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TPD 275 – Improvising with Pre-designed Bits

Today I compare being a teaching artist with being a stand-up comedian.

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Music for this show is by Eliott Drozd.
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Voiceover by Tara Platt
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TPD 274 – Gameful Events

Workshop activities can feel more immersive when set up as a game.

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TPD 273 – Pacing

Thinking about purposeful pauses and pacing when presenting.

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Music for this show is by Eliott Drozd.
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TPD 272 – Fluency

Sharing a few thoughts about what the students need to see in a visual demo.

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Music for this show is by Eliott Drozd.
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Voiceover by Tara Platt
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TPD 271 – Pricing

Today I spend a little time talking about pricing your workshops.

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Music for this show is by Eliott Drozd.
Audio hosting provided by Ka-Blam Digital Printing and IndyPlanet Digital
Voiceover by Tara Platt
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TPD 270 – You Can’t Get Too Specific

Narrowing down to one idea for a lesson plan can sound reductive (it did to me, at least), but it will help you focus and create entry points for students.

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Music for this show is by Eliott Drozd.
Audio hosting provided by Ka-Blam Digital Printing and IndyPlanet Digital
Voiceover by Tara Platt
Jerzy on Google+
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TPD 269 – Perspective Taking & Classroom Language

This time I talk about the words I use in my workshop classrooms and how perspective taking figures into my job as a teaching artist.

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Music for this show is by Eliott Drozd.
Audio hosting provided by Ka-Blam Digital Printing and IndyPlanet Digital
Voiceover by Tara Platt
Jerzy on Google+
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TPD 268 – Removing Ambiguity with Lesson Plans

As promised, today I check in with some thoughts on why lesson plans are an important part of your work as a teaching artist.

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Music for this show is by Eliott Drozd.
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Voiceover by Tara Platt
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TPD 267 – Evidence of Your Workshop Experience

Today I share some thoughts about how signing up for public speaking events and capturing my classroom experiences helped me get more jobs as a teaching artist.

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Music for this show is by Eliott Drozd.
Audio hosting provided by Ka-Blam Digital Printing and IndyPlanet Digital
Voiceover by Tara Platt
Jerzy on Google+
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TPD 266 – Leveling Up at Listening

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Today I tell a story where I apologized to my students.

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Music for this show is by Eliott Drozd.
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Voiceover by Tara Platt
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