What Are Effective Teaching Methods? | How One Man Is Using Student Leadership To Promote Engagement
Finding Genius Podcast
Richard Jacobs
4.4 • 1K Ratings
🗓️ 4 January 2023
⏱️ 37 minutes
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Summary
Today we connect with Jon Eckert, a Professor of Educational Leadership, and the Lynda and Robert Copple Endowed Chair for Christians in School Leadership at Baylor University. He joins us in this episode to discuss strategies for effective teaching and learning – and how he supports people moving into educational leadership.
With over two decades of experience in education, Jon offers unique insight into the world of collective leadership, teaching effectiveness, science education, and more. Jon's commitment to cultivating a new generation of productive educators is making a real difference, and he explains his unique insight in this engaging and informative conversation…
In this podcast, you will learn:
- How improvement science dictates Jon's approach to educational leadership.
- The importance of meeting each student where they are at.
- How students shift their engagement with leadership the more they are exposed to it.
- Why bringing teams of educators together expands the reach of the program.
To find out more about Jon and his work in education, visit Jonathaneckert.org now!
Episode also available on Apple Podcast: http://apple.co/30PvU9C
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| 0:00.0 | No, that's right, we try to model everything |
| 0:01.6 | that we actually push out through books. |
| 0:04.4 | So the book that comes out in January |
| 0:06.3 | is just teaching feedback engagement |
| 0:08.2 | and well being for each student. |
| 0:09.6 | And you mentioned that in the intro. |
| 0:11.6 | The key is that you meet each student |
| 0:14.6 | where he or she is at. |
| 0:15.9 | And so when you're doing that, |
| 0:17.8 | that requires a high level of engagement. |
| 0:19.7 | So in our classes and the interactive sessions |
| 0:22.7 | that we do whether they're in person or virtually, |
| 0:25.1 | there's a lot of back and forth that goes on between students |
| 0:28.6 | because the richness of the class |
| 0:30.8 | comes from all the different perspectives that come in. |
| 0:32.8 | So at Baylor, we start with the belief |
| 0:35.9 | that there's truth to be known and that we can know that |
| 0:39.0 | when we bring these different perspectives together. |
| 0:40.9 | And so that engagement of the student |
| 0:42.9 | and the richness of that comes in through these professionals |
| 0:46.8 | who are doing this work in schools all across the country. |
| 0:50.0 | Forget frequently asked questions. |
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