Welcome to the aggieTEACH Momentum Podcast brought to you be the aggieTEACH-Arts & Sciences program at Texas A&M University.

This podcast is meant to provide a little more insight and information to those seeking a secondary content teacher certification in Texas.  We aim to provide episodes that help pre-service educators on the path to certification as well as leverage the experience of the current program coordinators and other guest speakers to support teachers in their first few years in the classroom.

The Momentum Podcast is hosted by aggieTEACH alumni and current aggieTEACH-Arts & Sciences Program Manager, Kenric Davies, MAT.  Most recently, Kenric was a high school physics and astronomy teacher in the north Texas area.  Learn more about Kenric HERE.

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Release Date: Tuesday, January 14th

Guest Speaker: Dr. Bart Taylor, Lecturer in the Teaching, Learning & Culture department at the College of Education & Human Development, Texas A&M University.

Summary: Classroom observations are a requirement for teacher certification in Texas.  In this episode, we discuss what a pre-service educator should be looking for during their classroom observations to help them learn to be a better teacher.

Duration: 26:12

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Release Date: Tuesday, January 28th

Guest Speaker: Taylor Donias, Certification Officer in the Office of Educator Preparation Programs and Certification at the College of Education & Human Development, Texas A&M University

Summary: In this episode we discuss the requirements for obtaining a teacher certification in Texas and how programs at TAMU go above and beyond to prepare future educators.

Duration: 21:12

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Release Date: Tuesday, February 11th

Guest Speaker: Kolby Richardson, Program Coordinator I for aggieTEACH-Arts & Sciences, College of Arts & Sciences, Texas A&M University

Summary: In this episode, we discuss aspects of classroom management that stretch across classroom, districts, and years. No matter where you are or what district/level you are teaching in, you will see these classroom characters. Listen to the tips we have for how to handle specific student behaviors in your classroom.

Duration: 28:12

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Release Date: Tuesday, February 25th

Guest Speaker: Barclay Osborne, Associate Director, Arts & Sciences at the Texas A&M University Career Center

Summary: In this episode, we talk with Barclay Osborne, former science teacher and current Career Center Director for the College of Arts & Sciences at Texas A&M University. We discuss how teachers should view interviews with schools and districts as bi-directional where a teacher applicant learns just as much about a prospective job as campus admin learn about the teacher applicant.

Duration: 20:12

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Release Date: Tuesday, March 11th

Summary: Developing your personal teaching philosophy is an important step in becoming an educator. In this episode, I discuss what should be included in your personal teaching philosophy and how it can be leveraged in your classroom and your career.

Duration: 19:12

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Release Date: Tuesday, March 25th

Guest Speakers: Sandra Wallace ’11 (Houston ISD), Elizabeth Labry ’13 (Alvin ISD), and Rebecca Rosamond-Grammer ’20 (Coppell ISD)

Summary: In this episode, aggieTEACH alumni discuss the opportunities and challenges they see in different types of school districts around Texas. The invited guests share their perspective on teaching in a rural, suburban, or urban district.

Duration: 33:12

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Release Date: Tuesday, April 8th

Guest Speakers: Dr. Terri Pantuso, Associate Dean for Assessment and Curricular Matters and Instructional Associate Professor of English in the College of Arts & Sciences at Texas A&M University.

Summary: In this episode, we discuss thoughts around what assessment in the secondary classroom does and should look like. Topics range from national and state assessments, such as STAAR or College Board, to the simple formative assessments that check for understanding.

Duration: 29:12

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