My project is entitled Theatre for Educators. It is intended to be a resource for teachers to use in their classrooms regardless of the content. My first podcast, Creating a Classroom Community, is designed to lay the foundation upon which a creative classroom can be built. The podcast is divided into four sections, Civility, Confidence, Creativity and Bringing it to the Classroom. I speak in this podcast specifically about the student in the middle years, and explore the transitional time we middle school teachers witness as children move from childhood into adolescence. What started out as a piece on practical application for instructional practice soon moved into a philosophical approach to teaching as a whole. I believe I opened a whole can of worms just wriggling to get out. This podcast has endless topics and possibilities, and I am looking forward to exploring them in the future.
The challenges I faced was the use of my equipment. If I am to continue recording, as I am definitely inspired to do at this point, I must invest in a good microphone. The hum of my laptop could not be eliminated by the noise reduction application in Audacity. I am hoping that people do not listen to this podcast on headphones, as it is an unpleasant experience. Small laptop speakers work fine though. My lesson? Record cheap, listen cheap.
On the other hand, I found the development of my podcast to be painless and very engaging. Although I spent hours on this project, I enjoyed every minute of it. My podcast runs long... very long. 1+3+3+3+2+2 etc.. does not equal what I produced. I still cut out lots of content in order to trim it down. As a listener, I am a fan of longer podcasts, so I decided to leave the rest intact. My son suggested the Cirque de Soleil music for my podcast, and I think it came out delicious.
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