Podcasting

Today I am posting about podcasting.  I have never utilized this technology, but I can see from my limited use so far that it could be a great resource.  For me, as a new teacher, I have found some great conversations about education changes that I am going to have to deal with soon.  The podcast that I would like to talk about is entitled, “What makes a Good Teacher?” http://www.jackstreet.com/jackstreet/WMBKecn.RTGoodteacher.cfm.  I found a list of great information (including podcasts) at this website http://www.earlychildhoodnews.com/teacher_resources/ecnradio.asp

I found this podcast very interesting with some different views of what makes an effective teacher.  Their ideas were different than what we typically judge teachers on.  They suggest that they teacher has three main roles in the classroom; social worker, manager and instructor.  I would agree that all these things make sense as a role of the teacher.