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Show Notes

Introduction:

• Where David takes his students to do biotech labs.
• Paul in the UAE

Followup:

• Ryan W. thinks thematic connections in biology can make reassessment easier.
• Emily B. (and her department) is doing some great work tailoring biology instruction to student needs.
• John G. challenges us to try our hand at “Rapper or World Capital”

Teacher Hacks:

• David needs random functions. He uses random.org
• Paul is tracking his activity with the stepz app.
• David is Statler, Paul is Waldorf

This Week's Topic: Doing the work- The Job vs. The Profession

• How do we bring “professionals” to education.
• How do teacher unions impact professionalism
• What will being an education professional look like in the future?
• Skooli and the race to the bottom.
• Shouldn’t professionals be meaningfully compensated for professional work?

TWIL:

• David learned how they went to the bathroom when building the Brooklyn Bridge
• David really, really likes “The Memory Palace”
• Paul got some Skew Dice
• Here are some great Skew Dice activities.

Supplementary Notes:

• David would like to apologize again to the vectorship for his audio on this episode. He promises you it hurts him much more than it does you.