asking for Help
March 09, 2017 05:50 - 55 minutes - 50.9 MBElif is a Teacher-Candidate from York University. There are two driving forces motivating Elif to be the best teacher possible. First, is her belief that success at school is about more than reading and writing well. Second, that teacher perfection is a myth and that teachers do not know everything. Armed with these two deep truths I am sure that she will find herself on the cusp of creating many amazing changes in education. Please connect with Elif on Twitter@Ms_Kaynak Chasing Squirrels...
Diana Danciu - Family, Trust, and Kindness
March 07, 2017 05:44 - 1 hour - 55.2 MBDiana is a Teacher-Candidate from York University. She is in the final months of her teaching degree and eagerly soaking up learning opportunities in her practicum to the fullest. In a few short months, Diana will be a teacher and I am sure that her future in education will be awesome. I look forward to checking in with her sometime in September to see the connected learning community she is a part of. Please connect with Diana on Twitter @msdanciu Chasing Squirrels is on iTunes https://it...
AJ Gonzalez - Student Advocacy, Joy, and the Awesomeness of Alternative Classrooms
February 17, 2017 12:34 - 27 minutes - 24.8 MBAJ is an edurockstar. Her teaching experiences are varied and edgy. Currently, she wears several hats, Personalized Alternative Education, Special Education, and Guidance - all of them let her build deep connections with her students. AJ has also taught abroad and those experiences helped to shape her 'keep it simple' mantra. Please connect with AJ at @AJ_Gonzalez13 Chasing Squirrels is on iTunes https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/chasing-squirrels/id1191208370?mt=2 You can find me on ...
Royan Lee - Socially Responsive Media, Differences that Connect, and After TEDx
January 30, 2017 12:30 - 55 minutes - 50.8 MBRoyan's expressive nature brings out the joy in our conversation. Throughout the convo his words leapt to life and held emphasis in the air as he used his hands to finesse his thoughts. His thoughts of being on the other end of his social media posts got me to thinking about all educators responsibility in what and how we #postpositive. It was his genuine concern for the viewer that bolstered my belief that educators need to exist on both sides of the screen as teachers and learners so that ...
Andy McClure - Elders, Honesty, Broken Cameras, and Risk
January 14, 2017 11:37 - 1 hour - 70.3 MBAndy is a soulful educator. He is connected to education in the more radical sense, less about edtech, more about the heart and mind. Every moment that I spend with Andy is precious. He has been a part of my apprenticeship into the into the art of education since I began teaching back in 2005. In our conversation, he shared that it is okay to take risks on ideas and patterns that feel way over our heads. And that risk is the necessary first step in noticing the relational touch points of dee...
Jocelyn Kervin - Pirate, Going For it, and Building Family
January 11, 2017 23:46 - 1 hour - 57.7 MBJocelyn is in top form. She is building musical families, creating diverse extracurricular experiences, and digging deeper every day into her professional learning. I have no doubt that her love of teaching and learning makes tremendous impacts in her classrooms. Please connect with Jocelyn on Twitter @jkervs Chasing Squirrels is on iTunes https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/chasing-squirrels/id1191208370?mt=2 You can find me on Twitter @chrisjcluff and Blogger at http://gobeyondbinders...
Derek Rhodenizer - PD, PodC, and being Futureproof
January 10, 2017 10:43 - 52 minutes - 48.2 MBI am so fortunate to have mentors like Derek Rhodenizer in my learning network. From the get go, he was open to sharing his podcast space with my podcast. Our convo went deep into the need for personalized professional development, we hashed out why podcasting is vital to our practice, and ended somewhere way out in the edu-universe trying to get a peek at the future of teaching and learning. Please connect with Derek on Twitter @DerekRhodenizer and on his blog derekrhodenizer.ca and on his...
Jen Giffen After Words
January 09, 2017 19:29 - 2 minutes - 2.64 MB...a few thoughts that I had after talking with Jen Giffen. Please connect with Jen on Twitter @VirtualGiff and Blogger at http://virtualgiff.blogspot.ca/ You can find me on Twitter @chrisjcluff and Blogger at http://gobeyondbinders.blogspot.ca/ If you would like to chat on the podcast, let me know.
Jen Giffen - Mentors, Gratitude, PLN's, and Aliens
January 05, 2017 10:34 - 1 hour - 65.2 MBIt was pretty amazing to chat with Jen Giffen this past week. The convo flowed from calling out key mentors in her life to the power of saying yes and finally onto how 'change' can feel like an alien invasion. All in, this conversation was an incredible start to the Chasing Squirrels Podcast. Please connect with Jen on Twitter @VirtualGiff and Blogger at http://virtualgiff.blogspot.ca/ Chasing Squirrels can be found on itunes https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/chasing-squirrels/id1191208...