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Jim Burke on: What It Means to be an English Teacher

DSJR: Get Better at Teaching
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Jim Burke recently completed a decorated and impactful 35-year career as a high school English teacher and a writer for teachers. His list of accomplishments in education is a true embarrassment of riches, but they pale in comparison to the genuine love he has for the craft. In this interview, we get to sit with Jim and glean riches from the insights that only a career as thoughtful and earnest as his can provide. ...more
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Introduction

0:00

Interview with Jim Burke

2:37

Being Leaders

15:18

Relationships are everything

17:53

Discovering your love for books

20:31

Conversion

27:13

Writing became part of your work

29:13

Jims first student

30:43

Genesis of the English Teachers Companion

33:13

Demystifying

34:13

Social Media

35:13

Empathy Design

36:13

Keeping a Fresh Eye

37:13

Do the Work

38:13

Discoveries

39:13

The Secret Sauce

40:13

Cognitive Processes

41:13

Analyze vs Evaluate

42:13

Homework

43:13

Writing

44:13

Examples

45:13

OnDemand Writing

46:13

Chat GPT

47:13

Cognitive Demand

48:13

Writing Assignments

49:13

My deepest concern

50:13

How did I become the teacher I am

51:13

My wife was a social studies teacher

52:13

Bingham High School

54:13

Creating a Quiz

55:13

Demoralization

56:13

Jim and Drew

57:13

Collaborating with Social Studies

58:13
Jim Burke on: What It Means to be an English Teacher
Jim Burke recently completed a decorated and impactful 35-year career as a high school English teacher and a writer for teachers. His list of accomplishments in education is a true embarrassment of riches, but they pale in comparison to the genuine love he has for the craft. In this interview, we get to sit with Jim and glean riches from the insights that only a career as thoughtful and earnest as his can provide.

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DSJR: Get Better at Teaching

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