Thing 14-Podcast

I have heard about podcasts for years, but had considered them mostly political and had very little interest in them.  This class kind of forced me to dig deeper, only to find a podcast that was extremely relevant to activities I am working on with other teachers this week.  I am working with a gifted and talented teacher to create units of study for her kids.  Although I have ideas for creating challenging, thoughtful assignments, I don't necessarily have the data and research to back up what I'm thinking.  Today, I met with this teacher and she discussed TPSP to guide gifted instruction.  I shook my head and nodded, as if I really understood, and then as soon as she left the room, I started googling.  I could find plenty of sites to explain these standards, but none explained them as clearly as the Texas Performance Standards podcast put out by the Texas Education Agency.  Along with gaining a better knowledge about the standards, I learned about rubrics and assessing these project.  My interest in podcasts has peaked, and this particular podcast will definitely influence my lab experience over the next several months.